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From: nospam on 8 Feb 2010 15:57 In article <1jdls0b.129yix012n7f63N%dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net>, Daniel Cohen <dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net> wrote: > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > Also, automatic > > updating will not be on by default, and many such routers barely get any > > updates anyway. You do get what you pay for. > > What kind of updates would you expect to need? I've never updated my > router(s). Maybe I'm missing something important. you're not.
From: David Empson on 8 Feb 2010 16:37 nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > In article <1jdls0b.129yix012n7f63N%dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net>, Daniel > Cohen <dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net> wrote: > > > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > > > Also, automatic > > > updating will not be on by default, and many such routers barely get any > > > updates anyway. You do get what you pay for. > > > > What kind of updates would you expect to need? I've never updated my > > router(s). Maybe I'm missing something important. > > you're not. I beg to differ. I had the misfortune of buying a particular model of Netgear router (FVS-114) which turned out to have several rather horrible bugs, the main one being it would lock up the router when I accessed certain web sites, including Apple's software update servers to get information about the particular combination of updates one of my computers needed. It had a few firmware updates which fixed some of the bugs but it was still unreliable. I gave up using it but couldn't sell it with a clear conscience because it simply didn't work properly. Netgear finally released a firmware update about a year after I bought it that fixed the most serious problems I had with it, which allowed me to sell it (as I had already replaced it with a different router). The new owner has been happy with it. I've also had updates for other routers which added useful new features or fixed security problems I didn't know it had. It is at least worth keeping an eye on the support pages for your particular router to see if there have been any firmware updates and whether the described changes might be worth installing. -- David Empson dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz
From: nospam on 8 Feb 2010 16:44 In article <1jdn6fs.5dbyw71p2ipalN%dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz>, David Empson <dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz> wrote: > It is at least worth keeping an eye on the support pages for your > particular router to see if there have been any firmware updates and > whether the described changes might be worth installing. true, but if it's working properly (yours wasn't), then it's rare than an update is vital. sometimes it even makes things worse. i had an old linksys vpn router that i had to downgrade because the new version didn't work as well (and it was a common issue on the forums).
From: Jolly Roger on 8 Feb 2010 17:08 In article <1jdls0b.129yix012n7f63N%dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net>, dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) wrote: > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > Also, automatic > > updating will not be on by default, and many such routers barely get any > > updates anyway. You do get what you pay for. > > What kind of updates would you expect to need? I've never updated my > router(s). Maybe I'm missing something important. Anything from trivial typo corrections, to security updates, bug fixes, and so on. I've seen updates that fix router resets due to improper handling of certain packets, security updates that fix bugs that allow malicious remote control, and all sorts of other things. Mr. nospam's assertion that updates aren't important is pure bullshit. They are absolutely critical in many cases. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Jolly Roger on 8 Feb 2010 17:09
In article <080220101257043378%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > In article <1jdls0b.129yix012n7f63N%dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net>, Daniel > Cohen <dcohenspam(a)talktalk.net> wrote: > > > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > > > Also, automatic > > > updating will not be on by default, and many such routers barely get any > > > updates anyway. You do get what you pay for. > > > > What kind of updates would you expect to need? I've never updated my > > router(s). Maybe I'm missing something important. > > you're not. More pure bullshit from Mr. nospam... -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR |