Re: Linksys router firmware upgrade

"revbrian" <bbladow@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1143831745.479559.306540@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I upgraded my firmware for my linksys router befw11s4. before the
> upgrade it was the factory settings and wouls pass shieldsup test after
> upgrade shows all ports as closed and fails upgrade. I tried contacting
> Linksys tech support. waste of time. using chat the guy just quit
> responding didn't seem to have a clue anyway. Anybody have experience
> with this type of issue. I had assumed that the upgrade would restore
> the router to the same setting as when i bought it. But you know what
> happens when you assume. Thanks for any help i can get.
>

Why did you upgrade in the first place, unless there was some feature that
you were going to use? If it was working before and wasn't broke, then why
did you fix it with an upgrade?

Secondly, if all ports are *closed*, then what's the problem? What ports
are you talking about anyway?

Thirdly, as far as some Gibson Shileds-up stupid test and stealth, that's a
BS test for personal FW(s) users to begin with and some kind nonsense to
sooth a personal FW user and BS them about stealthed.

Ooo, I am stealthed in my little personal FW security blanket let me lay in
the blanket and let it cover me with its stealthness. The port is closed or
its open. and find some other testing sites.

Fourthly, the machines behind the router are stealthed as the O/S on the
machines or personal FW you have running on them are not going to react to
unsolicited inbound traffic due to them setting behind the router, now
that's stealthed if you want to call something being stealthed.

Duane :)
Received on Mon May 1 01:03:46 2006