bubaka

Have some questions
1) with what power adapter it is your unit supplied
2) frimware version
3) did it crashes on heavy CPU load (200 connections with eDonkey, or
1-2 wireless clients with WPA-PSK)


It is AMIT OEM Crap =SMC 7004BR + Ralink Radio.

don't buy it and its OEM clones

Examples :
Sweex Wireless Broadband Router 11G ITEM NUMBER: LC000070
Sitecom Model: WL-114
E-Tech Wireless 54 Mbps ADSL/Cable router Model: WGRT04

ferrerokuss

Hello bubaka !!!

I've got one WBR-3406TX with 2 Computers connected to this router with USB2.0 dongles from Level1 WNC-0301USB!

But first your questions.

1) I have the original power supply that comes with the router
12 V ~ 1000mA 12VA

2) Newest Firmware is R1.97c7

3) I test it under heavy network conditions. edonkeyownload/upload; FTP download (speed was limited to 7kb/s and max 2 connections/ip) and some Surfin at the same time. The router did have a fallback from 18Mbit/s to 5,5Mbit/s (connection between the router and my computer: the other computer was just surfin) but there was no problem with a crash.

The problem is not the capability of the networkconnection!
I've got simple heat problems with the router.... the solution was simple!
I turned it upside down!!! The adhesive rubber feets ain't enough to cool it down... but if you put it sideways or install it on the wall the crashes schould disappear. The heat comes from the bottom of the router.

Another point that i want to make is the simple truth, that with the newest Firmware of the router is not capable to handle the WPA-PSK encryption !!!!!!!!
That was my biggest disappointment !!!! My first step was to connect the support. They told me that a new firmware release is coming on the way in three weeks (beginning with the 17. of January 2005) and it will enable WPA-PSK encryption.
At the moment it only supports 64bit/128bit - WEP encryption!
Ironically the WNC-0301USB is capable of WPA-PSK and all other encryptions.
I found that on the USB-Dongle works a ZD1211-chip from Zydas in Taiwan (Is a spin off from Zyxel. (www.zydas.com.tw)
But I'v got no clue which cpu works on the router and hope that the support is right... but the promised the encryption on the description. If they fail, I will return the router...
So don't enable the WPA-PSK encryption it won't work now on the router...

I hope the support is right because I'v got no trouble anymore with the router.... only a security problem.

With best regards
Thomas

n00ne

I've e-mailed with level one support for two weeks tring to solve the router hangs out and eventaually they said it should be replaced...
I tryed this upside down thing and I hop it'll work.
also this WPA thing is anonying , I mean in the user guide you can clearly see that the html interface has an option to use WPA , I thought I did some thing wrong but they told me WPA will be available soon (yea right).
It's so anonying they allow themselves to do this.
It's like selling a car and say it has airbags and then after you crash and die BMW will tell your famely well the air bags should be available soon

one thing is certain I wont buy any level one products again.

N0

bubaka

WPA is in, according to the firmware. Simply this unit is designed so bad
that can't work. Level one has turned from SERCOM (Sercom also produces NETGEARS) to cheap AMIT Crap.

ferrerokuss

Hi Bubaka,

How did you find it out .... that the router is Amit Crap ???

I just found the Codename DDC6031 ...

I also found an WPA-PSK encryption in the Binary from the firmware, but how can you see that it so bad designed that it won't work ...
Maybe the encryption works only in chinese ... Code: Wu Bang Bang !!! ;-)

n00
You're right ... it's a real mess... but if bubaka is right ... then AMit did the same... they prais a WS418- Router with WPA-encryption ... it is strange, no?

fererokuss

bubaka

You think the CPU and the board that were known to crash as non-wireless router. would hold 54G Radio + WPA-PSK under load? Meantime they are also servicing non-existing Printserver.
Also a have 2 pc. of non-wirelerss versions - both were burned out after some months.
What was pefectly done - branding, you can't put D firmware from other OEMer even in crash recovery mode. D firmware holds WPA-PSK connection for about 3 minutes.

ferrerokuss

New frimware released today !!!!!!!

f/w: 197d6WPA ~1MB

Search at www.level1.com or ftp.level1.com

Maybe, this will fix the problems and make this damn thing run!!!

WPA seems to be included ...

Will load it and test it ....

ferrerokuss

ferrerokuss

Reported problems fixed:

1.Add DMZ loopback(for H.323)
2.Fix "hang" issue
3.Modifty multi-language error
4.Support WPA,WDS

WPA and WPA-PSK added ...

ferrerokuss

Hey folks....
Did someone experienced some problems with therouter after the newest firmware update ????

They seem to be gone ... ????

I've got now a 2Mbit Download connection.
Theres is no trouble with edonkey up till 800 connections some surfin and little downloads and a second pc ...
I even put the router right on track, because there are no hang ups anymore....

The hiding of the SSID ain't so important to me ....

Hope they're working on the WPA2 with AES - Encryption...

cu ...

ferrerokuss

Hi ...

a new firmware is released for the wbr-3406tx at ftp.level1.com.

The version : R 1.97d7 fixed some problems .... with mozilla etc.

I got trouble to update this version through wireless connection (This damn thing hanged !!!!!!)

It will be better to update this through a cable connection !!!

Greetings
ferrerokuss