Belkin F5D6231-4 Wireless Cable/DSL Router
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Belkin F5D6231-4 Wireless Cable/DSL Router
Customer Review: Works well
Summary: 4 Stars
I got this hub to upgrade my security features from my older wireless hub. The addition of MAC filtering, and the ability to disable the broadcast of the SSID, were exactly the security features I needed, so I could drop the encryption. The range: I get marginally more range than my previous hub, so I can now use it without a repeater.
The case: Cheap plastic. It's the only thing so far I take away from it. But to their credit they include a base, so I can stand it on end. I can even wall mount it too, but the holes to me seem to be 'backward'.
One thing I learned with this hub, is that you DO NOT turn on remote management. I'm on Road Runner, and the administrative functions kept getting locked up by an IP address in the 140 range. It was annoying for a few hours until I figured it out. I think it's the dirty no-good scum hackers/spammers trying to get in. (Make sure you change the default password to prevent access.)
Customer Review: Excellent
Summary: 4 Stars
I just got this Belkin router yesterday (Model F5D6231-4) and I set it up this morning and it is working great.I do have firmware version v2.00.002.
It took me less than 5 minutes to get the wired portion working. I have two desktop computers and a color laser printer all networked through this router via another hub.
My Thinkpad comes with a mini-PCI wireless card and it detected the router with no problem. I enabled 128 bit WEP and it is picking up signal nicely. I have a two story house and the router is on the second floor. I have signal throughout the house ranging from 2 - 5 bars. I had no problem using the web in the paces where there is only 2 bars of signal through my 3Mb/256kb line provided by charter.net.
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Customer Review: A great router at a great price
Summary: 4 Stars
I picked one of these up on sale at (a famous brick-and-mortar chain) and it's performed flawlessly for me over the past month. I've seen no packet issues, and actually my internet connection's been a bit more stable vs. the patch cable and software firewall I was running before.At the moment I'm only using the hardwired portion of it (I bought it with wireless because I'm planning to get a laptop early next year) so I can't vouch for that end of the unit.
When I first saw the wall mounting holes I too thought it looked upside-down, but if you think about it it's not because you want the ports facing downward. It does look a bit funny though, having the anntennas pointing toward the floor. :)
Customer Review: MAC Filtering Does Not Work
Summary: 4 Stars
The router seems to have few bugs. The MAC filtering does not work at all. Disallow Broadcast SSID is flakey. I had to check/uncheck bunch oftimes. The router still showed up in the signal scan with its hex id. At least the encryption part worked after the support walked
me through the setup. One of the field needs to be flipped to
"auto" before my laptop was able to connect to router after I turned
on the WEP security.
This is my first wireless router/card experience and I am
reasonably happy with Belkin. 24x7 800 support is life-saver!!
Customer Review: Functional, needs more security
Summary: 4 Stars
Absolutely no problem setting up and using in built up area. No problem with interference from 2.4GHz phone or microwave operated near client's 802.11b card. Setup was a breeze, 5 min. as advertised, 15 min. total to setup and configure both router and a Netgear card. Security drawback: needs implemented blocking of unknown MAC addresses. Also, turning off broadcast of SSID does not work. This device might is OK if you are not worried about security. For example, in a single family dwelling surrounded by a lot of space (c. 200 feet radius). Not bad for the money.