said by fonzbear2000 :

1. I don't see a Mac version of Comodo: »personalfirewall.comodo.com/down···all.html

2. Why would I need a program like Comodo when Mac already has a software firewall?:

said by fonzbear2000 :

Thanks, I VERY MUCH appreciate all your effort, but being on a Mac, I'm not too worried about it. Now, Winblows is another story.

said by tipstir :

You're welcome.. One question for you how close did you placed the Belkin N+ where you use your laptop. Do you use the laptop outside also?

said by fonzbear2000 :

Well, we have an iMac and 2 Macbooks. My dad usually uses the iMac while my sister and I are all over the house on the Macbooks. It's quite rare that we're outside though.

said by tipstir :

Can you go outside with your iMAC like walk around the house to see how you do with the range. If you're battery isn't working on the imac it's okay don't bother. But what you described the router is working great then around the house.

said by fonzbear2000 :

Connection seems great all around the yard and speed test results are the same.

said by tipstir :

Thanks for doing that for me..

said by fonzbear2000 :

Also, 9 days with NO connection drops! I'm pretty convinced that different wireless routers have different firewalls that block different things and whatever this router is blocking, my previous D-link didn't block which caused it to have connection drops.

said by bbarrera :

The typical reasons for having to reset a wireless router are:
- radio incompatibilities (usually fixed by firmware update on notebook or router)
- P2P or gaming server refresh can cause some routers to run out of memory

And then you have various DNS and DHCP issues, with some cheap consumer routers doing a really bad job of working with Mac OS X even though DHCP and DNS are standards and easy to get right if you are a router vendor.

Its very, very unlikely firewall blocking has anything to do with it, and without more specific info about your disconnects its hard to say (did the Macbook lose IP address, could the Macbook ping the iMac, could you ping the Internet by IP address, etc, etc). I've helped a lot of people and I've never seen the firewall involved with random "disconnect" issues.

Glad the new router is working out for you!

said by fonzbear2000 :

You bet.

Also, 9 days with NO connection drops! I'm pretty convinced that different wireless routers have different firewalls that block different things and whatever this router is blocking, my previous D-link didn't block which caused it to have connection drops.

said by stevech0 :

Not.

said by No_Strings :

It was covered earlier, but I'll add my thoughts.

Router anomalies like you've described are pretty common for consumer-grade devices. They typically result from memory exhaustion and poorly-written firmware. The most common cause is the use of P2P applications which can create large numbers of TCP/IP connections.

Skimp on memory to keep the cost low, ship firmware with sloppy code and you have the recipe for a BestBuy special.

Compared to the load placed on the router by P2P apps, a few external pings from script kiddies looking for a mark don't count for much.

said by fonzbear2000 :

Thanks for the additional input. Well, Belkin must be doing something right. Also, I got the router at Target, not Best Buy LOL. But seriously, whatever it is, be it better firmware, memory, a combination of both, I would VERY HIGHLY recommend this router to anyone having similar problems. It's all good and hopefully it will stay that way.

said by tipstir :

Hey if you care too show us all here a picture of your router just showing the router active..

said by fonzbear2000 :

You mean a picture of my actual router? What for? LOL

said by fonzbear2000 :



Stuff is blurred out because it's a white board with a LOT of phone numbers.