> I have installed the SecureSpot in my network.  There are two
> parts, hardware and software.  The hardware was installed between my
> voip ta and my router. The hardware went in with only a small glitch
> because my modem does not support dhcp (static ip).  The big issue
> began when I wanted to install the thin client on my winxp pro sp2
> machine. No matter how I tried to install the app it always put my
> machine into a continuous reboot.  Had to remove the software using add
> remove programs.  I even rebuild my machine from scratch.  Never
> installed av or fw software on this machine.  This rebuilt machine had
> the same issues.  I have talked with support and they requested that I
> install all MS patches (which were already installed).  That's when I
> decided to build the machine again using a spare hd I had.  Hopefully
> they will get back to me tomorrow.

> Is Securespot great or goofy?  Unbelievable or ucky?  Superb or stupid?
>
> Opinions abound at the extremes,.. there are few wishy washy comments
> about D-Link's DS-150 Securespot.
>
> Some folks say they set it up easily, it works wonderfully, and D-link
> support is heavenly.
>
> Some folks say they had problems from the very beginning and it only
> got worse, especially when D-Link support got involved.  My only
> experience with D-Link support was talking to people (about a DSM-520)
> who could barely understand me -- the two males and one female I talked
> to didn't speak American very well, let alone understand their product
> well enough to help me out.
>
> I have a home network using a cable modem supplied by the local cable
> company, a Netgear 11g router, with three computers wired and a
> wireless notebook.
>
> My main motivations for wanting the Securespot to work well are:
>   - It should be a lot cheaper to protect four computers this way, even
> with the $100/yr that D-Link sorta leaves unmentioned
>   - It ought to speed up the computers since I am supposed to be able
> to remove the resource-hogging anti-everything software.
>
> I wish I knew who to believe.  I wish I knew how it would work on my
> simple home network.
>
> I suppose I'll buy the thing, create a restore point, and try
> installing it with crossed fingers hoping for the best,.. praying I
> don't have to ring up any Pakistanis to help me out.
>
> Green wrote:
> > I have installed the SecureSpot in my network.  There are two
> > parts, hardware and software.  The hardware was installed between my
> > voip ta and my router. The hardware went in with only a small glitch
> > because my modem does not support dhcp (static ip).  The big issue
> > began when I wanted to install the thin client on my winxp pro sp2
> > machine. No matter how I tried to install the app it always put my
> > machine into a continuous reboot.  Had to remove the software using add
> > remove programs.  I even rebuild my machine from scratch.  Never
> > installed av or fw software on this machine.  This rebuilt machine had
> > the same issues.  I have talked with support and they requested that I
> > install all MS patches (which were already installed).  That's when I
> > decided to build the machine again using a spare hd I had.  Hopefully
> > they will get back to me tomorrow.