Belkin F5D6230-3 Wireless Cable/DSL Router

Average customer rating: 2.5

Worst Router Ever...
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not worth it
THIS WILL SPAM YOU!
Very dissapointed

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Belkin F5D6230-3 Wireless Cable/DSL Router

Manufacturer: Belkin Components
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000063WP7

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Product Description

The Belkin Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway Router lets you share files and a broadband Internet connection among all your computers-without using cables. It's never been easier to access files and networked peripherals such as hard drives, printers, CD-ROMs, and DVDs. An integrated, 3-port 10/100Base-Tx Ethernet switch also allows you to connect wired computers to the network. The Router offers NAT firewall to protect your network from outside intrusions by hackers, and an IP Sec pass-through for remote access through Virtual Private Networking (VPN). DMZ hosting lets you play accelerated games over the Internet. A simple, browser-based setup, guided by Belkin software configures your wireless network and broadband modem in minutes.

Customer Reviews:

Worst Router Ever..........2006-09-06

I have been using this router for six months now, first on Cable, then on DSL, and I can say without a doubt it is the worst router I have ever owned. With 3 computers on it (1 wired and 2 wireless), it needs to be reset every hour. The signal quality and range on the wireless is about half what its specs say that it should be. If this hadn't been given to me free, I would demand my money back. I would recommend getting a Linksys, or better yet, save your money and get a real Cisco switch. This is a typical example of poor quality end-user junk.

(...).......2004-11-05

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DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT.

It's a lousy piece of hardware. I gave it away and bought a Linksys router that actually worked as advertised.

The Belkin tech support guy actually told me to "call Microsoft because their having a lot of problems with their browser". True story.

not worth it.......2003-12-29

$129.99 is a "hot buy"????

I bought this on clearance from the Belkin website 2 months ago for $30.

I wouldn't even recommend it at that price.

The firewall will not close off everything it leaves "port 0" open no matter what. And the only way to stealth port 80 is by redirecting it to a fake ip address.

It also slows down such that browsing the web becomes an excruciatingly slow experience. The only way to fix it is to unplug the power and plug it back in whenever it goes slow. I have read reports that turning off the router's DHCP server might prevent that from happening... but DHCP is not something you should have to do without.

This is an out of date product. Badly put together. Definitely not worth what Amazon is asking for it.

Try to find a good deal on a Linksys or something... do not walk, RUN away from Belkin products.

THIS WILL SPAM YOU!.......2003-11-08

This router will take a legitimate connection to a web site and turn it into an ad for belkin products! The older models don't but if you update the firmware (like maybe to close a security hole in the future, or for compatibility of a network game) you will start getting ads! There are a couple of articles that are at popular news organizations that confirm this. BOYCOTT, DO NOT UPGRADE THE FIRMWARE!

Very dissapointed.......2003-09-11

I have had this router for a month and i still can't get it to work . I get recognized all the way up to the part where I have to activate it over the net then nothing. this stinks I do not recomend

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