Product Description

The built-in 8-port switch lets you attach eight local devices 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, sharing resources and files.

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Product Details

Hardware Platform	PC
Publisher	Linksys
Operating System	Windows
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
Data Link Protocol	Ethernet Fast Ethernet
Format	Electronics CD
MPN	BEFSR81
Brand	Cisco
EAN	0745883549740
Special Features	nv:Device Type^Router|RJ-45 Ports^8|Form Factor^Desktop|WAN Port(s)^1|10/100 Mbps Ports^8|Networking Standards^IEEE 802.3i 10Base-T Ethernet|Networking Standards^IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet|Routing / Firewall Protoccols^TCP/IP|Routing / Firewall Protoccols^NAT|Routing / Firewall Protoccols^DHCP|Routing / Firewall Protoccols^HTTP|Firewall Features^MAC Filtering|Firewall Features^IP Filtering|VPN Pass Through Protocols^PPTP|VPN Pass Through Protocols^L2TP|Management^Web Based
UPC	735858155700
Label	Linksys
Platform	Windows NT Mac Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows NT 3.5 Windows NT 4 Windows NT 5 PowerMac Windows Me Windows XP Windows 2000 Server Mac OS X Mac OS 9 and below Windows
Studio	Linksys
Title	Cisco-Linksys BEFSR81 Cable/dsl Router with 8-PT Switch
Warranty	1 year warranty
Batteries Included	No
Form Factor	External
Model	BEFSR81
Manufacturer	Linksys

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Customer Reviews

Avoid this router; it crashes when accessing Amazon

Review by Underclaw, 2010-08-30

Am posting this review so others will know to look elsewhere until Linksys changes firmware so router will not crash when devices on its network go to Amazon. This is a known issue that took me a week to figure out. Would completely lose my LAN and have to power re-cycle. Finally figured it happened after going on Amazon site. Have always been a Cisco/Linkys fan, but this is a huge bummer. And it has been a known issue for over 3 months.

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Not good. Crashes on some sites

Review by Ian, 2010-05-31

Turns out the latest firmware (2.51.4) has problems that cause it to crash on some sites. Ironically Amazon.com is one of those sites. Simply accessing Amazon will cause it slow down and crash requiring a reboot. Sigh. Cisco support forums have recommended altering the MTU but that just caused other problems for me.

I'd recommend staying clear of this until they've come up with a new firmware

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Piece of garbage

Review by W. Rouffa, 2009-12-09

Do NOT buy this router. It continually looses it's connection to the internet. If you take the time to peruse the chat rooms at Linksys you will find that this is a know issue with this unit and there is no solution.

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Flakey on Arrival - Returned it

Review by Robert Wells, 2009-12-01

Had one that lasted six years before dying. Got another despite the reviews here. Dropped internet connection every one to five hours. Tried everything I knew to get it working consistently, no sucess. SurfBoard cable modem is working fine. Went to local electronics store, got a Netgear ProSafe VPN Firewall Model FVS318 for $89.95. Installed it, no fuss, no special settings and it has worked flawlessly for a month now. Returned this flakey Linksys piece of junk. This is my second Linksys product that has been flakey right out of the box, the other being a Linksys SRX-200 wireless router. Wasn't able to return it to BestBuy caused I spent too much time thinking it was something I was doing wrong and trying to live with it. So I ended up eating the piece of junk. Got a ZyXEL wireless router and it has been solid since. No more Cisco/Linksys stuff for me. They need to get their engineering and QC teams together and figure things out before damage the Linksys line of products beomes irrepairable.

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Linksys - Nevermore!

Review by Mark A. Krosse, 2009-11-03

My second BEFSR81 just crapped out. Probable hardware failure. About 24 months old. Typical of Linksys - no diagnostics. Just several weeks of gradually worsening network drops, freezes, resets, reboots and resulting hairpulling, frustration, disappointment. The only guess from Linksys support "all 8 port LED's blinking is not a good sign .... probably a hardware failure." On top of everything, the Webex hosted chat session with Linksys support kept freezing.

After 15 years of loyalty to the Linksys brand, I am throwing in the towel. This is the third time I have dealt with a Linksys product failure in which there are no diagnostics, no support, no replacement. The user is left to their own wits dealing with the gradual peformance degradation and random network drops and freezes before the product's premature death.

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