Re: OT: LInksys router BEFSR41 dead... anything i can do?

[Ed Budd <ebudd () grokking org>]

Bruyere, Michel wrote:
> Hi, 
> 	I have a router BEFSR41 that went dead after a firmware update
> (IIRC it was 1.47 that I tried to load into it). This was some time ago,
> so I'm not 100% sure on the version. Anyway, after the flash "completed
> successfully" I couldn't access the management interface anymore. I
> called Linksys and got the answer that I had to buy another router,
> which I did (of another brand!). I actually look to "revive" this router
> by pushing a 3rd party FM in it. Is it possible to achieve this w/o the
> web interface?
> Any docs on this would be appreciated and/or personal experience too.


It's been a little while since I've used Linksys models but I don't 
think you need to use the web interface at all to load firmware. Just go 
to the linksys site, lookup the model you want and manually download the 
zipped file. In it you should find a simple tftp utility for loading the 
firmware. At least that's how I've done it in the past. Whether you can 
use their utility to load 3rd party binaries I can't say since I've 
never tried it but would be interested to hear the results if you 
attempt it.

Kills me that tech support would tell you to buy another router. Did 
they at least suggest a hard reset before trying to pry more money out 
of your hands?

EB


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