How does this work on the FlashROM Bases?
Thanks
George
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Conn" <cconn@abacom.com>
To: <karlnet@WISPNotes.com>
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Karlnet] 4.27
> Rob Trout wrote:
> > Could I get some feedback on 4.27? What is everyone's experience so far?
>
> Hello,
>
> We have had no problems on the AP-1000 in our bridge setups. We have
> not tried yet to use it to route on the AP-1000. The polling seems much
> superior to 4.02, and overall throughput seems smoother. All our former
> 4.02 bases are now on 4.27 without any apparent hitches. WEP finally
> works with the Prism2.5 wireless cards too, and a problem I reported to
> Karlnet that they never agreed existed is solved on the ethernet port of
> the AP-1000 as well.
>
> We have also tried it on the RG-derived platform but have downgraded
> back to 4.02 where we are routing, since the preferred-IP shown in
> traceroutes/icmp messages is the one from the closest interface to the
> request, and not the one configured in the software. This causes
> cosmetic problems, however it is quite bothersome. We are using a
> significant number of IANA 192.168.xxx.xxx IPs to number the wireless
> interfaces, and these IPs never showed up until 4.27 in any packet
> transfers visible to clients.
>
> My only complaints are the preferred IP issue, as well as the fact it
> still uses 7.52 Orinoco tertiary firmware instead of the newer 8.10
> (which includes a semi-useful feature, WEPPlus). You may still be able
> to crack the WEP keys eventually, but it just makes it harder and longer
> to do.
>
>
> Chris
>
>
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