| Yep, indeed, I was able to recover my BEFW11S4-v4 by doing the "Hold down reset for 60 seconds, remove power, release reset" method (30 didn't work, releasing reset then pulling power didn't work). Bringing it back up as 192.168.1.1, then statically assigning my box a 192.168.1.x address and reflashing the proper firmware with the tftp tool.
Now I have a v4 unit with the ONLY version of firmware made for it, v1.44.2, which is the buggy one that doens't work at all for sustained transfer rates.
I tried the previous 4 versions of firmware (1.43.3 down to 5 releases prior), and they all give me the "GFLOD" (Green Flashing Lights of Death). The ONLY firmware which works with this device (version 4) is 1.44.2. Previous v3 and v2 routers work fine with the 1.44.2 and prior firmware revisions, but not the v4 devices.
Flashing anything BUT 1.44.2 onto the device, removes your ability to use it as a wireless device. It basically turns it into a hub. There is no web interface to configure it if you flash it with anything other than 1.44.2, and there is no SNMP management. You can ping it at 192.168.1.1, but you can't do anything else with it. If you request a DHCP address from it, you get passed through, and receive a DHCP address from your provider, through your cable/dsl connection.
I'm waiting for a new firmware to address these issues, no word on it yet. |
