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FVS318N Worth Upgrade to 4.3.3-6?
Hello, I have an FVS318N firewall currently running firmware 4.3.1-22, sitting behind a DSL modem running in bridge mode and for the most part everything is running well. The thing I am wondering is if it is worth it to upgrade to the 4.3.3-6 firmware for any of the updated security features. The reason I have this conundrum is I noticed in the release notes for 4.3.3-6 that it has a known issue passing SIP REGISTER messages through NAT. I also noticed this occurred in firmware version 4.3.2-7 and has not been addressed yet. I have a VoIP phone behind the FVS318N and currently don't have any issues other than an occaisional clipping of the inbound voice path. However, this is due to my ISP as we are on old copper lines with known problems. Other than that, though, the phone works well for calls. My concern is that if I upgrade to 4.3.3-6 or any other firmware from 4.3.2-7 on up that my VoIP service will suffer. Is anyone running a VoIP phone on an FVS318N running firmware 4.3.3-6 and not having issues with the REGISTER messages getting corrupted?