9.3.2 Upload Router Firmware - Upload from NT 4.0 Platform
This method is similar as the previous, only different are move the operating platform from
MS-DOS to Windows_NT_4.0. This method is for those users who feel difficult to find the
"
Packet Driver
" for their Ethernet Card. The same, before running the upload agent tool user
needs to add the new protocol for NT4.0 which is call "NDIS 3.0 Packet Driver v3.5", Please
following the instructions below to work out it.
Files require:
Download.exe (TAINET Network Device upload agent tools for NT4.0)
wr_fxxx.bin (binary firmware, upload file)
Oemsetup.inf (Protocol Driver for NT4.0)
Packet.sys (Protocol Driver for NT4.0)
http://www.tainet.net/tech/upgrade_fam.htm
Step 1:
Access to the NT Network properties
Point to the "Network Neighborhood" icon on desktop, click the mouse right button, and then
select properties. User should see the sub-windows named "Network" popup.
Step 2:
Adding new protocol driver.
Select the "Protocols" folder, press "add" and select "Have Disk" to setup the driver from the
correspond path, the path should point to where the files stored. Selected "NDIS 3.0 Packet
Driver v3.5" in the dialog and selected OK.
After all, user can find this protocol driver has been success add to the Services folder.
Step 3:
Restart NT
NT will automatic request to restart the computer.
Step 4:
Find the MAC address of upgrade device
After NT restart, find the Router's MAC address by manually, because this upload agent
(download.exe) did not support auto detect. There is two ways to find the MAC address of
device.
1. Using " ping " and " arp -a " command to find out the MAC address.
Eg. If the Router's LAN IP is "192.168.0.1". At command mode.
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C:\ping 192.168.0.1
C:\arp -a
Interface: 192.168.0.254 on Interface 0x2000003
Internet Address Physical Address Type
192.168.0.1 00-06-29-38-06-b0 dynamic
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Recorded the last 6 bits, for the above example is " 3806b0 ".
2. Open the Xstream 1300 lid, find the sticker which stick on the Router module main chip, there
should have the laster 6 digits of MAC address print on the sticker.
Recorded those 6 digits.
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