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One thing I've come to realize is that many consumer router manufacturers will put something out to market, and never provide any firmware updates (or they're very slow at doing so)...given a serious-enough vulnerability, you can end up with a perfectly good, recent router that you have no choice but to replace if patches aren't forthcoming.
Network security is hard. How many "experts" do router manufacturers employ to create/maintain their firmware?
All this to say: One question I would ask is, when looking to buy a router, can you immediately replace its firmware with some open-source version such as OpenWRT, DDWRT, Tomato, etc.
I'm no network expert myself, so years ago I was worried if I committed to some open-source firmware, whether this was going to be something I'd have to constantly fiddle with. I downloaded DD-WRT, installed it, initially looked at some of the options it offered, and never had to go back. Bonus, it provides many more options than what came with the router (consumer router firmware is really dumbed down). Not that I ever needed the options...but I know they're there if I ever wanted to start toying with them.
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Another bonus: If you ever do change routers, and the new one can also run the same firmware you're already familiar with...then there's no learning curve when it comes to setting it up.
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thanks for useful info!![Rose | [Rose]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
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"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Want a hint?
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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It's actually
'404 Not found' error.
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"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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No clue on it's startup page.
I can estimate it from my installation date, but why not have it right next to its name on startup page?
Normally there is an "about" tab for many programs that gives one this information.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Help and Check for Updates will show your current version and when it was installed along with an update version if available.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Btw Thanx guys for answering so quickly.
So one has to open a file to see help and then see version.
My point. Why is this information not on the VS startup page?
I guess I am lazy.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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No you don't have to open anything. In the "load/create a project" dialog, there's a small link called "Continue without code ->". Click that and Visual Studio opens without loading anything, then you can click Help -> "About Microsoft Visual Studio".
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got it!
Thanx Dave.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Thanx again guys.
The obvious was not apparent to me. DOH
Getting old.
Sorry for being such a curmudgeon.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
modified 1-Mar-23 23:48pm.
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Might be time for you to retire. Codeproject is the perfect place, contact Chris and ask if there is a retirement package. Let all your old engineering friends know about the benefits.
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Already retired. CP keeps me from becoming brain dead. Learn something new almost everyday.
CP is a nice part of a retirement package. I referred a number of folks to CP.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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okay you've gone from tasteless jokes to playing stupid. "stupid is as stupid does:" movie, Forest Gump.
«The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled» Plutarch
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That's unpossible.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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jmaida wrote: No clue on it's startup page.
That's because the startup page is just that, one dialog box amongst the rather large number that exists in VS; it wouldn't make sense for MS to put it there (any more, or less, than it would to add it to, I dunno, the Search dialog box)...
As has been pointed out already, it's in the same place as every other application.
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I disagree. Version can be stamped next the logo.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Sure. Anything can be added anywhere. The next question is, what do you start duplicating everywhere, and what do you skip over?
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I just want to it see as soon as I start the program.
Just a thing with me. I do it for all my own code.
Having the wrong version and not knowing it right away can lead to some issues.
I had some issues with an older corrupted version of VS and took me awhile to sort it all out.
Fixed now.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Sure, but the About box displays much more information than just the VS version, it queries other bits and bobs which have been added on, and that takes time, so it's better to do that only when the user requests the information.
In fact, when I went into About the other day, one of the installed bobs threw an exception and a message box popped up -- that would be unwelcome upon every time I start VS.
And as already covered, I always start VS without having it open a file or solution. The same with Word and Excel, I have them start empty and then I tell them what I want to do.
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Understood. I was just proposing the version# should be part of the opening banner. No about tab or anything just the version number. As I said in later post just a thing with me. I have version number be first piece of info for the start of all my own programs. No biggy.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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I'm not a fan of splash screens and such; to me they're just meaningless information which distracts my brain from the task. If I want it, which I rarely do, then Help/About does the trick.
Oh, one other thing, with VS only, is that I have three versions installed on my work laptop, and I have a button for each, so when I click "VS 2015", that's what I get.
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