Inconvenient Feature in Linksys Connect

I found a very annoying "feature" in Linksys Connect...
When I set up my Router, I wanted a relatively LONG password for my wireless WPA2 / AES configuration
but wanted a relatively short easy to use password for for browser access (192.168.1.1) ... I think that the reasoning is obvious.
In most cases once you set the WPA2 password, you do not have to "go back" to it... but the "human" access to the Browser utility will usually mean a shorter password.
When I first set up my E1200, I was able to do JUST that.. have a 26 character password for the Browser access while having a pretty hellacious looking [LONG] password for WPA2...
Unfortunately, I just found that if you then open up Linksys connect, you will get a message INSISTING that you change your Router (short) password to the Wireless (much longer) password...
This is an extremely annoying and unnecessary job step.... Has anyone else had this issue?
--Zvi

Of course that is "how the software works" -- but it seems to be a rather stupid design. In effect, the Linksys Connect feature iposes an unreasonable "rule" in its use -- making it FAR LESS user friendly than it should be. More important -- there appears to be NO logical reason for such a "rule"... and as such, it should be treated like a BUG (or a "Design Flaw") and FIXED rather than simply keeping an inconvenient "Status Quo" in place...

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Hi bassist71,
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Here is an article on setting up the software after the router was already set up.
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Peanuts,
It really doesn't answer our question. I want file and printer sharing enabled on my netwrok and I do not know what their work group is (they are guest) besides Windows Vista and Windows7 see computers in other workgroups with no problems. So with file and printer sharing enabled on my home network and wireless guest loging into the gust access on the router can they ever see the home computers.
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I am not sure if this is a bug or a feature.
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db.listObjects once, but the second time, it will fail with StackOverFlowException. But the culprit is the database connection is closed after the first op.
However, if I don't give it a name, using null,
oracle.javatools.db.Database db = oracle.javatools.db.DatabaseFactory.findOrCreateDatabase(null, conn);
There's no problem at all.
Is this a bug or a feature?
If a feature, the JavaDoc made it worse, by using the following example:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/jdev/esdk/api1013/oracle/javatools/db/DatabaseFactory.html
The DatabaseFactory should be used over the DBObjectProviderFactory when a Database specifically is required, and the name and Connection of that Database are available.
e.g.
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The example sure sounds like a name is mandatory. Or perhaps the name is not some random name, but TNSName? If so, the Doc should certainly mention that.

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