Linksys BEFSR81

22 discussions on Cabling-Design.com Forums about the Linksys BEFSR81: what owners asked, what went wrong, and what fixed it.

What owners report

SBC DSL and NT.

I just ordered SBC DSL. They told me they do not support NT4SP6.I have 3 computer lan but I only want one computer connectedto the net. ( That way I only have to worry about all the crap fromthe net on one computer. ) One runs 98. One runs...

Linksys PPPoE problems with SBC Yahoo

I have the BEFSR11 router. Everything was working fine for the longesttime.Now it cannot connect to PPPoE. I have tried both - doing thekeepalive and using the connect on demand option.I have to powercycle the router and the modem for it...

DSL modems - leaving them on all the time

Most people leave their DSL/cable modems on all the time. I've noticedthat mine gets really hot. I sometimes turn it off during the night.The hotness doesn't matter, does it?The only problem I've heard of (with turning it off) is that...

My Wireless Sharing Problem -- Specifics

I'll try this again, and I won't be vague at all. ;)I have a home office network consisting of 7 computers, 6 of which run Wiudows XP Pro SP2. The other one is Windows Vista Ultimate (the machine I am on now). It's patched daily...

Use of router

This may be a stupid question, but I am new to cable modems and being connected all the time.Is it safer to use a router with NAT between the modem and the computer rather than just go from the modem direct to the computer using a firewall?...

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