On 25/11/17 11:10 PM, zap wrote:
The troublesome routers I would temporarily try a "factory reset" on
https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Hard_reset_or_30/30/30
and set them up from scratch and attempt installation of the most
current firmware.
It you are having pop-up warnings I would take a good look at your web
browsers.
Those Netgear routers are old and will probably never be updated by
even third party firmware to cover a host of more modern
vulnerabilities. I definitely would be fast tracking the phase out
of them if they face the Internet.
I may be wrong, but are not those ADSL gateway/routers, if so that
adds another variable into the selection mix, that may depend greatly
on your ISP's or ISPs' hardware and protocols.
Myself when faced with such situations tend towards selecting a
suitable modem setting it in bridge mode and handling routing with a
dedicated router, this adds more hardware and wall warts, but as
things change maintains better flexibility.
Ubiquity routers are a good choice for routing.
Well, librecmc has worked fine for me as long as I used one with a
graphical built in.
I guess openwrt and ddwrt might not be as good. dunno... I only have
used librecmc. xD
I'm glad that's working for you.
I normally switch consumer grade routers to ddwrt or tomato by Shibby if
they are supported, I've never tried librecmc, but I'll check it out,
thanks.
This may have changed since I looked into it, but the supported hardware
on third party firmware I remember was mostly straight routers or ADSL
routers with the ADSL part left nonfunctional.
I have to agree with you about factory firmware, it does seem more and
more is holey by design rather than just error and blatantly phoning
home for whatever supplied reason.
If a router is "end of life" which may be after only a couple of years
the chances of getting security patched firmware from the manufacturer
is zero anyway, even if they admit the insecurity.
Clarke
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