Netgear Release New Firmware...

[Undecided Adrian]

The only thing I am looking for in an update is that when my noise ratio drops below 7db the router will automatically drop the speed to bring it back on track.

That's the only improvement I really need atm.

[gdw]

I cannot even use the recovery wizard

the whole program is distorted and does not even work

I'm using Vista if that makes any difference

[T1Cybernetic]

I cannot even use the recovery wizard

the whole program is distorted and does not even work

I'm using Vista if that makes any difference

Im having the exact same problem, the program distorts and leaves a big white box in the way effectively "crashing" the wizard

[reddwarfcrew]

I think you have to use an XP pc to update the firmware.

[rishy]

the recovery program needs to use Windows XP, this will not work on any version of Vista - Due to registry keys within XP that are not in Vista

[T1Cybernetic]

Sorry yes i am using windows xp pro sp2 and not vista like the post i originaly quoted i've ran through the software about 15/20 times over many reboots and even tried safe mode a couple of times but with no change, the probram still distorts and refuses to flash


Anyone got any ideas

[gdw]

Thanks For The Information

Doesn't really matter

works fine with sky firmware anyway

[mossywell]

Why do they modify it then? Wouldn't it be much easier for them and us if they just used the default Netgear firmware?

Rather than answer that one here and now, do a search - you'll see that it has been asked many times before. In a nutshell, the pervaling view is that it is the thing to do if you're going to hand out a million of these things free of charge to people that are not IT literate and then support it.

The only thing I am looking for in an update is that when my noise ratio drops below 7db the router will automatically drop the speed to bring it back on track.

That's the only improvement I really need atm.

Indeed. The ADSL2+ protocol supports this. However, to have it work, the ADSL chipset, firmware and DSLAMs also all have to support it and at present, I'm not aware of anywhere on the planet (except research labs) that have sucessfully got that part of the protocol working in a production environment.

the recovery program needs to use Windows XP, this will not work on any version of Vista - Due to registry keys within XP that are not in Vista

Well, more due to the new IP stack written into Vista.

Sorry yes i am using windows xp pro sp2 and not vista like the post i originaly quoted i've ran through the software about 15/20 times over many reboots and even tried safe mode a couple of times but with no change, the probram still distorts and refuses to flash


Anyone got any ideas

There are lots of ideas kicking around about how to force rourter flashing to work. I can say with confidence that if you were to do a fresh install of XP, installed no software, disabled the local firewall and flashed it, it would work (assuming the router itself works).

Thanks For The Information

Doesn't really matter

works fine with sky firmware anyway

Quite right!

[T1Cybernetic]

Im just about to do a fresh install of windows xp on my spare drive and try it again because i had an hunch that it might be something like a driver problem or similar thing.

I'll let you know how i get on later on

[petermk]

now been using update since the 12th and not one drop out and full 16meg since i bined sky firmware even got sky to un cap me as well on 13th and not one problem so i would say i am happy now i spent total off 10 hrs to sky on phone to sort this out and i download new firmware and flash it job done now to get back my phone cost