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I currently have a WNDR3700v2 with the latest firmware. I dont use the special features of routers and only use it as a basic router with a firewall so i got remote access, dlna, readyshare, port for...
The firewalls in older routers are probably not any less secure than newer routers. Firewalls on consumer routers simply block unsolicited incoming traffic. The way they do that hasn't changed. Where consumer routers seem to be vulnerable is actually from the inside. Most of the security fixes you see nowadays involve attacks on the LAN side of the router, say from a compromised computer. In this respect, it would be fair to say that an older router may be more vulnerable than a newer router. But if it takes a compromised computer to exploit a router vulnerability, then you have a bigger problem on your hands.
The firewalls in older routers are probably not any less secure than newer routers. Firewalls on consumer routers simply block unsolicited incoming traffic. The way they do that hasn't changed. Where consumer routers seem to be vulnerable is actually from the inside. Most of the security fixes you see nowadays involve attacks on the LAN side of the router, say from a compromised computer. In this respect, it would be fair to say that an older router may be more vulnerable than a newer router. But if it takes a compromised computer to exploit a router vulnerability, then you have a bigger problem on your hands.