Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2012 17:54 Post subject: E4200 refurb
Hey all,
Just purchased a refurbed e4200 and read through some threads on it. Is this still the most current build and information as per the locked 48 page thread on this router?
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BS 18000 or Eko 17990 build should be used on this router. All previous builds that can work on this router had problems. However, please note that some users are reporting problems with SSH and possibly Samba, especially if they don't do a proper hard reset before and after flashing.
Be SURE you understand how builds work and which build to flash. Follow the WIKI initially and THEN upgrade to a NV60 build. READ THE PEACOCK ANNOUNCEMENT. If you don't fully understand what you are doing, you will brick your router.
I run the E4200 as my primary router and have been very pleased with it. _________________ e4200 (refurb.) - DD-WRT v24-sp2 (04/09/11) big - build 18777M K2.6
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Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 2:04 Post subject:
Stability is a relative term for newer routers...depends on what you need it to do. I updated to build 18777 on my e4200 a month ago and it is "stable". I find the WiFi on this build is very stable for both 2.4GHz and 5.8GHz.
The biggest thing for stability is to follow the flashing directions and do the 30/30/30 reset correctly (before and after a flash of new firmware).
However, there are some outlying issues if you are wanting to do extra things like mount a drive for optware or do DYDNS (and others that I forget). _________________ e4200 (refurb.) - DD-WRT v24-sp2 (04/09/11) big - build 18777M K2.6
I never could get it to connect at anything more than 300Mbps using a DD-WRT build back in 2011.
If it's been fixed I'll be moving off stock and back to DD-WRT. There were some significant 5Ghz issues back in '11 on the e4200 that impacted reliaiblity. _________________ Asus RT-N66U 64K NVRAM
I have my e4200 setup on 5ghz 450mb.. at least thats what inssider states. I use the 40mhz width and ch 161. No problems so far, had it running this way for about 2 months. i'm using the 03/19/12 initial flash mini build. since everything including DDNS is working for me i decided to leave well enough alone and not upgrade.
