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Linksys WRT110 and Windows7

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Seamus J. Wilson

Flightless Bird
My old but trusty XP PRO machine is failing and will be replaced with a new
windows7 machine. I plan to use the same WRT110 with the new machine. Has
any reader connected a WRT110 router and Windows7?
Best,
Seamus J.Wilson
 
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Char Jackson

Flightless Bird
On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:37:01 -0700, "Seamus J. Wilson" <sligo@cox.net>
wrote:

>My old but trusty XP PRO machine is failing and will be replaced with a new
>windows7 machine. I plan to use the same WRT110 with the new machine. Has
>any reader connected a WRT110 router and Windows7?

It's standard Ethernet. Of course it'll work. Why wouldn't it?
 
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Ken Blake, MVP

Flightless Bird
On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:37:01 -0700, "Seamus J. Wilson" <sligo@cox.net>
wrote:

> My old but trusty XP PRO machine is failing and will be replaced with a new
> windows7 machine. I plan to use the same WRT110 with the new machine. Has
> any reader connected a WRT110 router and Windows7?



The fact that you are going from a Windows XP machine to a Windows 7
one doesn't matter. A router connects hardware, and the operating
system isn't really involved.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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DanS

Flightless Bird
"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in
news:hutip55ufkip4d1i8irgvcigk20tarhjmb@4ax.com:

> On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:37:01 -0700, "Seamus J. Wilson"
> <sligo@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> My old but trusty XP PRO machine is failing and will be
>> replaced with a new windows7 machine. I plan to use the
>> same WRT110 with the new machine. Has any reader
>> connected a WRT110 router and Windows7?
>
>
>
> The fact that you are going from a Windows XP machine to a
> Windows 7 one doesn't matter. A router connects hardware,
> and the operating system isn't really involved.

Do I recall some routers needed a bios update when Vista came
out ?
 
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Ken Blake, MVP

Flightless Bird
On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:40:54 -0600, DanS
<t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@r.o.a.d.r.u.n.n.e.r.c.o.m> wrote:

> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in
> news:hutip55ufkip4d1i8irgvcigk20tarhjmb@4ax.com:
>
> > On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:37:01 -0700, "Seamus J. Wilson"
> > <sligo@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> >> My old but trusty XP PRO machine is failing and will be
> >> replaced with a new windows7 machine. I plan to use the
> >> same WRT110 with the new machine. Has any reader
> >> connected a WRT110 router and Windows7?
> >
> >
> >
> > The fact that you are going from a Windows XP machine to a
> > Windows 7 one doesn't matter. A router connects hardware,
> > and the operating system isn't really involved.
>
> Do I recall some routers needed a bios update when Vista came
> out ?



Not that I know. But if so, and what I said was wrong, I'd like to get
some details about it.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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Dennis Pack

Flightless Bird
Ken:
There is a Firmware update at
http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/support/WRT110/download. Have a great
day.
--
Dennis Pack
Win-7 Enterprise x64, Win-7 Professional x64.
"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:t23jp51vns5gcdhcbb0g5kal6fvm3arvcm@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:40:54 -0600, DanS
> <t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@r.o.a.d.r.u.n.n.e.r.c.o.m> wrote:
>
>> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in
>> news:hutip55ufkip4d1i8irgvcigk20tarhjmb@4ax.com:
>>
>> > On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:37:01 -0700, "Seamus J. Wilson"
>> > <sligo@cox.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> My old but trusty XP PRO machine is failing and will be
>> >> replaced with a new windows7 machine. I plan to use the
>> >> same WRT110 with the new machine. Has any reader
>> >> connected a WRT110 router and Windows7?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The fact that you are going from a Windows XP machine to a
>> > Windows 7 one doesn't matter. A router connects hardware,
>> > and the operating system isn't really involved.
>>
>> Do I recall some routers needed a bios update when Vista came
>> out ?
>
>
>
> Not that I know. But if so, and what I said was wrong, I'd like to get
> some details about it.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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DanS

Flightless Bird

>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > The fact that you are going from a Windows XP machine to
>> > a Windows 7 one doesn't matter. A router connects
>> > hardware, and the operating system isn't really
>> > involved.
>>
>> Do I recall some routers needed a bios update when Vista
>> came out ?
>
>
>
> Not that I know. But if so, and what I said was wrong, I'd
> like to get some details about it.

I could be wrong, or maybe it was because of Vista coming with
IPv6 enabled. I looked around but couldn't find anything solid.

I'm going to keep looking.
 
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Ken Blake, MVP

Flightless Bird
On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:29:44 -0600, DanS
<t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@r.o.a.d.r.u.n.n.e.r.c.o.m> wrote:

>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > The fact that you are going from a Windows XP machine to
> >> > a Windows 7 one doesn't matter. A router connects
> >> > hardware, and the operating system isn't really
> >> > involved.
> >>
> >> Do I recall some routers needed a bios update when Vista
> >> came out ?
> >
> >
> >
> > Not that I know. But if so, and what I said was wrong, I'd
> > like to get some details about it.
>
> I could be wrong, or maybe it was because of Vista coming with
> IPv6 enabled. I looked around but couldn't find anything solid.
>
> I'm going to keep looking.



OK, thanks.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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Seth

Flightless Bird
"DanS" <t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@r.o.a.d.r.u.n.n.e.r.c.o.m> wrote in message
news:Xns9D38D0810419thisnthatroadrunnern@216.196.97.131...
>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > The fact that you are going from a Windows XP machine to
>>> > a Windows 7 one doesn't matter. A router connects
>>> > hardware, and the operating system isn't really
>>> > involved.
>>>
>>> Do I recall some routers needed a bios update when Vista
>>> came out ?
>>
>> Not that I know. But if so, and what I said was wrong, I'd
>> like to get some details about it.
>
> I could be wrong, or maybe it was because of Vista coming with
> IPv6 enabled. I looked around but couldn't find anything solid.
>
> I'm going to keep looking.


There were also some updates in regards to a change in some of the published
IEEE standards. I remember troubleshooting such an issue with
Vista/Outlook2007 where syncing to the exchange server over RDP in a remote
site wouldn't work properly/reliably until updating the router. Router in
question at the time was the RV042.

I'd have to dig through old notes to find the specific standard.
 
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Dennis Pack

Flightless Bird
Char:
I agree with you that there are no direct firmware update listings for
Win7, but I've found that firware updates aren't operating system dependent.
Looking at the FAQ notes for Win7 found at
http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/support/WRT110 don't indicate any odd
installation requirements. Have a great day.
--
Dennis Pack
Win-7 Enterprise x64, Win-7 Professional x64.
"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
news:tn5jp5h0m8svrekge9jbpc496lord7l0sp@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:45:35 -0500, "Dennis Pack"
> <dennispack@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Ken:
>> There is a Firmware update at
>>http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/support/WRT110/download. Have a great
>>day.
>
> I didn't see anything about Windows compatibility in the firmware
> Release Notes. Can you point it out?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
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> signature database 4939 (20100312) __________
>
> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>
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>
>
>


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