upgrade my firmware?

tomee · 02-19-2007, 09:06 PM

Hello everyone, I didn't know where to post this so here it is..
I've been told that I should upgrade my firmware on my Linksys router for security reasons. Is it a good idea? Should I not bother. These things always give me problems when I try them. Thanks in advance. -t

str8lazy · 02-19-2007, 09:09 PM

For security reasons??? That seems somewhat odd, most people only upgrade their firmware if they have having compatibility problems and etc...

Is this a wireless router?

If it is wireless it could have a WPA or WEP update of some kind. What router and what version of the firmware are you on?

tomee · 02-19-2007, 09:19 PM

Thanks str8lazy, It's a Linksys, 2.4 Ghz Wireless-G Broadband. I don't know what the firmware version is.

str8lazy · 02-19-2007, 09:24 PM

If you flip the router over, on the bottom side, it should say something like Linksys Router WR54GV4 and then it should have a serial and a something that says F/W: 1.01 or something like that, we want to know what the number is after the F/W

tomee · 02-20-2007, 11:40 AM

Model number: WRT54G v.3
But no W/F number

Gilinator · 02-20-2007, 12:31 PM

Do routers automatically update their firmware. For example 3com?

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tomee Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3	upgrade my firmware? Hello everyone, I didn't know where to post this so here it is.. I've been told that I should upgrade my firmware on my Linksys router for security reasons. Is it a good idea? Should I not bother. These things always give me problems when I try them. Thanks in advance. -t

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02-19-2007, 09:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
str8lazy Super Techie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 445	For security reasons??? That seems somewhat odd, most people only upgrade their firmware if they have having compatibility problems and etc... Is this a wireless router? If it is wireless it could have a WPA or WEP update of some kind. What router and what version of the firmware are you on?

02-19-2007, 09:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
tomee Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3	Thanks str8lazy, It's a Linksys, 2.4 Ghz Wireless-G Broadband. I don't know what the firmware version is.

02-19-2007, 09:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
str8lazy Super Techie Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 445	If you flip the router over, on the bottom side, it should say something like Linksys Router WR54GV4 and then it should have a serial and a something that says F/W: 1.01 or something like that, we want to know what the number is after the F/W

02-20-2007, 11:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
tomee Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3	Model number: WRT54G v.3 But no W/F number