WRT54G flakey after upgrade to V4.30.5

Hello.

Anyone experiencing problems with their WRT54G (mine is a v1.1) after
upgrading the firmware from 3.x to 4.30.5? First I thought it was
wireless access management config problems as it appeared to clear up
after disabled wireless security. Now the problem is back and its so
odd. I can ping the default router, but I don't seem to be getting DNS
resolution. I had to plug my comcast router directly to my laptop to
get an internet connection. I can connect to the router just fine and
get an address via dhcp, but I can't get any further.

I went over to linksys.com, did some tech support searches, but nothing
turned up. I thought about live chat but there are 60 people in the
queue and I have to go out. So I'd thought I post something here
(after doing some keyword searches of the group via googlegroups). TIA
for any info and peace out.

"Ukeluver" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:

>Anyone experiencing problems with their WRT54G (mine is a v1.1) after
>upgrading the firmware from 3.x to 4.30.5? First I thought it was
>wireless access management config problems as it appeared to clear up
>after disabled wireless security. Now the problem is back and its so
>odd. I can ping the default router, but I don't seem to be getting DNS
>resolution. I had to plug my comcast router directly to my laptop to
>get an internet connection. I can connect to the router just fine and
>get an address via dhcp, but I can't get any further.

Are you using WEP encryption?
If you are using WEP encryption, please use the Hex encryption key (10
or 26 chars) and not the ASCII encryption key.

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Ukeluver wrote:
> Hello.
>
> Anyone experiencing problems with their WRT54G (mine is a v1.1) after
> upgrading the firmware from 3.x to 4.30.5? First I thought it was
> wireless access management config problems as it appeared to clear up
> after disabled wireless security. Now the problem is back and its so
> odd. I can ping the default router, but I don't seem to be getting DNS
> resolution. I had to plug my comcast router directly to my laptop to
> get an internet connection. I can connect to the router just fine and
> get an address via dhcp, but I can't get any further.
>
> I went over to linksys.com, did some tech support searches, but nothing
> turned up. I thought about live chat but there are 60 people in the
> queue and I have to go out. So I'd thought I post something here
> (after doing some keyword searches of the group via googlegroups). TIA
> for any info and peace out.
>

Unless you have a reason such as a firmware was released to fix a known
problem or some security update, then one should think about doing any
upgrade. If it's not broke, then you don't fix it.

Mr. Arnold6 wrote:
> Ukeluver wrote:
> > Hello.
> >
> > Anyone experiencing problems with their WRT54G (mine is a v1.1) after
> > upgrading the firmware from 3.x to 4.30.5? First I thought it was
> > wireless access management config problems as it appeared to clear up
> > after disabled wireless security. Now the problem is back and its so
> > odd. I can ping the default router, but I don't seem to be getting DNS
> > resolution. I had to plug my comcast router directly to my laptop to
> > get an internet connection. I can connect to the router just fine and
> > get an address via dhcp, but I can't get any further.
> >
> > I went over to linksys.com, did some tech support searches, but nothing
> > turned up. I thought about live chat but there are 60 people in the
> > queue and I have to go out. So I'd thought I post something here
> > (after doing some keyword searches of the group via googlegroups). TIA
> > for any info and peace out.
> >
>
> Unless you have a reason such as a firmware was released to fix a known
> problem or some security update, then one should think about doing any
> upgrade. If it's not broke, then you don't fix it.

That's one theory of firmware management. I have been upgrading the
firmware since I got it, with no other troubles. I have any older
version of the firmware saved, so I can go back to v 3.xsomething or
just buy a new one. They have dropped in price about 60% since I
received this one.

Thinking back, I can't recall if the router was actually having these
problems before the upgrade. It had lost its settings a few times for
no apparent reason, requiring a re-config. So there is a history of
flakiness with this thing.

Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> "Ukeluver" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:
>
> >Anyone experiencing problems with their WRT54G (mine is a v1.1) after
> >upgrading the firmware from 3.x to 4.30.5? First I thought it was
> >wireless access management config problems as it appeared to clear up
> >after disabled wireless security. Now the problem is back and its so
> >odd. I can ping the default router, but I don't seem to be getting DNS
> >resolution. I had to plug my comcast router directly to my laptop to
> >get an internet connection. I can connect to the router just fine and
> >get an address via dhcp, but I can't get any further.
>
> Are you using WEP encryption?
> If you are using WEP encryption, please use the Hex encryption key (10
> or 26 chars) and not the ASCII encryption key.

I don't have WEP or any security enabled. I should have said that I
had disabled wireless security. Actually, I had configured wireless
MAC filter to only allow the 2 PCs I have. I disabled that. I've been
too lazy to configure actual security : 0

I want to see what Linksys/cisco has to say about this. My spouse says
that they probably plan the whole useful life of these things so that
you burn them out and have to replace them every so many years. I'm
not that cynical!

"Ukeluver" <(E-Mail Removed)> hath wroth:

>I want to see what Linksys/cisco has to say about this.

No problem. Linksys techs sometimes answer questions on the Linksys
forum on DSLReports.
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/linksys
The Linksys are also available:
http://forums.linksys.com/

>My spouse says
>that they probably plan the whole useful life of these things so that
>you burn them out and have to replace them every so many years. I'm
>not that cynical!

There's an internal timer inside that's set to blow up something
immediately after the warranty expires. See various conspiracy theory
forums for the details.

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On 2 Dec 2006 14:40:04 -0800, "Ukeluver" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
: Hello.
:
: Anyone experiencing problems with their WRT54G (mine is a v1.1) after
: upgrading the firmware from 3.x to 4.30.5? First I thought it was
: wireless access management config problems as it appeared to clear up
: after disabled wireless security. Now the problem is back and its so
: odd. I can ping the default router, but I don't seem to be getting DNS
: resolution. I had to plug my comcast router directly to my laptop to
: get an internet connection. I can connect to the router just fine and
: get an address via dhcp, but I can't get any further.
:
: I went over to linksys.com, did some tech support searches, but nothing
: turned up. I thought about live chat but there are 60 people in the
: queue and I have to go out. So I'd thought I post something here
: (after doing some keyword searches of the group via googlegroups). TIA
: for any info and peace out.

If you haven't already done so, try resetting to factory settings and
reconfiguring from scratch. I don't recall having the problem you describe
with that model, but the latest (I think) rev to the superficially similar
WAP54G will partially clobber your settings. (One of the consequences is that
the AP can no longer be managed from a different subnet.) The solution was a
hardware reset. Try it on your router; you may get lucky.

Bob

On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 01:41:50 GMT, "Mr. Arnold6"
<TheDog@It's-A-Dog'sWorld66.COM> wrote:
: Ukeluver wrote:
: > Hello.
: >
: > Anyone experiencing problems with their WRT54G (mine is a v1.1) after
: > upgrading the firmware from 3.x to 4.30.5? First I thought it was
: > wireless access management config problems as it appeared to clear up
: > after disabled wireless security. Now the problem is back and its so
: > odd. I can ping the default router, but I don't seem to be getting DNS
: > resolution. I had to plug my comcast router directly to my laptop to
: > get an internet connection. I can connect to the router just fine and
: > get an address via dhcp, but I can't get any further.
: >
: > I went over to linksys.com, did some tech support searches, but nothing
: > turned up. I thought about live chat but there are 60 people in the
: > queue and I have to go out. So I'd thought I post something here
: > (after doing some keyword searches of the group via googlegroups). TIA
: > for any info and peace out.
: >
:
: Unless you have a reason such as a firmware was released to fix a known
: problem or some security update, then one should think about doing any
: upgrade. If it's not broke, then you don't fix it.

It can be very difficult to tell how broke a piece of electronic gear is. Nine
times out of ten the safer course is to upgrade. (Try it on one router,
obviously, before you upgrade a dozen.)

Bob

On Wed, 06 Dec 2006 08:33:13 -0500, Robert Coe <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
<(E-Mail Removed)>:

>On 2 Dec 2006 14:40:04 -0800, "Ukeluver" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>: Hello.
>:
>: Anyone experiencing problems with their WRT54G (mine is a v1.1) after
>: upgrading the firmware from 3.x to 4.30.5? First I thought it was
>: wireless access management config problems as it appeared to clear up
>: after disabled wireless security. Now the problem is back and its so
>: odd. I can ping the default router, but I don't seem to be getting DNS
>: resolution. I had to plug my comcast router directly to my laptop to
>: get an internet connection. I can connect to the router just fine and
>: get an address via dhcp, but I can't get any further.
>:
>: I went over to linksys.com, did some tech support searches, but nothing
>: turned up. I thought about live chat but there are 60 people in the
>: queue and I have to go out. So I'd thought I post something here
>: (after doing some keyword searches of the group via googlegroups). TIA
>: for any info and peace out.
>
>If you haven't already done so, try resetting to factory settings and
>reconfiguring from scratch. ...

2nd the motion. Excellent advice. Good idea with most any product
after a firmware upgrade.

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Robert Coe wrote:
> On Sun, 03 Dec 2006 01:41:50 GMT, "Mr. Arnold6"
> <TheDog@It's-A-Dog'sWorld66.COM> wrote:
> : Ukeluver wrote:
> : > Hello.
> : >
> : > Anyone experiencing problems with their WRT54G (mine is a v1.1) after
> : > upgrading the firmware from 3.x to 4.30.5? First I thought it was
> : > wireless access management config problems as it appeared to clear up
> : > after disabled wireless security. Now the problem is back and its so
> : > odd. I can ping the default router, but I don't seem to be getting DNS
> : > resolution. I had to plug my comcast router directly to my laptop to
> : > get an internet connection. I can connect to the router just fine and
> : > get an address via dhcp, but I can't get any further.
> : >
> : > I went over to linksys.com, did some tech support searches, but nothing
> : > turned up. I thought about live chat but there are 60 people in the
> : > queue and I have to go out. So I'd thought I post something here
> : > (after doing some keyword searches of the group via googlegroups). TIA
> : > for any info and peace out.
> : >
> :
> : Unless you have a reason such as a firmware was released to fix a known
> : problem or some security update, then one should think about doing any
> : upgrade. If it's not broke, then you don't fix it.
>
> It can be very difficult to tell how broke a piece of electronic gear is. Nine
> times out of ten the safer course is to upgrade. (Try it on one router,
> obviously, before you upgrade a dozen.)
>
> Bob

I disagree. Software/firmware and the electronic parts of a router are
two different things. Software is buggy, because a Human Being has
written it. We are not perfect so nothing we do is perfect. There is
always the chance of changing something is not a good thing.

If it's not broke, then you don't fix it is the wise move in most
things. I have been down the path of changing firmware on a router just
to be changing firmware, because I saw a new one, only to go back to the
previous version.

I learned long ago not to be changing the firmware, unless I was forced
to do so, to prevent unknown problems.

Duane