Re: [SLUG] Verizon routers: save/restore configuration files fail with Linux

From: draeath (draeath@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Jan 22 2009 - 16:25:39 EST


I think there is a very smelly WTF hidden in the code responsible for
this... remember that whole "malice vs idiocy" saying...

On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 3:20 pm, Donald E Haselwood wrote:
> I wsa surprised toI find that my with my Verizon router
> (ActionTec MI424-WR) the configuration save/restore only
> works with Internet Explorer.
>
> With Suse and 10.3, Konqueror, the save appears to work,
> but restore gives a bad format error. With Suse 10.3 and
> Opera I can't even log in. With Suse 10.3 running Internet
> Explorer under Crossover the save/restore works, as it also
> does of course with WN2K.
>
> Seems odd, but maybe it is another one of those little
> details that MS slipped in there to lock up the market (and
> Verizon climbed bed with them).
>
> Donald E Haselwood
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked
> Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages
> posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the
> official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked
Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages
posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the
official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.



This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.3 : Fri Aug 01 2014 - 18:31:28 EDT