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Albert Fish · 27-06-2009, 18:51

Despite being a veteran usr, Virgin Media don't trust me to config my own chuffin wi-fi !

Here's me thinking I can easily login to my new router as I have done with all the other new routers I've had, my chosen security type, generate a looong key and get stuck into setting up my new router the same way my old router was. You know, so the PS3s, WM6.5 mobiles and sundry laptops can just be seamlessly integrated onto the new router by entering their existing values into the new router.

But no, there's a POS called Virgin Media Wireless manager which needs to be installed !

Have these telco spods not learned their lessons from back in the day when numerous ISP set up discs b0rked people's computers ? Seems not !

After taking about 3 minutes to fail to do do what I could do, touch type, in about 20 seconds the fecker went and BSOD'd my PC, the first time in over 5 years I've seen a BSOD.

Question: will Netgear WGR614v9 Firmware Version 1.2.6 b0rk the router ?

Have VM hobbled the router to only accept their brownware ?

.... heh .. figured it out .. shoddy on Virgin's part. Like every lock, there's always a key.

27-06-2009, 18:51	#13
Albert Fish Permanently Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Services: XL/M/M Posts: 33	Re: Installation (partial) Success Despite being a veteran usr, Virgin Media don't trust me to config my own chuffin wi-fi ! Here's me thinking I can easily login to my new router as I have done with all the other new routers I've had, my chosen security type, generate a looong key and get stuck into setting up my new router the same way my old router was. You know, so the PS3s, WM6.5 mobiles and sundry laptops can just be seamlessly integrated onto the new router by entering their existing values into the new router. But no, there's a POS called Virgin Media Wireless manager which needs to be installed ! Have these telco spods not learned their lessons from back in the day when numerous ISP set up discs b0rked people's computers ? Seems not ! After taking about 3 minutes to fail to do do what I could do, touch type, in about 20 seconds the fecker went and BSOD'd my PC, the first time in over 5 years I've seen a BSOD. Question: will Netgear WGR614v9 Firmware Version 1.2.6 b0rk the router ? Have VM hobbled the router to only accept their brownware ? .... heh .. figured it out .. shoddy on Virgin's part. Like every lock, there's always a key. Last edited by Albert Fish; 27-06-2009 at 19:14.