From: "Will Honea" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:00:37 -0700
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Reply-To: "Will Honea" <whonea@whonea.net>
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Linksys Wireless Router Firmware Replacement
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** Reply to message from "Lewis G Rosenthal"
<os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:48:12 -0500


> On 02/26/09 02:47 pm, Will Honea thus wrote :
> > ** Reply to message from "Lewis G Rosenthal"
> > <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:21:45 -0500
> >
> >
> >   
> >> First, it is entirely possible that your BEFW11S4 is actually suffering 
> >> a hardware failure, and it will likely stop handling wireless traffic 
> >> entirely in the near future. This has been my experience with these 
> >> (they don't brick entirely; typically, the wireless goes first). None of 
> >> the available open (or closed) source third party firmware works with 
> >> this model, so a new router is your best bet.
> >>     
> >
> > Pardon the intrusion but this caught my eye.  I've got one of these beasts that
> > my son fried trying to hook up his dish ISP.  The only part that isn't working
> > is the single port that connects to the internet - all the other ports and the
> > wireless works as advertised.  Do you know if dd-wrt will allow me to re-route
> > that bum port to one of the other ports?
> >
> >   
> Sorry to hear that, Will. Bonding is available, but I haven't tried it 
> thusfar (correction: I have, but not in the manner you suggest). Have a 
> look at http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Bonding .
> > It's a plaything just gathering dust right now but I have a couple of uses for
> > it if I can get it working.  Of course, buying a cheap Linksys or Netgear
> > router/AP would probably be more cost effective (last one I bought was $21 at
> > Fry's) but it is something to keep idle fingers out of trouble...
> >
> >   
> :-)
> 
> If you've got the time and the inclination to play, *I'm* interested to 
> hear how you make out!

I've had pretty good luck with my Actiontec DSL modem/router but that runs
BusyBox on Linux.  Heck, I can't even figure out how to open the blasted
Linksys box without breaking something so this sounds like a good way to avoid
dipping into the honey-do jar for a while. Don't hold your breath - seems like
I had more time for my own projects BEFORE I formally retired.

-- 
Will Honea <whonea@whonea.net>