The links in the quote above were strictly for picture reference only surely you were not assuming that they were to back up my claim
Reviewed by: SCboog, from SC
Date reviewed: 13-May-03
Strengths:
statistics noted are good

Weaknesses:
extremely difficult setting up

Summary:
I too run a Motorola Surfboard SB4100 and put in probably 20 hours worth of work only to still be unable to connect. WAN light would never light. Tech support went through the old "check the cables" etc. and the only thing they knew to do was tell me to "reboot, reboot". I finally returned it and bought a D-Link DI-704P in which I was told was comparible in Firewall protection. I didn't have an easy time setting this one up either but in about 3 hours I was connected. Simply needed to clone the MAC address and run winipcfg, release and renew ethernet adapter settings and I was on. Don't know the problem with the compatibility between the SB4100 modem and the BEFSX41, but there is something going awry there.
I also think you have sense of humorwith the nameaeinstein

Reviewed by: SCboog, from SC Date reviewed: 13-May-03 Strengths: statistics noted are good

Weaknesses: extremely difficult setting up

Summary: I too run a Motorola Surfboard SB4100 and put in probably 20 hours worth of work only to still be unable to connect. WAN light would never light. Tech support went through the old "check the cables" etc. and the only thing they knew to do was tell me to "reboot, reboot". I finally returned it and bought a D-Link DI-704P in which I was told was comparible in Firewall protection. I didn't have an easy time setting this one up either but in about 3 hours I was connected. Simply needed to clone the MAC address and run winipcfg, release and renew ethernet adapter settings and I was on. Don't know the problem with the compatibility between the SB4100 modem and the BEFSX41, but there is something going awry there. Rating: Experience: 5 Days

i'm not trying to start a f-war here, but it seems to me that ur posting opinion as substantiated fact. ur definitely entitled to ur o; posting o as verifiable fact is another story altogether. btw, i've been using a 4100 for 2 yrs w/o a prob; no router.

Well my highschool buddy who works for my ISP has told me a number of times how crappy the motorola surfboard SB4100 really is thats strictly hearsay but believe what you want to believe but Im telling him that the surfboard model Is outdated and if your using it your not "UP TO DATE" remeber technology doubles every 6 months on earth. Besides if you notice in the link about the surfboard nobody has it for sale which leads me to the conclusion that is not even for sale anymore
no offense takin here bra

More substantiated factBeware Motorola Surfboard 4xxx owners
I purchased this router to work with my Motorola Surfboard 4100 cable modem, but when I connected the modem to the router's WAN port with the supplied cable, no lights appeared on the router.
I tried my old cable with the same result and then a new 50ft cable. After several connection attempts with this new cable, the lights came on and everything worked fine. I thought the intermittent connection must be due to a faulty WAN port, so I returned the router to Amazon for a replacement, which arrived just a few days later. (Fantastic return service!)
However, to my dismay, the replacement seemed to be suffering from the same problem ... with the 4xxx modem. It seems the voltage on the cable modem is too high, which is upsetting the router. Some other router brands are having similar problems connecting to the Motorola modems.
The recommended solution, which I am now using successfully, is to put a hub between the router and the cable modem.
My advice to Motorola 4xxx owners: Search the web for information about which router will work with your modem without having to buy a hub as well.

The connection problem aside, the router was a breeze to set up and has been working without any other problems.

btw, i've been using a 4100 for 2 yrs w/o a prob; no router.

Is this the router and what kind of modem and do you have your wireless nic card installed correctly
to check and see if it has been reconized install AIDA32 it will give you specs on everything in hooked up to your motherboard real quick
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Reviews/r847.html
http://www.aida32.hu/aida-download.php?bit=32

If you go to 'Start' then 'Run' and type 'cmd' (or however you usually get the command prompt), then type 'ipconfig' and enter, you will see an ip for your default gateway. That should be the address you use to access the linksys admin page. Mine ended up being 192.168.0.1 which is different than the linksys documentation.

Hi,

I suggest you press the reset button on the back of your router. Now you should be able to access your web based admin utility. If you previously reset your password, it will default to the original factory password when you first bought it. I had a similar problem to yours and this is how I corrected it.

Hi, actually having the same problem...i changed PCs everything working fine with linksys BEFSR41 then just switched to new pc, connected wires all the same and now cant log on to the router config by going to 192.168.1.1 in browser. i have 2 other pcs connected to it and can access it on those. this pc i can release ip and renew it, giving me 192.168.1.101 as my ip, so i know it recognizes it, etc.... (i can connect to the net, etc...since im writing this post on the machine) just CANT get into the config from the pc though! help!

I know this will sound odd, but if you have a pop up blocker shut the program down. I had the same problem...closed the popup blocker and I could access the config page wih no problems.

Get a port scanning tool and install it on your windows computer. I use angry IP scanner ( http://download.com.com/3000-2085-10219888.html?tag=lst-0-1 ) .

Make it scan your network 192.168.1.1 through 192.168.1.254 or 192.168.0.1 through 192.168.1.254

It will show your 'live' IP addresses and your 'dead' IP addresses on your local network. Then, after you've identified which one your router is...you can input it into your web browser and config it.

I am trying to activate DMZ on my computer. I have a Linksys router and I am on my house's network. However when I enter the Web adress for the Web Utility, which is "http://192.168.1.1", it says "Page Cannot be displayed", I need help!

Hi,
I just bought the same router and I have had the same troubles.
I tried "http://192.168.1.2" and it worked!!!!!
So when I got in the menu after putting in my name and password I noticed my router was having this IP Adress 192.168.1.2 !! Maybe it was pure luck I tried this adres but it worked out fine for me.
Give it a try !
Regards,
Spooner

Might not be the same thread, but I have the BEFSX41 and "finally" got it configured with the Web admin page, BUT I hade to use firefox instead of IE to get to the admin pages somewhat reliably. I still have to open each tab or link in a new window most of the time and it is still very unstable (for administration). pop-ups off, reboots, reloads etc tried.

Now that it is configed, I work fine to any other Internet site, e-mail, vpn etc etc, but trying to re-config the router or to just view logs is tedious at best since the page never loads the first time. Did install the latest firmware (as of 3-29-05 off of linksys site). Did change the default adddress as well as the DHCP range just to make sure there were no conflicts, but that config or in default config, same problem.

I'm up and on-line, but administration of the router is painful and very unreliable and IE isn't even an option unless I close IE down and retry each time, I "might" get a main page or partial page once.

I have yet to get someone elses PC on the network for them to try as an ultimate PC/Router determining factor, but I really believe it is the router and was hoping someone else had similar problems since I saw this tread title?
Thanks
Harold

Might not be the same thread, but I have the BEFSX41 and "finally" got it configured with the Web admin page, BUT I hade to use firefox instead of IE to get to the admin pages somewhat reliably. I still have to open each tab or link in a new window most of the time and it is still very unstable (for administration). pop-ups off, reboots, reloads etc tried.

Now that it is configed, I work fine to any other Internet site, e-mail, vpn etc etc, but trying to re-config the router or to just view logs is tedious at best since the page never loads the first time. Did install the latest firmware (as of 3-29-05 off of linksys site). Did change the default adddress as well as the DHCP range just to make sure there were no conflicts, but that config or in default config, same problem.

I'm up and on-line, but administration of the router is painful and very unreliable and IE isn't even an option unless I close IE down and retry each time, I "might" get a main page or partial page once.

I have yet to get someone elses PC on the network for them to try as an ultimate PC/Router determining factor, but I really believe it is the router and was hoping someone else had similar problems since I saw this tread title? Thanks Harold

You're welcome , good luck !
Spooner.

is there any way of retreiving the username and password
or di i just press reest on the router i have the linksys wrt54g

>is there any way of retreiving the username and password
Not that I know of.

>or di i just press reest on the router
That's the easiest way.