My “newer model” wouldn’t be a D-Link.
Anybody who didn’t already know this:
D-Link makes marginal products that routinely suffer major security flaws. Do not buy/use D-Link products.
damn, side-eyeing the D-Link router I got in the closet now
It’s usually possible to replace the firmware of d-link routers with open alternatives, such as dd-wrt.
Any vendor is going to reach a point where they no longer are willing to support older devices. So you have three choices:
- Run with the vulnerability. This is incredibly stupid and I’d hope no one did this.
- Replace the OS on any such device with something open source. Probably the best option for those who already own such a device.
- Never buy a proprietary device in the first place. Unless you really, really need something the propriety device offers, a beige box running some flavor of 'nix is probably a better long term solution.
Ok, I guess there is a fourth option. Learn to enjoy that vendor bending you over every few years. This is what many businesses do and it can make sense. You just need to have lots of money.
I object to your third point, it can be a sexy black box
So what you’re saying is I should be able to pickup one of these used for a song?
Edit: oh, these are all four years past their EOL. Yeesh.
I run old hardware like this, but I’d never recommend anyone else do it.
oh, these are all four years past their EOL. Yeesh.
Yeah, at a certain point it’s the consumer’s (and blog writer’s) fault, and that’s after EoL. Not patching a supported one and just getting rid of support, saying buy a newer one? Yeah, that’s bad.
Continuing to not support an EoL model that you already don’t support due to EoL (or even dropping support for an EoL model that no one expected you to support in the first place due to EoL)? Non-issue.I was going to disagree, because manufacturers often set a very short and arbitrary EOL, but looking at the amazon price history this doesn’t seem to have been sold new since around 2013.
Swap the OS for sure
I do SMB support. I recently replaced one at a customer , essentially because it didn’t support larger disks. Also because it was slow as fuck. replacing a 10 year plus device doesn’t seem that unreasonable.
That said, I don’t like Dlink.
Stallman was right?
Always is.
Well… I definitely wouldn’t say “always”, as he has taken some pretty gross stances on non-technical subjects https://www.wired.com/story/richard-stallmans-exit-heralds-a-new-era-in-tech/
Go read what he actually wrote, not what the character assassins pretended he meant.
I read his article on pay toilets. He makes a good point.
I can’t blame them. I think relying on the manufacturer for updates means that you are expecting them to spend money on you. That works for a while but not indefinitely
