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RE: [PLUG] Re: Linksys router / general networking questions
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Check out Netgear's RT314 or RT311 (same thing, 1 is 4 port the other 1
port, and both can handle up to 253 clients with more hubs/switches). They
have a web interface, and a telnet interface. I've had mine running since I
bought it (9 months ago), and except for a power outage, it's never been
rebooted, and I've never had a problem with it. Supports NAT, DHCP, port
forwarding, etc.. Never had a problem getting any services to work through
it (accessing outside services, or port forwarding). I've found using DHCP
makes life a lot easier if you are using a laptop between home and work, and
for other machines, you only have to setup DNS, gateway, etc information
once. Usually a machine will get the same IP address unless it's off the
network for more than a few days (lease expires on server, removes mac
addres from database), but I haven't run into it with this. The 4 port
version is a little under $100 now at buy.com.
http://www.us.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10255256&loc=14577
-----Original Message-----
From: kaze
To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
Sent: 8/24/01 7:09 PM
Subject: [PLUG] Re: Linksys router / general networking questions
I have the LinkSys BEFSR11 AKA "baby linky", this is the 1 LAN port,
otherwise the same as the 4 LAN port - I already had a switch so...
Everything posted already is totally true, research the firmware
upgrades
prior to using, avoid DHCP for previously posted reasons PLUS it is
mutually
exclusive with something else very useful like NAT or port forwarding; I
forget which, but they don't make it obvious in the manuals. The CD is
not
that important, just .pdfs etc. I think, I didn't use it. The main
problem I
have is with having to reboot the router sometimes: It seems when there
are
a bunch of uploads and downloads on my Gnutella and I browse the web and
do
email - the thing will totally lock up - the web GUI is gone and I can't
even ping it. Also I have yet to get it to work the way I want it to
insofar
as port forwarding to a LAN FTP server etc. Overall it works great, but
if I
had to do it again I would get one which is a little more stable and
supports telnet too. I wish Cisco made a ~$200 IOS router!
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even
touched. They must be felt with the heart.
-- Helen Keller
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