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Cisco router software

Just seen my first cisco wireless router, a Cisco 850.
Is the software on all Cisco routers this rubbish?
The wireless set-up is java pages that take ages to load.
Everything's over-worded and over-complicated.
Has anyone from Cisco ever bothered to look at a Draytek ?

It's firmware is dated 2007. I'll update and see if the mighty Cisco fair any better.

Very, very disappointed.

Comments

  • M4RKM
    M4RKM Posts: 5,132 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    The best way to set up Cisco Router is via hyperterminal and command lines.

    These routers are designed for corporate environments and probably much more stable than a standard boxed router from the likes of draytek.

    If you want a comparison, get a Linksys and compare that to a Draytek, then you're on the same page IMO.
  • surcha
    surcha Posts: 13 Forumite
    chunter wrote: »
    Just seen my first cisco wireless router, a Cisco 850.
    Is the software on all Cisco routers this rubbish?
    The wireless set-up is java pages that take ages to load.
    Everything's over-worded and over-complicated.
    Has anyone from Cisco ever bothered to look at a Draytek ?

    It's firmware is dated 2007. I'll update and see if the mighty Cisco fair any better.

    Very, very disappointed.

    As the previous poster said, Cisco are for business & techies. That is why a qualified Cisco engineer gets paid a lot more than a home techy.
  • What are you trying to do? if you let me know i will tell you the command lines needed.
  • robredz
    robredz Posts: 1,602 Forumite
    If you are using it for home wi-fi, it is overkill imo, as you need to know what you are doing beyond the simple web based interfaces on linksys, Belkin et.al
  • ihatebt_2
    ihatebt_2 Posts: 143 Forumite
    Cisco requires some networking knowledge.
  • exup
    exup Posts: 1,235 Forumite
    the Cisco GUI which you use with a browser has issues with Java at the moment - The newer versions of Java are not compatible with the Cisco GUI program and can freeze - At our networking academy we had to try 3 or 4 different older versions of Java to get it to work - Even then not all the features would work (still Java problems)
    It is much easier to do with hyper terminal (using putty can cause problems aswell).
    Also make sure your router flash memory isn't full up as that can really slow down a cisco router
    Don't try to teach a pig to sing - it wastes your time and annoys the pig
  • Same as the guys above, if you have to use the java gui, you really shouldn't be using the router.
    Beer meter E[.\.......]F
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