Geek-Squad Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 I went to linkysys website to download the latest firmwall and downloaded and updated my router but im wondering what does a firmwall do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benb Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 A firmware upgrade is basically upgrading the internal software. The Linksys interface and how the router functions, everything is built into the firmware. If the firmware were to be corrupted or something your router would be as useful as a brick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4may Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Basically firmware is software embedded into hardware by way of reprogramable memory like an EEprom. It controls the hardware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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