Linksys BEFW11s4 vers. 2 diag light blinking

I was trying to upgrade firmware, improve performance before taking the
plunge and getting a g router. Was having trouble flashing firmware and
after reading a post and hearing a comment from a CompUsa worker I changed
the channel on the router to 3 to see if that would help reception. At that
point I lost connection with the internet and can no longer access the setup
page for the router. I can ping the router no problem. All the lights look
good but the diag light that blinks red. I've tried holding the reset button
for over 5 minutes, power cycling, etc. Linksys tech support 1st hung up on
me and then on the call back after trying the things I'd tried asked me to
download and install a new Internet Explorer...whatever...I even tried that
since IE7 is out in beta, no dice.

Anyway, I can't get to the damn router to make any changes and I can't get
the diag light to stop flashing. Any ideas that I haven't already mentioned?
Besides trashing this one and moving up to a g?
Thanks,
Drew

DP wrote:
> I was trying to upgrade firmware, improve performance before taking
> the plunge and getting a g router. Was having trouble flashing
> firmware and after reading a post and hearing a comment from a
> CompUsa worker I changed the channel on the router to 3 to see if
> that would help reception. At that point I lost connection with the
> internet and can no longer access the setup page for the router. I
> can ping the router no problem. All the lights look good but the diag
> light that blinks red. I've tried holding the reset button for over 5
> minutes, power cycling, etc. Linksys tech support 1st hung up on me
> and then on the call back after trying the things I'd tried asked me
> to download and install a new Internet Explorer...whatever...I even
> tried that since IE7 is out in beta, no dice.
> Anyway, I can't get to the damn router to make any changes and I
> can't get the diag light to stop flashing. Any ideas that I haven't
> already mentioned? Besides trashing this one and moving up to a g?
> Thanks,
> Drew


http://tinyurl.com/gbrcf

"The Diag LED lights up when the device is first powered up. Meantime,
the system will boot up itself and check for proper operation. After
finishing
the checking procedure, the LED turns off to show that the system
is working fine. If the LED remains lit after this time, the device is not
working properly. Try to flash the firmware by assigning a static IP
address to the computer, and then upgrade the firmware. Try using the
following settings, IP Address: 192.168.1.50 and Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0."

"S.Heenan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> DP wrote:
>> I was trying to upgrade firmware, improve performance before taking
>> the plunge and getting a g router. Was having trouble flashing
>> firmware and after reading a post and hearing a comment from a
>> CompUsa worker I changed the channel on the router to 3 to see if
>> that would help reception. At that point I lost connection with the
>> internet and can no longer access the setup page for the router. I
>> can ping the router no problem. All the lights look good but the diag
>> light that blinks red. I've tried holding the reset button for over 5
>> minutes, power cycling, etc. Linksys tech support 1st hung up on me
>> and then on the call back after trying the things I'd tried asked me
>> to download and install a new Internet Explorer...whatever...I even
>> tried that since IE7 is out in beta, no dice.
>> Anyway, I can't get to the damn router to make any changes and I
>> can't get the diag light to stop flashing. Any ideas that I haven't
>> already mentioned? Besides trashing this one and moving up to a g?
>> Thanks,
>> Drew
>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/gbrcf
>
> "The Diag LED lights up when the device is first powered up. Meantime,
> the system will boot up itself and check for proper operation. After
> finishing
> the checking procedure, the LED turns off to show that the system
> is working fine. If the LED remains lit after this time, the device is not
> working properly. Try to flash the firmware by assigning a static IP
> address to the computer, and then upgrade the firmware. Try using the
> following settings, IP Address: 192.168.1.50 and Subnet Mask:
> 255.255.255.0."
>
Thanks but it was a blinking light. I finally got some help from live chat
from Linksys...he directed me to an ftp site to download the correct
firmware (not their normal download page), flashed it and I'm back up and
running.
Thanks,
Drew
>

DP <(E-Mail Removed)>, the geriatric-transient and delicate shit shover
who likes obscene courtesy fucks with capybaras, and whose partner is a
charity moll with a commodious fish taco, wrote in
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> Thanks but it was a blinking light. I finally got some help from live
> chat from Linksys...he directed me to an ftp site to download the
> correct firmware (not their normal download page), flashed it and I'm
> back up and running.

So what you wrote about not being able to access the router was a complete
crock of shit then.



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"Gazwad" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> DP <(E-Mail Removed)>, the geriatric-transient and delicate shit shover
> who likes obscene courtesy fucks with capybaras, and whose partner is a
> charity moll with a commodious fish taco, wrote in
> <kvGdnQcOs5N_uT3ZnZ2dnUVZ_t-(E-Mail Removed)>:
>
>> Thanks but it was a blinking light. I finally got some help from live
>> chat from Linksys...he directed me to an ftp site to download the
>> correct firmware (not their normal download page), flashed it and I'm
>> back up and running.
>
> So what you wrote about not being able to access the router was a complete
> crock of shit then.
>

Not exactly but if you want to think that then go ahead with it.