> On Aug 13, 2015, at 5:47 PM, Chris Buechler <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 4:50 PM, Rainer Duffner <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> 
>> I just checked - I ordered it at the end of September 2008.
>> It’s going to be seven years old in a couple of weeks.
>> That’s quite impressive - do you still get firmware-updates for seven year 
>> old commercial DSL-routers?
>> 
> 
> Nope. Often not even when backdoors or other serious security issues
> are disclosed and they're not nearly that old.


I’d like to point out here for argument’s sake we’re comparing oranges to 
Chevrolets…  a commercial firewall and a commercial DSL router are different 
items. Most establishments, in my experience, have their router and their 
firewall completely separate; 7-year old commercial firewalls do get updates, 
provided the company doesn’t abandon them.

And, yes, abandonment does happen. AdTran is famous for that. And also making 
finding upgrades difficult at times.

—
Ryan
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