Hello all,
In March I wrote [1] about the new Linksys BEFW11P1 I purchased.
Since then I have been somewhat dissatisfied with it due to
the periods when I lose connectivity (can't ping
outside world or machine on internal network).
Pulling out the PCMCIA wireless card from my laptop and putting
it back in seems to reset something and I generally get connectivity
back. The problem seems to get worse over time. Apparently, one
can also reset the router to clear up the problem. The situation
is manageable, but far from ideal. I don't think there should be
any connectivity interruptions for more than a few seconds.
I installed another one of these devices at a friend's house with
two Windows machines. They have already encountered the same
problem (and have disconnected the router for now).
I called Linksys to talk about this, but they won't talk to
me as a Linux user or even as a user of a dual-boot machine:
I offered to reboot in Win2000 and they said "Oh, we can't
help you if it's a dual boot machine. The machine has to be
single-boot Windows only." So Linksys won't help me trace
source of lock-ups.
I looked around the Web for reviews and most criticize the
same problem: frequent lock-ups ([2], [3]).
I would like to advise my friend to return his router
and get a different kind. Does anyone have any good experiences
with wireless routers?
Thanks,
- Ian
[1]
http://impressive.net/archives/fogo/[email protected]
[2]
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/electronics/B00005BHPZ/customer-reviews/ref=cm_rev_sort/002-6808222-1167216?show=-submittime&Go.x=7&Go.y=5&Go=Go
[3]
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/opinions/index.asp?pid=363
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