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Am posting this review so others will know to look elsewhere until Linksys changes firmware so router will not crash when devices on its network go to Amazon. Finally figured it happened after going on Amazon site. This is a known issue that took me a week to figure out. Would completely lose my LAN and have to power re-cycle. Have always been a Cisco/Linkys fan, but this is a huge bummer. And it has been a known issue for over 3 months.
Simply accessing Amazon will cause it slow down and crash requiring a reboot. Turns out the latest firmware (2.51.4) has problems that cause it to crash on some sites. Ironically Amazon.com is one of those sites. Sigh. Cisco support forums have recommended altering the MTU but that just caused other problems for me.I'd recommend staying clear of this until they've come up with a new firmware
Do NOT buy this router. It continually looses it's connection to the internet. If you take the time to peruse the chat rooms at Linksys you will find that this is a know issue with this unit and there is no solution.
Dropped internet connection every one to five hours. This is my second Linksys product that has been flakey right out of the box, the other being a Linksys SRX-200 wireless router. Had one that lasted six years before dying. Went to local electronics store, got a Netgear ProSafe VPN Firewall Model FVS318 for $89.95. No more Cisco/Linksys stuff for me. Tried everything I knew to get it working consistently, no sucess. Returned this flakey Linksys piece of junk.
So I ended up eating the piece of junk. Got another despite the reviews here. Wasn't able to return it to BestBuy caused I spent too much time thinking it was something I was doing wrong and trying to live with it. SurfBoard cable modem is working fine. Installed it, no fuss, no special settings and it has worked flawlessly for a month now. Got a ZyXEL wireless router and it has been solid since. They need to get their engineering and QC teams together and figure things out before damage the Linksys line of products beomes irrepairable.
This is the third time I have dealt with a Linksys product failure in which there are no diagnostics, no support, no replacement. probably a hardware failure." On top of everything, the Webex hosted chat session with Linksys support kept freezing.
Probable hardware failure. About 24 months old.
My second BEFSR81 just crapped out. The only guess from Linksys support "all 8 port LED's blinking is not a good sign.
Typical of Linksys - no diagnostics. Just several weeks of gradually worsening network drops, freezes, resets, reboots and resulting hairpulling, frustration, disappointment.
After 15 years of loyalty to the Linksys brand, I am throwing in the towel. The user is left to their own wits dealing with the gradual peformance degradation and random network drops and freezes before the product's premature death.
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