D-Link Settles Danish Time Dispute

igb writes "The Register reports that DLink has settled the time server dispute described a little over a month ago here on Slashdot. They're going to stop using an NTP server they're not really authorized to chime with, and they've reached an amicable settlement over the use by existing products. The details of the settlement are, not unsurprisingly, somewhat vague, but let's hope that the good guys aren't out of pocket any more."

They should've known better...

[Anonymous Coward]

than to challenge a Time Lord!

Their reputation preceeds them

[Anonymous Coward]

Their hardware is crap. I've had their routers overheat and die, I've never seen a D-Link wireless setup that could be considered stable. I've owned network cards from D-Link that prevented another computer connected, by way of a crossover cable, from booting DOS. Let me repeat that: A D-Link card was sending out enough junk that it prevented a different computer from booting.

The bottom of the article says "D-Link remains committed to being a good corporate and network citizen." Screw that. They have never been either of these things they are "committed" to.

I, Anonymous Coward (the most prolific poster Slashdot has ever seen) hereby "commit myself to never purchase, recommend, or in any way interact with D-Link and their products, as much as possible, until such time as hell freezes over."

not unsurprisingly

[boldtbanan]

The details of the settlement are, not unsurprisingly, somewhat vague...

I do not think that means what you think it means

What I would have done

[ch-chuck]

Is silently migrate my legit users to another ntp server and then set the D-Link'ed ones to something like Klingon time or something bizarre, streach 8 hour days to 10 hours, etc. Of course that wouldn't solve the excess traffic, but you can get creative with revenge, especially when you're in the right.

Re:What I would have done

[PayPaI]

Yes, because everyone is going to be so confused that their router is set to the wrong time that they will go out and buy a competitors product.

Re:not unsurprisingly

[Anonymous Coward]

Not unsurprisingly, only one grammar nazi caught this unsurprising error in a /. summary.

Re:Their reputation preceeds them

[Tony Hoyle]

Windows sends a 1-byte ping to a server within the microsoft.com domain, ostensibly to confirm network connectivity

Years ago, Bill Gates said 'If only I had $1 for every time a windows server rebooted..'

And the rest is history.

Re:They should've known better...

[Thud457]

mmmmmm....... Danish time!

Re:They could take advantage of dispute

[Slashcrap]

IMHO they should donate their best products to him,

Dude! They've already fucked him once. What have you got against the poor guy?