Apple AirPort firmware update fixes 'Back to my Mac' bug, but hardware's destiny still in doubt

ApplePingList, AirPort update, ^ | Wednesday, December 21, 2016, 07:36 am PT (10:36 am ET) | By Mike Wuerthele

[Drago]

My Airports (have owned 4) have been totally reliable and dead easy to configure. I used to do the “DD-WRT’ firmware on Linksys “open source” routers (with external antennas, “power boost”, etc., etc.), but at this stage in my life I just want hardware that “works” with minimal “tinkering” needed. And recently Linksys & Netgear hardware & software quality has taken a nosedive (my nephew recently had a Netgear die on him & I gave him my older Airport Extreme (N)...works fine on a 160mbps cable connection).

http://www.csoonline.com/article/3148695/security/netgear-working-to-fix-flaw-that-left-thousands-of-devices-open-to-attack.html

https://www.wired.com/2016/12/ton-popular-netgear-routers-exposed-no-easy-fix/

[CurlyDave]

...but the update portends nothing for the future of the hardware....

The future of the hardware in my house is that I will keep using it until it fails, which may be quite some time. The only problem I have is that the signal is too strong. That's right, too strong.

One of the ways to keep parasites off my network is to keep the signal inside my house. I don't want my WiFi to be accessible half way down the street. But, If I make my house a Faraday cage my cell phone doesn't work.

MY WiFi is already much faster than the rather slow ISP I am stuck with.

[roadcat]

I don't want my WiFi to be accessible half way down the street.

Hopefully, you have the WiFi name hidden. No advertising of the name means one has to be aware of it, and type in the name (and password) to access it. When guests want access to my WiFi, I give them the hidden name as well as the password to my guest network, which I change at will. As for it being accessible down the street, some hackers build parabolic antennas to grab signals from miles away, so it's not just hackers on the block that grab bandwidth. Hide the name, use strong passwords.

[Swordmaker]

So what? Those stats and routers are all awful, plus why would I even consider stats thrown together by an Apple “independent group” anyways? Talk about bias, like getting your news from CNN or MSNBC

Incidentally, asshat, it's obvious you did not bother to even read the source article those "stats" were derived from as Apple had nothing to do with them at except their router being included in the comparison. You are so deranged you made that total leap of illogic to come to that FALSE and LYING conclusion.

First of all, every one of those routers by top of the line name brand maker and we're, in fact, their top models. . . Not the junk you implied. Secondly, everyone of those models is still being sold by those manufacturers and are available directly from them, as well as from retailers! Thirdly, TekRevue.com is not an Apple centric or Apple biased source. Again it is YOUR derangement that sees everything through Anti-Apple tinted lenses. TekRevue covers Windows, PCs, Mac, iPhones, iOS, Android, networking, video technology, gaming, and other tech related topics. Finally, you don't like long post I write with links because every one of them succinctly and effectively SHOOTS YOU out of the water and sinks your little toy boat!