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Odds & Ends: AirPort Base Station firmware bug;

Odds & Ends: AirPort Base Station firmware bug;

CNET staff
2 min read
DVD region code reset frequency; more

AirPort Base Station (Dual Ethernet) DHCP firmware bug There may be a problem with the newly revised AirPort Base Station's firmware where it improperly generates DHCP response packets. Mike Gould writes: "We have been having a major breakout of DHCP problems since we installed two Rev B AirPort Base Stations. We found that the problems disappeared by removing the base stations from the network."

DVD region code reset on iBook 600 Combo drive Chris Laurie writes: "The first time I tried to switch region codes on my iBook 600, I was told that I had 4 remaining switches. However, the second time, before switching a message appearing which stated that I had "[Blank] attempts remaining." I clicked okay, and the disk mounted and played just fine. However, after performing this switch twice, it now reports that I've reset the region settings too many times, and now I'm stuck with a drive that I cannot use for most of my DVDs."

WebObjects 5.1 upgrade David Chao writes: "I just got my WebObjects 5.1 upgrade from Apple. It comes with the Developer Tools CD for December 2001. (This might save someone an extra $20 in shipping and handling or a large download.)"

Corel Graphics Suite 10.1 Update Removed A reader writes: "The Corel Graphics Suite 10.1 update has been removed from the Corel site. There is no mention of the update anywhere on their site and I'm not sure why it has been pulled. "