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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IronWolf" data-source="post: 2459543" data-attributes="member: 21076">Yep!  One of the reasons I like them.Perhaps different models or versions of firmware or just lousy luck.  ::shrug::  The D-Link I have in place does need rebooted.  There are usually several months between restarts though so its not *that* problematic.  But since I have a LinkSys at home that almost never needs restarted I tend to recommend the LinkSys' instead.  Plus the oddities I saw once trying to get a PDA SD wireless card to connect to it soured me a little.Sysadmin here who has done my fair share of securing of wireless networks.  Agreed that there is more to it than *just* reading the manual, but for most home users reading the manual and securing it by their directions is leaps and bounds better than the vast majority of wireless users.  Sometimes it's just a matter of being more secure than the neighbor to either side of you.  (applies to home users only, not business/corporate use).Also agreed.  But a lot of this can be said for life on the web in general.  A fair number of people don't know their email password and SMTP traffic is travelling along the Information Highway in plain text.  Or about man in the middle attacks.  Or any number of other exploits.  Never expect privacy on the web - wired or unwired.Your average home user will not be setting up a RADIUS server.  Though I agree it is the safest way to fly!</blockquote>