Compare Linksys EtherFast® BEFSR81 Router to Linksys EtherFast® BEFSX41 Router

Do you find Internet sharing software to be nothing but a hassle? Can't find a simple and inexpensive way to share your one Internet IP address over your entire network? If so, then the Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router is exactly what you're looking for. ??The Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 8-Port Switch is the perfect solution for connecting up to 253 of your PCs to a high-speed Broadband Internet connection or to a Fast Ethernet or Ethernet backbone. Configurable as a DHCP server or client for your network, the EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 8-Port Switch acts as the only externally recognized Internet gateway on your local area network (LAN). The EtherFast Cable/DSL Router can be configured via SNMP to filter internal users' access to the Internet and serve as an Internet firewall against unwanted outside intruders.??The EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 8-Port Switch features such advanced functions as dynamic and static port routing, DMZ hosting, filtering and forwar... Less

The Linksys Instant Broadband EtherFast®Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint is the perfect solution for connecting a small group of PCs to a high-speed broadband Internet connection or a 10/100 Ethernet backbone. The Router can be configured to limit internal users' Internet access based on URLs and/or time periodsURL filtering and time filtering. For enhanced protection against intruders from the Internet, the Router features an advanced Stateful Packet Inspection firewall. Less