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Author Topic: What is the path or file name for saved configuration?  (Read 6211 times)

gksc

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What is the path or file name for saved configuration?
« on: March 15, 2011, 10:21:00 AM »

What is the name or path for the file stored on your hard drive for the configuration settings?
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davevt31

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Re: What is the path or file name for saved configuration?
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2011, 10:31:48 AM »

I saved mine to a folder on one of my drives.  You can save it anywhere you want, just remember where you put it.
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gksc

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Re: What is the path or file name for saved configuration?
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2011, 10:36:17 AM »

How do you set it to save where you want?  For me, you click save settings and it does not give you an option of where to save the settings. 
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davevt31

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Re: What is the path or file name for saved configuration?
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2011, 12:36:49 PM »

What Browser are you using?  I hit the save configuration button and  I get a Windows box asking me where I want to save it.  If you have already tried to save one, look in your downloads folder.
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gksc

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Re: What is the path or file name for saved configuration?
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2011, 01:19:57 PM »

I'm using IE 7.  I've looked in the downloads folder.  What is the file name and extension of your configuration file?  Maybe I could try a search for that file name or an abbreviated file name. 

When I click save again - with no changes - it will say - no changes have been made, do you want to save anyway.  I click yes.  Then I've done an Explorer search (XP/SP3) by the date, look for entries in last minute or so, still cannot find anything that seems to be related to D-Link router.
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davevt31

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Re: What is the path or file name for saved configuration?
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2011, 01:22:10 PM »

Mine is gateway_settings.gws

I am using an A hardware model, if you are using a B it may be alittle different.
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gksc

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Re: What is the path or file name for saved configuration?
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2011, 01:41:11 PM »

I have A, too.  Funny thing, the date on the .gws file for me is 5/25/10, which is when I first set up the router.  Today, I did a firmware update and wanted to restore the configuration file.  Could not find it.  I gave up on finding it and set up the wireless manually, assigned/saved new name and password.  So there should be new date to the file. 
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davevt31

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Re: What is the path or file name for saved configuration?
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2011, 02:10:28 PM »

The config file doesn't update as you make changes to the router.  You need to save a new copy of it after changes are made, that way you can restore it if you need too.
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