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Revision information for previous Linksys
firmware releases is found below.
[From Linksys]
1.Support fragmented packet pass through
2.Speed up throughput rate
3.Support MSN messenger (should set the PC as DMZ host)
- Helpful for people that are losing speed with the router &
MSN users.
This
firmware may be used with the following products:
1 port BEFSR11
4 port BEFSR41
USB port BEFSRU31
Linksys released a revised version of 1.37, dated Fri Jan 5, 2001, and did
not change the firmware revision number. We recommend you download and
install this new version if you already installed the older 1.37 version.
Changes from the earlier 1.37 version are shown in bold below.
This version has the following improvements over 1.36:
1. Modified the access log message to import to Excel
2. Add the RAS function NOTE: This is not a Remote
Access Server function. It is connection management system similar to
PPPoE.
3. Move Log page to first banner.
4. Add a “MAC Address Clone” page
5. Fixed NEWS server connection problem
6. Add a Note message in “Setup” page for PPPoE and RAS
7. Modified the HTTP module
8. Modified LCP_request time to avoid the timeout issue. Timeout increased to 15 seconds.
9. RAS Plan: When choose 256k, it will show 256k even refresh.
10. RAS help is in the setup help.
11. More detail is in the RAS help.
12. Fixed Forwarding protocol problem.
13. Fixed lost connection of SSH problem.
14. Support multicast traffic - FTP downloads
15. Fixed system lock up when filter is setted
16. Fixed press "Continue" can't go back to pre-setting page problem
17. Keep the DHCP Table when system reboots.
18. Change the size of incoming log table from 200 to 70.
19. Fixed Broadcast ping problem (response src IP is wrong)
20. Fixed Broadcast trap IP problem.
21. Fixed WIN CE DHCP problem (UDP checksum error)
22. Adjusted TFTP upgrade password length.
23. Add protocol selection in Forwarding page
24. Add protocol selection in Filter page
25. Add MAC Filter in Filter page(50 entries) 26. Resolved RAS Problem when DMZ is enabled.
27. Resolved Remote Management problem
28. Resolved Failed UI Link problem.
Some of the missing Help pages have also been restored.
4/2/01 V1.38.4 &
4c BETA Information:
This is BETA firmware. This means:
Install at your own risk!
Linksys will not answer questions or provide support with any
problems you might have.
NOTE:
Multiple users have complained of problems with this release.
Reported problems include:
Resolving domain names (can see DNS servers, but name
resolution fails.)
Router lock-ups (fixed by power-cycling the router)
Connection drops
Intermittent inability to connect to the built-in admin
pages
Try going back to the 1.33.1 BETA version, which can be downloaded
from the Linksys
FTP site (file is named befsr_v1331.exe), or the 1.30
previous released version, also downloadable from the FTP site (file is named befsr_v130.exe).
This firmware (V1.35) is approved for distribution by
Linksys.
This is RELEASED firmware.
This means:
Linksys will answer questions and provide support with any
problems you might have.
4) Incoming / Outgoing Logging features added, including the
ability to send the log to a specific machine. (The LogViewer application
works with Windows machines only).[Log Tab].
The optional LogViewer.exe application is not included in the 1.35 zip
file, even though it's mentioned in the help section of the log page. However, the
LogViewer is in the 1.33.1 self extracting zip file, which can be downloaded
from the Linksys
FTP site (file is named befsr_v1331.exe), and also
included in the 1.35 Helper below.
Download
this 1.35 Helper (267KB .zip format) for some additional documentation
for this release. Documents are in text, MS Word, and MS Excel formats.
This file also contains the logviewer.exe and snmp.dll files for
use with the Logging function on Windows machines.
8/31/00 V1.34 RELEASE
Information:
This firmware (V1.34) is approved for distribution by
Linksys.
This is RELEASED firmware.
This means:
Linksys will answer questions and provide support with any
problems you might have.
4) Incoming / Outgoing Logging features added, including the
ability to send the log to a specific machine. (The LogViewer application
works with Windows machines only).[Log Tab].
Download
this file (225KB .zip) for some helpful documentation to use with
this release. Documents are in text, MS Word, and MS Excel formats.
8/28/00 V1.33.1 BETA
Information:
This firmware (V1.33.1) is approved for distribution by
Linksys.
This is BETA firmware.
This means:
Install at your own risk!
Linksys will not answer questions or provide support with any
problems you might have.
4) Incoming / Outgoing Logging features added, including the
ability to send the log to a specific machine. (The LogViewer application
works with Windows machines only).[Log Tab].
Download
this file (225KB .zip) for some helpful documentation to use with
this release. Documents are in text, MS Word, and MS Excel formats.
V1.33 BETA Information:
This firmware (V1.33) is approved for distribution by
Linksys.
This is BETA firmware. This means:
This
firmware may be used with the following products:
This
firmware may be used on both the 1 Port BEFSR11 and 4 port BEFSR41
routers.