Comments on: Please don’t upgrade your Airport Extreme to 7.2.1 http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/08/30/please-dont-upgrade-your-airport-extreme-to-721/ we <3 macs, too Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:11:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: codelaide software » News on the 7.2.1 Airport Extreme Issue http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/08/30/please-dont-upgrade-your-airport-extreme-to-721/comment-page-1/#comment-1937 codelaide software » News on the 7.2.1 Airport Extreme Issue Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:50:24 +0000 http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/08/30/please-dont-upgrade-your-airport-extreme-to-721/#comment-1937 [...] back from our vacation and have started investigating the issue that prevents Lighthouse from working on n-enabled Airport Extreme base stations after the recent [...] [...] back from our vacation and have started investigating the issue that prevents Lighthouse from working on n-enabled Airport Extreme base stations after the recent [...]

]]> By: James http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/08/30/please-dont-upgrade-your-airport-extreme-to-721/comment-page-1/#comment-1903 James Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:51:22 +0000 http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/08/30/please-dont-upgrade-your-airport-extreme-to-721/#comment-1903 I didn't realize it was that easy!!! I just uploaded a previous firmware (7.1.1) and it looks like I'm back in business. Thanks!! I didn’t realize it was that easy!!! I just uploaded a previous firmware (7.1.1) and it looks like I’m back in business. Thanks!!

]]> By: georg http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/08/30/please-dont-upgrade-your-airport-extreme-to-721/comment-page-1/#comment-1874 georg Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:39:28 +0000 http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/08/30/please-dont-upgrade-your-airport-extreme-to-721/#comment-1874 I'm still investigating, but it currently looks as if the NAT/PMP service is completely unavailable on Fast Ethernet pre-n Airport Extremes after the 7.2.1 installation (though it works fine on Gigabit Ethernet ones, indicating that this is clearly a firmware bug introduced by Apple). Since the NAT/PMP service is not available <em>at all</em> on the affected routers after installing 7.2.1, a workaround is not possible. I'm still waiting for some diagnostic info to confirm this, but I'd greatly suggest downgrading to a previous version in the meantime, since a workaround will probably not be possible and we'll have to wait for Apple to fix the issue in the next firmware upgrade after 7.2.1. It's not exactly "screwing around" either, just select the base station in "Airport Utility", click "Manual Setup", then select "Upload Firmware..." from the "Base Station" menu in the menu bar. Finally, select a previous version and hit the "OK" button. Downgrading the firmware is <em>not</em> a hack, it's a supported feature of "Airport Utility". I’m still investigating, but it currently looks as if the NAT/PMP service is completely unavailable on Fast Ethernet pre-n Airport Extremes after the 7.2.1 installation (though it works fine on Gigabit Ethernet ones, indicating that this is clearly a firmware bug introduced by Apple).

Since the NAT/PMP service is not available at all on the affected routers after installing 7.2.1, a workaround is not possible. I’m still waiting for some diagnostic info to confirm this, but I’d greatly suggest downgrading to a previous version in the meantime, since a workaround will probably not be possible and we’ll have to wait for Apple to fix the issue in the next firmware upgrade after 7.2.1.

It’s not exactly “screwing around” either, just select the base station in “Airport Utility”, click “Manual Setup”, then select “Upload Firmware…” from the “Base Station” menu in the menu bar. Finally, select a previous version and hit the “OK” button.

Downgrading the firmware is not a hack, it’s a supported feature of “Airport Utility”.

]]> By: James http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/08/30/please-dont-upgrade-your-airport-extreme-to-721/comment-page-1/#comment-1864 James Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:57:54 +0000 http://codelaide.com/blog/2007/08/30/please-dont-upgrade-your-airport-extreme-to-721/#comment-1864 Bummer, I wish I had read this before accepting the upgrade. Instead of screwing around with installing an older release, I'll just wait for the fix when you guys return from vacation. Atleast I know what the problem is now and why Lighthouse's light kept burning out....I've been waiting to use that line :-) Bummer, I wish I had read this before accepting the upgrade. Instead of screwing around with installing an older release, I’ll just wait for the fix when you guys return from vacation. Atleast I know what the problem is now and why Lighthouse’s light kept burning out….I’ve been waiting to use that line :-)

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