Linksys RV042 10/100 4-Port VPN Router
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • RV042 < RV082 < RV016
  • Why complain?
  • No router can match this one
  • The worst and most expensive router i've owned so far.
  • Best Available Price at the Time
Linksys RV042 10/100 4-Port VPN Router

Manufacturer: Linksys
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Product Features:
  • A high-reliability Internet connection-sharing router and 4-port switch for small business
  • Features dual Internet ports for load balancing and connection redundancy
  • Securely connectsup to 30 remote users to your office network via VPN
  • Advanced SPI firewall protects your PCs from most known Internet attacks

ASIN: B0002I7288
Linksys RV042 10/100 4-Port VPN Router

Product Description

The Linksys 10/100 4-Port VPN Router is an advanced Internet-sharing network solution for your small business needs. Like any router, it lets multiple computers in your office share an Internet connection. But the unique dual Internet ports on the 10/100 4-Port VPN Router let you connect a second Internet line as a backup to insure that you're never disconnected. Or, use both Internet ports at the same time, and let the router balance your office's requirements between them for maximum bandwidth efficiency. The 10/100 4-Port VPN Router also features a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Ethernet switch to connect four PCs directly, or you can connect more hubs and switches to create as big a network as you need. The Virtual Private Network (VPN) capability creates encrypted "tunnels" through the Internet, allowing up to 30 remote office or traveling users to securely connect into your office network from off-site. Users connecting through a VPN tunnel are attached to your company's network - with secure access to files, e-mail, and your intranet - justas if they were in the building. You can also use the VPN capability to allow users on your small office network to securely connect out to a corporate network. The 10/100 4-Port VPN Router can serve as a DHCP Server, and has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your PCs against intruders and most known Internet attacks. It can be configured to filter internal users' access to the Internet, and has IP address filtering so you can specify exactly who has access to your network. Configuration is a snap with the web browser-based configuration utility.As the heart of your small office network, the connection-redundant Linksys 10/100 4-Port VPN Router gives you the connection reliability your business needs.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars RV042 < RV082 < RV016.......2007-11-13

Before you purchase a RV042, check the RV082 and RV016 carefully - they are similar routers, but have different capabilities. Your needs may not be met by the RV042.

Also - no matter what model you buy - before you bein configuration first upgrade the firmware! failure to do so will result in disappointing performance!

5 out of 5 stars Why complain?.......2007-10-29

I've read a lot of negative reviews of this product - and have no idea what people want for their money anymore. Admittedly, the first one of these I got was a dud - kept slowing my bandwidth down to dial up speeds even with latest firmware, etc etc... the next one I got (RMA was very quick too BTW) works like a champ and have had no issues with speed like the last one.

The features of this things firmware blow the cheapy linksys routers out of the water. I love having so much control for so little cost.

I bought this for the redundant internet feature - NOT the VPN feature - but I have used the PPTP connection and it works like a champ. I don't think this router is given enough credit for the price - a fantastic product!

5 out of 5 stars No router can match this one.......2007-08-16

I have tested and used countless different routers amoung all the different brands and this is the only router I will buy. I currently have about 30 (thirty) in use amoung my clients all are rock solid.
Key points off the top of my head:-
1) Router is rock solid reliable.
2) WAN port is 100Mbit/s for new high speed internet lines.
3) Router is a PPTP server !!!!!! Amazing !
4) Router is a IPSec server and client.
5) etc.

Take my word for it - don't waste your time and money with anything else. There is nothing else on the market to touch this product in this price range.

1 out of 5 stars The worst and most expensive router i've owned so far........2007-01-21

This thing is garbage. I originally had a client buy it, but we couldn't get Quick VPN to work right back then. I got the unit in the end, and it worked for a year or so.
Then all of a sudden the diag light started flashing and the unit stopped working. I reset it and updated the firmware. That completely toasted it, and i had to reload the firmware with TFTP.
Then there were the notorious MTU problems. Ident is still not filterable in the new firmware, among other shortcomings. You have to forward the port to nowhere manually.
Finally, got it to work again for a couple of hours with the new firmware before the diag light started flashing again, and this pathetic router failed again. Now, it's going in the trash.
I read that these have a CMOS battery inside them, which can cause problems and is not user-replaceable. If that's true, it's funny how none of the other old, cheap routers i have used ever had any trouble with that. Right now, my old, cheap D-Link router had to take the place of this overpriced trash.
Marketing this model as a small-business router is nothing more than a joke...

5 out of 5 stars Best Available Price at the Time.......2007-01-10

This product is essential for business. Also if you need to communicate with your business customers aborad you just set up a closed network. It was available at a good price and was sent by Amazon right on time. I reccomend it to everyone, please purchase it here.
Linksys 10/100 4-Port VPN Router RV042 - Router + 4-port switch - EN, Fast EN
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Linksys 10/100 4-Port VPN Router RV042 - Router + 4-port switch - EN, Fast EN

    Manufacturer: Linksys
    ProductGroup: CE
    Binding: Electronics

    Networking & Online Communication Networking & Online Communication | Computer Add-Ons | Computers & Add-Ons | Categories | Electronics | Broadband Access | Telephony | Wired Networks | Wireless
    ASIN: B000CONGJG
    Linksys 10/100 4-Port VPN Router RV042 - Router + 4-port switch - EN, Fast EN

    Product Description

    The Linksys 10/100 4-Port VPN Router is an advanced Internet-sharing network solution for your small business needs. Like any router, it lets multiple computers in your office share an Internet connection. But the unique dual Internet ports on the 10/100 4-Port VPN Router let you connect a second Internet line as a backup to insure that you're never disconnected. Or, use both Internet ports at the same time, and let the router balance your office's requirements between them for maximum bandwidth efficiency. The 10/100 4-Port VPN Router also features a built-in 4-port full-duplex 10/100 Ethernet switch to connect four PCs directly, or you can connect more hubs and switches to create as big a network as you need. The Virtual Private Network (VPN) capability creates encrypted "tunnels" through the Internet, allowing up to 30 remote office or traveling users to securely connect into your office network from off-site. Users connecting through a VPN tunnel are attached to your company's network - with secure access to files, e-mail, and your intranet - just as if they were in the building. You can also use the VPN capability to allow users on your small office network to securely connect out to a corporate network. The 10/100 4-Port VPN Router can serve as a DHCP Server, and has a powerful SPI firewall to protect your PCs against intruders and most known Internet attacks. It can be configured to filter internal users' access to the Internet, and has IP address filtering so you can specify exactly who has access to your network. Configuration is a snap with the web browser-based configuration utility.As the heart of your small office network, the connection-redundant Linksys 10/100 4-Port VPN Router gives you the connection reliability your business needs.
    10/100 4-Port VPN Router
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      10/100 4-Port VPN Router

      Manufacturer: Linksys
      ProductGroup: CE

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      ASIN: B000MVNXDI
      10/100 4-Port VPN Router

      Peerless SmartMount Universal Tilt Mount Screen (ST670-S)
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Peerless SmartMount Universal Tilt Mount Screen (ST670-S)

        Manufacturer: Peerless
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        • With True Enhanced Performance.
        • Latest Technical Development.

        ASIN: B000KIAHKU
        Peerless SmartMount Universal Tilt Mount Screen (ST670-S)

        Product Description

        Versatile functionality and solid engineering makes this mount an intelligent choice for boardrooms, restaurants and bars or home theaters. SmartMount Universal Tilt Wall Mounts come with everything you need for a quick and easy install: flat panels engage with an audible click, simple to align universal brackets, 15? negative tilt gives unobstructed access to cables and an open-design wall plate allows easy access to junction boxes and cable management. Plus, the Peerless Sorted-For-You fastener pack eliminates guesswork during installation by making all the screen attachment hardware easy to find.

        San Tropez S-9158w Entertainment Center (Desert White Shown)
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          San Tropez S-9158w Entertainment Center (Desert White Shown)

          Manufacturer: Jon Alexander Furniture
          ProductGroup: Kitchen

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          Product Features:
          • 91"w x 58"h x 25"d (Desert White Finish)
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          • Solid Craftsman Design with Wire Management through glass behind Column
          • Made in the USA, Ships Factory Direct With a 100% Satisfaction 30 Day Home Trial and 12-Month Factory Warranty
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          San Tropez S-9158w Entertainment Center (Desert White Shown)

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          Garmin GPSMAP 430s Chartplotter with Dual Beam Transducer
          Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
          • Review 430s
          • Works well but expected more for the money.
          • Be leary of pre-loaded lake details!!
          Garmin GPSMAP 430s Chartplotter with Dual Beam Transducer

          Manufacturer: Garmin
          ProductGroup: CE
          Binding: Electronics

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          Product Features:
          • Accurate, WAAS-enabled GPS unit with dual-beam, wide-coverage transducer
          • Ultra-bright, 4-inch, full-color QVGA display with 320 x 240 pixels of resolution and over 800 nits of brightness
          • Built-in, satellite-enhanced worldwide basemap and detailed maps of inland U.S. lakes
          • Compatible with optional BlueChart g2 Vision card for enhanced mapping capability and auto guidance
          • Weighs 1.5 pounds and measures 5.7 x 5 x 2.7 inches (W x H x D)

          ASIN: B000M9PL8K
          Garmin GPSMAP 430s Chartplotter with Dual Beam Transducer

          Product Description

          These sleek 430-series Garmin plotters pack a lot of value into their space-saving formats. They feature ultra-bright 4" QVGA displays and come ready to launch right out of the box with built-in cartography, worldwide satellite imagery, and a new streamlined user interface. The 430-series comes preloaded with coast-to-coast cartography for inland U.S. waters, of which over 5000 of these lakes and navigable waters include invaluable details such as extra resolution, depth contours, boat ramps, mile markers, hazards, marinas, campgrounds, area roads, and more. (Contiguous 48 states only) The powerful built-in analog sounder found in the 430s and 430sx can scan as deep as 900' (in dual beam mode) and features UltraScroll for high-speed screen updates. The 430s and 430sx also offer split-screen viewing of map and sounder data for easy, continuous reference. The 430x and 430sx includes the GXM 31 Smart Antenna. With a subscription to XM Satellite Weather, the 430x and 430sx can provide continuously-delivered weather on the unit's high-resolution sunlight-readable display. Vital weather data, such as NEXRAD radar, forecasts, and current conditions is graphically displayed directly on the chart - so you can spend more time enjoying the water and less time worrying about the weather.

          Amazon.com Product Description

          The Garmin GPSMAP 430s Chartplotter with Dual Beam Transducer provides big capability in a small, sleek package. With plenty of built-in functionality and compatibility for upgrades or expansions, the 430s is the perfect companion for any boater looking to get out on the water and start exploring, or to simply plot a safe course from point A to point B.

          The Garmin 430s chartplotter uses a crisp, ultra-bright, full-color 4-inch QVGA display with 320 x 240 pixels of resolution and over 800 nits of brightness that lets you easily distinguish bottom detail and fish from background structure. The 430s lets you view your position with pinpoint accuracy to within less than three meters via its powerful, WAAS-enabled GPS antenna, and comes with a built-in, satellite-enhanced worldwide basemap, as well as detailed maps of inland U.S. lakes. What's more, compatibility with the optional BlueChart g2 Vision card allows you to further enhance this unit's mapping capabilities with features such as high-resolution aerial reference photos for help navigating tricky harbors and channels, or locating spots like area marinas or fuel stops. The g2 Vision card also lets the 430s provide graphical depictions in a true 3D mariner's-eye topside view, or fish-eye underwater perspective.

          The Garmin 430s features intuitive navigation with fewer buttons to push and operational steps to traverse, and a simplified menu format that makes it easier for you to see and select the data you want to access on-screen, as well as a tilt and swivel mount bracket that lets you set it for optimum positioning. The 430s also features a backlit keypad for easier operation at night, and a new night mode function that provides optimum readability in low-light conditions. The 430s can also provide auto guidance via the optional g2 Vision card, which searches all your chart features in order to suggest the best known charted route for navigation, so you always have a knowledgeable guide to local hazards and waterways on deck with you.

          The 430s is designed to be easily adaptable to various conditions with a choice of dual-beam or dual-frequency sonar to clearly portray depth contours, fish targets, structure and more. This unit comes with dual-beam, transom-mount transducer with a wider coverage especially suited to spotting more fish underneath your boat in fresh water. Made to be upgradeable and expandable, the Garmin 430s includes built-in CANet connectivity that enables its sonar data to be shared with other chartplotter displays on your boat. This unit weighs 1.5 pounds, and measures just 5.7 x 5 x 2.7 inches (W x H x D) allowing it to be placed virtually anywhere.

          What's in the Box
          Garmin 430s chartplotter, dual-beam transducer, tilt/swivel mount bracket, power and data cables, protective cover and owner's manual.

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars Review 430s.......2007-11-27

          I explore back waters here in Florida and this model is really working well on keeping me posted as to where I am. It provides details that I did not expect that were useful. I did not have a speedometer before and with the 430s I trimed the boat engine to gain 5 mph.

          3 out of 5 stars Works well but expected more for the money........2007-11-23

          We installed this unit on our boat and got it working immediately, no problems whatsoever. We bought it for all the inland lakes in Michigan and it has details on all the ones that we boat on. However, we are going to have to pay an additional $130 for Lake St. Clair! Granted it is not an inland lake.
          The included lake maps do provide useful outlines of the lakes.
          The depth sonar and gps both work well on the lakes and we have had no problems.
          However and but... Here are the reasons why I only rated it 3 stars and not higher.

          1) Garmin customer support is seriously lacking. It is way too difficult to get a straight answer out of Garmin if you can even get an answer!

          2) Garmin's advertising is misleading. We have found this to be true on every Garmin unit we have bought (and returned some for that reason). If you buy a Garmin unit, be absolutely certain what the Return Policy is from where you bought it. One place wanted a 15% restocking fee (which was NOT clearly displayed) but I discussed this with the manager, stating the the salesclerk said it was returnable and did not state that there was a restocking fee and the unit itself did not perform as advertised. In that case the manager acquiesced.

          3) The biggest problem with this particular unit is that the detail displayed for the inland lakes is insufficient for navigation! Many of our lakes have very shallow areas (less than 5 feet) and you do not want to be at speed when traversing those areas. This unit will NOT show the lake depths, on the Navigation display screen, to any degree of usefullness even if you zoom in/out! I carry both printed maps and satellite views of any of the lakes we go out on. But with Garmin's statements, descriptions and pictures, I was led to believe that I would not have to refer back to paper maps!

          If you want some good printable lake maps, go to Sportsman's Connection https://www.sportsmansconnection.com and they have some very good topo lake maps at a reasonable cost.

          3 out of 5 stars Be leary of pre-loaded lake details!!.......2007-07-17

          I specifically purchased this marine GPS so I wouldn't have to buy any additional maps. I live on Lake Murray, SC and don't plan on taking my boat to any other lakes or rivers. I choose the 430S because it came pre-loaded with inland lakes with contour lines. After instaling the GPS and trasducer I discovered it showed the same level of detail as the Lawrance GPS that was a hundred dollars less.
          I called Garmin and was told that the contour lines for Lake Murray should be on the pre-loaded software. Garmin's customer representative told me to send an email stating what was not shown and that Garmin updates the software annually and would send me an email when the updated software was availabel.
          All I will have to do is give then a $200.00 deposit and thewy will send me a SD Card that I can upload the current software. Then I send the SD card back and they will refund me $125.00. So I pay $75.00 to cover Garmin's oversite!
          I just ordered Inland Lakes card from Amazon for $75.00 to get what I thought I was getting in the first place!! At least I can use auto-guidance with the card, which is a function you can't use unless you purchase additional maps.

          Dell Latitude C610 Intel Pentium 3-m 1.0ghz / 256mb Sdram /20gb Hdd/ Cd-rom /14.1-inch / Windows Xp PRO / Refurbished Notebook Pc
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            Dell Latitude C610 Intel Pentium 3-m 1.0ghz / 256mb Sdram /20gb Hdd/ Cd-rom /14.1-inch / Windows Xp PRO / Refurbished Notebook Pc

            Manufacturer: Dell Computers
            ProductGroup: Personal Computer
            Binding: Personal Computers

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            • This laptop has been professionally inspected/ tested and is 100% functional.

            ASIN: B000I7VDBA
            Dell Latitude C610 Intel Pentium 3-m 1.0ghz / 256mb Sdram /20gb Hdd/ Cd-rom /14.1-inch / Windows Xp PRO / Refurbished Notebook Pc

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