---
name: "wmaloader"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "wmaloader"
version: "0.1-5.1+b2"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wmaloader"
---

# wmaloader(8)

server to download firmware to the Linksys WMA11B media adapter

## NAME

wmaloader - server to download firmware to the Linksys WMA11B media adapter

## SYNOPSIS

**wmaloader \[--interface if \] \[--daemon\] --image image\_file**

## DESCRIPTION

**wmaloader** serves up a firmware image to a Linksys media adapter.

## OPTIONS

- **--interface if**

  Bind to a specific interface.

- **--daemon**

  Detach and run in background. Log to syslog.

## NOTES

To avoid mysterious uPnP problems ensure you add a route for multicasting, e.g.:

**# route add -net 239.0.0.0 netmask 255.0.0.0 eth0**

## AUTHOR

The wmaloader server was written by Andrew Wild \<acw43@cam.ac.uk\>. This manual page was written by Steve McIntyre \<93sam@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). Both are published under the terms of the GNU General Public License.