D-Link log erased for no reason ?

Hi !

I have a D-Link DI-624 router I'm currently setting for a friend.

I just noted that the log is completely erased when a simple option
like "disable/enable gaming mode" is set. If fact, setting many
options causes the router to be restarted - making the log vanish
everytime !!

IMHO, these actions should be recorded in the log, not erase it !!! I
have and old SMC-Barricade and the log was more explicit than the
D-Link..

Am I correct thinking this ?

Is the D-Link a *real* router or just a toy ?

Are there other *common* home routers that keep a log that bears that
name ??

Thanks..




Michel S.

Michel S. wrote:
> Hi !
>
> I have a D-Link DI-624 router I'm currently setting for a friend.
>
> I just noted that the log is completely erased when a simple option
> like "disable/enable gaming mode" is set. If fact, setting many
> options causes the router to be restarted - making the log vanish
> everytime !!
>
> IMHO, these actions should be recorded in the log, not erase it !!! I
> have and old SMC-Barricade and the log was more explicit than the
> D-Link..
>
> Am I correct thinking this ?
>
> Is the D-Link a *real* router or just a toy ?
>
> Are there other *common* home routers that keep a log that bears that
> name ??
>
> Thanks..

The value of logs for home routers is a function of what kind of
firewall, SPI, etc., is supplied. Since most have few or none of these
features (save for NAT), the logs tend to be somewhere near to useless
anyway.

The 624 has the usual baseline "firewall" suspects: NAT, MAC filtering,
IP filtering, URL filtering, Domain blocking, Scheduling, WEP. Of
these, only NAT is operative out of the box without user intervention.
There's not much value in logging in this case, IMO. No SPI, no DOS
hardening, so there is no need to log anything happening that might be
classified as "serious", since there are no functions to monitor
"serious" attack.

So, with the 624, logging is immaterial. As an aside, is the 624 the
wireless router with all of the firmware issues? If so, you might
update the firmware before getting too far into the setup.

Q