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Hi,
I'm going to set up a wifi system at a friend's house using a D-Link 614
router. D-Link's web site says it's no longer supported, but it still has
manuals, and firmware updates for it. It will be used in an XP home system.
I thought updating the driver would be a good idea because it was
manufactured in 2003. I couldn't find a driver on their web site, but I did
find a firmware update which I downloaded but haven't yet installed.
Does the firmware update include a driver, or should I continue the search
for an updated driver, or just forget about the firmware update and the
driver because it was working ok on an older system anyway.
TIA
Mike
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Hi
Routers do not have Drivers they have firmware that is embedded in their
chips and act has form of OS.
Updating firmware is mainly to fix Bugs, at a certain point when the product
is stable there is No updates anymore.
The D-Link614 should work work with WinXP.
In many cases when the product is testes carefully upon release, there might
be one or two updates and No more are needed.
Many people have the impression that the firmware is some kind of magic that
can be endlessly upgraded with features. Unfortunately it not so, the
firmware is restricted to the Hardware features. As an example most of the
Wireless cards that were manufactured in the past can not be upgraded to
work with Vista.
Why? Because their chipset were designed years ago and they can not deal
with the new features that are included in Vista.
Jack (MVP-Networking).
"~Mike Hollywood" <bogus[ at ]nowhere.org> wrote in message
news:EcidnYPUiJnYYhHbnZ2dnUVZ_qKqnZ2d[ at ]comcast.com...
[Quoted Text] > Hi,
> I'm going to set up a wifi system at a friend's house using a D-Link 614
> router. D-Link's web site says it's no longer supported, but it still has
> manuals, and firmware updates for it. It will be used in an XP home
> system.
> I thought updating the driver would be a good idea because it was
> manufactured in 2003. I couldn't find a driver on their web site, but I
> did find a firmware update which I downloaded but haven't yet installed.
> Does the firmware update include a driver, or should I continue the search
> for an updated driver, or just forget about the firmware update and the
> driver because it was working ok on an older system anyway.
> TIA
> Mike
>
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Is it also possibly true that some older adapters might simply be incapable
of some of the more advanced security features like WPA2?
/Al
"Jack (MVP-Networking)." <Jack[ at ]discussiongroup.com> wrote in message
news:%23X%238pLyvHHA.4640[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > Hi
> Routers do not have Drivers they have firmware that is embedded in their
> chips and act has form of OS.
> Updating firmware is mainly to fix Bugs, at a certain point when the
> product is stable there is No updates anymore.
> The D-Link614 should work work with WinXP.
> In many cases when the product is testes carefully upon release, there
> might be one or two updates and No more are needed.
> Many people have the impression that the firmware is some kind of magic
> that can be endlessly upgraded with features. Unfortunately it not so, the
> firmware is restricted to the Hardware features. As an example most of the
> Wireless cards that were manufactured in the past can not be upgraded to
> work with Vista.
> Why? Because their chipset were designed years ago and they can not deal
> with the new features that are included in Vista.
> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>
>
> "~Mike Hollywood" <bogus[ at ]nowhere.org> wrote in message
> news:EcidnYPUiJnYYhHbnZ2dnUVZ_qKqnZ2d[ at ]comcast.com...
>> Hi,
>> I'm going to set up a wifi system at a friend's house using a D-Link 614
>> router. D-Link's web site says it's no longer supported, but it still
>> has manuals, and firmware updates for it. It will be used in an XP home
>> system.
>> I thought updating the driver would be a good idea because it was
>> manufactured in 2003. I couldn't find a driver on their web site, but I
>> did find a firmware update which I downloaded but haven't yet installed.
>> Does the firmware update include a driver, or should I continue the
>> search for an updated driver, or just forget about the firmware update
>> and the driver because it was working ok on an older system anyway.
>> TIA
>> Mike
>>
>
>
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thanks for the info.
I crashed the system doing the install, but later, after talking to a
comcast tech, found out it wasn't my fault.
The user's isp service includes phone service and the proceedure to set up
the router disrupted the ip address. Comcast doesn't know why that happens,
but it does, and is easily fixed with a hardware reset of their modem. The
reason I missed it was because it has a battery backup, so the usual way,
you know, just turn it off, etc., doesn't work.
Mike
"Al Dunbar" <AlanDrub[ at ]hotmail.com.nospaam> wrote in message
news:OOQZcVdwHHA.1204[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text] > Is it also possibly true that some older adapters might simply be
> incapable of some of the more advanced security features like WPA2?
>
> /Al
>
> "Jack (MVP-Networking)." <Jack[ at ]discussiongroup.com> wrote in message
> news:%23X%238pLyvHHA.4640[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>> Routers do not have Drivers they have firmware that is embedded in their
>> chips and act has form of OS.
>> Updating firmware is mainly to fix Bugs, at a certain point when the
>> product is stable there is No updates anymore.
>> The D-Link614 should work work with WinXP.
>> In many cases when the product is testes carefully upon release, there
>> might be one or two updates and No more are needed.
>> Many people have the impression that the firmware is some kind of magic
>> that can be endlessly upgraded with features. Unfortunately it not so,
>> the firmware is restricted to the Hardware features. As an example most
>> of the Wireless cards that were manufactured in the past can not be
>> upgraded to work with Vista.
>> Why? Because their chipset were designed years ago and they can not deal
>> with the new features that are included in Vista.
>> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>>
>>
>> "~Mike Hollywood" <bogus[ at ]nowhere.org> wrote in message
>> news:EcidnYPUiJnYYhHbnZ2dnUVZ_qKqnZ2d[ at ]comcast.com...
>>> Hi,
>>> I'm going to set up a wifi system at a friend's house using a D-Link 614
>>> router. D-Link's web site says it's no longer supported, but it still
>>> has manuals, and firmware updates for it. It will be used in an XP home
>>> system.
>>> I thought updating the driver would be a good idea because it was
>>> manufactured in 2003. I couldn't find a driver on their web site, but I
>>> did find a firmware update which I downloaded but haven't yet installed.
>>> Does the firmware update include a driver, or should I continue the
>>> search for an updated driver, or just forget about the firmware update
>>> and the driver because it was working ok on an older system anyway.
>>> TIA
>>> Mike
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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In article <EcidnYPUiJnYYhHbnZ2dnUVZ_qKqnZ2d[ at ]comcast.com>, "~Mike Hollywood" <bogus[ at ]nowhere.org> wrote:
[Quoted Text] >Hi,
>I'm going to set up a wifi system at a friend's house using a D-Link 614
>router. D-Link's web site says it's no longer supported, but it still has
>manuals, and firmware updates for it. It will be used in an XP home system.
>I thought updating the driver would be a good idea because it was
>manufactured in 2003. I couldn't find a driver on their web site, but I did
>find a firmware update which I downloaded but haven't yet installed.
>Does the firmware update include a driver, or should I continue the search
>for an updated driver, or just forget about the firmware update and the
>driver because it was working ok on an older system anyway.
>TIA
>Mike
>
>
Routers do not use drivers. Its not a video card or other device like that
that needs one.
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