Re: linksysdata.com gone
- From: Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 14:01:40 -0700
rico_001@xxxxxxxxxxx (Rico) hath wroth:
In article <8bf6a29kmde0gvcer3rl9ve5141gil6gul@xxxxxxx>, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
It's not enough for Linksys to kill the golden goose (WRT54G v1 - v4
with Linux) and replace it with an abortion (v5). Now, they removed
the only useful piece of information on their web pile:
http://www.linksysdata.com/ui/
This URL formely has simulations (emulations?) of all Linksys
products. I could tell what I was buying by looking at the available
options on the web based setup. I also used these pages to answer
many questions on Linksys configuration issues. Now, all I get is:
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access /ui/ on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to
use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Hopefully, this is only a temporary failure, or adminstrative screwup.
I guess I get to spend the evening writing nastygrams.
Might be an oops or a crashed Hard drive, drop them a note and see if they
respond.
I forgot to send a nastygram. I just sent one to "support" and to
"linksyswebfeedback" (first step). I'll escalate after they return
the usual scripted answer.
Incidentally, the domain linksysdata.com expires on July 17, 2006.
As to the version 5 of the WRT54G(S), keep in mind 99.99% of
consumers buying this stuff have no clue why the V5 isn't an 'improved'
version of the 1 -4. It's shiney new and sounds good, so it must be
better...
Yeah, I know the logic. I've been told that the return rate on V5
routers is much higher than "acceptable". Sorry, no numbers. Cisco
has a "hands off" policy when dealing with Linksys, mostly because
it's a totally different business model. I'm sure they know about
articles like:
| http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2006/06/08/linksys_wrt54g_v5_really_is_a_lousy_router/ (7 pages)
but as long as the GUM (great unwashed masses) keep buying the V5
routers, they're not going to do anything. Fortunately, there are
plenty of other hackable routers:
| http://wiki.openwrt.org/TableOfHardware
Incidentally, note that the Tom's Hardware reports shows that the V5
does better than the V4 for simultaneous upload and download
benchmarks. See Fig 9.
| http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2006/06/08/linksys_wrt54g_v5_really_is_a_lousy_router/page4.html
The v5 also bombed the Peer to Peer test:
| http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2006/06/08/linksys_wrt54g_v5_really_is_a_lousy_router/page5.html
However, there's hope with 3rd party firmware:
| http://www.bitsum.com/openwiking/owbase/ow.asp?WRT54G5%5FCFE
| http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Flash_Your_Version_5_WRT54G
Seems like prices for version 3's on ebay are climbing (winning bids),
don't understand why some bright boy at Cisco hasn't noticed this.
Yep. I've noticed. It's prima facia proof that the demand for Linux
versions are still there.
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