Re: D-Link DL-714 (was: Re: More notes on wireless router (Linksys BEFW11P1))

from Joseph Reagle <[email protected]>, Wed, 29 May 2002 14:41:03 -0400

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On Wednesday 29 May 2002 02:15 pm, Ralph R. Swick wrote:
> At 11:56 AM 5/29/2002 -0400, Ian B. Jacobs wrote:
> > Does anyone have any good experiences
> >with wireless routers?

We use the Linksys: BEFW11S4 with the latest software without problem.

Re: D-Link DL-714 (was: Re: More notes on wireless router (Linksys BEFW11P1))

from Joseph Reagle <[email protected]>, Wed, 29 May 2002 15:31:34 -0400

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On Wednesday 29 May 2002 03:09 pm, Ian B. Jacobs wrote:
> I have the BEFW11P1 (with print server). I was unable to find
> the latest firmware revision on their web site, but they have
> emailed it to me.

I'm using 1.39.2, Oct 09 2001 . I had some problems prior to this with the
link being dropped for the linux machine, but now I have none.

>   a) Always do the firmware upgrade from a wired machine.

Makes sense.

>   b) There may be a problem of MAC address. I first used
>      my laptop directly connected to road runner, and rr
>      may have recorded my laptop's MAC address. I was under
>      the impression that I could clear their caches by turning
>      of my cable modem, but not sure about that.

Not with mediaone/AT&T. You have to call them up and tell them a new MAC
address -- remember, you're not formally supposed to have more than one
machine on the network anyway!

>      But the Linksys people have a *hidden page* to configure
>      the router to lie to road runner: you can plug in a different
>      MAC address if need be.

It's never been hidden. In my screen, there's an "advanced" tab for MAC
cloning. Always worked well.

Re: D-Link DL-714 (was: Re: More notes on wireless router (Linksys BEFW11P1))

from "Ian B. Jacobs" <[email protected]>, Wed, 29 May 2002 19:02:51 -0400

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Joseph Reagle wrote:
> On Wednesday 29 May 2002 03:09 pm, Ian B. Jacobs wrote:
>
>>I have the BEFW11P1 (with print server). I was unable to find
>>the latest firmware revision on their web site, but they have
>>emailed it to me.
>
>
> I'm using 1.39.2, Oct 09 2001 . I had some problems prior to this with the
> link being dropped for the linux machine, but now I have none.
>

I tried to do the firmware upgrade from a Windows machine.
The machine went into standby mode with about 2% of the
upgrade process left.

The result is that the router bios is shot. I need to
return it to Linksys.

Sigh. Good old wired hub works just fine, fortunately.

 _ Ian




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Re: D-Link DL-714 (was: Re: More notes on wireless router (Linksys BEFW11P1))

from Snake Djip <[email protected]>, Mon, 3 Jun 2002 05:28:33 -0700 (PDT)

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I too have had problems with a Linksys product : the
BEFW11S4...

It was working fine for 6 months, then boom, no more
wireless connectivity...  Tried upgrading the
firmware, and still nothing.  I have to return it to
the States... what a pain.

Has anyone seen 802.11a routers on sale anywhere in
Canada ?

--- "Ian B. Jacobs" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Joseph Reagle wrote:
> > On Wednesday 29 May 2002 03:09 pm, Ian B. Jacobs
> wrote:
> >
> >>I have the BEFW11P1 (with print server). I was
> unable to find
> >>the latest firmware revision on their web site,
> but they have
> >>emailed it to me.
> >
> >
> > I'm using 1.39.2, Oct 09 2001 . I had some
> problems prior to this with the
> > link being dropped for the linux machine, but now
> I have none.
> >
>
> I tried to do the firmware upgrade from a Windows
> machine.
> The machine went into standby mode with about 2% of
> the
> upgrade process left.
>
> The result is that the router bios is shot. I need
> to
> return it to Linksys.
>
> Sigh. Good old wired hub works just fine,
> fortunately.
>
>   _ Ian
>
>
>
>
> --
> Ian Jacobs ([email protected])  
> http://www.w3.org/People/Jacobs
> Tel:                     +1 718 260-9447
>
>


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Re: D-Link DL-714 (was: Re: More notes on wireless router (Linksys BEFW11P1))

from Hugo Haas <[email protected]>, Fri, 31 May 2002 10:43:02 +0200

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* Joseph Reagle <[email protected]> [2002-05-29 15:31-0400]
> Not with mediaone/AT&T. You have to call them up and tell them a new MAC
> address -- remember, you're not formally supposed to have more than one
> machine on the network anyway!

Actually, I remember seeing something about how to setup networks in
AT&T's FAQ, which suggests that it's OK.

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Re: D-Link DL-714 (was: Re: More notes on wireless router (Linksys BEFW11P1))

from Hugo Haas <[email protected]>, Fri, 31 May 2002 10:41:41 +0200

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* Joseph Reagle <[email protected]> [2002-05-29 14:41-0400]
> On Wednesday 29 May 2002 02:15 pm, Ralph R. Swick wrote:
> > At 11:56 AM 5/29/2002 -0400, Ian B. Jacobs wrote:
> > > Does anyone have any good experiences
> > >with wireless routers?
>
> We use the Linksys: BEFW11S4 with the latest software without problem.

I have seen lock-ups with the BEFW11S4, although it seems to be less
frequent with the latest firmware, and I guess that most of the
outages now come from AT&T...

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