whats the diff between linksys befsr41 v.1 and v.2 routers?

[CoolTech]

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[Cooltech2k]

From One cooltech to another.. Stay away from Linksys. In the past year I Have had 2 of there hubs go out & there Nics arent at all reliable.


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[hans007]

my v.1 router works great.

 

[Killbat]

Got two LNE100TX NICs, a befsr11 router, and a switch from Linksys. All have performed flawlessly.

 

[SuperSix]

<< Got two LNE100TX NICs, a befsr11 router, and a switch from Linksys. All have performed flawlessly. >>



Then you are lucky.

3 out of the last 4 Linksys NICs I hace ourchased have died.

There are MUCH more reliable NICs out there. Netgear, SMC, hell, even the generics with Realtek 8139's work great.

Your choice.

 

[CoolTech]

none of these posts answers my question, im not going to buy a linksys, i just wanted to know the difference, simple as that.

 

[Paulson]

I have a linksys router and linksys NIC card, altho the nic card doesn't work in win2k, it works great otherwise...

 

[CoolTech]

nuff said. I dont think ill ever buy anything else linksys, linksys is suck.

 

[perry]

Look at this thread over at DSL reports.

 

[Russ]

Linksys doesn't suck. Anybody who makes unilateral declarations about a product based on limited experience should be added to the ignore list. While I'm sure that they've shipped their share of bad product, so has every other company.

I've never used their NICs, so I can't comment on those. But, I have used their switches and routers - MANY of them - and have had just about zero problems.

Russ, NCNE

 

[blstriker]

Linksys definitly does not suck. I've used over a dozen of their NIC's, 4 of their switches and 1 of their routers and all have been extremely reliable. There is nothing wrong with Linksys.

What's the difference between v.1 and v.2? I'm not that sure, but over at www.practicallynetworked.com, they have a thread that says the v.2 version emits a high pitched squeal at all times. I have the v.1 version and it's silent and runs prefectly (18 months).