Re: Linksys' Old Firmwares Archive?

Ant wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Does anyone know where Linksys archives it old firmwares?
>
> Thank you in advance.

Just in case Phil, what's the exact model number and the hardware
revision level off the router's outside cabinet sticker/label?

Pete
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1PW

Ant wrote:
> On 9/13/2009 4:16 AM PT, 1PW typed:
>
>>> Does anyone know where Linksys archives it old firmwares?
>>
>> Just in case Phil, what's the exact model number and the hardware
>> revision level off the router's outside cabinet sticker/label?
>
> Linksys BEFSX41 v1 router.

Here is a link to the firmware that is available. It might get you going if
you have not "bricked" your unit yet.

http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/...FSX41/download

"Ant" wrote

> > http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/...FSX41/download
>
> But that's only the latest one. I am looking for OLD firmwares.

so did I.
I have also a BEFSX41 router v1 and I have no idea how to get it
connected to the internet. My other Linksys router works great but
this one never worked for me.
I googled for hours and trying every link but no success so far.
Their seems to be a lot of problems with firmware versions so I give up
and decided it was a bad purchase.
I still have the router but that's because I'm to laze to throw it away.

chris wrote:
> "Ant" wrote
>
> > > http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/...FSX41/download
>> But that's only the latest one. I am looking for OLD firmwares.
>
> so did I.
> I have also a BEFSX41 router v1 and I have no idea how to get it
> connected to the internet. My other Linksys router works great but
> this one never worked for me.
> I googled for hours and trying every link but no success so far.
> Their seems to be a lot of problems with firmware versions so I give up
> and decided it was a bad purchase.
> I still have the router but that's because I'm to laze to throw it away.

I wonder if you or Phil has phoned Linksys and asked where their
achieves are for that unit?

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1PW

Ant wrote:
> On 9/14/2009 3:00 AM PT, 1PW typed:
>
>>> > > http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/...FSX41/download
>>>> But that's only the latest one. I am looking for OLD firmwares.
>>> so did I.
>>> I have also a BEFSX41 router v1 and I have no idea how to get it
>>> connected to the internet. My other Linksys router works great but
>>> this one never worked for me.
>>> I googled for hours and trying every link but no success so far.
>>> Their seems to be a lot of problems with firmware versions so I give up
>>> and decided it was a bad purchase.
>>> I still have the router but that's because I'm to laze to throw it away.
>>
>> I wonder if you or Phil has phoned Linksys and asked where their
>> achieves are for that unit?
>
> I asked in the forum and got a third party link/URL which I don't trust!

Sandbox your browser and send the download to Virus Total. I'm not
sure how you'd calculate the risk to reward ratio though. You're
still running Linux on one of your systems aren't you?

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1PW

Ant wrote:
> On 9/14/2009 9:59 AM PT, 1PW typed:
>
>> Sandbox your browser and send the download to Virus Total. I'm not
>> sure how you'd calculate the risk to reward ratio though. You're
>> still running Linux on one of your systems aren't you?
>
> Yup. Debian.

Security by obscurity for its browser(s) whilst you download from the
questionable source.

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1PW

"1PW" wrote

> I wonder if you or Phil has phoned Linksys and asked where their
> achieves are for that unit?

no, I didn't but I could use email ( no, I didn't ).
I got it second-handed, so maybe it's not their fault/problem.
I had a FTP downloadlink in my bookmarks , but that seems to be
discontinued. If Linksys makes it their customers that difficult to get
old firmware, well, my next router most likely isn't a Linksys again.

chris wrote:
> "1PW" wrote
>
> > I wonder if you or Phil has phoned Linksys and asked where their
>> achieves are for that unit?
>
> no, I didn't but I could use email ( no, I didn't ).
> I got it second-handed, so maybe it's not their fault/problem.
> I had a FTP downloadlink in my bookmarks , but that seems to be
> discontinued. If Linksys makes it their customers that difficult to get
> old firmware, well, my next router most likely isn't a Linksys again.

Hello Chris:

Although in this instance it's not possible, dd-wrt might have some
interesting alternatives:

<http://www.dd-wrt.com/>


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1PW

1PW wrote:
> Ant wrote:
>> On 9/14/2009 9:59 AM PT, 1PW typed:
>>
>>> Sandbox your browser and send the download to Virus Total. I'm not
>>> sure how you'd calculate the risk to reward ratio though. You're
>>> still running Linux on one of your systems aren't you?
>>
>> Yup. Debian.
>
> Security by obscurity for its browser(s) whilst you download from the
> questionable source.

Here is a link for version 1.46.2 from a DSL Reports 2005 forum message.
They are good at removing or marking messages that contained any foreign
software so it's a pretty good chance that the software is actually valid.
I just checked the link and the firmware is still there.

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14624552

With 4 years for people to have complained of any contamination and none
having done it I'd be willing to try it if I actually had that router model.

GlowingBlueMist wrote:
> 1PW wrote:
>> Ant wrote:
>>> On 9/14/2009 9:59 AM PT, 1PW typed:
>>>
>>>> Sandbox your browser and send the download to Virus Total. I'm not
>>>> sure how you'd calculate the risk to reward ratio though. You're
>>>> still running Linux on one of your systems aren't you?
>>>
>>> Yup. Debian.
>>
>> Security by obscurity for its browser(s) whilst you download from the
>> questionable source.
>
> Here is a link for version 1.46.2 from a DSL Reports 2005 forum
> message. They are good at removing or marking messages that contained
> any foreign software so it's a pretty good chance that the software
> is actually valid. I just checked the link and the firmware is still
> there.
> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14624552
>
> With 4 years for people to have complained of any contamination and
> none having done it I'd be willing to try it if I actually had that
> router model.

Sorry, looks like that software was for the BEFSR not the BEFSX model.