BELKIN F5D8233-4 WIRELESS N ROUTER Review

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(More customer reviews)I've configured and used many routers before, and this one was at first the best one I've ever owned. The range was over 500 feet in all directions, and provided consistent 7mb/s (MB/s not mbps) download speeds via Wireless N. Connection never dropped or anything. However, after about 8 months the DNS failed.
What's DNS? It's what translates websites into their IP. For example, Google.com isn't really google.com. It's just an easy way to remember a site instead of an IP address. DNS translates website names into their IP address.
I know how DNS works, and I'm absolutely positive this was not my DNS provider- OpenDNS. Every time a device was connected to the router, DNS would simply not work. I wound up manually typing them in on my computer. Once I did that, I pinged google.com and wrote down its IP.
On another computer I tried to ping google.com; it failed. Pinging its IP worked perfectly fine.
Needless to say a core function of the router stopped after 8 months. Range is still excellent, no dropped connections or anything. I can still use it as an "access point" meaning it bypasses all system settings and it can just be used as a backup router or something.

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Cisco RV082 8-port 10/100 VPN Router - Dual WAN Review

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(More customer reviews)Okay, this will be brief and is being posted only as helpful hint rather than an indepth review.
If your speeds are fine when directly connected to your ISP, but are slow or unstable when running through the RV082 try the following:
Under the firewall tab, there is an MTU setting. You MUST take this off of Auto and use the manual setting. In my case the default manual setting of 1500 is what I needed. This solved the incredible slowdown problems I was having - in fact now I have the best speeds I have ever seen on my network.
Thanks to "Lone Stranger" and the Google search in which I found his post for finally providing me with this answer after hours of frustration. No thanks to linksys email support, who was of no use at all.

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The heart of your connection-redundant secure small office network The Linksys 10/100 8-Port VPN Router is an advanced Internet-sharing network solution for your small business needs. Like any router, it lets multiple computers in your office share an Internet connection. But the unique dual Internet ports on the 10/100 8-Port VPN Router let you connect a second Internet line as a backup to insure that youre never disconnected. Or, use both Internet ports at the same time, and let the router balance your offices requirements between them for maximum bandwidth efficiency. The 10/100 8-Port VPN Router also features a built-in 8-port full-duplex 10/100 Ethernet switch to connect eight PCs directly, or you can connect more hubs and switches to create as big a network as you need. The Virtual Private Network (VPN) capability creates encrypted tunnels through the Internet, allowing up to 50 remote office or traveling users to securely connect into your office network from off-site.

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