[CTS] Re: Network Magic
- From: "Eric Vogel" <ecvogel@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 17:50:13 -0500
I looked at it a while ago cause AOL installs it with the first install.
When you make changes in Network Magic, it may need to update the config in
your router. In order to do that it needs the login info for the router.
Thank you,
Eric Vogel ~Windows Live! MVP~
www.msmvps.com/shelluser
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From: computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles R.
Buchanan
Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2007 4:34 PM
To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [CTS] Re: Network Magic
No doubt, with something that like that, where security is concerned, I
still don't get why it has to phone home so often, especially after
asking for the router username and password. Shouldn't need that info in
the first place on a local network.
On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:23:01 -0800, cuffy10@xxxxxxxxxxx took time to say the
following:
> What can I say Chas.?
> I've been using it for two days, moving files and folders, some over
> 4GB, without a hiccup. Neatest little tool I've found in a long time.
>
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> On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:12:16 -0800, "Charles R. Buchanan"
> <daphatbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> > Downloaded it, and installed it.
> >
> > First red flag for me is, as soon as you launch the installer, it wants
> > to "phone home". Why?
> >
> > Second, after I installed it, it asks for your router username and
> > password.
> >
> > Third, it continuously wants to "phone home"!
> >
> > Fourth, I un-installed it!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:18:56 -0800, cuffy10@xxxxxxxxxxx took time to say
> > the following:
> >
> > > http://tinyurl.com/2n7vbu
> > >
> > > This came in yesterday in an RSS feed.
> > > It sounded interesting and advertised as a freebie so I downloaded the
> > > freeware app.
> > > (There is also a trial app.)
> > > It surprised the hell out of me. It takes the grunt work out of
setting
> > > up a home network.
> > >
> > > If you have a phone line with a broadband connection and a router you
> > > can have two or more machines networked and sharing files in about 10
> > > minutes. To add another machine you have to install the Network Magic
> > > freeware app on the new machine and tell it what you want to do.
> > > No more setting up IP numbers, MAC's, etc.
> > > It does it all and very nicely I might add. The premium version starts
> > > at about $30 I think but I didn't mess with that........... the
freebie
> > > is working fine.
> > >
> > > YMMV
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