D-LINK EWA140, FIRMWARE UPDATE ?

scottishlad · 24 May 2011 at 02:28

I have a D-LINK EWA140 wireless dongle, it has firmware version 1.20E on it according to the sticker on it.

Is there a way to permanently update the firmware on this stick to the latest version from the D-link website, I had a look at the download and it looks to me as if it will only update the driver and firmware for the stick when its plugged into the computer that its been installed to.

Is this correct or will the firmware update and stay on the stick permanently or do i need to do it another way ?

I'm not sure.

deuse · 24 May 2011 at 07:16

Do you mean the DWA-140? if so the latest one on D-Link site is for the Mac not PC.
There is a 1.30 firmware out in the wilds but D-Link wont give it out.

scottishlad · 24 May 2011 at 08:36

deuse said:
Do you mean the DWA-140? if so the latest one on D-Link site is for the Mac not PC.
There is a 1.30 firmware out in the wilds but D-Link wont give it out.

yes mate, sorry the dwa-140, so what do i do then ?

deuse · 24 May 2011 at 08:47

What problems are you having with what OS?

scottishlad · 24 May 2011 at 08:49

deuse said:
What problems are you having with what OS?

i'm wanting to use the dongle on a tv satalite box but it needs a slightly higher firmware version on it and there is a slightly higher version on the Dlink site but i just dont know if that installs to the computer the dongle is plugged into or if the firmware would actually stay on the stick permanent.

deuse · 24 May 2011 at 09:00

The 1.21 update is just drivers not firmware. I have the same dongle(B1) I will have a look later.

ftp://ftp.dlink.co.uk/wireless/dwa-140/

scottishlad · 24 May 2011 at 09:25

deuse said:
The 1.21 update is just drivers not firmware. I have the same dongle(B1) I will have a look later.

ftp://ftp.dlink.co.uk/wireless/dwa-140/

ok thanks mate, yes have a look, please let me know asap, thank you.

scottishlad · 24 May 2011 at 09:29

scottishlad said:
ok thanks mate, yes have a look, please let me know asap, thank you.

http://www.dlink.co.uk/cs/Satellite...erm=DWA-140&pagename=DLinkEurope-GB/DLWrapper

1.7.1 seems to be the latest and when you go to download it, it appears to be firmware as well as a driver although i havent went all the way with it as ya need an ethernet cable connected etc at the time and i didnt.

deuse · 24 May 2011 at 09:41

It's a firmware update for the B2 version...have you got the B2 as you have not said.

scottishlad · 24 May 2011 at 09:43

deuse said:
It's a firmware update for the B2 version...have you got the B2 as you have not said.

it says on the sticker H/W VER :B1 AND F/W VERSION 1.20E

P/N EWA 140VM.....B1G

deuse · 24 May 2011 at 09:47

If you click on the download button on the d-link site you will see it says "DWA-140_B2_FW_v1.71s0062.zip" so for the B2 not B1

scottishlad · 24 May 2011 at 09:48

deuse said:
If you click on the download button on the d-link site you will see it says "DWA-140_B2_FW_v1.71s0062.zip" so for the B2 not B1

Hmmm, so wheres that leave me then ?

deuse · 24 May 2011 at 09:54

scottishlad said:
Hmmm, so wheres that leave me then ?

Witha a B1 dongle

Contact D-Link support.

scottishlad · 24 May 2011 at 21:33

deuse said:
Witha a B1 dongle Contact D-Link support.

ok mate, cheers.

scottishlad · 25 May 2011 at 17:55

deuse said:
Witha a B1 dongle Contact D-Link support.

here we go mate/people, i contacted D-link and this is thier reply >>>

2011-05-25 12:06:00 10000505 Berlin, Stockholm, Rome, Bern
100 Unassigned/New 200 Waiting for Customer
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Hi
here is a link:
ftp://ftp.dlink.co.uk//wireless/dwa-140/DWA-140_B2_FW_v1.71s0062.zip

B1 and B2 are the same

so we can update the firmware no probs