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Linksys BEFCMU10 Cable ModemIf you're tired of the slow & frustrating performance of 56k modems & dial-up Internet providers, then your salvation is here...
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If you're tired of the slow & frustrating performance of 56k modems & dial-up Internet providers, then your salvation is here in the form of the Linksys BEFCMU10 EtherFast Cable Modem. With a cable modem you are always connected to the Internet & you will experience speeds many times that of standard 56k modems. And it's easy to use. Just plug the plug-and-play device into any USB port on your PC.
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glitchy, weak support
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Pros: nice stackable design, allure of Cisco Systems
Cons: unstable and glitchy. i may be selling my shares in Cisco soon!
i bought one of these modems last week, and am planning to return it in favor of a motorola sb5100. when i wanted to get more technical details from the Linksys website i found little depth of information, and also became confused because there are 3 different versions of this modem (i have the BEFCMU10 v.3).
during the time i've had this modem my connection has been dropping intermittently but at least once a day. the problem is that the modem wont always re-negotiate a connection and that a reboot or reset is necessary to get it going again. also, the built-in web server locked up on me several times, and so i was unable to get diagnostic information from the modem.
one last thing: the front panel activity light stays on almost all the time and flickers slightly. i'm used to this light being off unless there is actual data transfer going on. now i can't tell if there is actual network activity just by looking at the light, which to me destroys the purpose of this light being there at all.
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