I think the reason dlink has any credibility whatsoever is that it is getting compared to linksys (my least favorite router ever).
On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 7:35 PM, Paul Conlin via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > I have tried to upgrade a few customer’s older Linksys routers recently > only to find firmware is no longer available on the site. You know, just > trying to be nice and avoid hassles later when trying to provide remote > support over the phone. WRT54G2v1, the most recent example, is now a 104MB > download executable that needs to be installed on the host PC. No freak’n > way do I trust Linksys/Cisco/Netgear enough to install a massive program on > my laptop only to upgrade a router. Google can often find firmware but > nearly impossible to know if it is the latest version and forget matching > release notes. WTF are these guys thinking? Ok, so I know that they are > thinking. Why not just flat out say “screw you—that router is too old—we > want new money from you buy something current”. Do customers really want > to buy a new router from a company that just went out of their way to > remove firmware from their support web site? It begs the question of how > long is the company going to support the new router? These guys are dense. > > > > <rant off> > > > > PC > > Blaze Broadband > > > > *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Ken Hohhof via Af > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 30, 2014 7:53 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] wireless router video > > > > The information in the video may be fine, but I have a bad taste in my > mouth right now regarding DLink. Most of the customer routers I found on > my network with port 1900 open to the Internet turned out to be DLink. > That’s just stupid, having UPnP not only enabled by default but enabled > toward the WAN side. > > > > But then I find most of the DLink routers aren’t getting firmware updates > anymore, the only fix is to disable UPnP. > > http://support.dlink.ca/FAQView.aspx?f=sY5vcvfAuAV6bXgi%2F8WoVw%3D%3D > > > > And then customers who can upgrade their FW find all their settings are > lost. Way to go, DLink. > > > > Maybe Belkin will buy them too, and they can brand everything Blinksys. > > > > > > *From:* Jaime Solorza via Af <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Tuesday, December 30, 2014 6:18 PM > > *To:* Animal Farm <[email protected]> > > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] wireless router video > > > > Instaiing the router in corner is sometimes better. Think corner > reflections help > > Jaime Solorza > > On Dec 29, 2014 7:08 PM, "Sean Heskett via Af" <[email protected]> wrote: > > This one? > > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOdOBVKenzQ > > > > > On Monday, December 29, 2014, Chuck McCown via Af <[email protected]> wrote: > > Looking for the link to the belkin or dlink video telling folks to get the > router up off the floor. >
