{"id":726,"date":"2021-09-21T09:22:19","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T09:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/?page_id=726"},"modified":"2021-10-05T16:59:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T16:59:58","slug":"asante-smc-router-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/asante-smc-router-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Asante \/ SMC Router Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>You have an Asante or SMC router and are having problems with:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"235\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>7\/12\/01<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/#system_log\"><strong>Interpreting the System Log file<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>1\/15\/01<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/asante_smc_vpn.htm\"><strong>Setting up IPsec VPN<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>1\/3\/01\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/news\/amit.htm#Fax\"><strong>Getting the AMIT Fax Driver working<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>1\/3\/01\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/#dialup_recon\"><strong>Stopping dialup reconnect<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>12\/7\/00\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/asante_smc_printserver.htm\"><strong>Using the print server<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"236\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12\/4\/00\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/#Reset\"><strong>Resetting the router to Factory defaults<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/#games\"><strong>On-line games<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Updated 9\/26\/01<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/#firmware\"><strong>Upgrading firmware<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/#MAC_address\"><strong>MAC address authentication (MediaOne\/RR)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/#At_Home\"><strong>Problems with @Home<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Updated 3\/7\/01<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/#IPsec\"><strong>Getting IPsec to work<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong>AMIT is the OEM for broadband routers from many companies including: SMC, Asante, GVC, 3Com, D-Link, and U.S. Robotics.\u00a0 (AMIT does not necessarily supply all the routers in a company&#8217;s product line.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be careful about using the information on this page for one manufacturer&#8217;s product on another&#8217;s product.\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Do so at your own risk!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Upgrading firmware<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"400\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"400\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">If it ain&#8217;t broke&#8230;!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Upgrading router firmware can sometimes cause more problems than it fixes!\u00a0 Here are a few lthings to consider before you click that &#8220;Upgrade&#8221; button:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Check the Readme<\/strong>\u00a0or other information that describes what the firmware will do before you do the upgrade.\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t need new features and your product is happily doing it&#8217;s job&#8230;\u00a0<strong>leave it alone and don&#8217;t perform the upgrade!<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you do need the upgrade,\u00a0<strong>first download a copy of your existing firmware revision,<\/strong>\u00a0or the closest earlier revision available.\u00a0 You may need it in case something doesn&#8217;t work right with the new firmware.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>SMC and AMIT firmware can generally be interchanged between the routers, but you do this at your own risk!\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The manufacturer reserves the right to consider using other manufacturers&#8217; firmware a violation of your warranty and may refuse support help.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have problems, load the proper firmware before you contact Tech Support!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Updated 5\/26\/01\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Firmware for the Asante FriendlyNet<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"375\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you have loaded AMIT or SMC firmware on your FriendlyNET, you may not be able to upgrade to Asante&#8217;s 2.02 firmware.\u00a0 One reader&#8217;s report follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Much of the info that you have on your site about this hardware is based on the SMC hardware, but the assumptions that you make aboout the Asante are not completely right.<\/p>\n<p>I have the Asante hardware, which came with firmware prior to 1.90.\u00a0 I flashed to the SMC 1.90, and had no problems until I tried to flash to Asante 2.02. This did not work using either method provided by Asante.<\/p>\n<p>After version 1.87, the upgrades are done through the web browser using a .bin file only.\u00a0 When trying to upgrade the Asante to 2.02 using this method, it returns a &#8220;unallowable upgrade file&#8221; error. When using the traditional upgrade method of executing the .exe file, it returns the message tha the upgrade was successful, but that&#8217;s not true. Did not upgrade at all.<\/p>\n<p>All attempts to return to either a previous version of firmware, including the original, have failed. I cannot seem to get back prior to 1.90, and I cannot seem to get further than this either. I contacted Asante for help, and they were pretty unhelpful. I didn&#8217;t expect better, but got it just the same.<\/p>\n<p>Please advise Asante owners to not flash to any other firmware. Asante is not forgiving and neither is the firmware.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>NOTE:\u00a0You cannot fall back to firmware revisions below 1.88 once you load 1.88 or higher firmware.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Latest Asante Router Firmware<br \/>\n<\/strong>[All firmware can be downloaded from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/techinfo.asante.com\/action.lasso?-database=webproduct.fp3&amp;-layout=web_layout&amp;-response=productdetail.html&amp;-recID=33356&amp;-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>this page<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0unless otherwise noted]<\/p>\n<table width=\"450\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Model<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Latest Firmware<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Release Notes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Comments<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>FR3002AL<br \/>\n<strong>Updated: 7\/23\/01<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>RELEASED 2.13<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/techinfo.asante.com\/action.lasso?-database=webproduct.fp3&amp;-layout=web_layout&amp;-response=productdetail.html&amp;-recID=33407&amp;-search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a>]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>None available<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Improves routing speed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">FR3004<br \/>\nFR3004C<br \/>\nFR3004LC<br \/>\n<strong>Updated: 5\/26\/01<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>RELEASED 2.02<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/techinfo.asante.com\/pdfs\/Internet\/releasenote.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>BETA 2.11<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/techinfo.asante.com\/pdfs\/Internet\/FR3004_211.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Firmware for the SMC Barricade\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">NOTE:\u00a0<\/span>You cannot fall back to firmware revisions below 1.88 once you load 1.88 or higher firmware.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT! IMPORTANT!\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nThe new 7004ABR Barricade CANNOT use firmware for the original 7004BR.\u00a0 This applies to both SMC and AMIT firmware!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Latest SMC Router Firmware<br \/>\n<\/strong>[All firmware can be downloaded from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smc-europe.com\/english\/support\/driver_manual\/broad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this page<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0unless otherwise noted]<\/p>\n<table width=\"450\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Model<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Latest Firmware<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Release Notes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Comments<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7004AWBR<\/td>\n<td><strong>1.94a2<\/strong><br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smc-europe.com\/english\/support\/driver_manual\/broad\/download\/7004AWBR\/WirelessBaFW194a2_Web.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a>]<\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/smc_awbr193s0.txt\">click here<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: There are two versions of the SMC 7004AWBR:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Part Number 750.5312<\/li>\n<li>Part Number 750.5435<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check the bottom of your Barricade unit to see which you have, and download the appropriate firmware upgrade.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7004BR<br \/>\n7008BR<\/td>\n<td><strong>V.1.94a<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smc-europe.com\/english\/support\/driver_manual\/broad\/download\/7004_8BR\/Web_Barricade_194a.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a>]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/smc7004_8_BR193n_TXT.txt\">click here<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Adds ability to forward 20 port ranges.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">7004<strong>A<\/strong>BR<\/td>\n<td><strong>V.1.42.012<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smc-europe.com\/english\/support\/driver_manual\/broad\/download\/7004ABR\/7004ABR_FWv142012.zip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a>]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/SMC7004ABRv130.txt\">click here<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: There are four versions of the SMC 7004ABR:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Part Number 750.5648<\/li>\n<li>Part Number 750.5432<\/li>\n<li>Part Number 750.5702<\/li>\n<li>Part Number 750.5756<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check the bottom of your Barricade unit to see which you have, and download the appropriate firmware upgrade.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1.10 PTR driver<br \/>\n[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/downloads\/Firmware\/SMC7004ABR_PTR_1.10.zip\">download<\/a>]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/SMC7004ABR_PTR_release_note_v110.txt\">click here<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>For use with HP LaserJet 6L and 1100 on WINNT and WIN2000 only.\u00a0Use only with 7004ABR router!<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7004WBR<\/td>\n<td><strong>WBR1.93e<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smc.com\/index.cfm?action=tech_support_drivers_downloads&amp;categoryID=4&amp;productID=2&amp;fileDownload=1360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a>]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/smc_WBR193e.TXT\">click here<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Links to\u00a0<strong>old revisions<\/strong>\u00a0of SMC firmware can be found on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/smc_old_firmware.htm\">this page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Updated 9\/21\/01\u00a0<\/strong><strong>AMIT Firmware\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong>\u00a0Use the AMIT firmware at your own risk!\u00a0 Please do not complain to Asante or SMC or seek support from them if they have not posted the equivalent firmware on their support sites.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Latest AMIT Router Firmware<br \/>\n<\/strong>[All firmware can be downloaded from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amit.com.tw\/download\/firmware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this page<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0unless otherwise noted]<\/p>\n<table width=\"450\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Model<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Latest Firmware<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Release Notes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Comments<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wireless Routers<br \/>\n(except SMC &#8220;A&#8221; version)<\/td>\n<td><strong>ANW193e<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amit.com.tw\/download\/firmware\/ANW193e.BIN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a>]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amit.com.tw\/download\/firmware\/ANW193e.TXT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Routers<\/td>\n<td><strong>ANB194a<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amit.com.tw\/download\/firmware\/ANB194a.BIN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a>]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amit.com.tw\/download\/firmware\/ANB193p.TXT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Problems w\/ @Home<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/linksys_router_help.htm#@Home\">this page<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for help.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Problems with on-line games<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;fangs spector&#8221; says that he&#8217;s able to run Unreal Tournament and Tribes servers behind his Asante using the following settings:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li><strong>Tribes:<\/strong>\u00a0open UDP ports 28000 to 28009<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unreal Tournament:<\/strong>\u00a0put UT server in DMZ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/gaming_help.htm\">this page<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>for other gaming help.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Updated 3\/7\/01<br \/>\nGetting IPsec to work<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General VPN help can be found on\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/VPN_help.htm\">this page<\/a><\/strong>, including a link to a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phoneboy.com\/fw1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">very complete Checkpoint Firewall-1 FAQ page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;ll need 1.88 or higher firmware and you&#8217;ll need to\u00a0<strong>forward port 500<\/strong>\u00a0to the IP address of the LAN client that you want to use as an IPsec client.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forwarding port 500 is no longer necessary to get IPsec clients to work, with FW version 1.91a. [Thnx Jim Salem!].<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are still cases where mapping port 500, even with the latest firmware installed, can get a balky IPsec connection working.\u00a0 So try it if you&#8217;re having problems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAC address authentication<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: You may be able to avoid having to call your ISP to register your new MAC address. See\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/MAC_addr_clone.htm\">this page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some ISPs use the Adapter (or MAC) address of your NIC to enable service (MediaOne\/RR in the New England area does this, as does Prestige.Net (Carroll County Maryland).\u00a0 If this is your situation, you&#8217;ll need to follow your ISPs procedure to register a new address, but using the router&#8217;s MAC address.\u00a0 You can find the address on the router&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Setup<\/strong>\u00a0page listed next to\u00a0<strong>WAN IP Address<\/strong>, and titled\u00a0<strong>MAC address<\/strong>. (It looks something like 00-20-78-C5-00-3F.)<br \/>\nCopy this down and give it to your ISP.\u00a0 After you change the address at your ISP, do the following:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1) After you call in the address, unplug your cable modem power and unplug the router power. \u00a0 Wait about 5 seconds and plug in the cable modem and wait for it to boot up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2) Now plug in the router power, &amp; wait for the router to finish starting up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3) Check your router&#8217;s Status screen and look to see that there is a WAN IP address and valid DNS servers listed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4) If you don&#8217;t see the IP info in #3, reset the router or force the router to do a WAN DHCP renewal.<br \/>\nCheck the router&#8217;s\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Status<\/strong>\u00a0screen.\u00a0If you didn&#8217;t get valid IP address info, repeat the WAN DHCP renewal process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5) If you did get valid IP address info, start your web browser and see if you get your normal start page.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6) If you don&#8217;t get your browser start page, you may need to reboot your computers, or run\u00a0<em><strong>winipcfg<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and do a Release\/Renew on your client&#8217;s Ethernet adapter before you can access the Internet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Updated 1\/3\/01Stopping Dialup reconnect<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are using the router as a Dialup router (through the COM port with a modem), you may find that the router keeps reconnecting to your ISP, even if no computer is trying to use the Internet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Upgrade to the 1.90 AMIT firmware<\/strong>\u00a0(available from the link in the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/#firmware\">Upgrading Firmware<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0section) and make sure that the &#8220;<strong>Auto-Reconnect<\/strong>&#8221; box on the\u00a0<strong>Primary Setup<\/strong>\u00a0screen is\u00a0<strong>not<\/strong>\u00a0checked.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7\/12\/01\u00a0Interpreting the System Log file<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The old Barricade&#8217;s System log messages are a little cryptic.\u00a0\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/downloads\/Other\/smc_LogMeaning_v100.doc\">This MS Word document\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>from SMC contains explanations for most of the log messages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resetting the Router to Factory Defaults<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This information comes from SMC Support.\u00a0 You should also be able to apply these procedures to the Asante FriendlyNET.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two ways to restore the Barricade to factory<br \/>\ndefaults.<\/p>\n<p>1. If you are able to get into the Barricade&#8217;s management screens and have updated the firmware to\u00a0<strong>version 1.88 or higher<\/strong>, use the &#8220;<strong>Reset to Default<\/strong>&#8221; button in the &#8220;<strong>Toolbox<\/strong>&#8221; section of the Management screens.<\/p>\n<p>2. If you cannot get into the Barricade&#8217;s management screens no matter how you try, then reset the router by\u00a0<strong>holding a metal object (ie: paper clip) to pins 3 and 8 of the Com port (9 pin Connector) for 5 to 6 seconds after turning it on.<\/strong>\u00a0(See diagram below)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/9DM_pinout.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"96\" height=\"109\" \/><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pin-outs.com\/datasheet_11.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for pinout signal definitions.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will know you have reset the Barricade if the M1 light blinks about 8 times really fast and then returns to a normal steady blink (about once every second).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/reviews\/asante_router.asp\"><strong>Asante FriendlyNet review<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/reviews\/smc_7004br.asp\"><strong>SMC Barricade 4 port review<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/reviews\/smc_7008br.asp\"><strong>SMC Barricade 8 port review<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/reviews\/smc_7004wbr.asp\"><strong>SMC Wireless Barricade review<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/reviews\/smc7004awbr.asp\"><strong>SMC Wireless Barricade (Vers A) review<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/pg\/router_guide_index.asp\"><strong>Hardware routers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicallynetworked.com\/specialapps\/\"><strong>Special Applications<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You have an Asante or SMC router and are having problems with: 7\/12\/01 Interpreting the System Log file 1\/15\/01 Setting up IPsec VPN 1\/3\/01\u00a0Getting the AMIT Fax Driver working 1\/3\/01\u00a0Stopping dialup reconnect 12\/7\/00\u00a0Using the print server 12\/4\/00\u00a0Resetting the router to Factory defaults On-line games Updated 9\/26\/01 Upgrading firmware MAC address authentication (MediaOne\/RR) Problems with @Home Updated 3\/7\/01 Getting IPsec to work &nbsp; NOTE:\u00a0AMIT is the OEM for broadband routers from many companies including: SMC, Asante, GVC, 3Com, D-Link, and U.S. Robotics.\u00a0 (AMIT does not necessarily supply all the routers in a company&#8217;s product line.) 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