On 22-Jul-2004 adam@thebowery.co.uk wrote:
Uh, I don't know if you know this but the Netgear DG834(G) does have problems such as operating system, it actually runs Linux. Even on high end routers and switches it is fairly normal to have to upgrade firmware (which is essentialy an OS and software for the device) to fix bugs and security holes.
If you visit try visiting the url http://192.168.0.1/setup.cgi?todo=debug in a web browser you will then be able to telnet to the DG834(G) and have a poke around, it is a bit of a minimal system though, running Busybox as the shell. Indeed if you want to make your own firmware then you could visit http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/n101238.asp and download the source code for the GPL bits of the router.
I should have made myself clearer. I meant outside OSs running on the computers to which the router is connected.
What I was trying to say is that if a number of people have a Netgear DG834 and the same firmware, say 1.01, I don't see why some of them should have problems with it and not others which is what appears to happen.
Barry Samuels http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain