Cisco-Linksys BEFSR81 Cable/dsl Router with 8-PT Switch
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Manufacturer: LinksysAudio: English (Original Language)
Format: CD
Platform: Mac, Mac OS 9 and below, Mac OS X, PowerMac, Windows, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Server, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows NT 3.5, Windows NT 4, Windows NT 5, Windows XP
Model: BEFSR81
Product features:
- LAN Ports - 8 10/100 Mbps RJ-45
- Package Content - Router, AC Adapter and Power Cord, User Guide and Registration Card
- WAN Ports - 1
- Windows Live OneCare 2.0 (Up to 3 Users)
- Norton Antivirus 2010 1-User [OLD VERSION]
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard [OLD VERSION]
- Nero 8 Ultra Edition [OLD VERSION]
- Roxio Creator 2010 [OLD VERSION]
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Customer Review: 2 Network Routers = Not Recommended. Instead go Router + Switch + Switch etc...
Summary: 5 Stars
No body is going to critic you for having a network backbone that is hardwired. Having an all-in-one wireless ADSL modem/router/switch means everything in one box serving your broadband to any wireless machine on your network. This method is great but has some problems. First and foremost is the fact that your network is limited to wireless only devices unless your router is built with Ethernet connections. Second is that you can not disconnect the router and have a modem only, unless your router is advanced enough to do this. So a lot of people will by a ADSL modem with USB and Ethernet connections (sign of a good brand) and connect this via the Ethernet to the WAN of the hardwired Router, sharing Ethernet out to devices on the network. When the router is full then it is time to get a switch in on one of the Ethernet outs. The switch is basically a splitter. It uses one Ethernet port of the router and gives you four more. Use a port of that switch for another switch and you get four more, minus one on the other switch that is used by the new switch. The network connection looks something like adsl line->adsl modem->router->switch->3 potential network access points + switch->3 potential network access points + switch-> 3 potential network access points + switch->3 potential network access points + switch. Now that setup required 5 switches. Now having 5 switches at this price is not such a good idea. Shop around and you will see 8 16port/24 port models on the market. You can hook up two 24 port switches and have 40+ access points. Start your own network café with that setup.
Apart from having switches on a hardwire network, you can, at any stage, decide to have a wireless access point on your network. This can occur anywhere but requires a few conditions. Most Wireless networking devices are considered routers unless otherwise stated. In this case just connect the LAN of the wireless router to LAN of the hardwired router and do not use the WAN of the wireless router. Disable DHCP on the wireless router and make sure that you set up a non-conflicting IP address for the router and instead you have turned the wireless router into a wireless access point, maintaining only one router on the network with wireless capability. Nice setup. Have fun.
Description of Cisco-Linksys BEFSR81 Cable/dsl Router with 8-PT Switch
Share Your High-Speed Internet Connection Throughout Your Home or Office Think of the EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 8-Port Switch as a kind of splitter for your Internet connection. Just connect your DSL or Cable Modem to the Router, and all the computers in your home or office can share the Internet -- all at the same time. The built-in 8-port switch lets you attach eight local PCs directly, or daisy-chain out to more hubs and switches as your network grows. Once your computers are connected to the Internet through the Router, they can communicate with each other too, sharing resources and files. All your computers can print on a shared printer connected anywhere in the building. And you can share all kinds of files between computers -- music, digital pictures, and other documents. Keep all your digital music on one computer, and listen to it anywhere in the house. Organize all of your digital pictures in one place, to simplify finding the ones you want, and ease backup to CD-R. Play head-to-head computer games within the household, or against Internet opponents.A simple and inexpensive way to share your one IP address over your entire network, the Linksys EtherFast cable/DSL router connects up to 253 PCs to a high-speed broadband Internet connection or to a Fast Ethernet or Ethernet backbone. Configurable as a DHCP server or client, the EtherFast cable/DSL router acts as the only externally recognized Internet gateway on your local area network (LAN). The router can be configured via SNMP to filter internal users' access to the Internet and serve as an Internet firewall against intruders.
The router features advanced functions such as dynamic and static port routing, DMZ hosting, filtering, forwarding, and quality-of-service capabilities. All of these functions can be easily configured through any networked computer's Web browser.
The Linksys BEFSR81 router comes with a one-year limited warranty.
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