Brano
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join:2002-06-25
Burlington, ON
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| ZyWall 2 - Firmware WK.12 released
Download: »ftp://ftp.zyxel.com/zywall2/firmware/z···dard.zip
Features:
Modifications in V 3.62(WK.12) | 09/22/2005
Modify for formal release.
Modifications in V 3.62(WK.12)b1 | 07/25/2005
1. [BUG FIX]
Symptom: Idle timeout of ZW2 in PPPoE cannot work.
Condition:
1. Set WAN1 as PPPoE
2. Set Idle Timeout(sec) as 30
3. Set CI command>sys rn pingcheck 1 to enable "check connectivity".
4. Pull up any cables except WAN on the ZyWALL
5. Wait 30 secs and the status of WAN in Menu 24-1 cannot show "idle" but
it should.
2. [BUG FIX] 050708436
Symptom: Restore configuration file error.
Condition:
1. Use console port, go to debug mode(boot extension).
2. Use atlc command to upgrade configuration file. It will show
”File size too small” error message.
3. But this configuration file can be upgraded successfully by GUI.
3. [BUG FIX]
Symptom: SIP device can not register successfully.
Condition:
1. Network topoloty as follows:
Phone --- P2002 ---- (LAN) DUT (WAN) --- SIP server.
2. DUT restore default romfile, and enable ALG_SIP.
3. P2002 device can not register successfully.
4. [FEATURE CHANGE]
Ping check flag is changed to 0 when resetting router.
Note: 1. User can use CI command to change it (“sys rn ping 0/1”, 0 for off, 1 for
on).
2. This flag is run time only, when router reboot, it changed to default value.
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KrisP
Why Not Holly Hop?
join:2003-02-06
UK
| said by Brano  : ... 4. [FEATURE CHANGE] Ping check flag is changed to 0 when resetting router. Note: 1. User can use CI command to change it (“sys rn ping 0/1”, 0 for off, 1 for on). 2. This flag is run time only, when router reboot, it changed to default value.
Anyone know what the purpose of this flag actually is?
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bbarrera
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join:2000-10-23
Sacramento, CA
clubs: | Ping check is normally used to test WAN link before failover to dial-up or another LAN gateway (or WAN2 for dual WAN routers). |
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KrisP
Why Not Holly Hop?
join:2003-02-06
UK
| said by bbarrera :Ping check is normally used to test WAN link before failover to dial-up or another LAN gateway (or WAN2 for dual WAN routers).
Ah, I see. Thanks for that...
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bbarrera
Premium,MVM
join:2000-10-23
Sacramento, CA
clubs: | Should be same for Zywall 2. The info I supplied is true for zw5/35/70. |
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zolico
join:2004-05-02
France | anytime v4.00 for z2 series? |
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Anav
Sarcastic Llama? Naw, Just Acerbic
Premium
join:2001-07-16
Dartmouth, NS | Not in the plans as far as I am aware. The only changes to the zyWALL 2, 10W, 30W etc would be bug fixes. |
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zolico
join:2004-05-02
France | erf |
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Shootist
Premium
join:2003-02-10
Decatur, GA
| Really no need for V4 on a Z2 as it has no port rolls, DMZ/WLAN, doesn't have a slot for a turbo card and simply doesn't have enough memory to support any new features. They even downgraded the Z5 to a max of 4000 connection to get some of the memory back so it could run V4.
As long as all the feature work on the Z2 it is good where it is.
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Innuendo
Premium
join:2002-12-20
| reply to Brano
I wish Zyxel would take a page from Cisco's book and manufacturer their routers with the ability to expand the flash and RAM.
Imagine the end-user of a Zywall being able to pop their router open and after buying some extra RAM and flash being able to double their router's capacity on their own. That'd really add a lot of value and longevity to Zyxel's products. |
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dslpartner
join:2005-02-18 | reply to Brano
And hike the price up abit  |
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steveo3782
join:2003-07-21
North Richland Hills, TX | reply to Brano
Wonder if this will fix the problem I had with WK.11 of frequent router rebooting? Dropped back to WK.7, and no more problems. |
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Tekkanano
Premium
join:2002-03-02
Alexandria, VA | reply to Shootist
I agree with Shootist. The new interface is nice, but it really isn't needed. As long as ZyXel still provide us with bug fixes, it's fine by me.
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Brano
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join:2002-06-25
Burlington, ON
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| reply to steveo3782
said by steveo3782 :Wonder if this will fix the problem I had with WK.11 of frequent router rebooting? Dropped back to WK.7, and no more problems. I think ZyWall2 is an excellent, very stable (virtually) bug free router 
3.62 firmware went through 12 iterations and the release notes speaks for itself. I'm not saying there are no bugs in the firmware, but frankly as of now I'm not really aware of any know bug that can be replicated. The router is very stable, I'm personally running one with currently 3 months uptime (and the last reboot was due to power outage).
If you want to give it a try, upgrade to WK.12, reset to defaults after upgrade and reconfigure from scratch (don't restore any old config backup). If you'll experience reboots after that try to find out what might be causing it, post your setup and together we hopefully may be able to nail down the issue. |
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steveo3782
join:2003-07-21
North Richland Hills, TX
| Thanks for the reply, Brano. I think I'll give it another go, this time with WK.12. I'm just a tiny bit reluctant, as the ZyWall2 has been up for 96 hours straight now, without a reboot. Before I upgraded to WK.11, I had something over 36 hours without a reboot. I installed WK.11 and the ZyWall2 would randomly reboot, sometimes it would go 8-10 hours, sometimes less than an hour.
I have a block of static IP's that I've assigned to various servers, (1 for FTP and webcam via port forwarding, 1 for Web server, 2 more for remote desktop connections)
When you say reset to defaults, are you doing this via the web configurator, or by pressing the reset button on the back. Either way, I can do it, just want to make sure one way is not preferable to the other.
Thanks again for the help.
Steve |
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Shootist
Premium
join:2003-02-10
Decatur, GA | Either way of resetting is ok. personally I use the button and reboot the PC at the same time.
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steveo3782
join:2003-07-21
North Richland Hills, TX | OK, now running WK.12, let's see what happens. Seems to be faster, but I don't know why it would be.
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steveo3782
join:2003-07-21
North Richland Hills, TX
edit:
November 4th, @10:14AM
| Well, all was well until yesterday (Thursday) morning. I got up and saw the "network is now connected" notification, logged in to the router, and saw that my uptime was about 4 hours, which meant that the router rebooted at about 4:20AM. Exact same thing this morning, even the time is the same. I don't have a clue where to start looking on this one. I guess I need to set up some external logging, as the internal logs just don't go back far enough to tell anything.
Any help is appreciated.
Steve |
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Shootist
Premium
join:2003-02-10
Decatur, GA
| Look at WallWatcher for a log capture/viewer program. Just what do you have running on the LAN all night that would make the internal logs NOT go back to around 4:00AM? So there are more then 128 incoming and out going requests between 4:00AM and when you get up (get up earlier)?? If so you can disable the Z2 from logging all incoming and outgoing connections and just log router messages.
Do you have the Z2 on a UPS? Could be the power is dropping?
Actually I used the Z2 for months without it ever rebooting, but not with this version firmware.
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steveo3782
join:2003-07-21
North Richland Hills, TX
| I'll try to get Wallwatcher installed tonight and see what's going on.
I have a webcam set up in the backyard to watch the dogs, it runs 24x7, FTP server, just for convienence sake, and it runs 24x7, a web server to host pictures for a fraternal organization that I belong to, and two desktop computers that we leave on 24x7. The logs are full of blocked probes that appear to be trojans or backdoors, from the incoming port numbers and my little bit of research, also, someone is broadcasting netbios, which is also blocked. The logs fill up in about 1.5-2 hours normally. And no, I'm not getting up any earlier.(now you sound like my wife)
I don't think power surges or spikes are a problem, because nothing else goes off or resets. I don't have it on a UPS, but I do have it on a good surge protector. If need be I can pick up a UPS, but I just don't think power is the problem right now. It sits next to a Linksys WRT54G that is set up as a WAP, and it doesn't reset. There is also a Buffalo NAS server that will not restart on its own, and it hasn't been down either.
Oh well, I'll get to work on that logger tonight.
Thanks again, I'll let you know what I find.
Steve |
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