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nope not supported in my router (possibly current firmware) but there have been several occasions that I have had to enable upnp on different routers. not linksys.

[HawkMan]

warwagon, on 29 August 2011 - 20:06, said:

Linksys will more than likely fix this in a firmware update. But now many "Average user" upgrade the firmware of their routers?

How many "Average user" also install custom firmware?

So my guess would be we have millions of average users with linksys routers out there that are non the wiser to this issue.

Bringing us right back to
How many "average users" will share folders and
how many "average" users won't have a firewall activated on their computer.

none. For those average users there's nothing this issue can do anyway, and for those with windows 7 that automatically adds some shares if they go through the home group wizard when they connect to the network, Well that uses home group credentials and aren't accessible anyway.

[warwagon]

Windows 7 Home Network (the one most people will use) firewall description

Home Network

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Choose Home network for home networks or when you know and trust the people and devices on the network. Computers on a home network can belong to a homegroup. Network discovery is turned on for home networks, which allows you to see other computers and devices on the network and allows other network users to see your computer. For more information, see What is network discovery?

[HawkMan]

So? The only difference between home and public is tha public blocks shares. But as I also pointed out, your average users won't have any shares.