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?
> 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.
> 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.
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