Flogator
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| [wired] BEFSX41 firmware 1.50.18 - POST YOUR RESULTS HERE
Ladies and gentlemen, here is the official BEFSX41 firmware 1.50.18 until it is being made available on Linksys web site.
Please post all of your findings to this thread. |
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heytak
join:2002-12-05
New York, NY |  hey flogator
thumb up for you as you post the firmware faster than the official site |
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Flogator
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2 edits | The only caveat is I haven't tested it myself yet. It'll either be tonight or over the week-end. Have fun.
[EDIT]: Here is the top portion of the release notes
Linksys- A Division of Cisco System, Inc.
Firmware Date : April 30,2004
Current Firmware : Version 1.50.18
Product Part No. : BEFSX41
Ver #.DateDescription
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1.50.18Apr 30, 041. Fixed PPTP connection problem
2. Added Filter Ident(port 113) option
3. Fixed abnormal port scanning results
4. Fixed DMZ function
5. Fixed vulnerability that would cause the router
to reboot
6. PPPoE PADI does not send the Service name
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amish
join:2002-05-18
Wallingford, PA | Thanks.... THough I think I might wait about a month to here results before attempting it.
Sorry to say I have been burned before on the firmware upgrades. |
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d_l
Barsoom
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join:2002-12-08
Reno, NV | reply to Flogator
Re: [wired] BEFSX41 firmware 1.50.18 - POST YOUR R
Is this supposed to be an official release or a beta release? The beta releases have been consistently superior to the official releases so a beta designation would give me confidence that testing it was worthwhile. |
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Flogator
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| As I said before, I haven't tested the firmware myself. Don't know yet the quality of it. I agree with you that beta material has been far more superior than official releases. However, Linksys seems to have taken a different approach in releasing firmware so it is very difficult to say. BTW, the term "different approach" does not mean improvement  . Linksys used to let beta tester taking a first breath before general availability. That is not what happened for 1.50.9 and 1.50.18 . I will try to let my disagreement aside and focus on this new firmware. Perhaps (I'm always optimistic) it is a good one. |
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Konceptz
45nm Here I Come
join:2001-12-22
Chesterfield, VA | reply to Flogator
Re: [wired] BEFSX41 firmware 1.50.18 - POST YOUR RESULTS HERE
uploading now, will post thoughts |
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BillRoland
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Ocala, FL
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1 edit | reply to Flogator
I upgraded, ran it for 20 minutes, and now I'm back to 1.45.7. The new firmware turned my halfway functional BEFSX41 into a non functional BEFSX41. I couldn't browse webpages, and TRACERT crashed the unit. Every time I tried to trace something, it did a full reset. I have lost all faith in Linksys. This is stupid.
EDIT: The only GOOD thing I can say about it is that I like the new interface they're introducing in the 1.5 firmware, and it seems to run smoother on .18 than it did on .9, but with the unit not allowing web browsing, and crashing every time I ran a trace route to something, that's just unacceptable. |
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Konceptz
45nm Here I Come
join:2001-12-22
Chesterfield, VA | Upgraded, and now all the router was good for was pulling a IP from my ISP. Couldnt ping, couldnt tracert, couldnt pull any page except for the router's.
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BillRoland
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1 edit | reply to Flogator
Linksys- A Division of Cisco System, Inc.
Firmware Date : April 30,2004
Current Firmware : Version 1.50.18
Product Part No. : BEFSX41
Ver #.DateDescription------------- 1.50.18Apr 30, 04
1. Fixed PPTP connection problem
2. Added Filter Ident(port 113) option
3. Fixed abnormal port scanning results
4. Fixed DMZ function
5. Fixed vulnerability that would cause the router to reboot
6. PPPoE PADI does not send the Service name
7. Broke routers ability to browse the internet
8. Added routers ability to crash when doing trace routes or pings
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d_l
Barsoom
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Reno, NV | Re: [wired] BEFSX41 firmware 1.50.18 - POST YOUR R
With those problems, this firmware must be an official release.  |
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Konceptz
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Chesterfield, VA
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| reply to Flogator
Re: [wired] BEFSX41 firmware 1.50.18 - POST YOUR RESULTS HERE
Wait, it seems that if you update thru the router's page the firmware works. At least it does in my case. I used the upgrade tool 1.255 which caused all the problems. Reflashed back to 1.43 and from inside the router's config page reflashed 1.50.18 and now everything seems to be working.
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BillRoland
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| said by Konceptz  :
Wait, it seems that if you update thru the router's page the firmware works. At least it does in my case. I used the upgrade tool 1.255 which caused all the problems. Reflashed back to 1.43 and from inside the router's config page reflashed 1.50.18 and now everything seems to be working.
I flashed thru the router's page the first time. I'm about ready to throw in the towel, I'm going to wait and see what other's results are, and then I may try one more time.
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Konceptz
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join:2001-12-22
Chesterfield, VA | seems manually setting the MTU kills the connection. At least in my case.
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Konceptz
45nm Here I Come
join:2001-12-22
Chesterfield, VA | reply to Flogator
If you have connection issues with this firmware disable the MTU setting and see what happenes.
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Eko
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join:2004-05-04
Slovenia
| reply to Flogator
Re: [wired] BEFSX41 firmware 1.50.18 - POST YOUR R
After half an hour back to 1.45.7. Web page dialog sluggish, filters works the same as 1.45.7, if I want nice log I need to disable SPI. Less entries for port forwarding. AliM |
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BillRoland
Premium
join:2001-01-21
Ocala, FL
clubs: | reply to Konceptz
Re: [wired] BEFSX41 firmware 1.50.18 - POST YOUR RESULTS HERE
MTU enabled or disabled had no effect on router stability for me.
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Konceptz
45nm Here I Come
join:2001-12-22
Chesterfield, VA | reply to Flogator
I quit, went back to 1.50.9 |
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gww
join:2002-01-26 | reply to Flogator
I am using the router for with default functions and firewall enable. All ports are stealth and it is functioning properly.
Regards, grant |
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Webmeisterus
join:2001-01-27
Greenfield, IN
1 edit | reply to Flogator
Updated via the router's browswer interface. Long reset to factory defaults. No problems. Results:
1) Browser speed test (DSL Reports): same as before ~3Mbps down and ~360 Kbps up
2) ShieldsUp: All Stealth, including 113 IDENT (option selected in new Security page)
3) PCFlank: All Stealth, No Trojan vulnerability, All Stealth from TCP SYN attack.
Problem (minor): interface still slow when loading its graphics, e.g., UI_07.gif, etc.
Problem (not minor): use of tracert to WAN address causes reboot of router!
Looked pretty good until that last one. |
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