On Thursday 29 April 2004 01:10, user86 wrote: > On Wednesday 28 April 2004 12:55, user86 wrote: > > There are two workarounds: > > 1. Enable the router's firewall in its "Advanced Setup" > > > > 2. Forward port 1900 of the router to a non-existent internal IP address > > (such as 192.168.2.248 if it isn't in use). > > A third workaround on the 7008ABR with firmware 1.032 is to go into the > router's "Advanced Setup" click "System" then "Remote Management" and click > "Apply" (even without changing any setting) and port 1900 then closes > itself. Ugh! Scratch that third workaround! I just found out that that third workaround only works as long as the router stays up. If the router is rebooted for *any* reason, such as during a power outage or by the user through the web interface, port 1900 is open again when the router boots back up!
