Which Firmware?

[Ted]

OK chaps, I've just received and set up my "experimental" single ssid 2700hgv (using it now )
Stats are virtually identical to my dual ssid

Hardware Version 2701-100588-005
Firmware 4.25.33

The question is, which Firmware do i flash it with? I have both the SBC and the Singtel versions.
I'm thinking as its experimental i might try the Singtel, what do you think?

[Sebby]

AFAIK, you can use v5 firmware on single SSIDs, but not v4 on dual SSID.

[Rik]

And we know how the SBC performs, Ted.

[Sebby]

It does. The only thing that would put me off is the 12 day/300 hour thing.

[ReDGryphoN]

Mmmm,

I dont get the 12 Day thing on my SBC single

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MAABOF

[Ted]

Mmmm,

I dont get the 12 Day thing on my SBC single

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MAABOF

I was just going to ask if this affected all singles but obviously it doesn't

[Rik]

Sebby and I both do. Curious...

[ReDGryphoN]

Yes weird,

I saw a post on this a while back but did not get around to posting but have kept an eye on my unit for quite a while and have had a rock solid constant connection always, no reboot, no resynch no nothing.

Great really.............. 8)

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MAABOF

[Rik]

It's odd, Red, because the router definitely re-boots, I've watched it do it. Now all we have to do is work out the difference between yours and mine.

[ReDGryphoN]

Yes a weird one,

Having spent way to many hours with a netgear and a DMT tool I am very pleased to not have to worry about the 2700 router I use and whether it will hold out for a few more hours, I rarely check it now cept a few logs etc but its now at 76 days.......................... The data for the synch etc is the same from day 1 as to now and no synch etc errors etc in the log.

A mystery !!!

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MAABOF

[Rik]

Maybe it's the error count which triggers it?

[Sebby]

Could well be, Rik. I know that we both have lines that are less-than-perfect.

[Rik]

It would make a kind of sense that, if the router detects more than X errors at 300 hours it triggers a re-boot. Now, all we need do to prove it is that Red and I swap routers.

[Sebby]

My solution was to buy a dual SSID.

[Rik]

That would be the other way.

[Lance]

But a dual SSID wouldn't prove or disprove the error count idea! Only swapping with Red would!!!

[Rik]

I agree. Where's Red gone?

[Sebby]

He's gone away. He doesn't like people trying to take his router.

[Rik]

Wise man.

[ReDGryphoN]

Hands Off !!!



I do get errors logged but would not know what level might trigger it ?

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MAABOF

[Rik]

I have 10.7M after a week, FEC.

[Sebby]

I've had a mere 45,000 corrected errors in a week.

[Rik]

I told you my line was rubbish. I'm beginning to see a phenomenon I noticed last summer. On warm/hot days, I'm getting noise spikes of 1-3db during the day, which makes me think there's an air-con unit around somewhere.

[Sebby]

That sounds like a strong possibility, Rik.

[Rik]

Now all I have to do is find it, then persuade someone to do something about it.

[Lance]

I've got 24.8m FECs after 37.5 days  8)

[ReDGryphoN]

Ok I checked

I get approx 65000 per day FEC's

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MAABOF

[Sebby]

Thankfully, FECs are not a concern; it's the uncorrected errors that can cause problems with throughput.