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Re: Beta Firmware BEFW11S4v1

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count me in too.. love to test anything that gives me Upnp at last.!!!

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Anyone who has tried this, does it allow MSN Messenger file sharing/voice/video to work? That is the only compelling reason for me to try this...

Please, report back results! Thanks.

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Add me to the list, has any one used it with any VPN ?

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Please send it to me too! :-D e9325573@student.tuwien.ac.at, Thank you very much!!

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and.. is upnp going to work with win 2K?

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Has anyone besides Dude? received a copy of the new beta firmware? I sent in my request a couple of hours after the original post, but haven't heard anything.
Just curious since I got no response at all the last time I tried to get beta firmware.

No, but they're running at least three betas right now and I'm sure they're swamped. In the past, only five or so requesters got it. I don't know if Linksys made the selections for prior betas based on any criteria other than order of request. In the past, they have indicated that they wanted users that wouldn't need a ton of hand-holding (makes sense).
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Windows 2000 does not UPnP support and Microsoft has zero intention of adding UPnP to it.

If you want UPnP support in your OS, you will need to (at this time) choose Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, or Windows XP, and either enable the native UPnP support within the OS, or add support via the "netsetup.exe" program provided on the Windows XP CD or from a Windows XP install.

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I installed the beta on Friday. So far, so good.

Things that I have noticed:

** Huge improvements **
Hiding the SSID from Beacon packets
Overall WEB interface has been cleaned up
Not having to reboot for every little change
DHCP options (ATT's DNSs suck, so I use another ISPs)

** Improvements **
My performance is generally better everywhere.
I wouldn't classify it as night and day, but it's
definately better.
Router hasn't needed to be reset (I usually had
problems with Yahoo messenger bouncing up and down
that forced me to reset)

** Issues **
Documentation. The wireless tab has been there for
awhile and has yet to be fully documented by
Linksys. Also, none of the new features are
documented at all.

** Questions **
I have XP and XP sees the router as a UPNP device,
but how do I know XP is communicating UPNP? Is there
a diag or something? I know messenger uses it, but
how do I KNOW messenger is really using it? (I'll
have to check another topic 'eh?)

I'll have more feedback in the coming week.

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lcoppenr,

Can you mail me the firmware at mike@@@mpscan.com (only use one @) so I can put it up on my public FTP site for everyone who wants it?

Thanks,

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lcoppenr

I believe There are two things that have to be set before you will see the router in your Network Places:
1. Services

2. Add / Remove Windows Components

Then you will be able to see it in you Network Places.
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The BEFW11S4 is in my Network Places. That's about the ONLY reason I know that XP sees it. MSN messenger says NOTHING about it. When I double click on the icon it just opens the admin index page on the router.

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Ok, thanks.

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Re: Beta Firmware BEFW11S4v1

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theos2-- Did it work? Once I get the go-ahead that MSN Messenger is finally working, I'll flash this...

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Beta Firmware BEFW11S4v1 Now Up

evansc -
Thanks.
I downloaded and flashed.....works great so far....UPnP too!