RE: Wireless LAN question - update

["Justin" <justin@xxxxxxx>]

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I can confirm that the latest firmware update 1.4h3 does indeed fix the 'sleepy WAP' issue. :-)

Others, preferring to stick with the older firmware (so as not to lose the SNMP config ability, I suppose), have found that pinging the access point every 10 mins or so also gets around the sleep problem.

 

I am waiting to hear back from Linksys about a fix for the SNMP issue.

 

Justin.

-----Original Message-----
From: Justin [mailto:justin@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 10 January 2002 8:00 PM
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: RE: [ukha_d] Wireless LAN question

Encouraged by the feedback on this list that wireless LAN's aren't just flaky, I have done some digging around...

It seems the Linksys WAP11 going to sleep is quite a common problem (unless you talk to Linksys support) and it supposed to  be fixed in firmware 14h3. I would have updated my firmware had I realised there was a newer version but if you look at the download page on the Linksys site the latest firmware is at the bottom of the page and I didn't think to look there (I know, I know!)

 

Note: It is not possible to use the SNMP config utility after upgrading to 14h3. The only problem with that is you wont be able to use a Mac address filtering as that is not configurable using USB.

 

I've not had the update installed that long, but I should know tomorrow if it *really* fixes the sleep problem.

 

A big thank you to Vince for the offer a WLAN card to assist with troubleshooting - *hopefully* I won't need it now :-)

 

Cheers,

 

Justin.

 

 -----Original Message-----
From: Alancc [mailto:alan.cc@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 10 January 2002 5:32 PM
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: Re: [ukha_d] Wireless LAN question

I don't think your card is playing up, mine is also an Orinoco Silver, I don't have WEP enabled but still have the same problem, let me know if you find a cure.

 

Thanks

 

Alancc

From: Justin

To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 2:12 PM

Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Wireless LAN question

I'm not using WEP either. I prefer the idea of hard coded MAC address access (and I couldn't get WEP to work anyway :-))

Maybe I need to buy another PCMCIA card to figure out if its the AP or Orinoco playing up.

 

 

Cheers,

 

Justin.

----- Original Message -----

From: Mark McCall

To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 1:36 PM

Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Wireless LAN question

Are you using WEP?  MIne is turned off.

 

M.

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