WAP11 DEAD !!!!

Ok. on the bottom of the unit the model number states that it is... WAP11 - Wireless-B Access Point V2.8 . So I went to the Linksys website, downloads section and found this firmware upgrade to 2.05 (i cannot remember what version the unit was on now).

I loaded it via the "Update firmware" button in the Help section of the html pages. I done this through my PC, via my hard-wired LAN.

It said it had completed, and a click to continue button. After a few seconds it came back with server not found - standard page not found html error. Ever since then I have not been able to see the AP with the Sony Playstation Portable, and most importantly, I cannot see it from my PC on the LAN.

The unit has no USB port. and the original startup software you use to first configure the unit cannot see the unit either.

Well, thanks for your help ppl.

What hardware version WAP11? There are 4 different models. The number will be on the serial number sticker. Some early models have a USB connector in addition to the ethernet connector. You'll need USB and the setup software to do the initial setup.

What worked perfectly? The WAP11, Playstation, or both together.

Ok, that didn't work. Did you do the upgrade via wireless, USB, or ethernet? I find that USB seems to work best. If wireless, it almost certainly will fail because the stupid radio will stop before the flash upgrade is finished.

Yes, you can overscribble it with the UK version. However, the US version should function just fine except that you'll end up with only channels 1-11 instead of 1-14.

There's no UK specific version of the hardware. They're all the same.

I did some googling looking for recovery proceedures. Lots of ways to get into trouble, but nothing on dealing with a comatose WAP11. Try a long (>60 sec) reset and using the USB utilities. If it doesn't respond, it's probably dead.

That's the latest version. It would have been nice to recall the old version numbers because the version history document says that 2.05 is the only version for the WAP11v2.8. I'm not certain this is actually correct, but that's what the doc appears to say.

The Linksys Group, Inc. Product: WAP11v2.8 Classification: Firmware Release History Release Date: 08 / 30 / 03 Firmware Version: 2.05 ____________________________________________

- First Released.

So far, you've done everything perfectly.

The manual says to hold the reset button for about 10 seconds to reset everything to factory defaults. If your network uses a different IP address layout and you reset the WAP11 to defaults, your PC will not see the WAP11.

The setup utility should see the WAP11 no matter how different you have your LAN's IP's configured. Local personal firewalls sometimes cause problems. Disable XP SP2 firewall, Norton, McAfee, ZoneAlarm, etc. If it still doesn't see your WAP11, then you may have created a paper weight. Perhaps try the setup utility from a different computah.

Just for fun, try to ping 192.168.1.251 and see if anything comes back. That's the default IP address of the router.

Most Linksys products can be flashed using a TFTP client. However, these won't work until you can "see" the WAP11. I'll save these for desperation later.