I have mozzilla firefox (technically Aurora 15) browser and I have the browser set so all new windows open in a new tab. Till recently I though it was impossible to make the link pop up in a new window with any sort of javascript or anything similar like that. But i was surprised that my router's 'site' has managed to do that. (the thing you access with 192.168.0.1)
I have a Netgear modem router (DG834G).
When i go to Basic Settings
at the bottom of the page I have Test
button and when i click it a new window pops up which refreshes every couple of seconds telling you about connection status etc and if connection is successful it directs you to the netgear website.
What i dont understand is how the website pops up in a new window. From what i see the router is using javascript to do this. Is it possible to accomplish this with javascript or do routers receive special treatment??