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ZyWall 2+ firmware 4.01(XU.0) now available

More importantly what did it fix and is it stable.

I'm running the beta4 for a month approximately. It's very stable and I'm experiencing no issues.

For the fixes see release notes

reply to Brano
It looks like they may have revoked the 4.01 release. I'm new to the ZyWall products and just this week I began looking at the 2 Plus. I was on the website early this weekend, and noticed a 4.01 firmware for the 2 Plus.

They also have support notes for 4.01. But, today, there is no 4.01 firmware release available, only the 4.00 XU.2 ... but, they still have the 4.01 support notes available. I've double checked their FTP site too, but it's not there either.

I'm guessing they are correcting an error with the 4.01 release, and will then re-release it. Anyone know?

Just downloaded and installed from the above link
»www.zyxel.ch/files.cfm?action=do···6&lang=d

It is not listed in ZYXEL Web site for the 2 Plus: support and downloads -firmware - as of 10:50AM today.
Also is not listed on MyZyxel.com under available downloads.

reply to Brano
3 pages, 14 "Known Issues" from the release notes, not sure how mature this new firmware will be, it seems that everybody is following Microsoft - patch forever.

reply to Brano
Does this upgrade provide for the additional active VPN sessions?

Oh of course the 69 enhancement, can you divulge more dslpartner

My two cents.
Based on my personal experience I can only recommend upgrading to this 4.01 firmware (upgrade, reset to defaults and reconfigure from scratch).

The 4.00 firmware was the first release and not really mature. The 4.01 has some extensive beta and user testing behind it and even though it's not bug free yet it is much more stable with all the major bugs fixed and added features in comparison to 4.00.

Except for the direct download link in the original post, I cannot find the 4.01 release anywhere ... none of the Zyxel websites, Taiwan, Europe, UK or North America. Since it appears they have once posted the 4.01 release, but have now revoked it, would it really be a good idea to upgrade to this release? I'd have to think something is significantly wrong if they revoked the release.

Also, for those that have test the beta firmware releases, where do you get those?

reply to Brano
How to upgrade Zywall firmware safely. In addition to Brano’s recomendation to reset factor defaults and reconfigure from scratch after the upgrade -

Download a copy of the firmware you are currently running if you don’t have one.
Save your current configuration.

If you have problems with the new firmware you can then restore everything in a few minutes.
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Jim Anderson

I always do a soft reboot of the router, before loading new firmware (clears caches etc). Load the firmware and then reset to default configuration (same as loading rom file).

reply to Anav
you can google TR069 and then you will find tons of info on it.

reply to Brano
The firmware looks official enough. Not sure why it is only posted on the zyxel.ch site and not any of their other main sites. I'm not having any major issues with the older firmware, but am willing to upgrade to the new. Guess I'll give it a shot later tonight.

Update - Upgraded just fine. Did not need to reset to defaults. Will run this way and see what happens. I hate to have to re-enter all my settings, but if I do, I will

So far everything seems to be stable and working fine.
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"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler."
- Albert Einstein

The Swiss people are usually very early with posting new firmwares etc.
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"Perl is executable line noise, Python is executable pseudo-code."

More importantly, their trains run on time!!

This of course reminds me of the most famous chunk of dialogue from "The Third Man," when Orson Welles' character Harry Lime says:

quote:

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Don't be so gloomy. After all it's not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.

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reply to dslpartner