I called Belkin tech support. The person barely spoke English, had a very strong accent that sounded Indian (probably was). I ask how many ports can you forward, and what is the size of the nat table? He says, "unlimited". At that point I realized that I knew infinitely more about this router then he ever would....their tech support is as worthless as their products.
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Epps" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 12:01 PM Subject: RE: [hlds] OT: Belkin replacement. > Belkin is completely useless! > I had the same problem as you guys... i've even got the same router as you > Stephen. > I suggest a nice hub. I hear you can get them for 17 pounds these days. > > > >From: "Stephen Moretti (blueyonder)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: HLDS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [hlds] OT: Belkin replacement. > >Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:21:48 +0000 > > > >> > >> > >>1) Tell us which router you have. I used a Belkin router and could never > >>get > >>it to work. Belkin tech support was worthless, and I never got it to work. > >>I > >>got rid of the router, problem went away. > >> > > > >Complete aside.... > > > >I was messing with my belkin pile of plastic junk again today, > >forwarding ports for web, ftp and mysql, so that I can share some dev > >work with a remote colleague. Anyway, I spotted a trend. The items > >that are in the "virtual server" list all work exactly as they are > >supposed to (ftp/www), but set up your own custom one (mysql), then it > >has no interest in working properly! > > > >This has ticked me off for long enough, so any suggestions for a > >sensibly priced replacement for a belkin F5D5231-4?? > > > >TIA > > > >Stephen > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >please visit: > >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > _________________________________________________________________ > Want to block unwanted pop-ups? Download the free MSN Toolbar now! > http://toolbar.msn.co.uk/ > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
