Re: linksys

From: Lars M. Hansen (badnews@hansenonline.net)
Date: 02/21/03


From: Lars M. Hansen <badnews@hansenonline.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 12:12:03 GMT

On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 18:18:09 -0700, NeoSadist spoketh

>
>"R. G." <svhs500@yahoo.ca> wrote in message
>news:dwc5a.642$WO1.12040@weber.videotron.net...
>>
>> "NeoSadist" <neos@dist> wrote in message
>> news:v59regagvtbhed@corp.supernews.com...
>> > does anyone else have the linksys firewall router? does anyone else
>think
>> > that the firewall interface sucks?
>> >
>>
>> It sucks in wich way?
>>
>> Seems to work fine for me!
>>
>>
>>
>
>User-friendliness
>

Really? It's designed pretty much like every other hardware
firewall/router that I've seen. Categorized pages where you get to
change the (few) options that are available to you.

How would you suggest they improve on the user friendliness of the
interface??

Lars M. Hansen
http://www.hansenonline.net
(replace 'badnews' with 'news' in e-mail address)



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