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MS Vista router test

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  • #2
    Moriarty
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    Moved to Windows.


  • #3
    RangeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,265 ✭✭✭RangeR


    There is no reason why it won't work. IT's a router. It dopesn't depend on the the computer OS.

    In fact, you don't even have to attach a computer to the router. It could be 4 VoIP phones or webcams etc.

    It's probably some obscure proprietary SNMP protocol that Vista uses for ONE thing that your router doesn't have. But it doesn't mean that he router won't work. IT WILL.


  • #4
    invisimage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭invisimage


    IrishTLR wrote: »
    There is no reason why it won't work. IT's a router. It dopesn't depend on the the computer OS.

    In fact, you don't even have to attach a computer to the router. It could be 4 VoIP phones or webcams etc.

    It's probably some obscure proprietary SNMP protocol that Vista uses for ONE thing that your router doesn't have. But it doesn't mean that he router won't work. IT WILL.
    Hi

    It is working but the test says it is not supported for vista in one test.It says it is a symmetric type as distinct from cone type I have copied the report in italics hereunder. Thanks

    One primary function of most home Internet routers is Network Address Translation (NAT). Routers providing NAT support assign private IP addresses on the local network. NAT maps these private addresses on the inside network to a public IP address on the outside network so that computers behind the Internet router can communicate with the rest of the Internet. Since Network Address Translators can work in different ways, this test uses Microsoft servers to identify your router's NAT type. Some protocols work better through routers that act as cone-type NATs than routers that act as symmetric-type NATs.


  • #5
    RangeR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,265 ✭✭✭RangeR


    ok, put it this way.

    To run this test, you had your router connected up to your Vista machine to give your Vista machine internet access to run this test?

    IT WORKS. Don't worry about it. Seriously, you are worrying over nothing.


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,416 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    invisimage wrote: »
    http://www.microsoft.com/windows/using/tools/igd/results.mspx

    This test said my netopia 2247nwg router is not supported. Does anyone know exactly what this means? I have vista
    Internet Connectivity Evaluation Tool

    The Internet Connectivity Evaluation Tool checks your Internet router to see if it supports certain technologies. You can use this tool on a PC running either the Windows Vista or Windows XP operating system. If you're planning to run Windows Vista, this tool can verify whether your existing Internet router supports advanced features, such as improved download speeds and face-to-face collaboration using Windows Meeting Space.

    The tool is intended to be run from a home network behind a home Internet (NAT) router. Running this tool from behind a corporate firewall or on operating systems other than those specified above won't produce accurate results. This tool requires administrator privileges to run.
    cba looking it up - but a guess is that it's ok with NAT/uPnP but not with stateful packet inspection or other solid firewall
    clue - corporate firewalls won't work, but home user ones should !
    also it's for stuff you probably don't need that might be a security risk

    Don't worry about it.

    You could open up the firewall to allow the test to work, but unless you have a specific need the risk of having it too open just isn't worth it.


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