GotNet8
join:2004-08-08
Kissimmee, FL
| Re: New Firmware - AG-225H Anyone having trouble with the firmware upgrade tool? I've tried 3 different systems: XP home, XP Pro and 2000 Pro. All have the drivers loaded and the device works as it should but the tool says 'no network device found' when in the upgrade mode.
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 bigsy
join:2001-07-18
UK
| Re: New Firmware - AG-225H I had the same problem and had to try it in several different machines before I got the upgrade to work. The device was only recognised on insertion into a USB slot the first time round; on removing and reinserting neither the wireless tools nor the upgrade utility would work and a reboot was necessary in order to have the device recognised again. Finally got the firmware upgraded by putting it into upgrade mode and inserting it straight after booting up. Needless to say, ZyXEL UK support implied that the problem must lie with my PCs and not the wonderfully stable ZyXEL hardware. Funnily enough the problem doesn't appear to occur after the firmware upgrade.
Regarding Mac OS 'support' of the AG-225H, there is a small Mac OS sticker on the box wrapping. That's it. There was nothing else either printed on the box, the documentation or the CD that mentioned Mac support. I therefore downloaded the latest driver from the US FTP site (it is not available on any other FTP site) and installed it. This has created a ZyWALL WLAN icon in System Preferences but nothing appears to happen with it. Fortunately the driver has an extremely helpful ReadMe included:
ZyXEL Wireless Lan Driver Installation 3.1.0.0 for Mac OS X
This README file contains important information you should know about ZyXEL Wireless Lan Driver Installation for Mac OS X. Please carefully read it before you install this software.
System Requirements:
-Mac OS X version 10.2 or later.
-Mac OS X version 10.4 or later.
Installation Instructions:
None.
Known Issues and Bugs:
None.
As requested, I read it carefully. Several times over. 
I am awaiting ZyXEL support's response to that issue. I won't hold my breath. | |
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| | bigsy
join:2001-07-18
UK
| Re: New Firmware - AG-225H The FTP site has two Mac OS drivers for the AG-225H. The earlier one (labelled v1.0 but the word "beta" appears once unpacked) will not install on my OS 10.4.3 system. The later driver (v.1.10), which is the one I referred to above, I have now been advised by Tech Sport not to use, as they have identified some "serious issues" with it. Both are lacking in any documentation, but I have been informed that this is being worked on and hopefully I'll be sent it whenever it is ready, along with a new driver. | |
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join:2001-07-18
UK
| Re: New Firmware - AG-225H As an update to this, I've now been sent a newer Mac driver by Tech Support. This works on my copy of OS X 10.4.3. However it only supports WEP encryption so I'm not using it. I've been told that WPA/WPA2 support should be available in January.
In the interim, if anyone wants a copy of the newer (WEP only) Mac driver, drop me a PM.
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| GotNet8
join:2004-08-08
Kissimmee, FL | Thanks for sending me in the right direction. I did notice that the device would not work after a laptop suspend/resume. The magic solution is to close (exit) the configuration utility then do the flash. Works! | |
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