The BEFS* were real bad about rebooting themselves. The WRT54G with sveasoft alchemy is rock solid. The current linksys firmware is questionable. There is an older Linksys firmware from last year that is rock solid.
What is it about router manufacturers that they can't make a decent firmware? The only rock solid router I ever had was a Cisco. The rest all had issues. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve!" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 12:24 PM Subject: Re: Router tips WAS "Re: [hlds] Ban list." After trying Linksys, 3com, and various other routers, I came across a Belkin, now, I'm talking wireless here, as well as 4 port wired. I've had no problems from the Belkin, however there is a reason I ditched the others! Do a google search on the linksys, again, I'm talking wireless, but boy do those things like to reboot themselves!!! Now compare that to the Belkin... that said, some of the more expensive Linksys ones are good and have some nice little hacks... My money goes on the Belkin at the mo tho :) PS was nice and easy to configure for both TFC (HL1) and HL2DM servers :) Steve! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Moretti (blueyonder)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 9:33 AM Subject: Re: Router tips WAS "Re: [hlds] Ban list." Pit Gee wrote: > Isn't cisco like $$$$? You can get some version at a reasonable-ish price, but yes generally cisco are more expensive. > I'm looking for low $, user friendly and reliable > router for a small home network--I really basically just want to > connect two > or three comps to the same internet connection at the moment. I read > that a > linksys BEFSR41 was a good router. Is that the one someone > recommended here > or was it a belkiin? That linksys is a "good un" I read but the forum > post I > got that tip from is almost a year old. I'm wondering if there is > something > better now or that is still the way to go. I'll go check the one's you > recommended out now but I am thinking they are going to be high dollar > business type models. Thanks. Apparently yes the linksys routers are pretty. And no it definately wasn't Belkin - stay away from the Belkin equipment if you can afford to pay a little more money. They are nasty, very low end, plastic junk. You should find that the 3com routers vary from about �40 upwards - I paid more for mine, but not much more, because I wanted more features. Have a look on ebuyer.com for *3CR860-95 - thats the one I got. * > > ps is it true that if you have a router you don't need an additional > firewall? Generally yes, because a lot of the routers now have firewalls built in and for home users and small business you don't really need anything more than that. You do need to check that the router you buy does include a firewall, if you are going to skip purchasing a hardware or software firewall. Its always worth switching on the built in windows firewall anyway. Despite rantings from various detractor there is nothing wrong with the windows firewall and the Windows XP SP2 firewall is actually very good. Hope this helps Stephen ~# DOOM UK Server #~ Day of Defeat Server 82.136.36.14:27015 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
