Re: ADSL Modem for a Linksys BEFSR41 Router

So I am still at square one unfortunately . . . . I'm beginning to lose hope
that I will find a suitable modem . . . .

Many thanks to everyone who has responded to this thread.

If anyone out still has some info I would be very grateful.

Andrew


"Darren Grant" <(E-Mail Removed)-nospam-> wrote in message
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> Andrew Moore wrote:
>
> > I recently bought a Linksys BEFSR41 Router and need an Ethernet ADSL
Modem
> > to connect to it.
> >
> > I will be running 2 PCs with Win XP and 1 X-box through the setup.
> >
> > Can anyone advise the best modem?
> >
> >
> The best answer is simply replace the Linksys router with an all-in-one
> ADSL Modem/Router. Many routers include a 4 port ethernet switch.
>
> As for your summary I would add the following ...
>
> DSL 300G+ is a genuine modem passing public IP address through to the
> device connected to the ethernet port. It may or may not work with the
> BEFSR41 but it seems likley that it won't.
>
> X-Modem is a genuine modem passing public IP address through to the
> device connected to the ethernet port. It has been tested and confirmed
> not to work with the BEFSR41 due to an error in the Linksys TCP-IP stack
> implementation that does not meet the RFC specs. Linksys seem
> uninterested in fixing it.
>
> 3Com Home Connect I believe is a genuine modem but AFIK it needs special
> software to run on Windows only so not a stand alone modem. Like you say
> now an old unsupported model anyway.
>
> Netgear DM602 is not just a modem it can only be used as a single port
> NAT router. So it would work but the linksys router would be redundant
>
>
>




Andrew Moore