Vista router problem

[Moogle Stiltzkin]

Anyone else having problems with thei router ?

I can't seem to access my Netgear RP614 settings to do port forwarding. So whenever i try to access it using the browser, it simply just says "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at ....."

Double Firewall Security

NETGEAR helps shield your network and admits only legitimate traffic by combining two proven standards: NAT and SPI.

Source: http://www.netgear.com/Products/RoutersandGateways/WiredRouters/RP614.aspx


I heard that Vista was having trouble with Spi router is that still true now ?

The symptoms are baffling. The network adapter installs correctly, and Vista can see all the other computers on the local network. Simple networking commands like nslookup, ping, and tracert show that DNS is working just fine and the system can reach external sites. But trying to open a web site in a browser results in a 404 message, and trying to access e-mail is equally troublesome.

The culprit is the built-in firewall software on the router, which features Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI).

Trouble is, the new and improved TCP/IP stack in Windows Vista falls apart when it encounters an SPI-enabled router.

One workaround is to disable SPI on the router. That significantly weakens a key layer of network security, but it allows Internet traffic to get through. Unfortunately, several routers, doesn’t allow SPI to be disabled.

Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/index.php?p=10






Another problem that might be related is i can see my other pc and the router as an internet gateway in the map overview, but when i look in connected devices, it doesn't show the other pc :/ ?



I found NETGEAR Product compatibility for Microsoft Windows Vista here

http://kbserver.netgear.com/inquira...es/n101649.asp&answer_id=17120891#__highlight



My Rp614 V1 isn't listed... o o...

RP614v1, v2, and v3 have been discontinued, no updates planned

So does that mean upgrading to Vista = upgrade new router ; ?




Vista Certified routers....

Congratulations to D-Link (powered by Ubicom) for being the first ever to acheive a Windows Vista logo for the DIR-655 wireless router. While Buffalo acheived the premium "Certified for Windows Vista" logo, D-Link was first to meet the baseline "Works with Windows Vista" requirements (months ago).

What's the difference between the two you ask? First, the requirements for "works with" certification include: QoS, LLTD for rich Network Maps, WCN, Xbox Live, and more. Our baseline suite of tests ensure these devices are extremely robust. To put things in perspective, the *massive* majority of existing consumer networking products *do not* meet the baseline requirements! Remember, our goal is to transform the consumer networking ecosystem, and these devices do.

The requirement differences between the premium logo and baseline are: IPv6 and concurrent dual-band (2.4 & 5 GHz operation); which are huge feats. premium routers must meet all the baseline requirements in addition to the others. Essentially, the premium class routers are for video (both standard-definiton & high-definition) scenarios, and the baseline routers are for everything else.

http://blogs.msdn.com/wndp/archive/2007/02/07/first_5F00_works_5F00_with_5F00_vista_5F00_router.aspx