Linksys router/firewalls

[Drew Taylor]

Yes, it is definitely a new release. From the release notes:

Firmware Date    : October 24,2001
Current Firmware : Version 1.40.2
Product PartNo   : BEFSR11/BEFSR41/BEFSRU31

Ver #.          Date            Description
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.40.2          Oct 24,01       1. Fixed DHCP server probem that assign one 
IP address to 2 PCs
                                 2. Fixed traceroute problem under router 
mode(traceroute can not
                                    find out the Linksys router)
                                 3. Fixed ip filter problem when start ip 
is bigger then end ip
                                 4. Fixed Log radio disappear when click 
Cancel button on Log UI page
                                 5. Fixed some time user can see the UI 
page without password problem
                                 6. Fixed PCC prompts "This version needds 
the special router" when installation
                                 7. Change the aging time of AOL 
application (#5190) connection to 90 minutes.
                                 8. Modify UI pages to fix the banner 
problem in Netscape 4.7, 6.0


1.40.1          Sept 10,01      1. Support Zone Alarm Pro firewall and 
PC-cillin anti-virus software

At 03:06 PM 12/6/2001 -0500, Peter R. Wood wrote:
>Is this really a new release? The date on the firmware upgrade page says
>November 7. Did they just not update the copy on the page? Also, this most
>recent upgrade seems to offer little incentive to do so, unless you use
>PC-Cillion or ZoneAlarm... just curious. I have a BEFSR41 myself.
>
>Peter
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Drew Taylor" <drew at drewtaylor.com>
>To: <discuss at blu.org>
>Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 2:43 PM
>Subject: Linksys router/firewalls
>
>
> > This is an FYI for all those w/ linksys routers. I just noticed that there
> > is a new release of the linksys firmware available. Despite the warnings
>on
> > linksys's website, the last few upgrades I have completed did NOT erase my
> > current settings.
> >
> > For those who don't want to wait forever to DL the file from the official
> > site, I have placed the zip file at http://home.drewtaylor.com/linksys/ if
> > you want to DL it there.
> >
> > Drew
> >
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Drew Taylor                     JA[P|m_p|SQL]H
http://www.drewtaylor.com/      Just Another Perl|mod_perl|SQL Hacker
mailto:drew at drewtaylor.com      *** God bless America! ***
ICQ: 135298242