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As far as I was able to determine, there are no firmware updates available for it--at least not through LinkSys. It only supports up to WPA with TKIP (not WPA2 or AES). (Did not try it with something like Kiwi). I bought the WRTP54G (v1) VoIP router at my local department store--not for VoIP but because I needed a new wireless G router and it was on clearance at a really good price. Because I wasn't using it for VoIP, I cannot comment on how well that feature works; however, as a wireless router, I'm a bit disappointed from a security perspective. Also, you are supposed to be able to SysLog from it (in some manner), but I was unable to get that to really work using LinkSys' LogViewer.
After that my Linksys WRTP54G router has been 100% perfect. It was the lousy recycled cable modem that the Time Warner provided me. And who cares if the router has firewall or not. This device seemed shoddy as well, i.e. I highly recommend this Linksys WRTP54G. I confirmed this with a few tech support calls and Time Warner replaced the modem (they're fault so I didn't have to pay extra for the service call).
Your PC already has one that works fine. I had to post this review when I read the other 2 bad reviews. I had to reboot it sometimes several times a day to get it to work, until I realized that it wasn't the device's fault at all. In fact, it does static IP w/ Port forwarding (unlike the D-Link) which is essential for the fastest peer-to-peer downloads if you like downloading from multiple computers wirelessly.
Your VOIP experience will become a living hell. Don't put this "dog" (sorry to insult my canine friends) near Vonage. Go with the (only somewhat less terrible alternative) from Vonage (DLink router)
As time went on, this router got weaker and worse, to the point where we had to reboot it sometimes twice daily for any kind of signal at all. I got it from Vonage with my account. I'll never look back. We had and used this router for years when we had Vonage. It consistently dropped signals and, when it worked, gave off a very slow, weak signal. The admin panel is unnecessarily complicated.We just tossed them both, this router and Vonage, and went with the Apple Airport Extreme.
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