MN-700 secure?

Just "inherited" an MN-700 and am debating whether to go ahead and set this
up or buy a completely new router altogether? Is the MN-700 secure,
reliable, and worth keeping? Also, is it easy to set up?
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alvin

The MN-700 really does only WEP security (not very) and one of the reasons
the line is no longer (for several years) on the market is Microsoft
couldn't get the WPA (let alone WPA-2) to pass muster. The newer model
routers from different manufacturers are probably your better choice.
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
http://forums.mobilepcworld.net
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"alvin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A99748F7-A0CD-4C4E-8EF6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Just "inherited" an MN-700 and am debating whether to go ahead and set
> this
> up or buy a completely new router altogether? Is the MN-700 secure,
> reliable, and worth keeping? Also, is it easy to set up?
> --
> alvin

Oh bummer it only has WEP. Can you recommend a router out in the market
that's WPA able and most of all, easy to set up? I'm really not that tech
savvy with networking equipment.
--
alvin


"Chris H" wrote:

> The MN-700 really does only WEP security (not very) and one of the reasons
> the line is no longer (for several years) on the market is Microsoft
> couldn't get the WPA (let alone WPA-2) to pass muster. The newer model
> routers from different manufacturers are probably your better choice.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> http://forums.mobilepcworld.net
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
> "alvin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:A99748F7-A0CD-4C4E-8EF6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Just "inherited" an MN-700 and am debating whether to go ahead and set
> > this
> > up or buy a completely new router altogether? Is the MN-700 secure,
> > reliable, and worth keeping? Also, is it easy to set up?
> > --
> > alvin
>

with the last firmware MS released, WPA is available (not WPA2) but
as Chris said, it couldn't pass certification. take a look at the
D-Link DIR-655, or if you want a cream of the crop router, the
D-Link DGL-4500.

On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 11:42:00 -0800, alvin
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Oh bummer it only has WEP. Can you recommend a router out in the market
>that's WPA able and most of all, easy to set up? I'm really not that tech
>savvy with networking equipment.
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/