"I have received this update in Cleveland. What does it offer? Anything to get excited about? I can tell you this much, the idea of IP6 does nothing to excite my emotions. In fact I think I dread it! At least you could easily remember IP4 numbering! "
In almost all cases firmware upgrades don't "Offer" anything. It patches issues the modem might have with certain pieces of equipment and may address security concerns.
Hob -- "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
In almost all cases firmware upgrades don't "Offer" anything. It patches issues the modem might have with certain pieces of equipment and may address security concerns.
Being a combo router/modem, it's a more complicated device, so the significance of firmware updates to it increases.
In addition to streamlined bridged mode, I can see this update also enables you to selectively disable the various NAT ALGs (protocol snooping) ... even FTP! I'm hoping they've either fixed the performance bugs I had with the last version, or that by disabling everything I don't need, I won't run into them. I'll know in a few days! -- AT&T U-Hearse - RIP Unlimited Internet 1995-2011 Rethink Billable.
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