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PhilippeTeuwen: /* Wet11 */

2008-04-16T18:28:41Z

Wet11

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	* Side note: three days before, I returned a WPS54G (printer server) because it gave me some very similar problems, 3 pings and then nothing anymore till next reboot, seems it crashed repetitively.<br>Probably the same Wi-Fi/WPA bug but I was less patient and gave up, returning the device to the shop.		* Side note: three days before, I returned a WPS54G (printer server) because it gave me some very similar problems, 3 pings and then nothing anymore till next reboot, seems it crashed repetitively.<br>Probably the same Wi-Fi/WPA bug but I was less patient and gave up, returning the device to the shop.
	===Wet11===		===Wet11===
	''Old notes converted with [[MediaWiki#HTML-WikiConverter\|HTML::WikiConverter::MediaWiki]] from my old phpwiki site''
	It's a Bridge Ethernet.

	default config:		default config:

PhilippeTeuwen at 23:35, 25 February 2008

2008-02-25T23:35:51Z

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	* fw 2.07 was released a year ago, and fw 2.03 a month and a half before, how does it come that new products still come with older firmware?? I bought it online, so very few chances this was a device laying around for more than a year.		* fw 2.07 was released a year ago, and fw 2.03 a month and a half before, how does it come that new products still come with older firmware?? I bought it online, so very few chances this was a device laying around for more than a year.
	* Side note: three days before, I returned a WPS54G (printer server) because it gave me some very similar problems, 3 pings and then nothing anymore till next reboot, seems it crashed repetitively.<br>Probably the same Wi-Fi/WPA bug but I was less patient and gave up, returning the device to the shop.		* Side note: three days before, I returned a WPS54G (printer server) because it gave me some very similar problems, 3 pings and then nothing anymore till next reboot, seems it crashed repetitively.<br>Probably the same Wi-Fi/WPA bug but I was less patient and gave up, returning the device to the shop.
			===Wet11===
			''Old notes converted with [[MediaWiki#HTML-WikiConverter\|HTML::WikiConverter::MediaWiki]] from my old phpwiki site''
			It's a Bridge Ethernet.

			default config:

			* essid: '''linksys'''
			* mode: '''managed'''
			* IP: '''192.168.1.225'''
			* L/P: '''admin/admin'''

			Firmware updates: http://www.linksys.com/download/firmware.asp?fwid=170

212.71.13.121: /* Installation */

2007-07-31T20:18:45Z

Installation

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	* Not because the link to online doc from internal website was wrong, correct link being ftp://ftp.linksys.com/wet54gv2_ug.pdf (instead of wet54gv2-ug.pdf), anyway who thinks this doc could have helped me?		* Not because the link to online doc from internal website was wrong, correct link being ftp://ftp.linksys.com/wet54gv2_ug.pdf (instead of wet54gv2-ug.pdf), anyway who thinks this doc could have helped me?
	* Not because the technical center of Linksys known only about WET54G v3.0 while I have a v3.1		* Not because the technical center of Linksys known only about WET54G v3.0 while I have a v3.1
	But because a bug in the firmware caused the stuff to crash ~~once~~ it ~~found~~ my WPA Wi-Fi network.		But because a bug in the firmware caused the stuff to crash every time it authenticates with my WPA Wi-Fi network.
	<br>So to continue debugging the issue I had the choice between turning off my access-point which is my ADSL router or to put the WET54G in a metallic box to avoid it to find my network. I chose the latest solution.		<br>So to continue debugging the issue I had the choice between turning off my access-point which is my ADSL router or to put the WET54G in a metallic box to avoid it to find my network. I chose the latest solution.
	<br>I found a newer firmware on Linksys website and flashed the stuff (upgrade link is on help page -> http://192.168.1.226/upgrade.asp)		<br>I found a newer firmware on Linksys website and flashed the stuff (upgrade link is on help page -> http://192.168.1.226/upgrade.asp)

212.71.13.121: /* Installation */

2007-07-31T20:17:10Z

Installation

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	* Not because I never managed to go back to the default settings with the reset button (with fw2.03, didn't try with fw2.07), no matter if I keep it pressed when booting or whatever, beware!		* Not because I never managed to go back to the default settings with the reset button (with fw2.03, didn't try with fw2.07), no matter if I keep it pressed when booting or whatever, beware!
	* Not because the link to online doc from internal website was wrong, correct link being ftp://ftp.linksys.com/wet54gv2_ug.pdf (instead of wet54gv2-ug.pdf), anyway who thinks this doc could have helped me?		* Not because the link to online doc from internal website was wrong, correct link being ftp://ftp.linksys.com/wet54gv2_ug.pdf (instead of wet54gv2-ug.pdf), anyway who thinks this doc could have helped me?
			* Not because the technical center of Linksys known only about WET54G v3.0 while I have a v3.1
	But because a bug in the firmware caused the stuff to crash once it found my WPA Wi-Fi network.		But because a bug in the firmware caused the stuff to crash once it found my WPA Wi-Fi network.
	<br>So to continue debugging the issue I had the choice between turning off my access-point which is my ADSL router or to put the WET54G in a metallic box to avoid it to find my network. I chose the latest solution.		<br>So to continue debugging the issue I had the choice between turning off my access-point which is my ADSL router or to put the WET54G in a metallic box to avoid it to find my network. I chose the latest solution.
	<br>I found a newer firmware on Linksys website and flashed the stuff (upgrade link is on help page -> http://192.168.1.226/upgrade.asp)		<br>I found a newer firmware on Linksys website and flashed the stuff (upgrade link is on help page -> http://192.168.1.226/upgrade.asp)
	<br>So I upgraded from fw 2.03 to 2.07 even if there was nothing convincing me in the changelog.		<br>So I upgraded from fw 2.03 to 2.07 even if there was nothing convincing me in the changelog.
⚫	~~<br>And~~ ~~after~~ upgrade, tadaaam, it worked smoothly, pfiiiiut
⚫	~~<br>~~fw 2.07 was released a year ago, how does it come that new products still come with older firmware?? I bought it online, so very few chances this was a device laying around for more than a year.

			===Conclusions===
⚫	Side note: three days before, I returned a WPS54G (printer server) because it gave me some very similar problems, 3 pings and then nothing anymore till next reboot.
		⚫	After firmware upgrade, tadaaam, it worked smoothly, pfiiiiut!
	<br>Probably the same Wi-Fi/WPA bug but I was less patient and gave up, returning the device to the shop.
			<br>But...
			* Why the [http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?blobcol=urldata&blobheadername1=Content-Type&blobheadername2=Content-Disposition&blobheadervalue1=text%2Fplain&blobheadervalue2=inline%3B+filename%3DWET54Gv3-fw-version-history.txt&blobkey=id&blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobwhere=1130827554566&ssbinary=true&lid=9611601223B27 changelog] does not mention the fix of a such critical bug?
		⚫	* fw 2.07 was released a year ago, and fw 2.03 a month and a half before, how does it come that new products still come with older firmware?? I bought it online, so very few chances this was a device laying around for more than a year.
		⚫	* Side note: three days before, I returned a WPS54G (printer server) because it gave me some very similar problems, 3 pings and then nothing anymore till next reboot, seems it crashed repetitively.<br>Probably the same Wi-Fi/WPA bug but I was less patient and gave up, returning the device to the shop.

212.71.13.121: /* Installation */

2007-07-31T20:08:41Z

Installation

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	<br>So I upgraded from fw 2.03 to 2.07 even if there was nothing convincing me in the changelog.		<br>So I upgraded from fw 2.03 to 2.07 even if there was nothing convincing me in the changelog.
	<br>And after upgrade, tadaaam, it worked smoothly, pfiiiiut		<br>And after upgrade, tadaaam, it worked smoothly, pfiiiiut
			<br>fw 2.07 was released a year ago, how does it come that new products still come with older firmware?? I bought it online, so very few chances this was a device laying around for more than a year.

	Side note: three days before, I returned a WPS54G (printer server) because it gave me some very similar problems, 3 pings and then nothing anymore till next reboot.		Side note: three days before, I returned a WPS54G (printer server) because it gave me some very similar problems, 3 pings and then nothing anymore till next reboot.

212.71.13.121: /* Intro */

2007-07-31T20:05:17Z

Intro

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	I was a fan of the older WET11 but now that I use exclusively WPA on my network, I bought a WET54G.		I was a fan of the older WET11 but now that I use exclusively WPA on my network, I bought a WET54G.
			<br>WPA was designed to be able to replace WEP by WPA via simple firmware upgrade but if the vendor prefers to force you to buy a new product than to give you WPA for free via firmware upgrade...
	<br>If you wonder why I don't want to hear about WEP anymore, check my presentations in the [[Security Resources]] page.		<br>If you wonder why I don't want to hear about WEP anymore, check my presentations in the [[Security Resources]] page.
	<br>This device supports WPA and WPA2 and exists since quite a while but curiously is quite hard to find.		<br>This device supports WPA and WPA2 and exists since quite a while but curiously is quite hard to find.