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Dec 26 2003

Technical anecdote: Linksys BEFW11S4

Posted by: Jan Olbrecht in archives, tech

Thought my router was broken. Only took 3 hours of trial & error with firmware installations to fix it.

Fun fact #1: The Linksys BEFW11S4 allows you to install firmware updates even when the LEDs on the front tell you to send it to the manufacturer. Just use 192.168.1.1 as IP when TFTP’ing the new image. Even though the HTML interface doesn’t work at that time.

Fun fact #2: When the Wireless Link LED says “disabled” although it is enabled in the HTML interface, something in the firmware is broke. You have to install a 1.3.x firmware to get it up and running again. You also have to install that firmware *twice*, on the first run, the router still says it’s broken.

Fun fact #3: Installing a 1.4.x firmware afterwards will bring back the problem.

It’s 0420 and I’m really really tired. ‘nite

-Jan

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