Rob Holmes

Ok, a little update on the WRT300N project. When I first got the router I tried to update the firmware, I visited the Linksys site and found that .21 was the latest and I had .08, so I downloaded it. First it was a .IMG file, which I am used to .bin. Odd but it must work, so I gave it a go and ‘Wrong Type or version’ and a bit (Not a lot) of google I found little. So i left it. But today I had a look again and found that .08 is buggy and should not be used. So i found a Linksys forum that suggested getting .13 or .17 first. I had a look and could download them anywhere. Then another forums said wrt300n.bin was the file I needed, still no download links. I saw ‘Live Chat’ on the Linksys support site and after LOADS of trouble with java not been installed and got ‘Emma’. She asked a lot of questions about model number and alike and tried the latest firmware again and all stuff like that. Then I said do you have .13 or .17 expecting ‘Please follow my instructions, now reset the router’ kind of shit that most support gives, but no! She emailed the .17 and I tried it, same problem. Then I asked for wrt300n.bin she emailed it and it WORKED! Then got .21 updated too! So big thanks to Emma from Linksys! Now that I had .21 firmware on there my newer installed Windows 7 netbook said wit was 802.11n and connected without problem! Speed it 300mbps and range, well didn’t change much but still! It works on N! Woot.

If you need the wrt300n.bin file, here it is!