Dlink and long DHCP names

By Jason Fesler on August 4, 2005 5:58 AM | | Comments (2)

Nasty suprise today: Apple's default computer name, is ass-sanely big, containing my full name and the model name of the computer. My dlink router (DI-624), apparently, has no bounds checking - even on the latest firmware. Plug in computer (or turn on wireless) and the router would suddenly reboot...

Anyone else having problems, try shortening your computer name (mac: System Preferences -> Sharing).

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Les Smith said:

Wow, did this actually fix your d-link reboot problem? This is a big problem with d-link 624 routers. This info should be spread far and wide.

January 8, 2006 12:51 PM
Jason said:

Sure did. Computers rock!

January 8, 2006 3:33 PM

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