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« Reply #15 on: January 26, 2005, 11:32:08 PM »
Quote from: ArcticWolf on January 25, 2005, 03:25:01 AM
As you all might know by now I have a Dlink di-704p Revision C, I have had no problems with the router itself, it works great. But to port forward you need a static ip, which I find is really stupid. Can anyone else set port forwarding but without having a static ip? ... This is the instructions for a 704p Rev B .... a slight difference, but the screen shots and instructions are the same

http://www.portforward.com/dlink/di-704p-portforwarding.htm

Set your DHCP scope to within  1-2 hosts.
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« Reply #16 on: January 28, 2005, 03:54:18 PM »
Ive got the same Wireless B router some of you have (BEFW11S4) and I gotta say, I'm not so happy with it.  Even with the latest Linksys firmware, speed is cut in half when compared to a line straight from the modem to my computer.
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« Reply #17 on: January 29, 2005, 07:46:17 PM »
I bought a Linksys BEFSR81 router to be compatible with XBox Live, and what a disappointment.  Comcast just upgraded the service to 4 Mbps down,and the best I could achieve with this router was 2.2 Mbps.  Sent it back after a half-our support call with someone in Delhi.  Definitely NOT recommended.  Now waiting for delivery of a Netgear WGR614 which buy.com is selling for $49 less a $20 rebate thru 1/31/05.
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« Reply #18 on: January 29, 2005, 08:08:28 PM »
hmm.. I would have to say that the Linksys would be better than Netgear any day..  After all Cisco does build them.. and you most likely didnt do every thing to optimize the speed from the router... Rolling Eyes
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« Reply #19 on: January 29, 2005, 09:22:22 PM »
Quote from: Swimmer on January 29, 2005, 08:08:28 PM
hmm.. I would have to say that the Linksys would be better than Netgear any day..  After all Cisco does build them.. and you most likely didnt do every thing to optimize the speed from the router... Rolling Eyes

Well, like I said, I spent half-hour with a tech who, at one point, had me reduce the MTU from the default 1500 to 900 which, no surprise, further reduced my download speed.  We went through a myriad of setting changes to no avail.  I now am back using my NetGear RO318, and getting 4 Mbps.  The only reason I bought the Linksys was that the RO318 was suddenly incompatible with M$ XBox Live.  Two weeks ago, I bought a BEFSR41 which intermittently stopped handing out IP addresses.  It was returned, and I opted for the BEFSR81 to add a few more ports. My NetGear RO318 has provided flawless performance for several years, and aside from it's incompatibility with XBox Live (due to M$ changing its operating conditions - sending ICMP packets intermittently that caused the RO318 to hiccup and drop the XBox Live connection) has been a great router.  So, based on that experience, I'm giving NetGear another try.  Perhaps Cisco has some QC/QA problems to address with its Linksys product line.
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« Reply #20 on: January 30, 2005, 10:05:04 AM »
that is very possible.. considering that people are finding problems in their enterprise routers it doesnt supprise me that much that their home office stuff has fallen in quality...  I am really sad to hear that!!   Did you try and upgrade the firmware? or was it running the most current?   
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« Reply #21 on: January 30, 2005, 01:36:58 PM »
Quote from: Swimmer on January 30, 2005, 10:05:04 AM
that is very possible.. considering that people are finding problems in their enterprise routers it doesnt supprise me that much that their home office stuff has fallen in quality...  I am really sad to hear that!!   Did you try and upgrade the firmware? or was it running the most current?   

Upgrading the firmware was the first thing I did.  The latest firmware for this router was dated May 2004, so the router I purchased had to have been in the supply pipeline long before that.  I'm not down on Linksys as a whole; I do have other equipment by Linksys that is functioning well, just not the BEFSR41 and BEFSR81.
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« Reply #22 on: January 30, 2005, 06:58:57 PM »
sounds like you got a bad router..  o well.. as long as you are happy!
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« Reply #23 on: January 30, 2005, 09:15:19 PM »
Quote from: Swimmer on January 30, 2005, 06:58:57 PM
sounds like you got a bad router..  o well.. as long as you are happy!

I'll be happy if the NetGear WGR614 performs well Very Happy

I'll report on it as soon as I receive and install it.
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« Reply #24 on: February 03, 2005, 07:29:29 AM »
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I'll be happy if the NetGear WGR614 performs well Very Happy

I'll report on it as soon as I receive and install it.

So, the NetGear WGR614 v5 arrived yesterday, and, after some difficulty with setup (the setup program "detected" that my ISP provided a "static" IP when, in-fact, the IP is dynamic) solved by powering cycling the modem while the router was powered up, I'm happy to report that I am at full speed with Comcast, and getting 4052 Kbps this morning.  I've read some troubling posts on other blogs about some difficulties others had with DHCP hiccups (in versions 3 & 4), but, hopefully, this new version 5 unit has addressed those concerns.  So far so good .......................
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« Reply #25 on: February 03, 2005, 08:33:36 AM »
yeah that is one thing that I dont like about the netgear.. the install is really annoying..  Glad you like it.. what was your speed on the Linksys again??
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« Reply #26 on: February 03, 2005, 08:48:43 AM »
Quote from: Swimmer on February 03, 2005, 08:33:36 AM
yeah that is one thing that I dont like about the netgear.. the install is really annoying..  Glad you like it.. what was your speed on the Linksys again??


Best speed on the Linksys BEFSR81 v3 (and also the BEFSR41 v3 which I previously purchased and returned) was around 2200 Kbps, and the NetGear was $29 (after rebate) as compared with the Linksys BEFSR81 at $79.  Plus I now have another wireless access point with the WGR614  Very Happy

BTW, my old NetGear RO318 (which is incompatible as a router with XBox Live) is functioning well, now, as an 8-port switch linked to the WGR614.  All in all, not a bad upgrade brought on by Microsoft's changing the way they handle XBox Live communications.
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« Reply #27 on: February 03, 2005, 08:53:18 AM »
yeah no kidding..  Laughing
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« Reply #28 on: February 13, 2005, 05:29:50 PM »
I got:
Cable Modem: Linksys Model #: BEFCMU10 Ver.2.  Cost about $70.00
          Router: Linksys Model #: WRT54GS              Cost about $90.00
 
Never had probelms with neither of them
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« Reply #29 on: February 13, 2005, 06:25:37 PM »
Have
 DI-624+ 802.11g turbo 22mb
DI-524 802.11g 54mb

Love both of them!
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