Belkin F5D6230-3 Wireless Cable/DSL Router

by Belkin

Product Details

Product Manual [2.62mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000063WP7
• Item model number: F5D6230-3
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,447 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 23, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Belkin Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway Router is the perfect solution for Mac or PC users to 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 uses the 802.11b wireless Ethernet standard to let you share broadband Internet connection and is interoperable with any 802.11b - compliant wireless device. It also 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.

Features

• Offers 802.11b Compliance - Interoperable with any 802.11b-compliant wireless device
• Comes with a Belkin Lifetime Warranty and Free, 24-hour technical support
• Enabled sharing of your broadband Internet connection
• Quick data exchange between connected PCs and notebooks; printer and other peripheral sharing, and communication via e-mail
• Wireless roaming with a networked laptop around the home or office
• Simple installation that enables networking in buildings with solid or finished walls, or in open areas where wiring would be difficult or problematic
• Auto-sensing for future scalability of 10Base-T networks into 100Base-T Networks
• Dedicated bandwidth for each port to let you enjoy an efficient and error-free network
• Compliance with Ethernet IEEE 802.3 and 802.3u standards
• LED indicators for monitoring network traffic
• Plug-and-Play compatibility
• Compatible with Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP and Mac OS up to Mac OS X and AppleTalk.
• Works with popular game consoles including Playstation 2 Online and Xbox Live!

Product Description

The Belkin Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway Router is the perfect solution for Mac or PC users to 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 uses the 802.11b wireless Ethernet standard to let you share broadband Internet connection and is interoperable with any 802.11b - compliant wireless device. It also 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. * Simple installation that enables networking in buildings with solid or finished walls, or in open areas where wiring would be difficult or problematic * Auto-sensing for future scalability of 10Base-T networks into 100Base-T Networks * Dedicated bandwidth for each port to let you enjoy an efficient and error-free network * Compliance with Ethernet IEEE 802.3 and 802.3u standards * LED indicators for monitoring network traffic * Plug-and-Play compatibility * Compatible with Windows® 98, Windows® 2000, Windows® Me, Windows® XP and Mac OS up to Mac OS X and AppleTalk. * Works with popular game consoles including Playstation 2 Online and Xbox Live!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars not worth it, December 28, 2003

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Spiritraveller (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belkin F5D6230-3 Wireless Cable/DSL Router (Personal Computers)

$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.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clean and simple, May 28, 2002

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Bruce J Murray (Tuscaloosa, AL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belkin F5D6230-3 Wireless Cable/DSL Router (Personal Computers)

The router has performed very well during a month of continuous use with Belkin and other wireless adapters and with a standard ethernet card--there is a 10/100Base-T switch. Setup was quick and free of problems.

We have two minor complaints:

1. After a cable modem service interruption, the router may require a reset to restore Internet access to the network. A reset may be accomplished, usually, via a web interface on a connected computer, so it's a small matter. (To be fair, we don't know how often our cable modem goes offline. For every time we have to reset the router, there may be 100 times when the router brings us back up transparently. Or not.)

2. Indoor range is far less than that claimed by the manufacturer. This seems to be true, obviously, for every wireless system. We mention this for completeness.

We are happy with the router and would be surprised to find a unit in the same price range that performs better.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad PPPoE performance, terrible tech support, July 16, 2002

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Ben Glenn (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Belkin F5D6230-3 Wireless Cable/DSL Router (Personal Computers)

This router slowed my PPPoE internet connection down to a crawl, both wirelessly and even when directly plugged into the router. After multiple calls to Belkin tech support (with horrendous hold times) and several firmware upgrades, I finally gave up. Got a Linksys instead, and it works great, no slow-downs or dropped connections.