For quite a while, my firmware was on version 1.02.02 (or something like that) – the original firmware out of the box. I resisted the temptation to upgrade firmware button for a long time because the router just worked. Absolutely zero issues.
Then one day I clicked the button. Now I’m on 1.07.16.
Ever since it’s been absolutely horrible. At least once a day I have to toggle (Advanced/Wireless) the 2.4 GHz wireless off and then back on to wake up all my devices.
I’ve tried turning off the 5Ghz band, WMM QoS, FasTrack Plus QoS, and any other “feature” that I can find that I don’t actually need.
Where do I find 1.02.02 firmware? I can’t seem to find it via WD’s site and I don’t to install some *nix variant to build the thing from sources. I just want my original firmware back.
I’m pretty close to just throwing the thing away and getting another brand. I didn’t buy the WD device to spend every waking minute trying to troubleshoot the technology.
Try resetting the My Net back to factory default, this will remove any residual configurations that may be causing conflicts within your network from an update that did not fully reset upon reboot of the unit. Check page 70 of the manual for the steps.
they still host the downloads, just not publically display the link
goto wd download page for your router, hover over the download link, it should be a zip file. Using common sense the old follow the same format as the new regarding the address. Copy the link, paste it in your address bar, modify the last numbers to reflect the firmware you want. I have sucessfully downloaded all previous n900 non central this way.
However, version 1.07.16 works best for me, after I’ve discovered that is mandatory to 1) reset router to factory settings (Advanced Settings → Admin → System) and 2) Restore the Internal HDD (Advanced Settings → Storage → Format → Restore).
It seems that restoring the internal HDD doesn’t erase your files, although it says it does (do at your risk).
I had the same problem after pressing the Update Firmware button … the router wouldn’t work after the upgrade. After reading Rapha’s response, I reset it, set it back to factory defaults, and then manually uploaded the 1.07 firmware and it’s working great now.
I was just about ready to throw it against the wall.
Thanks for the links…two issues…the version 1.02.02 link isn’t working…and…as long as we’re at it, I believe there is a firmware 1.06.28 out there as well…and yes…found…link below. Thanks for all the ones you posted…much obliged.
I wish this fix worked for me… Its now Jan '14 and out of the box router setup as easy as can be. Setup WD2GO and everything worked fantastic until I updated my firmware. Now every time I go to WD2GO and try to enable it I get the same error, UNAUTHORIZED. Nothing I do will fix this problem. I returned my first unit and bam received another one today and the exact same problem. Seriously no joy here.
Now the router seems to work fine but I actually wanted to use the WD2GO feature for our families smart phones and tablets.
