On Monday, January 22, 2007 @ 9:02 PM, Felix Miata wrote: >On 2007/01/22 20:32 (GMT-0600) Greg Wallace apparently typed:\n
>> I just purchased a Belkin 4 port router and the built-in firewall in it is >> leaking like a sieve (constantly getting intrusions). I had always used >Did you try updating to the latest firmware? Yes, even though it wasn't actually an upgrade (there have been no upgrades to the firmware on this router, so I just re-installed the one that came with the box). >> Linksys, but they just don't seem to last very long in my experience. So, >DLink & Linksys around here come with 1 year warranties. Belkin comes >with 5. Netgear comes with 3. 3 Years beats one year, so that's definitely a plus for Netgear over DLink. >> I'm looking for alternatives. I like IOGEAR equipment, but they don't make >> wired routers and I'd just as soon not go wireless right now (personal >> choice). In doing some browsing, I found out that Netgear and D-Link both >> make wired routers. Anyone had experience with either of these? Anyone >> have another alternative brand to recommend? >"My" last router purchase was a Netgear wireless. "I" bought it by proxy >about 2 weeks ago. My neighbor had been using W98 with Zone Alarm. It >was heavily afflicted with the M$ popup disease. I sent him to the >stores with cell phone in hand, and when he described the right one to >me I said buy that one. It came with a normal wired router complement of >5 ports: 1 for the modem, and 4 for the rest of the wired network. The >wireless component is disabled by default. The M$ installer, whatever it >was installing, recommended an immediate firmware upgrade, which I did >via one click to download, then opening the browser to open a connection >to the unit to upload it. >The last 2 routers I actually bought are Netgear. I used the 4-port >first about 2 years before buying the FVS318 with 8 ports to replace it. >That happened nearly 2 years ago now. Or maybe it was 3 then 2. Anyway, >the old is my backup in case a problem develops with the new. >Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ John Anderson mentioned that active ftp wasn't supported on his Netgear. I really don't know the difference between the two. My assumption is that limitation wouldn't cause me any inconvenience. Thanks, Greg Wallace -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
