Good riddance!!! I hate those things... The switching to bridge thing is still a nuisance sometimes, but I it's usually preferred anyway. The biggest problem with them is the UI, things that should be simple, like changing a channel seems to be nearly impossible if you aren't using a Mac, and even then it's pain to try and talk someone through over the phone.
On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 10:36 AM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > "(3) They would usually default to bridge mode, and saturate the local > DHCP pool" > > Is this because you're not IPing your network properly? Usually this only > happens if you're handing client RFC1918 addresses in which case bridging > is appropriate behavior for the router. > > The rest I'd say are valid complaints. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Bill Prince" <[email protected]> > *To: *[email protected] > *Sent: *Monday, November 28, 2016 10:32:09 AM > *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] OT: Apple abandoning development of wireless > routers > > The biggest issues for me was that (1) they were constantly changing the > UI of their proprietary "airport admin" tool, (2) The Windows version was > always a few revs behind (or would not work), (3) They would usually > default to bridge mode, and saturate the local DHCP pool, (4) would not > allow simple adjustments to channel frequencies, (5) their admin tool was > proprietary, and not just a simple web server. > > > There are probably another half dozen or so issues that I'm not recalling > now. > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > On 11/28/2016 8:13 AM, Mike Hammett wrote: > > I know some WISP's beef with them was because the WISP wasn't properly > IPing their network. What other concerns are there? > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions <http://www.ics-il.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> > <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> > <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> > Midwest Internet Exchange <http://www.midwest-ix.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/mdwestix> > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/midwest-internet-exchange> > <https://twitter.com/mdwestix> > The Brothers WISP <http://www.thebrotherswisp.com/> > <https://www.facebook.com/thebrotherswisp> > > > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSdfxQv7SpoRQYNyLwntZg> > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Bill Prince" <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *To: *"Motorola III" <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Monday, November 28, 2016 10:07:21 AM > *Subject: *[AFMUG] OT: Apple abandoning development of wireless routers > > Finally! There routers have caused more than their fair share of support > calls. I say good riddance. > > https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-21/apple-said-to-abandon- > development-of-wireless-routers-ivs0ssec > > > -- > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > > >
