Netgear DG834 ADSL router - Firewall function not working?

Hi all,

Has anyone else with a Netgear DG834 ADSL router managed to get the inbound
firewall rules to have any effect? I have a static IP subnet, so I'm not
using NAT or DHCP, but no matter what rules I add, everything still gets let
through. I'm on firmware release 1.03.00, which I upgraded to from their
website as soon as I installed the router last week. In all other respects
it seems to be working fine.

Any suggestions welcome. I've mailed their support desk a couple of times on
this, but no response yet.

Adrian Bowen

Slightly off topic

But I'm having great problems with this router. I've had two and neither off
them seem to work. They don't sync on the ADSL line. It seems strange that
both machines one direct from Netgear have the same problem. I'm using PIPEX
with a 1Mb line and am wondering if there is some incompatibility issue. If
I revert back to my old speedtouch 510 everything works perfectly. What is
your setup?? i.e. speed ISP etc

Thanks

"Adrian Bowen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bvfqst$egv$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi all,
>
> Has anyone else with a Netgear DG834 ADSL router managed to get the
inbound
> firewall rules to have any effect? I have a static IP subnet, so I'm not
> using NAT or DHCP, but no matter what rules I add, everything still gets
let
> through. I'm on firmware release 1.03.00, which I upgraded to from their
> website as soon as I installed the router last week. In all other respects
> it seems to be working fine.
>
> Any suggestions welcome. I've mailed their support desk a couple of times
on
> this, but no response yet.
>
> Adrian Bowen
>
>

Hi,

I'm using it with a Nildram DSL pro 1000 account, which I have switched to
from my previous Pipex 512Mb line. I have had no problems at all with the
actual ADSL connection, the router (ordered from Amazon) autoconfigured
itself quite happily once I'd entered my username/password etc. The
connection seems to be stable, although I am not using it in anger yet, due
to the firewall issue.

Give my regards to Pipex

Adrian


"Wolf News" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:401b7f29$0$16737$(E-Mail Removed) ...
> Slightly off topic
>
> But I'm having great problems with this router. I've had two and neither
off
> them seem to work. They don't sync on the ADSL line. It seems strange that
> both machines one direct from Netgear have the same problem. I'm using
PIPEX
> with a 1Mb line and am wondering if there is some incompatibility issue.
If
> I revert back to my old speedtouch 510 everything works perfectly. What is
> your setup?? i.e. speed ISP etc
>
> Thanks
>
> "Adrian Bowen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bvfqst$egv$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Has anyone else with a Netgear DG834 ADSL router managed to get the
> inbound
> > firewall rules to have any effect? I have a static IP subnet, so I'm not
> > using NAT or DHCP, but no matter what rules I add, everything still gets
> let
> > through. I'm on firmware release 1.03.00, which I upgraded to from their
> > website as soon as I installed the router last week. In all other
respects
> > it seems to be working fine.
> >
> > Any suggestions welcome. I've mailed their support desk a couple of
times
> on
> > this, but no response yet.
> >
> > Adrian Bowen
> >
> >
>
>

On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 10:02:15 -0000, "Wolf News"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Slightly off topic
>
>But I'm having great problems with this router. I've had two and neither off
>them seem to work. They don't sync on the ADSL line. It seems strange that
>both machines one direct from Netgear have the same problem. I'm using PIPEX
>with a 1Mb line and am wondering if there is some incompatibility issue. If
>I revert back to my old speedtouch 510 everything works perfectly. What is
>your setup?? i.e. speed ISP etc
>

My 834 works perfectly with Pipex at 1MB.

Made its own connection on activation day and stayed live for 10 days,
until the Frenchmen who now run our power company let the batteries
run down and plunged half of Mid Sussex into darkness for nearly 3
hours.

I had to remake the connection manually after yet another power dip --
about a second this time.

Current connection 117 hours 25 minutes.

MK



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On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 10:02:15 -0000, "Wolf News"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Slightly off topic
>
>But I'm having great problems with this router. I've had two and neither off
>them seem to work. They don't sync on the ADSL line. It seems strange that
>both machines one direct from Netgear have the same problem. I'm using PIPEX
>with a 1Mb line and am wondering if there is some incompatibility issue.

None whatsoever for me. I've got exactly the same set up as you and
my uptime is measured in weeks.....


Filthy Rich
Music House

On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 09:00:27 -0000, "Adrian Bowen" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>Has anyone else with a Netgear DG834 ADSL router managed to get the inbound
>firewall rules to have any effect? I have a static IP subnet, so I'm not
>using NAT or DHCP, but no matter what rules I add, everything still gets let
>through. I'm on firmware release 1.03.00, which I upgraded to from their
>website as soon as I installed the router last week. In all other respects
>it seems to be working fine.
>
>Any suggestions welcome. I've mailed their support desk a couple of times on
>this, but no response yet.
>
>Adrian Bowen
>

Perhaps you should have read the firmware upgrade notes first.....

Known Issues, Version 1.03.00


1. Firmware upgrade over wireless may corrupt firmware.
2. Some MSN Messenger voice and whiteboard incompatibilities.
3. Firewall rules by Schedule is broken.



Filthy Rich
Music House

>It seems strange that
>both machines one direct from Netgear have the same problem.

Nothing strange about it all, typical Netgear. Learn from my experience,
send it back again, buy Draytek Vigor 2600, your time and piece of mind is
worth the little extra money...
Regards,
Martin

Hi,

Yes, I did read that, but I assumed (possibly optimistically) that it meant
that you couldn't apply them according to a schedule, rather than that they
had stopped working completely. Someone else actually pointed me to an entry
in the manual which implies that the firewalling function is only available
when you use NAT, which at the moment seems to me to be the most likely
cause of the problem.

Adrian

"Filthy Rich" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 09:00:27 -0000, "Adrian Bowen" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
> >Hi all,
> >
> >Has anyone else with a Netgear DG834 ADSL router managed to get the
inbound
> >firewall rules to have any effect? I have a static IP subnet, so I'm not
> >using NAT or DHCP, but no matter what rules I add, everything still gets
let
> >through. I'm on firmware release 1.03.00, which I upgraded to from their
> >website as soon as I installed the router last week. In all other
respects
> >it seems to be working fine.
> >
> >Any suggestions welcome. I've mailed their support desk a couple of times
on
> >this, but no response yet.
> >
> >Adrian Bowen
> >
>
> Perhaps you should have read the firmware upgrade notes first.....
>
> Known Issues, Version 1.03.00
>
>
> 1. Firmware upgrade over wireless may corrupt firmware.
> 2. Some MSN Messenger voice and whiteboard incompatibilities.
> 3. Firewall rules by Schedule is broken.
>
>
>
> Filthy Rich
> Music House

I take it you've upgraded the firmware?

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"Wolf News" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:401b7f29$0$16737$(E-Mail Removed) ...
> Slightly off topic
>
> But I'm having great problems with this router. I've had two and neither
off
> them seem to work. They don't sync on the ADSL line. It seems strange that
> both machines one direct from Netgear have the same problem. I'm using
PIPEX
> with a 1Mb line and am wondering if there is some incompatibility issue.
If
> I revert back to my old speedtouch 510 everything works perfectly. What is
> your setup?? i.e. speed ISP etc
>
> Thanks
>
> "Adrian Bowen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bvfqst$egv$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Has anyone else with a Netgear DG834 ADSL router managed to get the
> inbound
> > firewall rules to have any effect? I have a static IP subnet, so I'm not
> > using NAT or DHCP, but no matter what rules I add, everything still gets
> let
> > through. I'm on firmware release 1.03.00, which I upgraded to from their
> > website as soon as I installed the router last week. In all other
respects
> > it seems to be working fine.
> >
> > Any suggestions welcome. I've mailed their support desk a couple of
times
> on
> > this, but no response yet.
> >
> > Adrian Bowen
> >
> >
>
>

I'd always understood that the main difference between the DG814 and the
DG834 (apart from cost engineering is that the 834 had an SPI firewall
rather than the 'NAT firewall' in the DG814. The firewall should therefore
be enabled whether you're running NAT or IP routing...

Benedict.

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"Adrian Bowen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bvnh1v$gkr$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> Yes, I did read that, but I assumed (possibly optimistically) that it
meant
> that you couldn't apply them according to a schedule, rather than that
they
> had stopped working completely. Someone else actually pointed me to an
entry
> in the manual which implies that the firewalling function is only
available
> when you use NAT, which at the moment seems to me to be the most likely
> cause of the problem.
>
> Adrian
>
> "Filthy Rich" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news(E-Mail Removed)...
> > On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 09:00:27 -0000, "Adrian Bowen" <(E-Mail Removed)>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >Hi all,
> > >
> > >Has anyone else with a Netgear DG834 ADSL router managed to get the
> inbound
> > >firewall rules to have any effect? I have a static IP subnet, so I'm
not
> > >using NAT or DHCP, but no matter what rules I add, everything still
gets
> let
> > >through. I'm on firmware release 1.03.00, which I upgraded to from
their
> > >website as soon as I installed the router last week. In all other
> respects
> > >it seems to be working fine.
> > >
> > >Any suggestions welcome. I've mailed their support desk a couple of
times
> on
> > >this, but no response yet.
> > >
> > >Adrian Bowen
> > >
> >
> > Perhaps you should have read the firmware upgrade notes first.....
> >
> > Known Issues, Version 1.03.00
> >
> >
> > 1. Firmware upgrade over wireless may corrupt firmware.
> > 2. Some MSN Messenger voice and whiteboard incompatibilities.
> > 3. Firewall rules by Schedule is broken.
> >
> >
> >
> > Filthy Rich
> > Music House
>
>