From: "Mike Luther" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
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Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:13:15 GMT
Reply-To: Mike Luther <mike.luther@ziplog.com>
Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Linksys Wireless Router Firmware Replacement
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<os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:15:53 -0500 (EST) 
 
Hi Carl!  
 
A while back I went through this whole process of tooling up a test Wireless   
Router and Wireless linker operation via the LinkSys operation for my ThinkPad   
R40 operation.  I chose the WRT54GL and the WET54G units.  I think this is sort   
of what is being discussed here and you posted:  
 
> [Primarily to Lewis R., but anyone should feel free to jump in.] 
>    
> I have seen comments in the past about replacing the firmware provided in 
> Linksys Router/APs. I've never felt a real need to do so in the past, but 
> after installing the latest/last level available for my: 
> >  Firmware Date    : April 7, 2005 
> >  Current Firmware : Version 1.52.02 
> >  Product PartNo   : BEFW11S4 ver.4 
> .... I'm not convinced it is not causing more problems than I had with the 
> 1.50.14 level. 
>    
> So, I have some questions about the replacements that have been mentioned 
> here. 
>    
> 1) Where would I get the replacement? 2) Is there a charge for the 
> replacement? If so, how much? 3) Probably most important: Why would I want to 
> do the upgrade (?) versus what Linksys provides? 4) Are there any downside 
> issues to consider? 
>    
> -- TIA, Carl 
 
If my memory is correct, I wound up using OS/2 to check into the LinkSys URL   
site for the latest Firmeare Updates for both these units.  The files I have for   
this project I got were:  
 
 10-04-07   3:20a    747086         327  WET54Gv3-fw-2.07-US.zip 
 10-04-07   3:19a  39661680         330  WET54Gv3-SetupWiz-2.12.zip 
 10-04-07   3:12a   2933760         349  WRT54GL_v4.30.11_011_USA_EN_code.bin 
 
The huge setup file for the WET54G and the companion files in the other archive   
for it contain 2006 code level stuff.  If my memory is correct, I had to use a   
Windows XP mobile drive tray box, somehow, to perform the whole update and   
initial configuration operation for the WET54G here.  After which I could easily   
use Seamonkey for OS/2 to do whatever configuration I needed.  
 
I think, if my memory is correct, that I could actually do the configuration   
operation from the get-go on the WRT54GL here to get it to the same general 2006   
version of things.  I think in each case, what I had to do was to use the WIN XP   
mobile drive tray with the little CD-ROM service disk that came with each of the   
two units to manipulate the whole update affair.   
 
Once that was all done and I set up my test WiFi WRT54GL for the encrypted   
operation I wished, I have had no problem at all simply plugging in the WET54G   
into the R40 here and/or whatever for secured research WiFi at the site here.   
 
As far as I recall, LinkSys (Cisco now?) provides whatever update packages are   
required free of charge.  You just download the required files per their site   
you contact.  Then you follow the instructions with their distribution CD-ROM or   
whatever to update your units.  It has been over a year since I did this as you   
can see from the download dates of these 2006 release files.  This is fuzzy   
memory at this point, but might help you or others here.  
 
 
 



--> Sleep well; OS2's still awake! ;)

Mike Luther
Mike.Luther@ziplog.com
Mike.Luther@f3001.n117.z1.fidonet.org

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