nkelly1968
Programmer
I recently lost my BEFSR81v2 and all LAN adapters to a cable-propogated surge (that went right through my cheapo Belkin surge protector). I picked up the new BEFSR81v3 with firmware 2.45.5 but it would not pick up the IP address from the cable modem. After 90 minutes on the phone with Linksys tech support, I exchanged the router for anther identical model. Same problem. Tried connecting the router to a different cable modem at a friends - same problem. Returned the second router. Linksys says that possibly the batch of 81's at that retailer were bad. Does anyone know if there is an issue with the v3 over the v2? My PDC, when set to DHCP, picks up the IP with no problem, as does the Micosoft WAP/4-port Router that I borrowed from work. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.