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06-05-2001, 09:30 AM
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Netgear router anyone?
Hey folks, any of you have a netgear router RT311/314 in particular?
They had a f/w update v3.25, that crapped out my router, just wanted to give you the heads up to keep a serial cable handy. Am sitting and painstaking using xmodem to a known good version. Reminds me of my days with diallup .. 20 min just for the firmware, then have to sit with the rom. |
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06-05-2001, 06:23 PM
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I have a couple of them, what exactly went wrong?
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06-05-2001, 06:55 PM
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Statica,
I have the RT311. Last time I updated firmware was to fix some problems I had when setting up a Half-Life server. Works great now, uptime of about 4 months. If it 'aint broke, I'm not gonna fix it. 
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06-05-2001, 10:09 PM
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So you say you downloaded an update for the router firmware and it caused a crash? Did this occur when updating the software? Have you contacted NetWare? I am planning on installing a RT 311 this weekend. How was the system working before the update and what problems is the update supposed to fix? Please post the filename that caused your crash. I will decide if I should avoid it completely.
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06-06-2001, 09:28 AM
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The RT311 is great, my last firmware, stable was 3.24, and its a workhorse, had no problems at all. I did a firmware upgrade to 3.25, and I lose connectivity AFTER I do the update (cant connect to 192.168.0.1), and couldnt restore it other than with the serial cable. I downgraded to 3.24 and all is well again. Yeah I contacted Netgear and they will address the issue.
It is possible that you wont have the issue, if you have a serial cable handy by all means give it a try, if u want I can post the method to restore with 3.24 using hyperterminal & serial cable. Again, version 3.24 is great, and stable and has no bugs .. I just like to be on the bloody bleeding edge and get bled sometimes  Cheers. |
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06-06-2001, 04:25 PM
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Yes by all means please post the procedure to restore. This would be valuable info. in case of problems. And thanks for the warning.
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06-13-2001, 09:19 AM
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The pulled 3.25 from their website.
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06-30-2002, 01:53 AM
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Hello
I'm having the exact same problem you're having. I tried upgrading to 3.25, and got the same symptoms. I don't know where to find the older 3.24 firmware on the internet, because Netgear only has 3.25 on their website. I have a serial cable, but I'm not experienced in the ways of using Hyperterminal. I got it to the screen where it says "Press ENTER to continue", but when I press enter, nothing happens. Could anybody please tell me if there's a setting I need to change in order for the router to accept my hitting of the enter key? Thank you, Geron Bindseil |
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06-30-2002, 10:29 AM
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The Gavel
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Upland, CA
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I've got the RT311 and never had a problem with it. Never tried a f/w update though.
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