[wellylug] LinkSYS BEFW11S4 V2 - not linux related

[Geraint Jones]

With most LinkSYS gear you can telnet it, if you telnet into it it will
give you far more advanced options for config, it will also show you
firmware versions etc



On Fri, 2005-03-04 at 23:45 +1300, Chris Hodgetts wrote:
> Hey, I have been given one of these routers.. and I was wondering if 
> anyone in the WellyLUG has one of these too?
> 
> I have been given it becuase the previous owner did some nasty things to 
> it, but I managed to get it going with the help of a friend, (They blew up 
> the powersupply)...
> 
> Anyway..
> 
> Everything works on this device *apart* from the Wireless portion..
> It does all it's diag's when it's powered on, I have upgraded the firmware 
> in this device, and still nothing... no matter what the Wireless option is 
> on, it still does not generate a wireless link.....
> 
> In the menu options, under Advanced, then Wireless I dont see a a Firmware 
> version and I was wondering if that was normal..
> 
> There is an option there for it to be there, but it's like its not reading 
> something correctly.
> 
> I have opened up the box, figguring that hey, it doesnt work anyway so 
> whats the point of breaking the waranty seal, and the Wireless cards 
> "appears" to be getting power, as the surface mount LED is on...  It 
> blinks when you power it up, then stays up...
> 
> I have checked the connections, and everything appears to be ok...
> 
> I have reset it all to factory defaults, and tried everything else, and 
> was wondering if anyone could give some advise on this ...
> 
> it's annoying that it does not work, but I can live with it.....
> 
> But does anyone know if there is a place that will look at the card, or 
> could fix the card in some way.....????
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 

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