Re: PING: Jeff Liebermann - Netgear WGT634U Storage Router Info!

>I didn't see much in the way of security in the WGT634U manual for
>ftp. Unless I missed something, the ftp server is wide open. Is this
>the way you want it?

You can password protect the shared folders. But it isn't a true FTP
server insofar as no one can write to it over the Internet (only over
LAN). Also - if the disk is partitioned NTFS then it's 'read only' too
- whether on LAN on WAN.

I think Netgear have missed an opportunity here, because I guess there
will be lots of people who would like an FTP server without having to
run a dedicated PC (with all the noise and everything).

Meanwhile, the WGT634U suits me okay because if somebody needs a
certain file(s) I can just dump it onto the router and let them
download when they please. No more CD/DVD burning.

Further, it appears that I live in a technologically sparse area. As
far as I can tell there isn't another wireless network within at least
a square mile.

However, I am still a little perplexed. On ONE of the networks I
appear to be getting an 'excellent' signal (48-54Mbps) but when I
start to FTP on the LAN the stream drops to 1Mbps. At other times the
transfers start fairly fast but then drop down to 1Mbps again. I'm
using Netgear WG111 with the WGT634U and it only happens on this one
machine and this one Network. Also - this usually happens when I'm
trying to transfer a group of files. The first few files start at
around 36Mbps but then everything just slows to a snail's pace.

I've tried re-siting the router and my antenna but to no avail.

Would there be any advantage in upgrading to a faster USB adapter on
the troublesome machine - something that could take advantage of the
WGT634U's 108Mbps capabilities? Is 108 Mbps actually achievable? It
seems a lot for wireless.
.

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