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Windows Vista and Old Network Router Compatibility

Some old network routers might not be compatible with some of Windows Vista's new networking features. Microsoft has issued knowledge base article kb932134

In short, Vista has a new networking stack that provides for increased traffic and IPv6 technologies that older routers can't handle. If you want to use these features, you may be able to upgrade your router firmware if the router is fairly new or you may just have to get a new router.

The symptoms of incompatibility are:

  • Page errors occur when you surf the Internet.
  • Network performance is reduced.
  • The network router may stop functioning, and you must reset the router.

Updated firmware for popular routers can be found via these links:

[via: Road to Know Where]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 8:03 AM.

1 Comments:

  • Thanks for the info
    Wondered why I was getting issues with my older routers etc

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 4:07 AM  

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