[CTS] Re: Network Magic
- From: "Charles R. Buchanan" <daphatbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:33:48 -0800
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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