Download Firmware Linksys WRT54G 7.00.4

Anonymous: 157697 alerts us that Linksys has released new firmware for the seventh revision of its WRT54G router. To find out which revision the router is from, check the bottom of the router. The new firmware has version number 7.00.4 and can be downloaded by clicking on this link downloaded as a zip file. With the arrival of version 7.00.4, many teething problems from the seventh revision of the WRT54G router are removed, including bug fixes for using BitTorrent and improvements related to port forwarding. The complete list of changes is published below:

Firmware 7.00.4

• Resolves interoperability issue with WAP54G and WRE54G in WPA-PSK mode.
• Resolves intermittent reboot issue when BitTorrent is running when UPnP is enabled on the router.
• Resolves wireless data rate performance issues.
• Resolves issue with router assigns declined IP address to LAN host.
• Resolves issue with QoS module algorithm.
• Resolves reboot issue if fragmentation threshold is set to value less than 1500.
• Resolves issue with wireless MAC filtering configuration GUI.
• Resolves issue with saving RADIUS passphrase.
• Resolves display problems in routing policy configuration GUI.
• Resolves issue of RIP request packets not being sent out after switching to router mode.
• Resolves issue of logging the same event more than once when log function is enabled.
• Resolves issue of unexpected clearing of log when user stops and closes traceroute.
• Resolves issue of not being able to access some configuration settings after changing password.
• Resolves issues with incorrect beacon interval acceptable range and beacon packets not being sent out on some particular settings.
• Corrects “Port Range Forward” policies validation.
• Fixes problem of not storing DNS address(es) correctly if static DNS address(es) is/are used.
• For security purpose, “Clone Your PC’s MAC” functionality is no longer available if user accesses router remotely.
• Resolves issue of displaying incorrect HTTPS certificate message.
• Fixes problem in QoS configuration validation.
• Fixes incorrect supported rates in beacon packets when wireless mode is set to ‘mixed’.
• Resolves reboot issue with setting beacon interval to value greater than 5000.
• Corrects ARP exchange behavior on WAN interface (DHCP mode) after obtaining IP address via DHCP.
• Corrects PPTP connection behavior when PPTP mode is set to “on-demand” mode.
• Resolved issue with not being able to set UPnP policy with port number less than 1024.
• Fixes problem of DMZ feature not functioning properly.
• Resolves issue with not showing the most up-to-date connection status on WAN interface in MS Windows XP via UPnP.
• Resolves issue with LAN host intermittently not being able to obtain IP address from router via DHCP when DHCP server is enabled.
• Resolves issue with IP address assignment via DHCP on some particular devices.
• Corrects DHCP protocol stack behavior when switching from PPPoE mode to DHCP mode.
• Corrects “Access Restriction” behavior when system time is not available.
• Resolves issue of not trying alternative DNS if the preferred DNS does not respond.

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