MSBN update puzzle...

Whenever I log on to my local network with my laptop (Win XP Home SP1), I
get a rather annoying error that a critical update for the broadband
hardware needs to be installed. However, this needs to be done from a
wire-connected system (not wireless) so I installed the management software
on my new desktop (WIN XP Pro SP1a) and when I try to automatically download
the update, it says there are none.

When I try to manually download an update from the MS site, I can't even
find any entries for this unit. (It's an MN-500).

What suggestions does anyone have?


Thanks.


Rob Pelletier

Download from the following site
http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/br...DLoadMain.mspx

--
Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP

Find out about the MS MVP Program -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx

"Rob Pelletier" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Whenever I log on to my local network with my laptop (Win XP Home SP1), I
> get a rather annoying error that a critical update for the broadband
> hardware needs to be installed. However, this needs to be done from a
> wire-connected system (not wireless) so I installed the management
> software
> on my new desktop (WIN XP Pro SP1a) and when I try to automatically
> download
> the update, it says there are none.
>
> When I try to manually download an update from the MS site, I can't even
> find any entries for this unit. (It's an MN-500).
>
> What suggestions does anyone have?
>
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Rob Pelletier
>
>

Thanks.

I found out after posting that the update being pushed was to the management
software, not the broadband unit's firmaware.

Since I installed the management software on the other computer from a new
download, it appeared on the one system that no upgrades were available, yet
on the other the upgrade was constantly being urged.

Anyway, this stuff isn't silly-bugger-proof, I guess...

Thanks again for your reply.


Rob p.




"Jason Tsang" <jason-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Download from the following site
> http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/br...DLoadMain.mspx
>
> --
> Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
>
> Find out about the MS MVP Program -
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
>
> "Rob Pelletier" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Whenever I log on to my local network with my laptop (Win XP Home SP1),
I
> > get a rather annoying error that a critical update for the broadband
> > hardware needs to be installed. However, this needs to be done from a
> > wire-connected system (not wireless) so I installed the management
> > software
> > on my new desktop (WIN XP Pro SP1a) and when I try to automatically
> > download
> > the update, it says there are none.
> >
> > When I try to manually download an update from the MS site, I can't even
> > find any entries for this unit. (It's an MN-500).
> >
> > What suggestions does anyone have?
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> > Rob Pelletier
> >
> >
>
>

I have an interesting problem - when I run the upgrade install, it detects
my basestation but refuses to detect my 720 card. Is there any separate
release of the 720 driver (and/or firmware) which I can download to upgrade
the 720?


"Jason Tsang" <jason-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Download from the following site
> http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/br...DLoadMain.mspx
>
> --
> Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
>
> Find out about the MS MVP Program -
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
>
> "Rob Pelletier" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Whenever I log on to my local network with my laptop (Win XP Home SP1), I
>> get a rather annoying error that a critical update for the broadband
>> hardware needs to be installed. However, this needs to be done from a
>> wire-connected system (not wireless) so I installed the management
>> software
>> on my new desktop (WIN XP Pro SP1a) and when I try to automatically
>> download
>> the update, it says there are none.
>>
>> When I try to manually download an update from the MS site, I can't even
>> find any entries for this unit. (It's an MN-500).
>>
>> What suggestions does anyone have?
>>
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> Rob Pelletier
>>
>>
>
>

You probably don't want to upgrade the driver for your MN 720 anyway. Some
of us have upgraded to the new driver for the MN 720 and experienced a
degradation of signal and loss of connection. Your mileage may vary of
course but just a heads up from someone who has gone through many ups and
downs of troubleshooting the new driver for the MN 720.

I wound up rolling back the driver to the previous version and that restored
signal strength and connection ability. Again, your mileage may vary.

Regards.


"GlennW" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have an interesting problem - when I run the upgrade install, it detects
>my basestation but refuses to detect my 720 card. Is there any separate
>release of the 720 driver (and/or firmware) which I can download to upgrade
>the 720?
>
>
> "Jason Tsang" <jason-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Download from the following site
>> http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/br...DLoadMain.mspx
>>
>> --
>> Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
>>
>> Find out about the MS MVP Program -
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
>>
>> "Rob Pelletier" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Whenever I log on to my local network with my laptop (Win XP Home SP1),
>>> I
>>> get a rather annoying error that a critical update for the broadband
>>> hardware needs to be installed. However, this needs to be done from a
>>> wire-connected system (not wireless) so I installed the management
>>> software
>>> on my new desktop (WIN XP Pro SP1a) and when I try to automatically
>>> download
>>> the update, it says there are none.
>>>
>>> When I try to manually download an update from the MS site, I can't even
>>> find any entries for this unit. (It's an MN-500).
>>>
>>> What suggestions does anyone have?
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob Pelletier
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>