Half Dux Linksys?

[Benjamin Scott]

On Sep 15 at 5:24pm, Lawrence Tilly wrote:
> I went thru the admin menu of the troublesome equipment and I can't find 
> anything that might put this thing into half duplex mode or otherwise 
> cripple it's performance.

   You seem to be assuming it's a duplex mismatch.  Do you have any evidence 
for that, or is it just a guess?  For example, have you tried lowering your 
MTU to, say, 1400 bytes, and seeing if that helps or hinders?  Often times MTU 
problems can kill performance.

   For that matter, do you have any evidence to suggest this isn't just a 
performance limit on the BESFX41?  A lot of SOHO gear is underpowered.  Hell, 
a lot of commercial gear is underpowered.

> I know I could just put in the non-firewall in place for now but I really 
> don't want to give up the firewall.

   Do you have any information on what makes the BESFX41 "better" then the 
BESFR41?  I don't know if this is the same situation, but in the past I've 
seen LinkSys make some pretty bogus claims when it comes to security. 
Certainly, the BESFR41 does have an elementary firewall.  It's not very 
sophisticated, but if you're looking for sophistication, you probably 
shouldn't be buying LinkSys at all.  :-)

-- 
Ben <dragonhawk at iname.com>