Dlink DWL-2000AP+ only shows "Firmware Upgrade" screen

[Alfie...@blueyonder.co.uk]

My DWL-2000AP+ has refused to work from the day I opened the box. The
web interface has always shown the 'Firmware Upgrade' screen. So I've
tried two firmware upgrades with the following versions from Dlinks
website...

dwl-2000ap+_Bx_fw_v200b19_nml.bin
DWL-2000AP+_Bx_FW_v210b27_nml.bin

...but on reboot I still get the 'Firmware Upgrade' screen whenever I
browse to the damn thing at 192.168.0.50

After a factory reset, running Ethereal Packet Analyser on a PC with
static IP 192.168.0.40 I can see that the firmware downloads OK to the
Access Point at 192.168.0.50, but after after that, the 2000AP+ is just
broadcasting "DHCP Discover" packets with source IP 0.0.0.0 from/to the
BOOTP ports 68/67. The only way to get anything from it thereafter is
with another Factory Reset.

I couldn't get through to Dlink customer support before Christmas (20
mins on hold each time), so - before I send it back in frustration - is
there anyone here with any suggestions?

Cheers,
Alfie.

[Lurch]

On 27 Dec 2004 19:51:23 -0800, Alfie...@blueyonder.co.uk strung
together this:

>I couldn't get through to Dlink customer support before Christmas (20
>mins on hold each time), so - before I send it back in frustration - is
>there anyone here with any suggestions?
>

Get something else. I've been supplied with 4 Dlink modems and
firewalls recently for some reason. Unfortunately none of them work
very well and keep losing all the settings for no apparant reason.
Think I'll stick with the Netgear and Linksys stuff, which I've had no
problem with over the last 18 months on any of the many sites which
I've installed it.
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SJW
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