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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DIR-655 => Topic started by: edn4x4 on August 05, 2010, 08:08:28 AM
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So I just received my new dir-655 from amazon yesterday and I looked on the side of the box.
It states :
hw version: B1
fw version: 2.00NA
I havent opened the box yet to see what is actually on the device itself because I want to know why it appears to have fw for the dir-825. I wanted to open the box and update the fw to the latest, but now I am confused by the boxing.
Any suggestions???
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B1 and Fw 2.0 it's seems to be a DIR-825
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I am hesitant to open the box in case i need to RMA - I am afraid that is the only way I will find out. The box states clearly it is a dir-655....
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thats what i posted on the other thread... see i wonder if the new B1 version with fw 2.00 is the FIX of everything. Ok so i believe since its the B1 version, the internals are new. maybe?... If anything, i would like to see the internals just for the heck of it... I personally would open it because its a new dir-655... going from A4 to a B1, theres probably something new.. ALSO the firmware, probably thats a whole new firmware thats actually stable. :)
i wonder if the internals are different... faster cpu speed? (doubt it but who knows...)
ooooooh! imagine they use the dir-825 internals like the cpu speed, and everything but instead of dual band, its just a single band.... all the unknown information!!! :)
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B1 = Asian market edition
Old news: http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showthread.php?t=2032
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oooh woow... thanks eddiez :) you just saved me the time of researching.. i never knew that it was old news...
thats interesting.. selling the asian market edition in US... well there you go... even i got the answer i needed.
thanks again :)
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@EddieZ
Thanks for the info -
So here is my question - I am in the US - why would I get this hw version???
How do I go about upgrading the firmware - use the dir-825 latest 2.03NA???
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@EddieZ
Thanks for the info -
So here is my question - I am in the US - why would I get this hw version???
How do I go about upgrading the firmware - use the dir-825 latest 2.03NA???
No idea... Perhaps some moderator will notice this thread.
Could be that they've stopped or lowered production (EOL?) and are shifting stock to clean up their inventory...
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Buying from Amazon is akin to buying from Fleabay. You might buy a Logitech G15 keyboard and end up with an Italian version G15. You want an US version? Buy from the Egg, Mwave or other US based stores.
Amazon and Ebay are World wide.
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I just got this DIR-655 also off Amazon.com and it had HW ver B1 and FW 2.00NA I can not find anything on the release notes for this. I emailed them. We shall see what they say. ;D
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I believe that is the new hardware version which comes with the firmware that supports IPv6.
All 655 may get this 2.0 firmware soon.
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Really weird, I bought mne dir-655 from Microcenetr in Vienna virginia, inb store retail purchase and I also got aH/WB1 and a F/W Ver.2.00NA.
so from a good retailer i still got bagged and was sold an Asian version.
that is not good
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I don't think it is Asian market hardware.
I believe the B1 is the next in line after the A4.
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I don't think it is Asian market hardware.
I believe the B1 is the next in line after the A4.
I looked into this, that seems to be the way the D-Link revision system works. A1-A4 then starts B1.
It also looks like they quit supporting their older models with firmware once they release a B1 or a C1 rev.
I looked over their FTP site to confirm this......... ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/
Then when they go to B1, the software goes to 2.xx, C1 goes to 3.xx, etc.
So much for IPV6 for the A series router! :'(
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I just bought one last Friday from my local Office Depot store. The router was manufactured this year and is HW B1 FW 2.00.
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can someone post the specs of the router, or capture the firmware and post it on internet, i will try to load it on my old Dir-655 A2 router which i dont use annymore because i have now a dir-855.
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Like to know the result of that!
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I picked up a DIR-655 H/W Ver B1 F/W Ver 2.00NA at CompUSA
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Still no one give me the 2.00 firmware. I still wanna try to upload the fw 2.00 to my dirr 655 a2 router, Who is willing to give me this firmware.
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Tried one of the board's admins? ;D
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FW 2.00 is on our Polish server :)
ftp://ftp.dlink.pl/dir/dir-655/driver_software/DIR-655_fw_revB_2-00B07_all_en_20100903.zip
Good luck
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FW 2.00 is on our Polish server :)
ftp://ftp.dlink.pl/dir/dir-655/driver_software/DIR-655_fw_revB_2-00B07_all_en_20100903.zip
Good luck
Seems that file is 6,5 Mb big and if you read inside the file you can read: IP7160_DIR855_F_Board
01AR94-AR9223-RT-090811-00
Totaly new design or DIR855 redesign board.
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Interesting.
Either they have a surplus of 855 boards which they cannot sell since that model just doesn't do that well or this might be a pre-version of the new 655?
Curious if the 655-with-855 board also does dual band when loaded with the right firmware...
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Still no one give me the 2.00 firmware. I still wanna try to upload the fw 2.00 to my dirr 655 a2 router, Who is willing to give me this firmware.
so did you try the Firmware?
???
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i would look into it tonight
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i tried it but i didn't work
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i tried it but i didn't work
Ofcause it's to BIG !
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Just returned from Fry's and Best Buy to see what version they had on the shelves.
Both stores had hardware version B1 with firmware 2.0 so this must be the new retail version of the DIR 655.
I don't think any hardware version before B1 is going to be receiving any new firmware. :-\
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Just returned from Fry's and Best Buy to see what version they had on the shelves.
Both stores had hardware version B1 with firmware 2.0 so this must be the new retail version of the DIR 655.
I don't think any hardware version before B1 is going to be receiving any new firmware. :-\
Great >:(
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Plus I just found there are now two DIR 655 directories on the FTP site.
Original directory (ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/dir655/)
New directory (ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/dir655_revB)
DIR-655 Revision B Firmware Release Notes
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Firmware: 2.00NA
Date: 09/16/10
1. Shipping version.
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Hi All,
I have Hardware Revision A3 and Firmware 1.21 w/ SecureSpot. SecureSpot is not enabled. Anyway on http://192.168.0.1/Advanced/Firewall.shtml (http://192.168.0.1/Advanced/Firewall.shtml) I have available to me the Application Level Gateway (ALG) Configuration
I got my friend to get the DIR-655 and purchased it from Amazon.com and it is Hardware Revision B1.
Application Level Gateway (ALG) Configuration is missing. On the other hand, it has http://192.168.0.1/adv_link_local.asp (http://192.168.0.1/adv_link_local.asp) IPv6 ----IPv6 CONNECTION TYPE and LAN IPv6 ADDRESS SETTINGS : settings available for the User.
So those who have Hardware Revisions A1 through A4 will lose the Application Level Gateway (ALG) Configuration, if they install Firmware Version 2.0 or higher.
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Hi All,
I have Hardware Revision A3 and Firmware 1.21 w/ SecureSpot. SecureSpot is not enabled. Anyway on http://192.168.0.1/Advanced/Firewall.shtml (http://192.168.0.1/Advanced/Firewall.shtml) I have available to me the Application Level Gateway (ALG) Configuration
I got my friend to get the DIR-655 and purchased it from Amazon.com and it is Hardware Revision B1.
Application Level Gateway (ALG) Configuration is missing. On the other hand, it has http://192.168.0.1/adv_link_local.asp (http://192.168.0.1/adv_link_local.asp) IPv6 ----IPv6 CONNECTION TYPE and LAN IPv6 ADDRESS SETTINGS : settings available for the User.
So those who have Hardware Revisions A1 through A4 will lose the Application Level Gateway (ALG) Configuration, if they install Firmware Version 2.0 or higher.
Not necessarily since nobody knows if or when there will be a version 2.0 for rev. A
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The manual for B1 states the ALG is still there on the firewall page.
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has anyone had a chance to verify if the b1's solve any outstanding dir-655 A-series problems with 1.34 or if the A-series with 1.34 is still the best version 655 to use?
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Kind of seen this coming, so I returned my DIR-655 A4 for a DIR-825 B1, the DIR-825 B1 is great, but the wireless range is half of the DIR-655. I even turned off the 5 GHZ radio in the DIR-825 and put better antennas on it, the improvement was only a marginal gain in coverage.
If the DIR-655 B1 supports IPV6 and has the same powerful transmitters as the older A1-A4 series and you don’t need the 5 GHZ, the DIR-655 is the way to go!
I will be interested to hear feedback on the B1 hardware! I have no need for 5 GHZ, that is the band my cordless phones use.
The DIR-825 is the only “N” AP I have. Now I wished I would have measured the power out of the old A4 (at the antenna port) that I had so I could have compared it to the DIR-825.
I think my FCC licenses allow me several hundred watts on 2.4 Ghz, but that is kinda like an Alligator, all teeth and no ears…… Nothing like wiping out half the city to talk with a device 30 meters away!
Any word on this new version supporting IPV6 and how is the range? ???
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The manual for B1 states the ALG is still there on the firewall page.
Hi Cobra,
The manual is wrong.
Click here (ftp://thecreator1965.dlinkddns.com/firewall.pdf) It is a PDF File of the Firewall page of the B1 Firmware.
That is the Firewall Page on the B1 version.
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I got new DIR-655 with H/W B1 and F/W 2.00NA. Local Best Buy has both of them on sale at same price. The newer one (H/W B1) has blue box and the old one has orange box. Here is what I found from the boxes:
- They have same UPC code: 7-90069-29856-1
- They have same model No: DIR-655
- The blue box has H/W Ver: B1 and F/W Ver:2.00NA
- The orange box has H/W Ver: A4 and F/W Ver:1.34NA
- The pictures in orange box shows the router has one more LED Light.
I went the newer version hoping the hardware has been improved and better F/W support.
The installation is very smooth. I tested with a Dell Latitude E6400. The wireless connection properties shows it has 270M. (I did not do real test) I am very satisfied.
In the admin interface, there is IPV6 item. So I guess it does support IPV6
It seems the router has some sort of Linux on it, since I can found /etc/resolve.conf, /etc/host, etc in th log.
Any one in this forum knew what is new for hardware B1 and confirm this router has linux in it?
Kind of seen this coming, so I returned my DIR-655 A4 for a DIR-825 B1, the DIR-825 B1 is great, but the wireless range is half of the DIR-655. I even turned off the 5 GHZ radio in the DIR-825 and put better antennas on it, the improvement was only a marginal gain in coverage.
If the DIR-655 B1 supports IPV6 and has the same powerful transmitters as the older A1-A4 series and you don’t need the 5 GHZ, the DIR-655 is the way to go!
I will be interested to hear feedback on the B1 hardware! I have no need for 5 GHZ, that is the band my cordless phones use.
The DIR-825 is the only “N” AP I have. Now I wished I would have measured the power out of the old A4 (at the antenna port) that I had so I could have compared it to the DIR-825.
I think my FCC licenses allow me several hundred watts on 2.4 Ghz, but that is kinda like an Alligator, all teeth and no ears…… Nothing like wiping out half the city to talk with a device 30 meters away!
Any word on this new version supporting IPV6 and how is the range? ???
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All DIR655 are based on Linux.... :P
The only 'problem' is that it is a propriety version they use.
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Thanks for confirm. I hope someone someday will be able add more features to it. Currently I own DNS-323, which is linux based. There quite few third party add-on.
All DIR655 are based on Linux.... :P
The only 'problem' is that it is a propriety version they use.
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Thanks for confirm. I hope someone someday will be able add more features to it. Currently I own DNS-323, which is linux based. There quite few third party add-on.
"Propriety" means the code is locked and encrypted. So unless Ubicom makes it Open Source there is no change to that at all. Sorry for the bad news 8)
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Received a B1 with 2.00 yesterday from Amazon. So far - EXCELLENT! I previously owned an A4 but had to return it to the seller because it was awful (GUI locking up for no good reason, slow wifi, etc.).
Took a chance on the B1 (at a great price of $69.99 free shipping) and am glad I did!
Am pulling most of my provisioned FIOS speeds throughout the house WIRELESSLY. Streaming video using PS3 Media Server flawlessly.
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/979694793.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
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I also got a B1 to replace an A3 (for the IPV6 support mostly) but have had to put the A3 back in because of VOIP issues (I have two VOIP TA's that each use two ports, since I put in the B1 they have not been working very well, lines drop for no reason, incoming calls don't always connect, etc.). I also have an odd issue with Windows Home Server connector not working on a wirelessly-connected PC (using an SMCWEB-N wireless bridge). Finally the wireless radio seems to cut out sporadically. All in all too unstable for production use, at least in my case. Hoping a future firmware will improve it, but for now its been relegated to the closet.
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Can anyone tell me if I save my configuration file to my hard disk using a Version A3 dir-655 could I successful load that configuration on the new version B of the 655. I know this seems like a crazy request, but I have the A3, and I want to buy my dad the 655 , which will be a vB, and he needs help with configuration, so I thought I would just set mine up the way his should be and save the file and send it to him. We live far apart. thanks
homer
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I don't think it will work, but you might as well try and see. If all else fails you can always use the button on back to reset to factory default.
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Man, I must be the AARP/Dinosaur of the DIR-655. I have the A1 version. But, you know what, it works great for me. I use it with the DWA-552 and I never seem to have a problem. Knock on simulated wood veneer. ;D
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Can anyone tell me if I save my configuration file to my hard disk using a Version A3 dir-655 could I successful load that configuration on the new version B of the 655. I know this seems like a crazy request, but I have the A3, and I want to buy my dad the 655 , which will be a vB, and he needs help with configuration, so I thought I would just set mine up the way his should be and save the file and send it to him. We live far apart. thanks
homer
I tried this to see if I could quickly configure my father-in-law's newer DIR655 and it did not work.
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There are differenced between A# and B# hardware so saving a configuration to file from A# and loading it on B# hardware might cause problems. It's best to set it up from a clean factory reset. Get all the settings done up then save of a new config to file.