Thought ::
Netgear RP114 DSL-router w/4-port LAN (updated firmware ~~2-3 years ago) This is about the size of my DSL-modem.
For Windoze 98fe, 98se, & 2k, never even hicoughed, although I have certainly had several dsl-modem crash; even then, the LAN side of the NG still worked flawlessly, including LAN-dhcp resolution. This has included a number of Linux boxes, too.
But....
With Gentoo, I have problems. Didn't have tcpdump or such avail during install, but I suspect that said router does not speak IPv6, and may somehow have a problem with massive packets pending.
I guess it depends on what you are trying to do with it. Sigh.
rgh.
Philippe Gagnon wrote:
Dave Nebinger wrote:
My problem with my netgear dsl modem/router is how difficult it is to script
against...
Even doing simple things like trying to wget the status page in order to determine what my external ip address is a pain in the ass.
And you really can't script changes to the thing in any way that I could figure out.
The web interface itself has issues to begin with; the javascript check on
ip addresses entered in the form always tells me it's not formatted
correctly even though I know it is, and it won't let the form save.
Plus every week or so throughput drops from an average 160k/sec down to 3 or
4k which only a router reboot resolves.
Basically I think the things a piece of crap. I'm anxiously awaiting my pci
adsl card so I can drop the external modem and integrate it into my own
system...
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