firmware crack

i read about a Linksys firmware crack enabling the wireless router to send
at a higher power. any such cracks for belkin wireless stuff? any
interesting tools to measure wireless performance besides netstumbler (which
appears to interfere with my wireless setup)

This is the info I got on the subject:

The ping hack is done as follows:
1. Go to the System tab of the router config.
2. Hit the "ping test" button.
3. Anything that is included in the "IP Address or Domain Name" box will be
executed once you hit ping, providing the command is enclosed with ` `
marks, ie `/usr/sbin/wl -i eth2 txpwr 84`

So, try it. I set it to txpwr 1, and the signal almost died. I tried
different values all the way up to 84, and the signal quality bars increased
as well.

Anyone out there with some educated guesses as to why Linksys would ship it
out at less than half of its potential transmission power?

My concerns are about legality, and also about potentially frying the router
by "overclocking" it.

So, I tried it and it appears to have helped my connection somewhat.

Go to Administration then diagnostics to do this.
<%System%> wrote in message
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> i read about a Linksys firmware crack enabling the wireless router to send
> at a higher power. any such cracks for belkin wireless stuff? any
> interesting tools to measure wireless performance besides netstumbler
(which
> appears to interfere with my wireless setup)
>
>

Anyone have more specifics on this?

Can it apply to the underpowered BEFW11S4?

Will it cook the circuitry?

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"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> This is the info I got on the subject:
>
> The ping hack is done as follows:
> 1. Go to the System tab of the router config.
> 2. Hit the "ping test" button.
> 3. Anything that is included in the "IP Address or Domain Name" box will
be
> executed once you hit ping, providing the command is enclosed with ` `
> marks, ie `/usr/sbin/wl -i eth2 txpwr 84`
>
> So, try it. I set it to txpwr 1, and the signal almost died. I tried
> different values all the way up to 84, and the signal quality bars
increased
> as well.
>
> Anyone out there with some educated guesses as to why Linksys would ship
it
> out at less than half of its potential transmission power?
>
> My concerns are about legality, and also about potentially frying the
router
> by "overclocking" it.
>
> So, I tried it and it appears to have helped my connection somewhat.
>
> Go to Administration then diagnostics to do this.
> <%System%> wrote in message
> news:3f866c09$0$31734$(E-Mail Removed) .be...
> > i read about a Linksys firmware crack enabling the wireless router to
send
> > at a higher power. any such cracks for belkin wireless stuff? any
> > interesting tools to measure wireless performance besides netstumbler
> (which
> > appears to interfere with my wireless setup)
> >
> >
>
>

Paul <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> This is the info I got on the subject:
<snip>
> Anyone out there with some educated guesses as to why Linksys would ship it
> out at less than half of its potential transmission power?
>
> My concerns are about legality, and also about potentially frying the router
> by "overclocking" it.
>
> So, I tried it and it appears to have helped my connection somewhat.

The transmission power is legally required to be under varying limits, in
varying countries.
It's unlikely that the mini-PCI card that actually has the modem on would
be designed in such a way that it could be physically damaged by anything
the software could do.

Also, higher power is not always good.
It means bad people can pick up your network from further away, and you
will interfere with neighbours.

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Ìm wondering the same thing. Is there a power hack for the BEFW11S

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"Bob Alston" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Anyone have more specifics on this?
>
> Can it apply to the underpowered BEFW11S4?
>
> Will it cook the circuitry?
>
> --
> Bob Alston
>
> bobalston9 AT aol DOT com
> "Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:QPmib.34243$k74.7945@lakeread05...
> > This is the info I got on the subject:
> >
> > The ping hack is done as follows:
> > 1. Go to the System tab of the router config.
> > 2. Hit the "ping test" button.
> > 3. Anything that is included in the "IP Address or Domain Name" box will
> be
> > executed once you hit ping, providing the command is enclosed with ` `
> > marks, ie `/usr/sbin/wl -i eth2 txpwr 84`
> >
> > So, try it. I set it to txpwr 1, and the signal almost died. I tried
> > different values all the way up to 84, and the signal quality bars
> increased
> > as well.
> >
> > Anyone out there with some educated guesses as to why Linksys would ship
> it
> > out at less than half of its potential transmission power?
> >
> > My concerns are about legality, and also about potentially frying the
> router
> > by "overclocking" it.
> >
> > So, I tried it and it appears to have helped my connection somewhat.
> >
> > Go to Administration then diagnostics to do this.
> > <%System%> wrote in message
> > news:3f866c09$0$31734$(E-Mail Removed) .be...
> > > i read about a Linksys firmware crack enabling the wireless router to
> send
> > > at a higher power. any such cracks for belkin wireless stuff? any
> > > interesting tools to measure wireless performance besides netstumbler
> > (which
> > > appears to interfere with my wireless setup)
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

"Isak Rydlund" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Ìm wondering the same thing. Is there a power hack for the BEFW11S

Well, it's not out of the question. After logging into your BEFW11S4, add
"weca.htm" after the IP address (ie. "http://192.168.1.1/weca.htm") and see
what happens. Apparently can change your router between USA and Japan. I'm
not sure what the other options do.

At least this works on a version 3.2 router.

I'm sure there are other web pages hidden inside that box.

Bob

I did a scan of code.bin from the firmware update. you can see "weca.htm".
Unfortunately I didn't see anything else that looked new or interesting.

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"Bob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Isak Rydlund" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bme2g7$ccc$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Ìm wondering the same thing. Is there a power hack for the BEFW11S
>
> Well, it's not out of the question. After logging into your BEFW11S4, add
> "weca.htm" after the IP address (ie. "http://192.168.1.1/weca.htm") and
see
> what happens. Apparently can change your router between USA and Japan.
I'm
> not sure what the other options do.
>
> At least this works on a version 3.2 router.
>
> I'm sure there are other web pages hidden inside that box.
>
> Bob
>
>

Hmmm. Any idea on how to find these other pages?

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"Bob Alston" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I did a scan of code.bin from the firmware update. you can see
"weca.htm".
> Unfortunately I didn't see anything else that looked new or interesting.
>
> --
> Bob Alston
>
> bobalston9 AT aol DOT com
> "Bob" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > "Isak Rydlund" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:bme2g7$ccc$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Ìm wondering the same thing. Is there a power hack for the BEFW11S
> >
> > Well, it's not out of the question. After logging into your BEFW11S4,
add
> > "weca.htm" after the IP address (ie. "http://192.168.1.1/weca.htm") and
> see
> > what happens. Apparently can change your router between USA and Japan.
> I'm
> > not sure what the other options do.
> >
> > At least this works on a version 3.2 router.
> >
> > I'm sure there are other web pages hidden inside that box.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
>
>

<%System%> wrote in message
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> i read about a Linksys firmware crack enabling the wireless router to send
> at a higher power. any such cracks for belkin wireless stuff? any
> interesting tools to measure wireless performance besides netstumbler
(which
> appears to interfere with my wireless setup)

I was actually asking about Belkin Wireless equipment (54g router)