Do All Inexpensive SOHO Type Routers Suck?

Or is it just Linksys? The BEFSR41 to be precise. I bought this worthless
piece of junk a bit over a month ago (big mistake - should have waited till
SBC actually activated the line) and now its too late to return it to the
store (over 30 days). No worry now however -- after it rolled over on me
once again tonight (and for the umpteenth time in the past few weeks) and
refused to pass traffic in either direction (after less than 8 hours since
the last reinstall) -- I'm pretty sure it will never frustrate anyone ever
again. A half dozen whacks with a 26" collapsible ASP baton (basically a
heavy iron bar) causing it to promptly fly to pieces has seen to that - LOL.
Oh well, what's $50.00 shot to hell?

Every time it failed I would just yank the cat out of it and plug the dsl
modem directly into the main box and everything would work fine on that box.
Of course the other 3 were dead till I had time to shut everything down and
reboot \ reinstall the software (performing the system test, etc,) and then
hook everything back together. That might keep things working for a day or
two before it lost its mind again.

I can see why so many are trying to sell theirs. E-bay 's probably flooded
with em - LOL. Seriously, this must be the worst piece of network gear ever
made. What crap. Alas, I see Fry's has a similar D-link on sale for <
$40.00. I wonder?????

Seriously, anybody have a suggestion for one that will actually work in a
reliable fashion? Nothing wireless please. Just a simple small router that's
reliable. Reliability, being an absolute requirement. If not I will simply
bring in a few more dsl lines and hook one into each box. I just can't abide
perfectly good equipment being hamstrung by a single unreliable piece of
junk.

Any suggestions appreciated - TIA.....

Not sure what remedies you tried before the beating, but a firmware upgrade
may have helped. I've had little to no problem with several Linksys routers
and access points, some Dlink, Belkin and Netgear as well. Sometimes ya just
get a lemon though!!!
"linksysucks" <rjray@_spamdump_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:Q6udncfb_owgXBTfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Or is it just Linksys? The BEFSR41 to be precise. I bought this worthless
> piece of junk a bit over a month ago (big mistake - should have waited
> till
> SBC actually activated the line) and now its too late to return it to the
> store (over 30 days). No worry now however -- after it rolled over on me
> once again tonight (and for the umpteenth time in the past few weeks) and
> refused to pass traffic in either direction (after less than 8 hours since
> the last reinstall) -- I'm pretty sure it will never frustrate anyone ever
> again. A half dozen whacks with a 26" collapsible ASP baton (basically a
> heavy iron bar) causing it to promptly fly to pieces has seen to that -
> LOL.
> Oh well, what's $50.00 shot to hell?
>
> Every time it failed I would just yank the cat out of it and plug the dsl
> modem directly into the main box and everything would work fine on that
> box.
> Of course the other 3 were dead till I had time to shut everything down
> and
> reboot \ reinstall the software (performing the system test, etc,) and
> then
> hook everything back together. That might keep things working for a day or
> two before it lost its mind again.
>
> I can see why so many are trying to sell theirs. E-bay 's probably flooded
> with em - LOL. Seriously, this must be the worst piece of network gear
> ever
> made. What crap. Alas, I see Fry's has a similar D-link on sale for <
> $40.00. I wonder?????
>
> Seriously, anybody have a suggestion for one that will actually work in a
> reliable fashion? Nothing wireless please. Just a simple small router
> that's
> reliable. Reliability, being an absolute requirement. If not I will simply
> bring in a few more dsl lines and hook one into each box. I just can't
> abide
> perfectly good equipment being hamstrung by a single unreliable piece of
> junk.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated - TIA.....
>
>
>
>

DLink DI604 rev Dx with the latest firmware 3.09b1 works like a charm


"linksysucks" <rjray@_spamdump_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:Q6udncfb_owgXBTfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Or is it just Linksys? The BEFSR41 to be precise. I bought this worthless
> piece of junk a bit over a month ago (big mistake - should have waited
> till
> SBC actually activated the line) and now its too late to return it to the
> store (over 30 days). No worry now however -- after it rolled over on me
> once again tonight (and for the umpteenth time in the past few weeks) and
> refused to pass traffic in either direction (after less than 8 hours since
> the last reinstall) -- I'm pretty sure it will never frustrate anyone ever
> again. A half dozen whacks with a 26" collapsible ASP baton (basically a
> heavy iron bar) causing it to promptly fly to pieces has seen to that -
> LOL.
> Oh well, what's $50.00 shot to hell?
>
> Every time it failed I would just yank the cat out of it and plug the dsl
> modem directly into the main box and everything would work fine on that
> box.
> Of course the other 3 were dead till I had time to shut everything down
> and
> reboot \ reinstall the software (performing the system test, etc,) and
> then
> hook everything back together. That might keep things working for a day or
> two before it lost its mind again.
>
> I can see why so many are trying to sell theirs. E-bay 's probably flooded
> with em - LOL. Seriously, this must be the worst piece of network gear
> ever
> made. What crap. Alas, I see Fry's has a similar D-link on sale for <
> $40.00. I wonder?????
>
> Seriously, anybody have a suggestion for one that will actually work in a
> reliable fashion? Nothing wireless please. Just a simple small router
> that's
> reliable. Reliability, being an absolute requirement. If not I will simply
> bring in a few more dsl lines and hook one into each box. I just can't
> abide
> perfectly good equipment being hamstrung by a single unreliable piece of
> junk.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated - TIA.....
>
>
>
>

Go with a Watchguard. Costs more than SOHO's but, very reliable and has an
outstanding firewall.

"linksysucks" <rjray@_spamdump_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:Q6udncfb_owgXBTfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Or is it just Linksys? The BEFSR41 to be precise. I bought this worthless
> piece of junk a bit over a month ago (big mistake - should have waited
till
> SBC actually activated the line) and now its too late to return it to the
> store (over 30 days). No worry now however -- after it rolled over on me
> once again tonight (and for the umpteenth time in the past few weeks) and
> refused to pass traffic in either direction (after less than 8 hours since
> the last reinstall) -- I'm pretty sure it will never frustrate anyone ever
> again. A half dozen whacks with a 26" collapsible ASP baton (basically a
> heavy iron bar) causing it to promptly fly to pieces has seen to that -
LOL.
> Oh well, what's $50.00 shot to hell?
>
> Every time it failed I would just yank the cat out of it and plug the dsl
> modem directly into the main box and everything would work fine on that
box.
> Of course the other 3 were dead till I had time to shut everything down
and
> reboot \ reinstall the software (performing the system test, etc,) and
then
> hook everything back together. That might keep things working for a day or
> two before it lost its mind again.
>
> I can see why so many are trying to sell theirs. E-bay 's probably flooded
> with em - LOL. Seriously, this must be the worst piece of network gear
ever
> made. What crap. Alas, I see Fry's has a similar D-link on sale for <
> $40.00. I wonder?????
>
> Seriously, anybody have a suggestion for one that will actually work in a
> reliable fashion? Nothing wireless please. Just a simple small router
that's
> reliable. Reliability, being an absolute requirement. If not I will simply
> bring in a few more dsl lines and hook one into each box. I just can't
abide
> perfectly good equipment being hamstrung by a single unreliable piece of
> junk.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated - TIA.....
>
>
>
>

"RBM" <rbm2(remove this)@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:s8kie.9413$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Not sure what remedies you tried before the beating, but a firmware
upgrade
> may have helped.

Thanks but no. Tried that wk two. Went to the web site and let it configure
the whole setup during the initial install. Natch with RT(entire)FM after
half dozen reinstalls. No help. I believe the firmware stuff just caught up
various service pack releases. None of which I ever installed in the first
place after the first one which came with the box (win2kpro:-).


I've had little to no problem with several Linksys routers
> and access points, some Dlink, Belkin and Netgear as well. Sometimes ya
just
> get a lemon though!!!
> "linksysucks" <rjray@_spamdump_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:Q6udncfb_owgXBTfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Or is it just Linksys? The BEFSR41 to be precise. I bought this
worthless
> > piece of junk a bit over a month ago (big mistake - should have waited
> > till
> > SBC actually activated the line) and now its too late to return it to
the
> > store (over 30 days). No worry now however -- after it rolled over on me
> > once again tonight (and for the umpteenth time in the past few weeks)
and
> > refused to pass traffic in either direction (after less than 8 hours
since
> > the last reinstall) -- I'm pretty sure it will never frustrate anyone
ever
> > again. A half dozen whacks with a 26" collapsible ASP baton (basically a
> > heavy iron bar) causing it to promptly fly to pieces has seen to that -
> > LOL.
> > Oh well, what's $50.00 shot to hell?
> >
> > Every time it failed I would just yank the cat out of it and plug the
dsl
> > modem directly into the main box and everything would work fine on that
> > box.
> > Of course the other 3 were dead till I had time to shut everything down
> > and
> > reboot \ reinstall the software (performing the system test, etc,) and
> > then
> > hook everything back together. That might keep things working for a day
or
> > two before it lost its mind again.
> >
> > I can see why so many are trying to sell theirs. E-bay 's probably
flooded
> > with em - LOL. Seriously, this must be the worst piece of network gear
> > ever
> > made. What crap. Alas, I see Fry's has a similar D-link on sale for <
> > $40.00. I wonder?????
> >
> > Seriously, anybody have a suggestion for one that will actually work in
a
> > reliable fashion? Nothing wireless please. Just a simple small router
> > that's
> > reliable. Reliability, being an absolute requirement. If not I will
simply
> > bring in a few more dsl lines and hook one into each box. I just can't
> > abide
> > perfectly good equipment being hamstrung by a single unreliable piece of
> > junk.
> >
> > Any suggestions appreciated - TIA.....
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

"Peterken" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:iBmie.93573$(E-Mail Removed)...
> DLink DI604 rev Dx with the latest firmware 3.09b1 works like a charm
>

That's the one they have on sake at fry's. Might as well give it a shot.
Thanks...


>
> "linksysucks" <rjray@_spamdump_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:Q6udncfb_owgXBTfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Or is it just Linksys? The BEFSR41 to be precise. I bought this
worthless
> > piece of junk a bit over a month ago (big mistake - should have waited
> > till
> > SBC actually activated the line) and now its too late to return it to
the
> > store (over 30 days). No worry now however -- after it rolled over on me
> > once again tonight (and for the umpteenth time in the past few weeks)
and
> > refused to pass traffic in either direction (after less than 8 hours
since
> > the last reinstall) -- I'm pretty sure it will never frustrate anyone
ever
> > again. A half dozen whacks with a 26" collapsible ASP baton (basically a
> > heavy iron bar) causing it to promptly fly to pieces has seen to that -
> > LOL.
> > Oh well, what's $50.00 shot to hell?
> >
> > Every time it failed I would just yank the cat out of it and plug the
dsl
> > modem directly into the main box and everything would work fine on that
> > box.
> > Of course the other 3 were dead till I had time to shut everything down
> > and
> > reboot \ reinstall the software (performing the system test, etc,) and
> > then
> > hook everything back together. That might keep things working for a day
or
> > two before it lost its mind again.
> >
> > I can see why so many are trying to sell theirs. E-bay 's probably
flooded
> > with em - LOL. Seriously, this must be the worst piece of network gear
> > ever
> > made. What crap. Alas, I see Fry's has a similar D-link on sale for <
> > $40.00. I wonder?????
> >
> > Seriously, anybody have a suggestion for one that will actually work in
a
> > reliable fashion? Nothing wireless please. Just a simple small router
> > that's
> > reliable. Reliability, being an absolute requirement. If not I will
simply
> > bring in a few more dsl lines and hook one into each box. I just can't
> > abide
> > perfectly good equipment being hamstrung by a single unreliable piece of
> > junk.
> >
> > Any suggestions appreciated - TIA.....
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

"PhilG" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:hswie.291$6d.239@trnddc08...
> Go with a Watchguard. Costs more than SOHO's but, very reliable and has
an
> outstanding firewall.
>


Thanks, it would still be cheaper than 3 more dsl lines for a year :-) Might
have to give it a try before its over. The little 6 port Firebox soho looks
suitable with a little room for expansion. I'll dig a bit deeper...






> "linksysucks" <rjray@_spamdump_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:Q6udncfb_owgXBTfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Or is it just Linksys? The BEFSR41 to be precise. I bought this
worthless
> > piece of junk a bit over a month ago (big mistake - should have waited
> till
> > SBC actually activated the line) and now its too late to return it to
the
> > store (over 30 days). No worry now however -- after it rolled over on me
> > once again tonight (and for the umpteenth time in the past few weeks)
and
> > refused to pass traffic in either direction (after less than 8 hours
since
> > the last reinstall) -- I'm pretty sure it will never frustrate anyone
ever
> > again. A half dozen whacks with a 26" collapsible ASP baton (basically a
> > heavy iron bar) causing it to promptly fly to pieces has seen to that -
> LOL.
> > Oh well, what's $50.00 shot to hell?
> >
> > Every time it failed I would just yank the cat out of it and plug the
dsl
> > modem directly into the main box and everything would work fine on that
> box.
> > Of course the other 3 were dead till I had time to shut everything down
> and
> > reboot \ reinstall the software (performing the system test, etc,) and
> then
> > hook everything back together. That might keep things working for a day
or
> > two before it lost its mind again.
> >
> > I can see why so many are trying to sell theirs. E-bay 's probably
flooded
> > with em - LOL. Seriously, this must be the worst piece of network gear
> ever
> > made. What crap. Alas, I see Fry's has a similar D-link on sale for <
> > $40.00. I wonder?????
> >
> > Seriously, anybody have a suggestion for one that will actually work in
a
> > reliable fashion? Nothing wireless please. Just a simple small router
> that's
> > reliable. Reliability, being an absolute requirement. If not I will
simply
> > bring in a few more dsl lines and hook one into each box. I just can't
> abide
> > perfectly good equipment being hamstrung by a single unreliable piece of
> > junk.
> >
> > Any suggestions appreciated - TIA.....
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Try this website. They have excellent info and reviews on all networking
products: http://www.practicallynetworked.com/list.asp?p=1
"linksysucks" <rjray@_spamdump_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:Q6udncfb_owgXBTfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Or is it just Linksys? The BEFSR41 to be precise. I bought this worthless
> piece of junk a bit over a month ago (big mistake - should have waited
> till
> SBC actually activated the line) and now its too late to return it to the
> store (over 30 days). No worry now however -- after it rolled over on me
> once again tonight (and for the umpteenth time in the past few weeks) and
> refused to pass traffic in either direction (after less than 8 hours since
> the last reinstall) -- I'm pretty sure it will never frustrate anyone ever
> again. A half dozen whacks with a 26" collapsible ASP baton (basically a
> heavy iron bar) causing it to promptly fly to pieces has seen to that -
> LOL.
> Oh well, what's $50.00 shot to hell?
>
> Every time it failed I would just yank the cat out of it and plug the dsl
> modem directly into the main box and everything would work fine on that
> box.
> Of course the other 3 were dead till I had time to shut everything down
> and
> reboot \ reinstall the software (performing the system test, etc,) and
> then
> hook everything back together. That might keep things working for a day or
> two before it lost its mind again.
>
> I can see why so many are trying to sell theirs. E-bay 's probably flooded
> with em - LOL. Seriously, this must be the worst piece of network gear
> ever
> made. What crap. Alas, I see Fry's has a similar D-link on sale for <
> $40.00. I wonder?????
>
> Seriously, anybody have a suggestion for one that will actually work in a
> reliable fashion? Nothing wireless please. Just a simple small router
> that's
> reliable. Reliability, being an absolute requirement. If not I will simply
> bring in a few more dsl lines and hook one into each box. I just can't
> abide
> perfectly good equipment being hamstrung by a single unreliable piece of
> junk.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated - TIA.....
>
>
>
>

"RBM" <rbm2(remove this)@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:9_Eie.22389$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Try this website. They have excellent info and reviews on all networking
> products: http://www.practicallynetworked.com/list.asp?p=1

I went ahead and picked up the D-Link today but if it gives me any problems
I'll check that out -- thanks.

"linksysucks" <rjray@_spamdump_sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:NeOdnWntzoUsjhHfRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "RBM" <rbm2(remove this)@optonline.net> wrote in message
> news:9_Eie.22389$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Try this website. They have excellent info and reviews on all networking
> > products: http://www.practicallynetworked.com/list.asp?p=1
>
> I went ahead and picked up the D-Link today but if it gives me any
problems
> I'll check that out -- thanks.
>
>

Got everything installed, configured, upgraded the firmware etc. and hooked
everything together. Been 4 days now and everything seems to be running
smooth. No dropouts or disconnects. So far so good :-)....

Thanks everybody.