[wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware in Linksys http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r11329487 en Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:43:22 EDT Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:43:22 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13248561 PulpRacing :
said by Flogator See Profile:

In addition to AliM's comment, I don't think anyone said 1.45.7 is perfect. It does contains many bugs. However, compared with the bugs contained in other firmware, 1.45.7 is doing pretty good.
I've been going insane trying to get two BEFSX41's with 1.50.18 working with VPN connection between themselves, one with Time Warner Cable Modem, the other with Verizon DSL modem. You would think that since Linksys has 1.50.18 as the ONLY firmware on their website for the BEFSX41, it would be the best.

I have a Time Warner Cable modem at the house, and I also reactivated my Verizon DSL service at the house, so I can try connecting the two BEFSX41's together on my kitchen table instead of going back and forth between sites to get the VPN link working reliably. Now that I installed the 1.45.7, the VPN connection now works.
Other stuff to note:

1. After I hit the "connect" button connecting to the Verizon DSL side(which is accepting "ANY" connection) it takes about 60-120 seconds to complete the link

2. After I hit the connect button and the screen refreshes, it still says "disconnected", which may lead people to think that the link is not working. Be patient, ignore the "disconnected" button, open up a command window and starting pinging the other network to know when the VPN is alive.

3. Even after the log file says "Success", it still takes a while (the 60-120 seconds) for the link to work.

-Doug

Flogator, thanks for your helpful posts! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13248561 Sun, 24 Apr 2005 13:18:34 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13225231 anon : Flogator,

Thanks again for the quick response. I just setup my router as you suggested, so I will see how it goes. :)

I also set the Keep Alive timer to 180 seconds as I just found here: »AT&T Southeast Forum FAQ »Linksys routers, FastAccess, PPPoE, Keep Alive, and etc.

I suppose it makes good sense to do so, vs having the router re-authenticate every 30 seconds.

Regards,

Jag]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13225231 Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:49:28 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13224879 Flogator : In short, you do need PPPoE. That's the router doing PPP authentication. Precisely for that reason, you do not need PPPoE pass through (which is used when the router isn't the one doing the PPP authentication). In other words, your setup screen is fine using PPPoE. Your firewall screen does not need PPPoE pass through so you can safely disable that feature.

As for your question regarding the "Connect on demand" vs "Keep alive", that all depends on how you want to be connected. In the "Connect on demand" mode, the router will disconnect you from the Internet after an idle period. If you have online application that needs to be connected all the time (although no traffic going through), that would be a bad choice. For this and other reason, you can use the "Keep alive" mode. In which case, your router (therefore all of your PCs on the LAN) will be connected to the Internet all the time.

To tell you the truth, I don't see much advantageous to the "Connect on demand" mode. Beside, it killed some of my application. For these reason, I have all my DSL sites configured as "Keep alive".]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13224879 Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:08:15 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13224742 anon : Hi Alim and Flogator,

Thanks for your quick responses. One more n00bish question tho. Since I am on DSL the router does do that authentication. (See Screenshot). That being said, I do not need to have PPPoE "enabled" then? :huh: Sorry Im just confused.

Also in the screenshot, as you can see there are two options for the PPPoE settings.

Connect on Demand with a default of 5 mins.
Keep Alive with a default of 30 seconds.

I am just switching from cable to dsl and I do not know the difference. Could either of you (or someone else) please tell me what the difference is between the two? And also can you recommend (depending upon which setting is better) let me know if the default time alloted is ok?

Thanks in advance. :)

Jag
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13224742 Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:50:03 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13224262 Flogator : As AliM pointed out, you likely do not need PPPoE pass through so you can disable the "PPPOE Pass Through" feature. This feature is used when the router does not do the PPPoE authentication but rather let the PPPoE protocol to pass through the router thus allowing PCs on the LAN to negotiate the PPP authentication.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13224262 Thu, 21 Apr 2005 10:47:41 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13222601 Eko : Looks OK, just disable "PPPOE pass through" too if you are on cable or on DSL and your router does the authentication.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13222601 Thu, 21 Apr 2005 01:24:47 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13222564 anon : Hello all,

After using this firmware, can someone please tell me if this screenshot will suffice for utmost security while surfing the internet?

I have Verizon Online DSL which is why I have PPPOE enabled and Block Wan Requests for obvious reasons. Is the rest OK?

Thanks in advance for any/all replys.

Regards,

Jag
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13222564 Thu, 21 Apr 2005 01:15:40 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13222186 demerson2 :
said by neotech9 See Profile:

I had a similar problem w/BellSouth PPPOE, slow connection, disconnects, some sites not loading at all (www.gotriad.com). After replacing the cables and the router, I ENABLEd MTU & started manually setting MTU values. At about MTU=1430 ( I don't remember the exact value ) things started working! I then DISABLEd MTU & everything continued to work. Go figure!
LOL I had exactly the same problem during install, and it's repeatable. Very weird. Installs and works okay, but slow and chokes up... Enable MTU, save, then disable MTU, and save, and it comes to life.

I'm actually posting to ask about ICQ. I use MSN and ICQ, and had to enable UPNP to get MSN Messenger to work, and it works great. I also run ICQ, and it connects and will work fine for a while, but after 5 minutes or so it'll disconnect, and a minute later reconnect. This happens over and over all day long.

I've read that there's some weird routing table timeout problem that plagues many IM apps with Linsys routers. Is there any fix to this, or is anyone using a firmware build that works well with ICQ?

I've had a normal Linksys 4-port router in use for the past 5 years before it just crapped out on me, and NEVER had a problem it, but the BEFSX41 seems really kinda hokey by comparison, and it's supposed to be the badass SPI VPN version. WATAFA? heh

Any input is appreciated.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13222186 Wed, 20 Apr 2005 23:59:38 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170947 YeOldeStonecat :
said by Pale_Rider See Profile:

All this talk about 1.45.7 being stable is hilarious.
I downgraded from the stock firmware to this and this 1.45.7 now is resetting the router literally every time I open a different application.

The router resets itself when I turn the box on in the morning fer chrissakes.

"Network Cable Unplugged" is the bane of my online existance at this point.
You have something unique going on with your router...I have a couple of hundred sx41s out in service with clients, with 45.7 on most of them (nothing newer), I've never seen that behavir.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13170947 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:53:10 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13144240 Tikker_LoS : crazy

I've been running my 1.45.7 for almost 2 years now, without any issues, and only about 3, 4 reboots]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13144240 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:31:30 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13143819 Pale_Rider :
said by Eko See Profile:

Reset to factory defaults is absolutely necessary after up- down- grade the firmware. This will resolve your problems.
I reset to default prior to flashing to 145.7 and immediately after, and still...."Network Cable Unplugged" haunts me.

My wife starts AOHell..."Network Cable Unplugged", my wife disconnects from AOHell..."Network Cable Unplugged"...

Start the computer in the morning..."Network Cable Unplugged"

And none of the four filters are in use either.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13143819 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 16:41:40 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13140857 Flogator : In addition to AliM's comment, I don't think anyone said 1.45.7 is perfect. It does contains many bugs. However, compared with the bugs contained in other firmware, 1.45.7 is doing pretty good. Another bad bug you need to know about 1.45.7 is about the web filters. You must ensure you are not using any of the four available web filters (Proxy, Java, Cookies and ActiveX).

If you follow AliM's recommendation about restoring to factory defaults and ensuring you are not using any of the web filters, you should be pleased with the results ;).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13140857 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 09:37:02 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13140170 Eko :
said by Pale_Rider See Profile:

All this talk about 1.45.7 being stable is hilarious.
I downgraded from the stock firmware to this and this 1.45.7 now is resetting the router literally every time I open a different application.

The router resets itself when I turn the box on in the morning fer chrissakes.

"Network Cable Unplugged" is the bane of my online existance at this point.
Reset to factory defaults is absolutely necessary after up- down- grade the firmware. This will resolve your problems.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13140170 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 06:17:17 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13140153 Pale_Rider : All this talk about 1.45.7 being stable is hilarious.
I downgraded from the stock firmware to this and this 1.45.7 now is resetting the router literally every time I open a different application.

The router resets itself when I turn the box on in the morning fer chrissakes.

"Network Cable Unplugged" is the bane of my online existance at this point.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13140153 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 06:01:54 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13139215 Flogator : In my mind, firmware 1.45.6_Beta with NTPHack does not buy you any better than 1.45.7. In other words, I would stick to 1.45.7 and put 1.45.6_Beta behind. That is of course if you do not want to play with 1.51.00 ;).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13139215 Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:37:33 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13137562 Rogerdoger40 : I am using this firm for 2 years don't have problems gaming or web site or speed Floater what is your take in this 1.45.6_Beta, NTPHack]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13137562 Sun, 10 Apr 2005 20:33:35 EDT Most Stable Version for VPN Passthru? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12850429 John Galt : I need to have stable VPN passthru on a BEFRSX41 for a clients system. I do not need port translation, or other functions associated with gaming (at this time, anyway).

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance...!
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So based on the problem description, you think MTU is the problem?

With the 1.50.18 load, I tried the Linksys recommended method for finding the correct value (start at 1462, go down by 10, then up by 2 and arrived at 1492). Later, Sympatico said 1492 is the right setting, but the web and email problem persisted until I went back to 1.43.3 then 1.45.3.

Has anyone with similar problems with 1.50.18 been able to resolve them either with the 1.51.x or the 1.52.x??

Thanks]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12785461 Sun, 27 Feb 2005 17:08:23 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12785289 Flogator : I am assuming you are on DSL. Perhaps you want to tweak the MTU on your PC(s) directly. If you are using Windows, you can use DrTCP to help you out. Full instructions provided at the link below:

»Tweaking FAQ »DRTCP: How do I use it and what are all these settings?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12785289 Sun, 27 Feb 2005 16:46:22 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12784418 anon : Wishing I'd seen this forum Friday...

Have an SX41, was running (happily) on 1.43.3. Thought it would be a good plan to upgrade to a more recent vintage(Naive User). Dutifully went to LinkSys website and downloaded 1.50.18, found that some websites wouldn't load while others would. Also noted that I could not get email from my personal ISP...

Several calls with the support line, played with MTU size(no change), restored factory defaults, tried reflash, tried long reset, no change. One recommendation to upgrade to 1.52.003, one to downgrade to 1.50.09. Hmmmmmm.

Managed to get a copy of 1.43.3 and downgrade. Everything works again. Upgraded to 1.45.5 things still look good.

Given the problems I experienced (anyone understand why some websites fail?) should I stay, go to 1.45.7, or to this 1.51.?? load?

Thanks...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12784418 Sun, 27 Feb 2005 14:44:23 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12728457 Flogator : Yes, firmware 1.51.00 should work. However, some DSL users still prefers 1.45.7 for this type of connection.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12728457 Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:59:29 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12725166 anon : I am using an ADSL Line, is the BEFSX51 firmware 1.51.00 stable to use on that type of connection?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12725166 Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:48:57 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12613232 Flogator : As AliM pointed out, you can also use BEFSX41 firmware 1.51.00_hb. This version, although considered beta material, happens to be present on Linksys web site in the international section. In my mind, it does not bring you more than 1.51.00 other than the heart beat support. Here is the link to Linksys web site as provided by AliM. That is for the users who are reluctant from using firmware coming outside of Linksys.

»ftp://ftp.linksys.com/international/fi···code.bin]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12613232 Tue, 08 Feb 2005 09:51:28 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11950719 Dustyn : Oh and yeah... I was only interested in your opinion. ;)

[waves a paw]

bye!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11950719 Wed, 24 Nov 2004 19:14:36 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11950706 Dustyn : Thanks Flogator See Profile :)

Your input is most valuable.
I hope to one day try updating my router from 1.45.6 to.... whatever stable release is..."released" in the future.

I also will use the web interface method. :)

Thanks again!
~S.Wolf~
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"You have NO IDEA what I'm capable of. People who have tried to mess with me have lived to regret it... ~Michelle Stafford (Phyllis)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11950706 Wed, 24 Nov 2004 19:12:57 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11942784 Flogator : I have created a thread for the BEFSX41 1.52.0 firmware. Please refer to this later thread to report and find out about BEFSX41 firmware 1.52.0.

»[wired] BEFSX41 Firmware 1.52.0 - POST YOUR RESULTS HERE]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11942784 Tue, 23 Nov 2004 21:09:38 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11942579 Flogator : God knows how many firmware I have flashed on my BEFSX41 units. Especially on my test unit. I have always used the web interface at the exception of one occasion I was stuck with a PC running WinME for which the web interface did not work. In that situation only did I use the TFTP program.

If you ask around, you will find that the opinion are evenly distributed. Half prefer the TFTP program and the other half prefer the web interface. If you ask my opinion, then I will say that the web interface is more robust as it does a more rigorous verification of the firmware before flashing it (using a CRC type of verification) where as the TFTP program relies on a simple checksum. Having said all of that, both methods works ;).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11942579 Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:45:35 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11942195 Dustyn : Flogator? ;)

May I ask you how you perform a flash? I'm sure you mentioned it to this doggie a while back but I forget. :p

Do you use the "Web Interface" or the "TFTP.EXE" utility?

I'm wondering about trying a "Web Interface" flash. (when a SOLID firmware is released)

Some swear it works better! :)

Flogator... I'd be lost without your awesome help here in the Linksys forums. Don't ever leave us! :huh:

Bye! :D
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"You have NO IDEA what I'm capable of. People who have tried to mess with me have lived to regret it... ~Michelle Stafford (Phyllis)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11942195 Tue, 23 Nov 2004 20:05:33 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11940190 THE_MICK : Ok Flogator...get to it. We're all waiting for your test results, then we can try it out. This has been a long time coming!

Thanks for your efforts!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11940190 Tue, 23 Nov 2004 16:10:06 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11939711 Flogator : Of course :D. Keep on watching this forum ;).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11939711 Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:18:16 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11939673 BlackEyed : Flogator will you test this new beta firmware 1.52.00 ? And the report how stable it is.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11939673 Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:11:59 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11642476 ElJay :
said by Flogator See Profile:
I am being told that Linksys is currently working on a new BEFSX41 firmware with QoS.
I wish they'd iron out the problems with the existing features before adding new ones. :o]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11642476 Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:27:01 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11637437 neotech9 : I had a similar problem w/BellSouth PPPOE, slow connection, disconnects, some sites not loading at all (www.gotriad.com). After replacing the cables and the router, I ENABLEd MTU & started manually setting MTU values. At about MTU=1430 ( I don't remember the exact value ) things started working! I then DISABLEd MTU & everything continued to work. Go figure!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11637437 Wed, 20 Oct 2004 08:09:57 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11633559 Flogator : I am being told that Linksys is currently working on a new BEFSX41 firmware with QoS. Though, I have been told that long time ago and still haven't seen any betas containing QoS. I have not seen anything good enough to chew on the BEFSX41 since the 1.51.00 (May 19th, 2004). That's five months ago :(. I'm afraid the only thing I can provide you right now is keep your fingers crossed. The facts are that wireless is little too popular right now and as such, it appears that wired router are not getting proper attention.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11633559 Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:20:20 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11632445 Jan Janowski : Raw... I had much trouble with V1.51.18 and V1.51.00 With my SBC/Ameritech DSL, which is PPPOE... I would suggest going back to V1.45.7, as that is what I did, and it is working fine, with the limitations of V1.45.7 which are:

System WILL REBOOT occasionally on Java Speedtests.
Sytem will NOT report blocking by keyword correctly unless you turn off Advanced Hardware Firewall.

I hear VPN works fine in V1.45.7 but I don't use it.

Hope this helps... Jan
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Any idea if Linksys has a release date of a newer firm for this router or if they are continuing to support this router any longer? I got an email awhile ago from Linksys/Cisco and was giving users a trade-in value torwards a Cisco soho router.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11632359 Tue, 19 Oct 2004 18:15:46 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11624770 anon : Interesting thread.

A couple of days ago I purchased a BEFSX41 to replace an aging Asante router. The Linksys couldn't seem to make a stable PPPoE connection to my ISP (BellSouth DSL 3MB/s down 384kB/s up). I tried repeatedly. The Asante 3004 was reliable and fast. A direct connection from a Mac PowerBook was reliable and fast. The Linksys, configured same as the Asante and even using (or not using) the same MAC address was from unreliable to unusable and slow when web pages did download. Of course, between changing these out I completely broke the link with the ISP so everything came up from scratch. Very odd. Are there any known firmware or compatibility issues with this device and PPPoE, or specifically with BellSouth?

Thanks...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11624770 Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:22:51 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11621471 Flogator : Forn, let's compare orange with orange and apple with apple. From your screen shot, the upper dialog refers to the BEFSX41 router where as the lower dialog refers to the BEFSR41. These two devices ARE NOT the same. It just happened that Linksys released a firmware with the same version number for these two appliances. However there are no relationships what so ever between BEFSX41 firmware 1.45.7 and BEFSR41 firmware 1.45.7. For last but not least, BEFSX41 firmware 1.45.7 has never been released officially by Linksys. You will actually not find it on any of their public web sites. Only a few BEFSX41 users were handed out this firmware. It just happen that I was one of them and I decided to share it with other BEFSX41 users given the proper permission from my Linksys contact.

We live in a free society. As such, you have the freedom of listening to experienced users and take advantage of their knowledge to save you time and struggles. On the other hand, you also have that same freedom to use Linksys crappy official firmware and have a hard time to get the router to work the way you want, spend hours of debugging, spend hours over the phone with Linksys technical support while still can't figure out what's wrong. That's all a matter of choice. Happy debugging ;).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11621471 Mon, 18 Oct 2004 16:15:46 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11621236 anon :
?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11621236 Mon, 18 Oct 2004 15:52:24 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11618241 Flogator : Since someone asked for it, here are the binary file sizes of these firmware ;).

BEFSX41 firmware 1.45.7:
.bin file is 1604608 bytes (1567KB)
.zip file is 438175 bytes (428KB)

BEFSX51 firmware 1.51.00:
.bin file is 1937408 bytes (1892KB)
.zip file is 453301 bytes (443KB)

For sake of comparison, see BEFSX41 firmware 1.50.18:
.bin file is 1937408 bytes (1892KB) - same as 1.51.00
.zip file is 454406 bytes (444KB) - but include release note text file]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11618241 Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:39:54 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11618062 d_l : ZIP vs. bin file sizes]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11618062 Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:06:47 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11617860 anon : Why is the 15100-1 firmware 1892KB in size when all others are only approx 380KB?

Also the privatly hosted copy of 1457 you linked to is 1567KB in size, but all official versions are only 384KB?

4 times larger in size?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11617860 Mon, 18 Oct 2004 08:08:35 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11516112 showblades : I tried the new firmware 1.51 and I have few problems with it. If I play AoE II the ports will be forward automatically but I still get the ping 30 problem. Also my router resets from time to time. It's less frequent then the 1.50.18 version but still happens. I also tried the firmware version 1.45.7 and for the gaming I have the same problems. So I went back to the 1.45.3 and everything is cool now. I can play normally, my router doesn't resets for no reasons.

The only thing I'm sad about is the NAT option. If I could disable the NAT in the 1.45.3 it would be perfect. but I cant so, some of my dl's will suffer. :huh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11516112 Wed, 06 Oct 2004 12:21:40 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11513194 showblades : ok thx I'll reset this thing. And it's even worst with the befsr41 model UPnP just doesn't work my friend bought one and it's gaming problem from a to z oh well i guess he'll return it ... anyway I'll do that but I'll move to 1.51 before]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11513194 Wed, 06 Oct 2004 00:20:50 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11513098 d_l : Firmware version 1.50.18 is full of problems. You can either drop back to 1.45.7 or move up to 1.51.00. Be sure to long reset your router to get back to factory default settings before flashing which ever way you go.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11513098 Wed, 06 Oct 2004 00:05:20 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11512863 showblades : I want to know if I can go back to the version I had when I bought the router. If I'm not mistaking, it was version 1.45.7 or maybe .3. The reason why I want to do this is because I haven't been able to find a solution to fix the UPnP and the gaming problems. When I enabled the UPnP service and function in the version 1.45.7, I could play games like age of empires 2 without a problem. And this, with the two comps I have. Now, with the new version 1.50.18, I can't connect and play a game with even one computer. The new firmware produces a bug. When you connect to other PCs you won't be able to see all the players and the players you can't see will have a ping of 30. When that occurs the host can't launch the game because you can't see all the players and you get booted off.

It seems this version is stable yet it's giving me problems the previous version wasn't giving me. I don't know how to fix this. If there is a way to fix this problem and it can apply to all the computers I have, I'll stay with this version.

Can you degrade an upgraded firmware ??? if not; and there is no way to solve the problem how can I set the previous version back ?
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11512863 Tue, 05 Oct 2004 23:30:32 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11502427 ElJay :
said by BlackEyed See Profile:
Indeed 1.45.7 is the most stable. It works really great for me.. however i found on www thats this firmware is vulnerable check: »www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vuln···ID=28398


If you change the IP address of the router from the default 192.168.1.1 address, the chances of getting struck by this vulnerability are very minute. Basically this vulnerability requires access to your local network or for you to click on a nasty link from an attacker that knows your router's local IP address.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11502427 Mon, 04 Oct 2004 21:27:46 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11502137 Jan Janowski : One thing strikes me as odd at that site...
They say V1.45.7 firmware for BEFSRU31 has the flaw....

To my knowledge, there has been NO V1.45.7 for BEFSRU31
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Looking for 1939 Indian Motocycle]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11502137 Mon, 04 Oct 2004 20:59:17 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11497843 Flogator : Your problem seems to be related to firmware migration. When you upgrade from a 1.4x.x firmware to a 1.5x.x firmware, it is VERY IMPORTANT that you restore the router configuration to factory defaults. This will remove any firmware incompatibility issues. There are other users that were having the same problem as you and it went away after restoring to factory defaults.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11497843 Mon, 04 Oct 2004 12:54:44 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11497753 mulder04 : Flogator

I upgraded my BEFSX41 to 1.51.00 and encountered this situation which may be causing my VPN not to connect.

From the Security tab click on VPN and configure the settings. So far so good. Click on Advanced Settings and set the Proposal 1 to 3DES and other settings accordingly.

Save settings then view Advanced Settings again only to see encryption re-set to DES.

The BEFSX41 is trying to establish a tunnel with another Linksys (AG041) but doesn't even continue negotiating after the first MMI1 request is sent from my BEFSX41.

Is the re-setting of the encryption something only I'm suffering from?

Steve.
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11497753 Mon, 04 Oct 2004 12:42:49 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11330422 Eko : If anybody will risk and try this
»www.hackerscenter.com/ARCHIVE/vi···visories
we will know for good. I don't have the "reset button on
the front of the router"?????
AliM]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11330422 Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:36:15 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11330304 BlackEyed : you are right.. that this was strange to me too that all firmware where v1.45.7 independently of router model.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11330304 Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:24:11 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11330233 Flogator : Please note the following details:

First, WE (at BBR/DSLR) ARE the only fellows outside Linksys using BEFSX41 firmware 1.45.7. I find it hard to believe that an official organization would do any testing on beta material that you can not even find on Linksys web site.

Secondly, note that all the firmware version mentioned in there are 1.45.7 independently of which router model it is running on. Since when is Linksys sharp enough to use the same version across different model? It never happened on so many broaden range of models. Remember that BEFSX41 firmware 1.45.7 is way different than BEFSR41 firmware 1.45.7 (and please don't try to flash the wrong firmware on the wrong model). Quick observation, you can find BEFSR41 firmware 1.45.7 on Linksys web site. In other words, I think there is a typo in the article you have posted.

Finally, my Linksys contact has told me few months ago that this vulnerability is present in firmware 1.45.3 but is apparently fixed in 1.45.7. This still has to be confirmed but given the above two observation, it seems that the probabilities are good ;).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11330233 Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:16:04 EDT Re: [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11330061 BlackEyed : Indeed 1.45.7 is the most stable. It works really great for me.. however i found on www thats this firmware is vulnerable check: »www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vuln···ID=28398

Flogator any comments on this? :huh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11330061 Tue, 14 Sep 2004 15:57:07 EDT [wired] Recap: BEFSX41 Stable Firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11329487 Flogator : I guess I was just bored of providing two links for the most stable BEFSX41 firmware. That is why I decided to start this thread linking both 1.45.7 and 1.51.00. In my mind, these two firmware are the most stable firmware currently available for the BEFSX41. Firmware 1.45.7 is using the old style GUI and is the most stable of the two. However, 1.51.00 has neat little new features and is using the new style GUI. In my mind, you shall pick in between those two firmware. Both of them are considered beta material but are much better than the one provided at Linksys web site.

BEFSX41 Firmware 1.45.7
BEFSX41 Firmware 1.51.00

From now on, I will keep on using this thread to refer to the most stable firmware. That is of course until a new firmware is being made available for this router ;). And please do not post problems if you are using firmware 1.50.18 as we all know that this version is crap even though it has been the official release from Linksys web site for a while now :D.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11329487 Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:43:38 EDT