[MLB-WIRELESS] Enterasys Orinocco Firmware Update

Sun Jul 14 23:14:34 EST 2002

I'm no expert on the enterasys cards and thier firmware
but i have 2 cards flashed to 8.10 (done by the person i bought them off)
and when i put them in my freebsd box it reports 8.10.01

Jul 13 02:27:00 bitc /kernel: wi0 at port 0x240-0x27f irq 10 slot 0 on
pccard0
Jul 13 02:27:00 bitc /kernel: wi0: 802.11 address: 00:01:f4:ec:06:41
Jul 13 02:27:00 bitc /kernel: wi0: using Lucent Technologies, WaveLAN/IEEE
Jul 13 02:27:00 bitc /kernel: wi0: Lucent Firmware: Station 8.10.01
Jul 13 02:27:00 bitc pccardd[49]: wi0: Cabletron (RoamAbout 802.11 DS)
inserted.

as you can see....

my 3rd enterasys card i flashed from 6.04 (buggy i belive) to 6.06

this reports as 6.06  - notice no difference between them?

Andrew
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Pot" <m.t.pot at ieee.org>
To: "Matt Pearce" <mattpearce at optushome.com.au>
Cc: "melbourne wireless" <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Enterasys Orinocco Firmware Update

> So where are you getting the RoamAbout 8.10 firmware?
>
> Enterasys only have 6.06 on their website.
>
> Sure, if I put a RoamAbout into a Windoze PC with the RoamAbout 7.44
> drivers, it'll load the 8.10 tertiary firmware.
> If I then put the same RoamAbout into a linux box, it'll report the
> firmware as being 6.06, as it only sees the secondary firmware (cos the
> tertiary firmware is in volotile memory).
>
> Cheers,
> Martin.
>
> > I replace the secondary firmware version of 6.04 or 6.06 to 8.10 .  All
> my
> > cards are updated to this and run without any trouble at all under
Linux,
> > FreeBSD, Windows '98 and XP
> >
> > Matt
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Martin Pot <m.t.pot at ieee.org>
> > To: Matt Pearce <mattpearce at optushome.com.au>; melbourne wireless
> > <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 9:24 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Enterasys Orinocco Firmware Update
> >
> >
> > > Just which firmware 8.10 are you updating them to?
> > > Put one of those RoamAbouts into a Linux box, and you'll probably see
> it
> > > report 6.04 firmware.
> > >
> > > Note that the Orinoco cards have three firmwares - primary, secondary,
> and
> > > tertiary.
> > > The tertiary firmware is loaded into volotile memory in the card each
> time
> > > the windows drivers are loaded, and is lost when the card loses power.
> > >
> > > The RoamAbout 7.44 Windows drivers use 8.10 tertiary firmware.
> > >
> > > All the RoamAbouts that I've seen only have 6.04 secondary firmware,
> and
> > > it's the secondary firmware that is used under Linux.
> > >
> > > I've found the 6.04 secondary firmware doesn't work very well under
> Linux,
> > > while the 6.06 firmware (available from Enterasys' website) works much
> > > better.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Martin.
> > >
> > > > Hi All
> > > >
> > > > I currently have an old laptop setup here to update the firmware in
> your
> > > En
> > > > terasys cards from the version it came with to 8.10.  Should you
> wish to
> > > ha
> > > > ve your firmware updated it is about a 15 second per card job and
the
> > > lapto
> > > > p should be setup this way for the next week or so.  I live in
> Boronia
> > an
> > > > d if you want it done you will have to come to my place.  Please
> call me
> > > on
> > > >  0402 842 374 to arrange a time.  I work from home so most times
> after
> > > abou
> > > > t 10am are good for me.
> > > >
> > > > If there are those of you who want it doing tonight (Sunday) that
> could
> > > als
> > > > o be arranged depending on what time you get here.
> > > >
> > > > Please also note the I have done all 10 of my cards here and have
> had no
> > > pr
> > > > oblems at all, but should something go wrong I will not be replacing
> > > your c
> > > > ard/cards as I am not charging for this service.
> > > >
> > > > Matt
> > > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN>
> > > > <HTML><HEAD>
> > > > <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3Dtext/html;
> > charset=3Diso-8859-1
> > > > >
> > > > <META content=3DMSHTML 6.00.2716.2200 name=3DGENERATOR>
> > > > <STYLE></STYLE>
> > > > </HEAD>
> > > > <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff>
> > > > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi All</FONT></DIV>
> > > > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> > > > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I currently have an old laptop
setup
> > > here
> > > > to update
> > > > the firmware in your Enterasys cards from the version it came with
to
> > > > 8.10. Should you wish to have your firmware updated it is about a 15
> > > >
> > > > second per card job and the laptop should be setup this way for the
> next
> > > > week
> > > > or so. I live in Boronia and if you want it done you will have to
com
> > > > e to
> > > > my place. Please call me on 0402 842 374 to arrange a time. I w
> > > > ork
> > > > from home so most times after about 10am are good for
> me.</FONT></DIV>
> > > > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> > > > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If there are those of you who want
> it
> > > doin
> > > > g tonight
> > > > (Sunday) that could also be arranged depending on what time you get
> > > >
> > > > here.</FONT></DIV>
> > > > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> > > > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please also note the I have done
> all 10
> > > of
> > > >  my cards
> > > > here and have had no problems at all, but should something go wrong
I
> > > will
> > > > not
> > > > be replacing your card/cards as I am not charging for this
> > > service.</FONT><
> > > > /DIV>
> > > > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> > > > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Matt</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
> > >
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