PosterDude
@rr.com
| DGL-4500 NEW Firmware 1.10 Released
»support.dlink.com/products/view.···L%2D4500
¤ Fixed TKIP/WEP encryption issue with DWA-160A1.
¤ Fixed AR9160 MB8x WEP 11g/11b issue. |
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pleekmo
Triptoe Through The Tulips
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join:2001-09-14
Manchester, CT
clubs: | Thanks! I suppose it's also on their FTP site. Yep! It is.
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Reinvent3d
join:2004-12-06
Camarillo, CA
2 edits | Nice find, thanks dude. Hopefully there's other small minor improvements also. I'm coming form 1.03 right now.
Edit: Just tried it out. Seemed to change the MAC address, and therefore the Cable modem couldnt establish a connection. I suggest you don't use this firmware!
I tried reverting my router back to 1.03, but it said it was incompatible. I'm not sure what I'm going to do now! But, don't use this firmware!
It doesn't accept either the old firmwares or anything.
I fixed my connection by simply copying the MAC address into the Network settings. And it seems to work then. But nothing else after that. Kind of disappointed in this. I really hope they can come up with a fix for it, cause this is very very unacceptable. Firmwares that they release should NOT be bricking routers like this. |
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BLUNTED 1
join:2003-11-13
Floral Park, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Optimum Online
| Since your MAC address changed all you have to do is reset your cable modem. Just unplug your router and cable modem and wait about 1 minute then plug the cable modem back in and wait till it is connected then plug in the router and it should work.
Just so you know every time you change the Mac Address or use a new router you always have to reset the modem. The firmware is most likely fine.
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Reinvent3d
join:2004-12-06
Camarillo, CA
| Bud, no..
The MAC address on the ROUTER physically changed. It's a completely invalid MAC address. Therefore, it could not connect.
WAN:
MAC Address : 00:03:64:00:01:23
LAN:
MAC Address : 00:03:64:00:01:24
That's what it said. It did NOT work. Go try it out for yourself. |
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BLUNTED 1
join:2003-11-13
Floral Park, NY
·Verizon FIOS
·Optimum Online
| I can change my address over and over and it connects after I reset my modem. Try putting this MAC Address and see if it works then
00:1B:41:1B:8F:46
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Reinvent3d
join:2004-12-06
Camarillo, CA
| Okay, you still aren't getting it...
After upgrading the firmware, it physically changed the MAC address. It's an invalid address, hence why I had to manually change it to what was on the sticker, on the bottom of the router.
It set it to what I had posted up above...
I manually changed it where you can clone the address...in the WAN settings.
Let me know if that finally makes sense to you. And you should try out the firmware also. It might play nicer with PPPoE and FiOS. |
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BLUNTED 1
join:2003-11-13
Floral Park, NY
·Verizon FIOS
·Optimum Online
| I got ya  Too much Red wine is talking for me 
My Fios isn't PPPOE its DHCP and the only the older installs of Fios have PPPOE as far as I know and all the new installs should be DHCP.
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Reinvent3d
join:2004-12-06
Camarillo, CA
| The firmware seems stable, and I get less errors via Wireless with my 3945 ABG, however...just that one quirk with the MAC address is very discerning.
I'm glad it finally made sense to you.
It's even worse now that I can't flash back to an older firmware such as 1.02 or 1.03. It gives me an error and says it's incompatible. |
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BLUNTED 1
join:2003-11-13
Floral Park, NY | I had the same thing when I tried to go back to an older firmware.
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sameprob
@ontera.net | reply to PosterDude
I have the same problem as above...and the fact that I can't go back to 1.03 makes it worse...
I ended up turning off my wireless till a fix comes out. |
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MLGTWISTED
join:2007-01-19
Melville, NY | reply to PosterDude
For those of you have connected back, how is the firmware? Is it worth switching from 1.02? |
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PosterDude
@rr.com
| As a previous poster noticed, it changes the WAN and LAN MAC addresses to 00:03:64:00:01:23 and 00:03:64:00:01:24 respectively. This is a bug and problem in several ways, including the fact that Windows (and its different components, including the UPnP IGD functionality for example) and other (especially security/LAN configuration) software see the gateway as an entirely new/different device (and therefore the PC is on a "new network), and reset/reconfigure/configure accordingly (or ask the user to reset/reconfigure/configure anew). This is perhaps the biggest bug in the new firmware, and the most significant reason to not recommend it.
Its UPnP implementation is broken somewhat. Most likely because of the changed MAC Address, Windows' detects the 4500 as a "new" UPnP device, and creates a new connectivity icon in My Network Places (the pre-existing one wont work). Furthermore, the Network Connections UPnP IGD connection icon never appears (a pre-existing one will somewhat work, until the PC is rebooted/network reset), no matter what UPnP settings are used in the configuration.
Additionally, clicking on the Status/Wish Sessions link in the gateway configuration, results in...nothing (with WISH disabled). Nothing happens. I cant recall the behavior of this before, so I can't compare it to previous versions of the firmware (notwithstanding the issue of reverting to prior firmware in this version). However, even if WISH is disabled, it should at least show a page stating that ("WISH is currently disabled" etc). Enabling WISH enables this link/page. I also tested this poor/dumbass design choice (assuming its intentional) by disabling wireless, and, sure enough, both the wireless status page and the wish status page, are inaccessible (nothing happens when you click on their respective links). Really poor design choice/bug.
Also, as a previous poster mentioned, the new firmware doesn't recognize and therefore wont upload older firmware versions. The "super hard reset" firmware upload method (for D-Link gateways in general) probably works, I just haven't had the time (or inclination yet) to test it out (I will soon though).
Finally, I noticed that when i first accessed the gateway configuration pages in IE7 after upgrading to this firmware version, it popped up "warning bar" message about "this site requires MSXML 5.0..." etc etc. Someone at D-Link might want to check the fact that IE7 does not pre-approve MSXML 5.0 as "safe", thus requiring manual user approval, and to therefore use 4.0 or 6.0 instead.
Those are my initial observations in the first day or two, I'll post back with more (if there is more) later..
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sameprob
@ontera.net | reply to PosterDude
Someone should sticky a warning for this firmware. |
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No_Strings
Premium,Mod
join:2001-11-22
The OC | Someone did. 
Ping me when it needs to come down. |
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MLGTWISTED
join:2007-01-19
Melville, NY
| reply to PosterDude
Is this an official Firmware or a Beta release? Because I'm suprised that D-link would release a firmware that causes so issues. I absolutely refuse to update, I was tempted last night but after hearing some more, it ain't happening.
I love D-link routers but there firmware's seem to detroy router's, 4100, 4300 and now 4500 as prime examples. |
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Reinvent3d
join:2004-12-06
Camarillo, CA
| It's hard to really tell if it really is an official firmware release. This is solely because beta firmwares are listed as such. However, on the FTP, it mentions no such thing. Also, it appears on the support site, but again...not on the main page for the firmware for games.dlink.com site.
So, at this point...it's all up in the air.
I'm able to get online with the router, but it's not good at all, that the MAC address is so unbelievably fubar'd.
A good rule of thumb applies here...if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Also, if you notice...they have pulled it from the site, however it still exists on the FTP.
Just stay away from it. I'm hoping they can fix this, otherwise I'm going to be VERY unhappy. |
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MLGTWISTED
join:2007-01-19
Melville, NY
1 edit | said by Reinvent3d  :It's hard to really tell if it really is an official firmware release. This is solely because beta firmwares are listed as such. However, on the FTP, it mentions no such thing. Also, it appears on the support site, but again...not on the main page for the firmware for games.dlink.com site. So, at this point...it's all up in the air. I'm able to get online with the router, but it's not good at all, that the MAC address is so unbelievably fubar'd. A good rule of thumb applies here...if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Also, if you notice...they have pulled it from the site, however it still exists on the FTP. Just stay away from it. I'm hoping they can fix this, otherwise I'm going to be VERY unhappy. I have also looked on there games.dlink.com and they don't list the firmware yet, which makes me wonder about its state, beta or full release.
You are also right, if it ain't broken don't fix it, because I have all performance I need form 1.02 firmware. I am however one of those people that likes to keep up with firmware updates for all my equipment, but it looks as though I will just wait for a more stable upgrade. |
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morpheus6d9
join:2003-11-18
Jersey City, NJ | reply to PosterDude
wow good thing i checked this forum before i upgraded the firmware i got a email from my router telling a update came out close call |
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Reinvent3d
join:2004-12-06
Camarillo, CA | I also just want to say that it's not worth the upgrade, because I just feel it's not as fast as 1.03. Webpages don't load as quickly, even when partially cached. |
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