Re: Linksys Assessment

> I have to say I have not had any issues with the two Linksys BEFW11SW's
> I have installed. They work like a dream. Also I have had no problems
> with the Linksys cards either. I have had good success with Tech Support
> too

You are in the less-than-1% who has been successful with it then.

There are *HUNDREDS* of people who are reporting the same exact issues
with the BEFW11S4 v4 router/WAP combo units. They don't work at all, for
sustained data transfers. If you use more than one OS behind the BEF, it
will drop out within about 20-30 seconds, most of the time MUCH earlier. I
have one of these units, and it's HORRIBLE. I can't get more than 200-300k
through it before it just stops transmitting. Firmware updates don't help,
but I'll bet replacing it with an equivalent Netgear or D-Link would.
Linksys doesn't seem interested in fixing the problem, and apparently it
gets worse and worse if you have more than one machine behind it,
especially if those machines are Linux or FreeBSD.

Read the links below for more:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/rema...p,16~mode=flat
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/equi...e=shut;start=0
http://www.epinions.com/content_103787957892

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, John Doe
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>
>> I have to say I have not had any issues with the two Linksys BEFW11SW's
>> I have installed. They work like a dream. Also I have had no problems
>> with the Linksys cards either. I have had good success with Tech Support
>> too
>
> You are in the less-than-1% who has been successful with it then.
>
> There are *HUNDREDS* of people who are reporting the same exact issues
>with the BEFW11S4 v4 router/WAP combo units. They don't work at all, for
>sustained data transfers. If you use more than one OS behind the BEF, it
>will drop out within about 20-30 seconds, most of the time MUCH earlier. I
>have one of these units, and it's HORRIBLE. I can't get more than 200-300k
>through it before it just stops transmitting. Firmware updates don't help,
>but I'll bet replacing it with an equivalent Netgear or D-Link would.
>Linksys doesn't seem interested in fixing the problem, and apparently it
>gets worse and worse if you have more than one machine behind it,
>especially if those machines are Linux or FreeBSD.
>
> Read the links below for more:
>
> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/rema...p,16~mode=flat
> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/equi...e=shut;start=0
> http://www.epinions.com/content_103787957892
>

Well I've got one of the BSFR 41 wired router units and a couple of the
WAP 11's which work fine for what I want. But if this other unit is such
a "dog" why not take it back to the retailer for a refund under the sale
of goods act?..
--
Tony Sayer

> There are *HUNDREDS* of people who are reporting the same exact issues
> with the BEFW11S4 v4 router/WAP combo units. They don't work at all, for
> sustained data transfers. If you use more than one OS behind the BEF, it

How many thousands or tens of thousands have had success?

> How many thousands or tens of thousands have had success?

So far, with version 4 of this router, zero.

> So far, with version 4 of this router, zero.

Nobody, anywhere in the world?

Just got my BEFW11S4 yesterday. Set it up with no problem. Two pc's running
direct into the router- no problem. One wireless laptop- no problem. All
accessing the cable modem- no problem.
Then I'm having trouble with online games on one of the pc's running direct.
Problem. All three pc's lose connectivity to the internet for several
minutes at a time, sporadically throughout the day. Problem.
Yep, the tech did as you described: Had me reset the MTU settings and when
that didn't help, he said it may be defective. We verified that all security
settings were up to speed, so it's not anyone messing around in the
background.

How can they sell these with a clear conscience? Does anyone have any 'fix'
they've used successfully on this hardware?

--
-Bill
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"John Doe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 06:43:29 -0700, Colin Whipple wrote:
>
> > I have had one for a month, with no problems.
>
> Version 4, I doubt it, because Linksys themselves has admitted that the
> entire production line is defective, at the chip level, and they are
> unable to work around it with firmware.
>
> If you do, you should send it back to Linksys for analysis, because yours
> would be THE ONLY ONE EVER MADE, which does not exhibit the dropoff and
> disconnection problems that thousands of people are now reporting with v4
> of the BEFW11S4 model. I smell a mass recall coming. If you call technical
> support with a v4 problem, and they can't work around it with their silly
> little "Change the MTU" excuses, they immediately tell you to send it
> back, because it is defective.

On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 21:17:25 -0700, Bill wrote:

> How can they sell these with a clear conscience? Does anyone have any
> 'fix' they've used successfully on this hardware?

The only fix that has worked so far is to buy from a different vendor.
I'm not kidding. Check out the epinions on this model, and search
dslreports for the same model.. see how many HUNDREDS of users are all
reporting the same exact failures.