TL-PS110U - Http server no longer working after firmware upgrade
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Hey everyone first post i have a bit of a problem with my printer server. It still works fine but after downloading the firmware and uploading it the web browser settings page doesn't work. When you scan it with nmap the port is open (80) and if identifies as http but i can't get any other response on that port. It just times out however you can just as easily recognize and use the printer. It even still responds when i ran putty and called it up on telnet but i couldn't find anything to help with my situation.
I had a bit of a search around but i can't seem to find any solutions on this one is there a way to upload firmware again in an attempt to fix it or am i going to have to deal? I suppose it isn't that bad but i still wouldn't mind knowing. I tried that ps wizard thing and couldn't find anything either but i easily miss things.
Its running an epson 1410
All of the settings are standard, ip settings auto.
Hi there Derpinbird and community,
A couple days ago, I came to the TP-Link website to update the firmware for my TL-PS110U device. I downloaded the firmware binary file to my computer and proceeded to upload the firmware file to my printer server. To my horror, the web interface was completely unaccessible. The device would boot up but give me white pages and the console shows a "ERR_CONTENT_LENGTH_MISMATCH" error.
It wasn't until I contacted Support that I realized my mistake. Here's the details of that conversation.
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Agent Glen_Ford is at your service and hope the service will be satisfactory to you.
2021-09-14 14:45:32
Good day to you! We will be glad to help you out with your inquiry.
Hello?
Hello Brogan, How can i help?
2021-09-14 14:47:39
Hi there. I have a TL-PS110U network printer server, and I just updated to the latest firmware on your website and now I can't use it at all.
The web interface doesn't seem to work.
Is there a solution for reverting to a previous firmware?
Let me check on this
kindly provide me a moment
2021-09-14 14:48:44
Thanks.
2021-09-14 14:52:12
Please bear with me for a moment, I will update to you soon. Thank you!
2021-09-14 14:53:44
Okay.
Still checking on this
2021-09-14 14:56:29
Hi Brogan, there is no way for us to revert the previous firmware back to the device
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So essentially your website is serving a firmware update that bricks the device?
2021-09-14 14:58:42
Not really, i'm not quite sure what happen, but that firmware is already almost 2 years on our website. And this is the 1st time heard about this kind of case
Actually, I just found this. https://community.tp-link.com/en/home/forum/topic/90119
It seems like this has been a know problem for some time.
2021-09-14 14:59:43
its way back 2016
the firmware is 2019
My hardware version is version 2.6 so its almost 11 years old...
the date on the forum is 2016, and the lastest firmware was release 2019
2021-09-14 15:00:44
TL-PS110U_V2_100706
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Published Date: 2010-07-06 Language: English File Size: 278.811 KB
That is not the latest firmware
Thats whats showing for hardware version 2.
2021-09-14 15:03:31
Is there anything else I can help you?
Thats not whats showing on your website.
https://www.tp-link.com/ca/support/download/tl-ps110u/v2/#Firmware
I don't know what you're looking at.
that screen shot is from our website
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/download/tl-ps110u/v2/#Firmware
Yeah, I'm not in the US.
I'm Canadian.
Your website automatically takes me to the Canadian version of your website.
can you send me the sticker label of the device
2021-09-14 15:07:31
I do apologize but my shift is about to end, let me endorse your case to my colleague to continue the troubleshooting that we are doing.
Please give me at least a minute or 2 to transfer your case.
We do appreciate your understanding.
Okay
The current service has been transferred to Jean.
2021-09-14 15:08:42
Hi, I'm glad to take over this interaction and help.
Please give me a moment to review the chat log and see what has already been discussed, thank you!
Thanks. I need to know if its possible to push the latest firmware to this device without the web interface.
2021-09-14 15:12:56
Please bear with me for a moment, I will update to you soon. Thank you!
You're using the Utility,correct?
Yeah, but it only seems to let me change the IP address. I'
I need to use the web interface but the browser keeps getting an error.
192.168.0.10/:1 GET http://192.168.0.10/ net::ERR_CONTENT_LENGTH_MISMATCH 200 (OK)
2021-09-14 15:16:43
The utility doesn't seem to have the ability to do a firmware update.
The Default IP of the print server is 192,168.0.10. Before doing the settings, please confirm the IP of the router. Normally, it’s the gateway IP of your computer.
Listen, I know its connecting to the router and spitting out an error. The IP address isn't the problem.
The utility shows the device is there, connected to the network using its default IP, all as expected.
The problem is the web interface isn't working and the utility can't replace the firmware.
2021-09-14 15:20:36
Please bear with me for a moment, I will update to you soon. Thank you!
2021-09-14 15:22:23
Thank you for patiently waiting, regarding with this case we do apologize but there's no way to roll back the firmware of it
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So there you have it. On the Canadian TP-Link website, they are serving and older version of the firmware that "bricks" your device and they offer absolutely no solutions to solve the problem. I, however, refused to have a bricked device. So I investigated my options. After some experimentation, I realized that the web server on the device still receives input and that it simply has a broken response vehicle. The server is generating its pages and messages but they are lost before transmission. That being said, all thats needed to upload a firmware is an interface that can push the POST message with the firmware's file to the server.
Thats where this tool I've created comes in.
Using this simple tool I've created, you too can push a firmware file through the non-existent web interface to recover your printer server. Download the files, extract them to the same directory, open the recovery executable, change any variables, click the Upload Firmware button, once completed you may need to use the Restart button.
Written in VB6. Windows required.
Thats it. I hope this helps someone!
