Security issues move Linksys routers off the short list:
"As more companies adopt a telecommuting-friendly culture, more employees are taking the plunge for cable or DSL-based Internet access. In many cases, their households have more than one Internet user and are installing turnkey connection-sharing appliances. The two companies that most often come to mind for me as providers of these appliances are the recently Cisco-acquired Linksys and the as-of-yet-to-be acquired NetGear. Linksys is apparently having some engineering difficulties that are leaving its customers exposed to potential security problems.… "

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