I had just loaded Firmware v2.7.7 and the load went well. After it finished,
I used my computer, which is wired to the pcWRT router, to open Google. It
seemed to hesitate but finally connect and presented the Google site. I
tested a few other links then did a speed test (testMy.net) and all seemed
normal. So I considered it a success.
Toward the evening, my wife told me that some links on her iPad 7 that she
had been looking at the day before were not loading. I took a look checking
the settings of the iPad but could not get them to load either. Two of them
were were tvguide.com and crazycompression.com. She also said some of her games
wouldn’t play either. I was also unable to perform an app update using the Apple
store. Later, when my granddaughter came home, she also said her WiFi was not
working.
I examined the WiFi settings and saw there were perhaps 8 other WiFi stations
being shown. I figured there must be a bunch of congestion so began changing
the pcWRT WiFi channel. None of them really worked much better that any other.
I bumped up the power from 30% to 60% and tried some of the channels again.
Most of the time, the iPad was with me and only 5 ft or so from the router.
I finally gave up and figured I would check in the morning when all the other
stations would probably be inactive.
The next morning, there were no stations other than mine so I figured things
would work better. Nope, still could not get tvguide.com or crazycompression.com
to come up on the iPad. I took it to where my computer was so it would get the
best signal possible and still it would not connect reliably. I had no problem
getting either on my computer so I knew they were up.
I restored my last configuration saved before installing firmware v2.7.7 and
the issue remained. I finally checked the “Check For Updates” button and saw
the “Restore Previous Firmware” (or whatever it said). So I did. Then I also
restored my last configuration and everything was working. The iPad had no
problem connecting to tvguide.come or crazycompression.com and all else seemed
to work well.
Well that is where I am at. I cannot install Firmware v2.7.7 because is does
not work, though I cannot figure out why. I had looked at the new System Log
button on 2.7.7 and captured two histories. One was after doing a Reboot. I
can zip them up and send them to some e-mail address, if you would like. So
I thought I would explain as good as I remembered and let you know that, for
me, Firmware v2.7.7 does not work.
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