Hello,
Just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience to me with 3Com office connect wireless routers.
The other morning I tried to connect to my router but nothing worked, I connected over ethernet and entered the admin ip address http://192.168.1.1/however rather than taking me to the admin page it took me to the "Recovering Tool" where it says
"This tool allows you to upgrade the gateway's system firmware using a file provided by the vendor.
Enter the path and name of the upgrade file then click the APPLY button below. You will be prompted to confirm the upgrade."
There is a drop down menu to allow you to upgrade the target with either the runtime code or bootloader.
I tried updating the runtime firmware with the latest version from
3Com's website but it still returns to this "Recovering Tool". In the past I have successfully updated the firmware from the admin page. but I have never seen this "Recovering Tool" before.I tried a hard reset using the push switch on the back of the router but it still returns to this "Recovering Tool".
I suspect my router has got into a very confused state, maybe the bootloader is corrupt? However I can not find any binaries on the 3Com website to update the bootloader.
3Com technical support say they charge $70 just to speak to me, so unless anyone has any other ideas sounds like its time to splash out on a replacement, currently looking at 3CRWDR101A-75-UKAny help appreciated.
Cheers, Andy