Cisco.... in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r14809783 en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:07:57 EDT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:07:57 EDT Re: Cisco.... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14814689 stridr69 : ROTFLOL!!!!
I can see it now...w/a 56" Plasma screen showing the current "online" status.
Nice take there, Aquablaze..
;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14814689 Tue, 15 Nov 2005 22:49:10 EDT Re: Cisco.... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14811780 Thaler :
said by blueeyesm See Profile :

Seriously tho - it's a shame these companies do not open up to allow a user-developed, open firmware area within the product, so that users can customize a product.
True...but I think I might get upset if I start seeing "Pimp My Router" on the TV Guide in the near future.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14811780 Tue, 15 Nov 2005 16:37:56 EDT Re: Cisco.... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14811361 Deathsadvoca : If cisco put half the amount of time into developing there linksys brand as they do with there commercial routers they would actually be decent.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14811361 Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:42:03 EDT Re: Cisco.... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14810472 jsimmons :
said by Primis1 See Profile :

Back before they [Cisco] acquired them I swore by Linksys. Then after acquisition their firmware began to turn to crap, and nowadays I not only don't recommend Linksys to people, I explicitly tell them to NOT go with Linksys.

Cisco needs to wake up to this. They took a once-respected name and screwed it up big-time by tinkering where no tinkering needed to be done.
I've experienced problems with Linksys, Belkin, D-Link, Netgear, ZyXELL, and more. Believe me... When it comes to getting updates to firmware out, and responding to user pressure when serious flaws are found, Linksys is far better (and quicker) than most.
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"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." - Albert Einstein ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14810472 Tue, 15 Nov 2005 13:36:41 EDT Re: Cisco.... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14809869 blueeyesm :
said by Primis1 See Profile :

... tinkering where no tinkering needed to be done.
This is quite humourous considering the thread is lossely based open source firmware - tinkering. :)

Seriously tho - it's a shame these companies do not open up to allow a user-developed, open firmware area within the product, so that users can customize a product. Or better yet - why not make that a feature on mid-range to higher priced networking equipment? It's obvious one of the successes in this project was the open-source community's response to the idea of opening up the firmware. It improved, corrected, and added to, the product - for free.
So the box might have to cost more money - at least they would make a bit extra on a 'feature'.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14809869 Tue, 15 Nov 2005 12:06:10 EDT Re: Cisco.... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14809865 Mospaw :
said by Primis1 See Profile :

Cisco needs to wake up to this. They took a once-respected name and screwed it up big-time by tinkering where no tinkering needed to be done.
Yeah, and they did that to Linksys too! ;)
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Back nefore they acquired them I swore by Linksys. Then after acquisition their firmware began to turn to crap, and nowadays I not only don't recommend Linksys to people, I explicitly tell them to NOT go with Linksys.

Cisco needs to wake up to this. They took a once-respected name and screwed it up big-time by tinkering where no tinkering needed to be done.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14809783 Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:52:48 EDT