Rated 
Disappointing
Started Sep 9, 2007
Strengths: It works, but only just.
Weaknesses: Limit of 4 MAC addresses. Range not much better than previous access point. Needed to use switch to increase performance.
Hi, I have just (August 2007) bought a Wireless G+ Mimo. I was having the same problem as another reviewer with the limit of 4 MAC addresses. It really annoyed me because I wanted an open network but wanted to limit exactly whose machines connected to it. I couldn't find a firmware update, and anyway I was put off by looking any further after reading the other reviewer's mail. Then I started playing around with the router and found that you can edit the settings file because it's text. First I saved the settings (typically in a file called user.conf), then looked for filter_mac_5 and entered a MAC address after the equals sign. I then reloaded the altered settings, and, voilà, it worked. It seems you can add up to 50 MAC addresses: filter_mac_6, filter_mac_7, etc. Watch out for carriage returns and line feeds. It's probably best to use VI, or something serious (i.e., not Windows Notepad). By the way I am sure that this method would not be supported by Belkin, but it does seem to work. Though I would expect you NOT to sue me if your router stops working. By the way (this has nothing to do with MAC addresses), I found that performance was terrible until I placed a switch between this router and my cable provider (Fastweb Italy). Waste of a switch, I know, but at least it works. Cheers Daniel
(I posted this as a comment to another reviewer's message, but I wanted to give a rating as well).
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