HOT Siemens Speedstream SS2624 wireless router 32.29AR + tax @ OD

[Nebby]

Originally posted by: mistwolf
Nevermind, got one, thanks to a hint in another thread about google.

Jamie

care to share the hint?

 

[kermalou]

anybody get theirs yet, from online orders?

 

[mistwolf]

If you do a google search on "Office Depot coupons" you will get one a few links down that has this coupon on it, good till 1/31.

Jamie

 

[Rorschach]

Well I finally got my order to go through, unfortunately I tried two new things on the successful order:

1)Added a $0.30 box of paper clips. It seemed the order was just flipping out so I thought that an item that would DEFINITELY go through might carry the router through.

2)Tried a different credit card I know the credit card is valid but maybe the page checks and finds out that I have an account with that card already? Both Visas, both valid.

Anyway I got a confirmation email, I used a zipcode in Seattle and I live in Bethesda, MD Looks like it might ship out of a local MD location though.

Is there a way to track the order on Office Depot's regular site? There's no account associated with the order, just an order number.

Thanks for the trick Diggler, it looks like a lot of us got in on this deal using your post.

 

[skywhr]

sold out

 

[TheDiggler]

Originally posted by: skywhr
sold out

"As Sister Mary used to say to me in grade school, come again?"
-- From the movie Snatch

You're a platinum member, huh? Go check out my post in this thread from 01/16/2003 9:10 PM and see if that helps bring it back in stock.

 

[wombat44]

Originally posted by: kermalou
anybody get theirs yet, from online orders?

Mine was delivered today, in Seattle. Ordered yesterday.

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: MowSow
hhhmm out of 152 users, 57% said that it was a POS ! some of the comments .. Buggy even with upgrade and too simplistic, Worthless, even after firmware upgrade it still does not work, Wireless connection drops...poor support, Continually locks up internet connection, Make the Hurting stop!, Internet Locks Up, Lots of crashs and bad VPN support, Very bad router, There are HW defects in the 2623, Don't do it - buy ANYTHING ELSE!, This is a stinker, unreliable Wireless Connections and Bad Support, Resetting every 5 minutes.. or less, DONT Buy it -- Trust me!!, Lowest quality product available, Would not work for more than a day at a time, Needs reboot all the time, What a headache!
These are the titles from several posts .. go the the review to read more about it !

My sister has one of these in her house for a couple of months now. They don't seem to have any problems with it at all. The router is on the second floor and they have a laptop downstair, I haven't heard a single complaint from them yet. I went and picked up mine yesterday, so far hasn't given me any problems yet. Maybe we are just lucky and not ended up with a lemon.

 

[SinMen]

How many wired and wireless device will it support in total? 4 at the same time? Or 4 wired ones plus many other wireless?

 

[TheDiggler]

Originally posted by: SinMen
How many wired and wireless device will it support in total? 4 at the same time? Or 4 wired ones plus many other wireless?

It theoretically supports up to 253 DHCP assignable IP addresses. In actuality though, I don't know if it has enough internal table space to handle Network Address Translation (NAT) of so many IP's. It should have no problem handling a bunch of simultaneous connections though. Go to www.speedstream.com to find more details on the router. (i.e. Find it's documentation and read it).

Note: It can handle more that 4 WIRED connections if you connect a HUB or SWITCH to one of its 4 LAN PORTS.

 

[BMdoobieW]

Mine came yesterday. I haven't opened it yet but thanks for the tip on this!

 

[WolverineGator]

To hook up a desktop PC, am I correct in needing a PC Card and a PCI slot adapter thingie? If so, where to get one?

 

[RideFree]

Went to a local OD yesterday, spoke to manager who took one from stock, rang it up and I was out the door in minutes. ?Now, do I cancel the online order? Ostensibly, yes.

Set it up in about ½hour including de-commissioning the Linksys BEFSR41. Works perfectly!
#1. I recommend assigning an administrative password...something with upper & lower case and a number or two. Don't use your dog's name unless it is ¦}*~!?¾ or something like the singer formerly known as ******'s "famous" moniker.

#2. It comes with WEP disabled. EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT USING WIRELESS, either disable the wireless part by disconnecting the antenna (at the least) or better yet, enable 128 bit WEP encription.
(If you leave the WEP at default, it is like standing in front of your church service with your hands in your pockets and your fly unzipped! Trust me...you do not want to do this, 'cause you will not even be wearing underwear!) (And besides that, your fruitcake will rust!):Q

#3. Understandably, you will not use this unit in any WiFi scenario without enabling WEP.

Other than that, it has four auto-sensing 10/100 RJ-45 connectors for the wireless impaired and a switchable RJ-45 for your WAN connection.

I hope this has helped someone from making a drastic error. There are hackers that drive-by, looking for WiFi with no WEP enabled. Makes sure you're not a victim.

 

[CanisEstInVia]

Originally posted by: RideFree
Went to a local OD yesterday, spoke to manager who took one from stock, rang it up and I was out the door in minutes. ?Now, do I cancel the online order? Ostensibly, yes.

Set it up in about ½hour including de-commissioning the Linksys BEFSR41. Works perfectly!
#1. I recommend assigning an administrative password...something with upper & lower case and a number or two. Don't use your dog's name unless it is ¦}*~!?¾ or something like the singer formerly known as ******'s "famous" moniker.

#2. It comes with WEP disabled. EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT USING WIRELESS, either disable the wireless part by disconnecting the antenna (at the least) or better yet, enable 128 bit WEP encription.
(If you leave the WEP at default, it is like standing in front of your church service with your hands in your pockets and your fly unzipped! Trust me...you do not want to do this, 'cause you will not even be wearing underwear!) (And besides that, your fruitcake will rust!):Q

#3. Understandably, you will not use this unit in any WiFi scenario without enabling WEP.

Other than that, it has four auto-sensing 10/100 RJ-45 connectors for the wireless impaired and a switchable RJ-45 for your WAN connection.

I hope this has helped someone from making a drastic error. There are hackers that drive-by, looking for WiFi with no WEP enabled. Makes sure you're not a victim.

thanks for the reminder. Im not sure why wireless routers, by standard i believe, have wep disabled by default.

 

[RideFree]

Im not sure why wireless routers, by standard i believe, have wep disabled by default

Perhaps it's because if all you've got is wireless connectivity, it would be a little tough gaining access to the admin area of the router with WEP enabled out of the box.

The manufacturers are remiss in not putting a BIG RED warning tag on the antenna(s).:frown:

 

[RideFree]

Oh, another thing (well, two)...
Since these are obviously meant for WAN connections, you better be running a firewall and antivirus software.

 

[ai42]

either disable the wireless part by disconnecting the antenna (at the least) or better yet, enable 128 bit WEP encription.

FYI removing the antenna does not stop the radio signal. And you only lose about 1/3 of your range and even with a shortern range a wardriver with any sort of high gain antenna should still be able to pick it up. There should be a radio disable option, at least every router/AP I've seen has that option.

 

[MontyBurns]

Originally posted by: RideFree
Oh, another thing (well, two)...
Since these are obviously meant for WAN connections, you better be running a firewall and antivirus software.

No, this isn't meant only for WAN connections. It has a built-in firewall.

 

[RideFree]

Monty,
If you want to call DoS and PING blocking a "firewall", then so be it.

However, I'd also like a few other things in my firewall(s) such as, individual program control to allow me to block programs that have no need to access the internet, such as Word, Excel (heck, everything with the M$ label on it) Acrobat & damn near every recent program that I can think of, ad-infinitum.

I'd like to also be informed against known and unknown Internet threats; client logging for log filtering, sorting and real-time analysis.

I'd also like to have an alert advisor to know if there is an attack underway, etc., etc., etc.
Now, this sounds like a real firewall.

No, this isn't meant only for WAN connections. It has a built-in firewall.

I never said it was only meant for Wan connections. What I said was, "...obviously meant for WAN connections". The difference being...if all you want is an internal network connection, use a $10 hub. This unit is advertised as a "Wireless DSL/Cable Router". I think it is safe to assume that my original statement is correct.

 

[Oakenfold]

I'd like to also be informed against known and unknown Internet threats; client logging for log filtering, sorting and real-time analysis.

I'd also like to have an alert advisor to know if there is an attack underway, etc., etc., etc.
Now, this sounds like a real firewall.

Sounds like Zone alarm and Norton Internet security. Annoying products to say the least, half of "these so called attacks" are generated by the software I think...marketing gimmicks...
Just my conspiracy theory.
Oh and if MS wants the info bad enough, it's going to find a way eventually around firewalls, it's only a matter of time, best to give in now.

 

[RideFree]

ai42,

FYI removing the antenna does not stop the radio signal. And you only lose about 1/3 of your range and even with a shortern range a wardriver with any sort of high gain antenna should still be able to pick it up. There should be a radio disable option, at least every router/AP I've seen has that option.

You are correct. Removing the antenna only curtails the emissions and does nothing to prevent their interception. Removing the antenna only restricts the transmission range.

I have not seen a place in the menu structure whereby wireless is disabled. There is only a place for limiting the access AFIK.

 

[RideFree]

if MS wants the info bad enough, it's going to find a way eventually around firewalls, it's only a matter of time, best to give in now.

where do I surrender?

 

[Oakenfold]

Originally posted by: RideFree

if MS wants the info bad enough, it's going to find a way eventually around firewalls, it's only a matter of time, best to give in now.

where do I surrender?

I know right...

Been reading over @ DSLreports, sounds like there may be a serious problem with the firmware that may not be fixed by Siemens. Guess we will have to wait and see, think it has to do with the WEP enable VS. disable that you guys have been discussing.

 

[RideFree]

Oak,

Sounds like Zone alarm and Norton Internet security. Annoying products to say the least, half of "these so called attacks" are generated by the software I think...marketing gimmicks...

Yeh, like the attorney in the small town that starved 'till another attorney moved in at the other end of Main Street.
By the end of the year they were both millionaires!:disgust:

such as, individual program control to allow me to block programs that have no need to access the internet, such as Word, Excel (heck, everything with the M$ label on it) Acrobat & damn near every recent program that I can think of, ad-infinitum

Seriously, with respect to this aspect of the control that ZAP gives, I have gladly shelled out my money every year for the past several years.
To me, it's worth it.
And, yes, the Norton firewall was a dog when I first tested it, so not everyone can "cut-it" in this arena, IMHO.:frown:

 

[RideFree]

Been reading over @ DSLreports, sounds like there may be a serious problem with the firmware that may not be fixed by Siemens. Guess we will have to wait and see, think it has to do with the WEP enable VS. disable that you guys have been discussing.

#1. Would you post the url for the "DSLreports" where the SpeedStream firmware/wireless problems have been posted?
#2. This has worked out to such a good deal for me as I wanted to implement wireless starting Monday as my youngest daughter goes back to college and I wanted to enable her laptop. And the same day I ordered this, a medical client called and needs to secure and distribute a new DSL in his office. For this, there is probably no better than my old Linksys with ZAP & PCcillin enabled in firmware.