Yep Linksys have released a firmware update for the WRV54G, like previous updates it wipes your config so make sure you right down all your settings before hand I tried backing mine up and then restoring after the update but that didn't work :? Changes are as follows :- You can download it from :- http://www.linksys.com/download/firmware.asp?fwid=185
Buggy for me The 2.3x series, including the posted Beta, causes my unit to reboot whenever my network approaches saturation... e.g. within 20 seconds of a large file xfer... 2.21 (and I also believe 2.25) do not do this with my WRV54G. I can reproduce this...
Is the WRV54G (VPN) reliable as the BEFW11S4 I would like to try VPN, thus the great interest in the WRV54G. I currently use a BEFW11S4, 80211b for two years and it works great. It stays up for months at a time, while transferring very large file all the time, wireless. I get good service 200+ feet away. Does the new WRV54G 2.37 firmware release cause the lockup problem when transferring a large file as described in the OPJOSE posting ? Is the WRV54G (VPN) reliable as the BEFW11S4 ?
At least for me it does. I did all the standard dianostics, resets, etc. all to no avail with the new software.
Anyone one have a spare Linksys WRV54G for tinkering? I love to tinker. I also love reliable equipment. For my purposes, I need the Linksys WRV54G be as reliable as the Linksys BEFW11S4 and do VPN. To do that the cloneing of the MAC address is important, and sending/receiving large files by wireless, etc, is important too. How far away were your wireless units ? I don't suppose anyone out there has a spare Linksys WRV54G that will let me tinker with ?
In the tests I ran, the WiFi client unit was a whopping 4 feet away. Also I had similiar results with wired client nodes.... however the reboots took longer to manifest. Usually with the wired clients, I'd get a reboot from a minimum of every 10 minutes to up to every 2-3 hours dependant upon network load. e.g. the more traffic on the network, the more reboots I'd get.
