"Randy" wrote in message
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I have contacted D-Link directly, and they ultimately admitted that it does
not work. I did also extensively search for anyone who had a workaround to
no
avail. This device is a fine one but it does not deserve either the 'works
with vista' or 'vista compatible' designation and people should know that.

"Bob F." wrote:

"Randy" wrote in message
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How do you report a manufacturer that claims that its hardware is
compatible
with Vista, but in fact is not?


To whom? Right now there is no official way or to anyone that can do
anything about it. Just word of mouth is all you can do. You might want
to
contact the manufacturer directly. It may also be the case that it is
just
your experience (opinion) that it isn't, and all the possible drivers and
other options haven't been exhausted. Or you may be right and community
may
want to know about it to take steps where necessary.

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BobF.



Did they say what it was about it that does not work? You very often have a
situation that a manufacturer produces a product that does not quit comply
to a standard. A long time may go by and the deficiency never discovered.
Then when another manufacturer uses a feature that demand performance from
the old product, it fails. So where's the problem? I believe it's with the
original product. Most people blame the last guy on the block. After all
"everything was working just fine 'til you got here!". See the problem? In
this case, there might be a problem with IPv6. It was slow to roll out, not
many manufacturers observed it and now that it's being implemented, it's
"breaking" the router. Is this Vista's fault? I don't no if it's anyone's
fault, it's just the nature of things when technologies roll out in an
uncoordinated fashion and the technology is very difficult to understand by
most.

You know, I've been around for a while and I look at all the new technology,
and being a technology officer in a fortune 500 company, now retired, I am
amazed that any of this works at all. Do you realize how complicated things
have gotten and how fast things are rolling out? We need to stand back and
put things into perspective and give the industry a break, and have some
patience. Sorry ... of the soap box now.

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BobF.