[nzlug] IPCop box retiring. Getting NetGear DG834 ADSL Router. Comments? Wise move?

[Donald Gordon]

On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 09:39:39 +1300, Howard <howard-nzlug at fox.co.nz> wrote:
> on 2/11/2006 7:32 p.m. yuri wrote:
> > Currently I *hate* any configuration whatsoever other than plugging it
> > in and turning it on.
> > I realise I'll have to enter my ISP details to connect, but other than
> > that I'm sick of futzing.
> 
> Then pretty much any cheap DSL router will do that.

Some of them have less than desirable NAT implementations, however;
I've seen too many that decided TCP connections had vanished if they
saw no associated packets after a minute or two, which translates to
idle SSH sessions mysteriously dying.

donald
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