Linksys says I need a Windows machine to update my firmware
Bought a Linksys WRT54G wireless router, and I couldn't get it to work. When 192.168.1.1 did show up in Safari and I put my ISP's settings in, it wasn't able to connect to the ISP. Often, however, the settings panel won't even show up in Safari -- Safari tells me it can't open that page. The Linksys support guy says when the settings page is available only intermittently, 99 percent of the time it means you need new firmware, and for that -- he says -- I need a Windows machine because the firmware is a Windows file, not Mac-compatible.
Why doesn't the router have the right firmware? I've had Linksys routers for five years and never had this Windows issue. Does all this seem accurate? It implies that every Mac user on earth who uses a Linksys router has to find a friend with a Windows machine eventually.
read more and respond »Posted 5 years ago by PAF Man in Ethernet LAN
