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Linksys LRT214 Gigabit VPN Router
Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
5.7
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/10
Total Reviews
150
Old Reviews
57
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Product Reliability
20linksys, work properly, despite hours, could never get, 3 days later
+35%
-65%
" ... I have had about 2 replacements in a year and so far the problem has not been fixed. ... "
" ... After using it for 5 months, the device become malfunction, it can not do the standard load balancing at all. ... "
" ... Despite hours of digging through support boards and working with other users, I could never get it to work properly. ... Once again, despite hours and hours of configuring and testing, I could never get it to work properly. ... "
" ... Despite hours of digging through support boards and working with other users, I could never get it to work properly. ... Once again, despite hours and hours of configuring and testing, I could never get it to work properly. ... "
" ... That's been my only contact with them over the course of 3 months now. ... Update 10/16/2017. ... "
" ... That's been my only contact with them over the course of 3 months now. ... Update 10/16/2017. ... "
" ... I reset the router but the same thing happened 3 days later. ... 3 days later, same issue. ... Still working with Linksys as to why these routers are having the problem. ... "
" ... I reset the router but the same thing happened 3 days later. ... 3 days later, same issue. ... Still working with Linksys as to why these routers are having the problem. ... "
ISP
16vpn, failover, want, wan, pia
+63%
-38%
" ... Have not yet tried the WAN failover ... "
" ... Even TP link has better VPN solutions. ... "
" ... Download speed are somewhat better than my ancient router I was using before. ... "
" ... Good to have your own router/firewall between your network and router that network provider gives you. ... "
" ... I purchased this to replace my Netgear FSV138G VPN router. ... I upgraded my internet service from 20/3 mbps to 100/30 mbps. ... "
" ... I had used a Cisco router for VPN access but they dropped support of the client. ... "
" ... Using it on TWC. ... "
" ... With 900 Mbps LAN-to-WAN throughput, I get the full benefit of my recently upgraded 250 Mbps Internet service. ... "
Setup
15configure, router, easy to configure, west, vpn
+67%
-33%
" ... The router installed easy and when I run a speed test now I am seeing 119/23 mbps on the Xfinity Speed test page, but my webpages are loading extremely slower than the Netgear router did and that was only capable of handling 25mbps. ... "
" ... Fast, easy to configure. ... "
" ... Fast, easy to configure. ... "
" ... Easy to set-up, no maintenance required after set-up. ... "
" ... Easy to set-up, no maintenance required after set-up. ... "
" ... The basic features of the LRT214 were easy to setup. ... Best of all, the combination of password and certificate authentication is offered and just a part of the setup. ... "
" ... This router has been one of my most favorite to setup and configure quickly out of the box. ... "
" ... This router has been one of my most favorite to setup and configure quickly out of the box. ... "
Firmware
13linksys, firmware is buggy, shibby, dd wrt, ipv6
-100%
" ... The firmware is buggy and for some reason with upnp on, it gets hung up on port TCP 443 and this happened after the Microsoft one drive update. ... "
" ... After upragding firmware the router bricked and was unusable. ... "
" ... On configuring it I downloaded the latest firmware update from the Linksys site. ... "
" ... I have updated to the most recent firmware update released in May 2018, I think I am going to have to go with another wired gigabit router. ... "
" ... There's no firmware update over a year. ... "
" ... IPv4, IPv6, Firewall, Routing protocols, VPNs, and much more. ... "
" ... Raising my rating to 2 stars in recognition of their effort but can't recommend this product as the firmware has serious issues. ... "
" ... Raising my rating to 2 stars in recognition of their effort but can't recommend this product as the firmware has serious issues. ... "
Wifi
12vpn, network, internet, want, server
+42%
-58%
" ... After a few months of use, while Internet/network speeds have been good, overall this is proving to be a very frustrating router. ... From the start, I have been unable to access my modem's diagnostic page from this router. ... Secondly, I am now having to reboot the router at least once a day (or more), as some devices lose access or unable to gain access to my WiFi network (able to join WiFi network, but unable to gain Internet access)- rebooting temporarily resolves the issues most of the time (again, a temporary fix). ... "
" ... The Open VPN service was unreliable and I had to constantly reset the router so I could access the admin portal. ... "
" ... The Open VPN service was unreliable and I had to constantly reset the router so I could access the admin portal. ... "
" ... I have a small business network and other employees are also complaining about the speeds on the LAN and WAN. ... I thought upgrading would improve performance but with this router I am seeing a much slower network than the Netgear model that was not even capable of handling the speeds this one is supposed to support. ... "
" ... If one internet connection goes down, we want to fail over to the other. ... "
" ... If one internet connection goes down, we want to fail over to the other. ... "
Network
11internet connections, linksys, internet, want, vpn
+55%
-45%
" ... Linksys saved the day. ... "
" ... Great NAT throughput, works as expected. ... "
" ... Good to have your own router/firewall between your network and router that network provider gives you. ... "
" ... I upgraded my internet service from 20/3 mbps to 100/30 mbps. ... The router installed easy and when I run a speed test now I am seeing 119/23 mbps on the Xfinity Speed test page, but my webpages are loading extremely slower than the Netgear router did and that was only capable of handling 25mbps. ... "
" ... I had used a Cisco router for VPN access but they dropped support of the client. ... "
" ... Very solid as an IPv4 router, though. ... "
Device Compatibility
10analyze, support, server, router, pptp
+20%
-80%
" ... Secondly, I am now having to reboot the router at least once a day (or more), as some devices lose access or unable to gain access to my WiFi network (able to join WiFi network, but unable to gain Internet access)- rebooting temporarily resolves the issues most of the time (again, a temporary fix). ... "
" ... It's been months trying to get this piece of garbage to connect my Apple devices to my office network. ... "
" ... Does not work well and does not have the capability to analyze internet connections and suggest proper automation. ... "
" ... Does not work well and does not have the capability to analyze internet connections and suggest proper automation. ... "
" ... We worked with Linksys support and 2 different units and were unable to get it to work reliably. ... "
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