Have a Origo router?

If you do, you may be interested in the fact that they have released a new
firmware version which includes a SPI firewall

See http://adsltech.com/adsl/fml.htm for details

Regards
Sunil

Its a beta firmware, as the SPI has issues with dropping packets for TELNET
VNC P2P causing stale or lost connections

"Gus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Its a beta firmware, as the SPI has issues with dropping packets for
TELNET
> VNC P2P causing stale or lost connections

This now seems to be an "official" version, as I got an email from
Origo/Adsltech informing me of its release.

If there are still any unresolved bugs, I guess they will now become "known
issues" to be fixed in the official release

Regards
Sunil

yeah same here but I've already tested it when it came out nearly a week ago
just sajjad didn't get around to the mail drop and found that the SPI gives
those faults in my first reply. Plus looking at the replies of the beta UPNP
SPI that version its no better.

So if your Origo router is working and you dont want to invalidate your
warrnty if it goes wrong and have to do a USB Fix Flash that requires
opening the router, then don't try it.

But if willing and or need the SPI even as buggy as it is, then try it. But
be sure you know _How_ to do the fix and if your PC _Can_ do it as it
requires booting in Dos and not all motherboards support USB in Dos.

Sunil Sood wrote:
> If you do, you may be interested in the fact that they have released
> a new firmware version which includes a SPI firewall
>
> See http://adsltech.com/adsl/fml.htm for details
>
> Regards
> Sunil


Thanks Sunil. It downloaded and installed on my asr8100 easily enough. There
is now a new section in http://10.0.0.2/doc/advance.htm titled "firewall".
Can someone say how to use the "service filtering" section? Does a tick in
the box mean the service will be allowed? Otherwise it is fine.

ed




--
"Everyone looks like Ernest Borgnine."

"ed" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Thanks Sunil. It downloaded and installed on my asr8100 easily enough.
There
> is now a new section in http://10.0.0.2/doc/advance.htm titled
"firewall".
> Can someone say how to use the "service filtering" section? Does a tick
in
> the box mean the service will be allowed? Otherwise it is fine.

http://adsltech.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1819&PN=1 has some details on
the new features available.

If you don't find something that exactly answers your specific question, ask
on the relevant forum for your model at http://adsltech.com/forum/

Regards
Sunil

Sunil Sood wrote:

>
> http://adsltech.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1819&PN=1 has some
> details on the new features available.
>
> If you don't find something that exactly answers your specific
> question, ask on the relevant forum for your model at
> http://adsltech.com/forum/
>
> Regards
> Sunil

Thanks again. :-) Very useful.


ed



--
"Everyone looks like Ernest Borgnine."

Pro's and Con's for upgrading the firmware:

Pros:
* You get a decent firewall that will protect your machine(s)
* Some of the old bugs have been fixed, the router is a lot more stable
from my POV
* There are a few new buttons here and there to click and mess with


Cons:
* Some people have reported that you loose SNMP, the router won't feed back
SNMP information
* You loose telnet access to your router, presumably they did that to make
room for the firewall in the routers memory
* It is a beta firmware, we'll probably never see a release version from
ADSLTech/Origo
* If it goes wrong, you need to have the confidence to be able to perform a
DOS Flash of your router to get it working again. Involves taking it apart,
bla bla bla.
* Alternative: EBuyer or ADSLTech in London will replace the router for
you, but you'd be without it for a few days.
* Some people have reported bugs in the firewall, don't trust your life to
it just yet.

The general message is: If your router is working fine for you, and your not
confident with being able to "wing it" if things go wrong, don't upgrade
just yet.
It is possible to secure the router without having the upgrade.



Hmmmmmm.... I just upgraded mine because I like the satisfacition of
upgrading things (and because I'm going to Static IP's soon so I need the
firewall when I knock off NAT.)

-Lawrence.



"tHatDudeUK" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> "Sunil Sood" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:c1t4l1$1luevp$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > If you do, you may be interested in the fact that they have released a
new
> > firmware version which includes a SPI firewall
> >
> > See http://adsltech.com/adsl/fml.htm for details
>
> They're currently on special offer at Ebuyer and I have ordered myself
one.
> The only thing holding me back froim buying one was no firewall. Now it
has
> that and it's on special offer I'll gladly give it a try :-)
>
>

"Sunil Sood" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> If you do, you may be interested in the fact that they have released a new
> firmware version which includes a SPI firewall
>
> See http://adsltech.com/adsl/fml.htm for details

They're currently on special offer at Ebuyer and I have ordered myself one.
The only thing holding me back froim buying one was no firewall. Now it has
that and it's on special offer I'll gladly give it a try :-)

"Gus" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Its a beta firmware, as the SPI has issues with dropping packets for
TELNET
> VNC P2P causing stale or lost connections

At least if the issues are known they can be sorted.