EA4500: weird login screen; can't login

[wanderers]

Doesn't work for me.  I will not sign up for a cloud account to use my router, end of story.

[markdr]

Im actually curious about this. When you said "all is normal", does that mean the original GUI was in place and still active? So, if I disconnect my network connection, my modem, and I go to one of my computer and type in the routers IP, I will see the old GUI, and not the slimmed down version of this new CCC firmware that I see whenever it erroneously reports that my network connection is down?

Reason why I am curious is if the old GUI is still intact in this firmware, just not accessable at present, perhaps this is something easier fixed then a downgrade to an old version.

[jsrobison]

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markdr wrote:

Im actually curious about this. When you said "all is normal", does that mean the original GUI was in place and still active? So, if I disconnect my network connection, my modem, and I go to one of my computer and type in the routers IP, I will see the old GUI, and not the slimmed down version of this new CCC firmware that I see whenever it erroneously reports that my network connection is down?

Reason why I am curious is if the old GUI is still intact in this firmware, just not accessable at present, perhaps this is something easier fixed then a downgrade to an old version.

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It's a slimmed down version of the new GUI.  All of the router's features are not accessible.   There are some features that aren't there in the full GUI either.

[Wendel48]

@markd I hope you are right and the old firmware/old fashioned way to access OUR routers is still there. All Cisco needs to do is tell us how to open it. Or a creative hacker will soon find a way. Sadly, at present, we can not access OUR routers the old way.

[TonyPHX]

There are apparently some people that are trying very hard to sell us on a feature that is not being well received by the community.  I am not pleased at being forced to log into the Connect Cloud just to access what I consider basic functionality on my router.  The product management team that made this decision should be managed better.  I do not blame the product manager, I blame the entire team that thought this would be a good idea.  I have been a Linksys customer since it's earliest models, and regretfully am switching to another vendor.  This will also include those purchasers I influence.

[wanderers]

With tech support help, I have successfully downgraded to the old firmware.

However, I was told that the old firmware is not supported going forward. 

[markdr]

How did you get the old firmware?

[TonyPHX]

Wanderer, you cannot simply state that you did this...give us some bloody details!  For crying out loud..don't make us pull teeth like a dentist.

[Wendel48]

Wanderers wrote: With tech support help, I have successfully downgraded to the old firmware. However, I was told that the old firmware is not supported going forward. **************************************** So even if we get back our original firmware, we're orphans. How kind of Cisco.

[jsrobison]

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Wendel48 wrote:
Wanderers wrote: With tech support help, I have successfully downgraded to the old firmware. However, I was told that the old firmware is not supported going forward. **************************************** So even if we get back our original firmware, we're orphans. How kind of Cisco.

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Nothing has really changed.  The last firmware for my E3000 is dated December 2010.  As soon as they introduce a new model support for everything older ends.