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YES! Thanks again and have a good day.

I see your points. Thanks for the summary, suggestions and time you've invested. It is appreciated.

No one ever had any interest to hack this Linksys. I am concerned someday it will suddenly stop functioning, without warning. With no TV, the Windows 7 PC is reserved for watching movies, and TV on Amazon, Hulu, Thirteen and using 365 Office remotely through my college. So routers don't see...

On my lookup, it was between 2006-2012. Thanks for nailing this down. It's bugged me for quite some time. Same points: old and unsupported, no issues. I'm very conservative & still learning. I want to be prepared for any unforeseen problems, having solutions before it's critically necessary.

Thank you.

Between $100-$200. I've read TP-Link has possible vulnerabilities with unwanted "spyware", but maybe that's a fallacy. The purpose is to gain a bit of security when I eventually buy my own modem.

Sorry for the misunderstanding. Edit: Router is model EA 6500 Cisco Linksys class B 5139-8224 serial number and Mac address if you need it Modem is Spectrum E31U2V1 H/W version 2.72.3 Thank you.

My Cisco Linksys router is second hand and still works reasonably well with a one year old Dell 3910 mini tower and a 3 year old rented modem from Spectrum. The Ookla speedtest shows 496.93 Mbps download and 406.26 Mbsp upload. Aside from the occasional local power outage, it hasn't failed...