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Author Topic: Why do I have to reboot the router after .........  (Read 6603 times)

keram617

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Why do I have to reboot the router after .........
« on: July 24, 2009, 08:59:40 PM »
Hello
I am trying to find something out, as company that builds routers for gaming/speed etc, I am trying to find out why would you set up a router where after every change you make you have to fully reboot the router.

I personally deal with alot of different routers out there (Cisco, Juniper, Linksys, Extreme Networks and many more) and I have yet come across one that will have you reboot the entire router just so you can change DMZ on it.
Example is, when  I hit the router remotely and open DMZ to my PC on that router, I have to fully reboot the router in order for it to take effect, at which point whoever currently at my house is using it, will get kicked off the network.
I just find that really really inappropriate.

Any other thoughts? Opinions from others?
Thanx

Mark
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Yashu

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Re: Why do I have to reboot the router after .........
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2009, 08:17:34 AM »
The "gamer" series seem to require more reboots than the latest N series, but only by a little. I think it has more to do with what OS D-Link is running.

Unlike Linksys, where there is the ability to flash a user-made firmware, D-Link, AFAIK has no firmware that can be user modified (which is a shame), but they seem to keep things as stable as they can. I just know that the OS D-Link runs probably requires a flush of memory and a full reboot to get everything going step by step to make sure everything is applied correctly.
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