SmallNetBuilder - Small Network Help - Linksys BEFSX41 EtherFast Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint Review

Home

LAN & WAN

LAN & WAN Reviews

Linksys BEFSX41 EtherFast Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint Review

Tim Higgins

October 13, 2002

Introduction

Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint

Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint
Summary	4 port SPI-based router with two tunnel IPsec VPN endpoint. Has dedicated LAN DMZ port.
Update	None
Pros	• 2.5Mbps VPN tunnel throughput • Supports NetBIOS broadcast through tunnel • Many logging features
Cons	• Schedulable access control applies to all traffic only • UPnP NAT Traversal does not appear to work

We've seen a number of VPN-endpoint routers appear since Linksys launched their BEFVP41 a few months ago. But, unlike the VP41, none have included a hardware co-processor, so they've been able to save a few bucks and undercut the VP41's price.

The new BEFSX41, however, is LInksys' next move in the VPN endpoint router wars. It's dropped the IPsec co-processor, which has allowed Linksys to now undercut the other guys in price. But the SX is anything but a me-too product, and had some surprises in store in both the VPN and regular Throughput departments...

Discuss this in the Forums

Prev Page 1 of 8 Next >>

Tags: Linksys, Router reviews, VPN,

Linksys BEFVP41 EtherFast Cable/DSL VPN Router
SMC Barricade Plus Cable/DSL Broadband router Review
Linksys USBVPN1 USB VPN and Firewall Adapter reviewed
Netgear FVS318 ProSafe VPN Firewall Review
D-Link DI-604 ExpressEtherNetwork 4 Port Broadband Router Review

Comments (0) Add Comment

Show/Hide comments

New comments have been disabled. Please use the Forums

Over at the Forums

Router charts - Why no dd-wrt?
I'm wondering why there are no entries on the router charts for routers configured with dd-wrt? I realize that there are many routers that can...

D-Link DNS-343 vs Synology CS407 vs CS407e
D-Link DNS-343 vs Synology CS407 vs CS407e I saw the recent review of the D-Link and did a comparison of it with the Synology since they have the...

DIR-855 Vs WRT600N?
Im looking at my first Wireless N router and im not sure which route to go down. At the moment, I have a Linksys DMA2200 Media extender which can...