Yeah, I don't rely on marketing hype for stuff like this. When I decided I needed a router with some firewall capacity, I just did some cursory research, then I bought a cheap SMC Barricade Broadband router/printserver that is customizable through any browser so it works with my Primary machine (Ubuntu GNU/Linux), and with my old PIII DEll running M$ XP Pro, and with my wife's Mac Mini - a computer that is really starting to intrigue me.
But back to the point, the first thing I did when I plugged the thing is was check the SMC site for a firmware upgrade. There was one, and I applied it. This goes back to one of Prgama's points when he said:
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Originally Posted by Pragma
# No patches and upgrades required
This could go one of two ways, one it's "oh so perfect" and has no flaws. But at the same time, I'm a little mistrustful of software that the makers aren't trying to improve upon.
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There's ALWAYS room for improvemnt.
So in short, listen to Pragma, then do your homework, then live a safer Internet expreience and learn something useful at the same time. It's actually not all that difficult once you cut through the useless acronyms and get to the meat.
Peace,
Pierre