( 11 reviews )
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Posted: Feb 7 2009
I've tested routers for a long, long time and the RV082 (be sure to download and install the latest firmware) is one of my favorites and very stable. It's been running at several businesses plus all my personal sites as well - with no hiccups. Very easy to configure and I love the fact that it includes a PPTP VPN server, making it drop-dead simple to connect to your LAN using the VPN client already built into Windows (no need to install software). It also has QoS service if you need to bandwidth limit or promote certain protocols / clients. I also recommend the RV042 (hardware 1.1 with latest firmware) or m0n0wall open source gateway. That said, the RV082 is still my stable and fast router of choice.
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Posted: Nov 19 2008
Last year I was in the market for a VPN solution for my home office and after reading some mixed reviews I bought the RV082. The dual WAN, IPSec VPN, firewall and price were the features that sold me and as a relatively savvy VPN user, I figured I could tough it out. Boy was I wrong. This device delivers decent router performance but I couldn't get the QuickVPN software to work at all with Vista clients. The documentation is incomplete and is especially not useful for those who're new to VPN administration. Even after hours of research online and numerous tech support calls I still couldn't get the QuickVPN working, so I gave up on it and switched to another, more configurable IPSec VPN application. This did get the VPN going, and it seems stable so far, but it's annoying and disappointing that it wouldn't work right out of the box.
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Posted: Sep 4 2008
I have been using one of these for a few years. I just threw it away. I should have thrown it away years ago. Even with the latest firmware it doesn't work right and is slow. It's difficult to configure. It's impossible to configure correctly. I've spent many hours on the phone with Linksys tech support, which has proved to be a total waste of time. Even through the router sucks, though, the documentation is even worse. Save your money. Use dd-wrt. That's what I did.
