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Old 01-16-2005   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by travatanman
Is a Wi-Fi signal dependable enough to use to upgrade my laptop with the XP SP2 upgrade or should I connect via a cable to do this? The only reason I ask is that Dlink recommends any firmware upgrades to their routers be done only with a wired connection in case of a lost signal. However, I suspect Windows upgrades have some type of error checking built in that the firmware upgrade doesn't.
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IT should be OK, although it may be very slow in comparison to the wire if there is any interference.

The caution against doing the upgrade on the router is that if it looses the signal, then the firmware may not get completely burned and you end up with a brick. It's a brick with an antenna on it, but a brick nonetheless.
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