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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DIR-655 => Topic started by: Patrick533 on September 03, 2010, 09:56:12 AM
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The wireless keeps restarting, I have tried every setting in a logical fashion and have kept the settings logged, but NOTHING stops this.
It seems with Linksys they have Firewall problems and with D-Link they have radio problems?
What is funny, the restarts are always in pairs.
I have only had this router for a few days and as I did with the Linksys, I returned it. Can anyone recommend a stable router that does Gigabit? Or a fix for this one??
[WARN] Fri Sep 03 09:40:35 2010 A network computer (BLACKBERRY-B70F) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.1.98.
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:40:34 2010 HOME: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX secured and linked
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:40:34 2010 HOME: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX associated
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:40:34 2010 Above message repeated 1 times
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:40:27 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:40:25 2010 Above message repeated 1 times
[WARN] Fri Sep 03 09:39:33 2010 A network computer (BLACKBERRY-B70F) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.1.98.
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:39:32 2010 HOME: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX secured and linked
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:39:32 2010 HOME: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX associated
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:39:32 2010 Above message repeated 1 times
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:39:31 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:39:28 2010 Above message repeated 1 times
[WARN] Fri Sep 03 09:39:21 2010 A network computer (BLACKBERRY-B70F) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.1.98.
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:39:19 2010 HOME: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX secured and linked
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:39:19 2010 HOME: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX associated
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:39:19 2010 Above message repeated 1 times
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:39:12 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:39:09 2010 Above message repeated 1 times
[WARN] Fri Sep 03 09:30:34 2010 A network computer (BLACKBERRY-B70F) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.1.98.
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:30:33 2010 HOME: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX secured and linked
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:30:33 2010 HOME: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX associated
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:30:33 2010 Above message repeated 1 times
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 09:30:26 2010 Wireless restart
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OK, did a hard reset on the router and ran it Factory configured, the wireless has been solid for almost an hour!
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Here's your problem RIGHT HERE! :o
OK, I now have 12 hours into playing hard core (Engineering, not games) with this router. Since the D-Link tech support has their heads buried the same as the ones at Linksys/Cisco did. I have tried every Firmware from 1.21-1.34NA (my hardware is A4). As far as bricking your router from downgrading, you have about the same chance as bricking it from upgrading. They just set a couple of "write bits" in the software so you can't put in the older stuff, but the Russians took care of that. This is the same thing Motorola tells us on police/commercial VHF radios, if I had a nickel for every Motorola radio and cellphone I have modded with software, I would be able to pay for a OC-3 line to my home! Never have bricked a one, except the one I dropped in the pool!
Everything works fine with this router on 1.34NA, for the most part, UNTIL that is you turn on wireless security. ::) You can use WEP just fine, over a 45 minute period I had ZERO problems on 54G with WEP, BUT,, as soon as you turn on WPA or WPA-2, your problems begin! I have it running on a plotter right now to calculate the drop timing. WHATEVER you do, DON'T enable AUTO WPA, it seems to make it drop twice as much, pick one, WPA or WPA-2. So where does this leave us, since the wireless "N" standard does NOT support WEP, you have to run in either no protection from prying eyes or deal with the wireless drops. If you run B or G modes, you at least have WEP to somewhat secure your computer from wardrivers.
As I said before, I am an Electronics Engineer with over 20 years experience in the USA, lost my EE work to India, so now I just can't help but criticize their SLOPPY work and the need for 20 revisions to get it right, this is NOT Amateur hour! Leave the Engineering to the real Engineers!
Adjust the setting in your router at your OWN risk, I will not be held responsible for a bricked router. Also, your mileage MAY vary depending on a lot of factors that are inherent to RF communications that most people don't usually consider.
I also find a lot of newer electronics from the same run don't act the same when your using them. We have ROHS and the Europeans to thank for ROHS, now we have to use solder that has a melting/flow point 200 degrees F hotter then we used to, thus we are over cooking the electronic chips and making chips from the same lot have slightly different characteristics depending on how much heat damage each chip sustained during manufacturing.
I hope this helps someone else!
Pat
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Yawn!!!!
Took a NAP, here is the partial log from my router, the plotter agrees with the log 100%, no need to waste that resource any longer.
Still no mods with recommendations on how to fix this.
I almost could set my watch to this, very repeatable.
Any recommendations on a good reliable router that comes with tech support and a Gigabit switch?
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 16:02:01 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 16:00:30 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 15:51:58 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 15:50:30 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 15:41:56 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 15:31:54 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 15:30:23 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 15:21:51 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 15:20:22 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 15:12:19 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 15:11:49 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 15:10:19 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 15:02:18 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 15:00:45 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 14:52:13 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 14:51:50 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 14:50:45 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 14:42:13 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 14:30:40 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 14:30:19 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 14:22:08 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 14:20:37 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 14:12:05 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 14:01:46 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 14:00:32 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 13:51:58 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 13:41:55 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 13:41:45 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 13:40:27 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 13:31:55 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 13:31:42 2010 Above message repeated 2 times
[WARN] Fri Sep 03 13:30:31 2010 A network computer (BLACKBERRY-B70F) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.1.199.
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 13:30:29 2010 HOME: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX secured and linked
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 13:30:29 2010 HOME: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX associated
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 13:30:29 2010 Above message repeated 1 times
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 13:30:22 2010 Wireless restart
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Hi Patrick,
Stop the Blackberry from connecting to the Router and see if the Router and the Wireless Radio stays up. Change the SSID Signal Name. Try different Channels instead of using Auto.
Report back.
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Thecreator,
OK, I have loaded the Firmware 1.21 as we discussed in another thread.
All of the things you mentioned above I have tried , changing the name, channel, ETC. The wireless starts having a problem when I connect using WPA.
The Blackberry? I have set the Blackberry to use another WAP. So far no crashes. It is a Linksys WAP54G, one of the later ones, it has no problems with the Blackberry, the connection is solid!
The Blackberry is a 9700, one of the newer ones, it will run in B&G mode. When I connect using the Blackberry the DIR-655 router starts re-booting the wireless as you have seen in the above posts, even with the 1.21 firmware. I am unclear why the DIR-655 would have a problem with a Blackberry.
I will get one of my laptops out and watch a video and see how the DIR-655 does.
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The Creator,
Blackberry OFF, I am now on my laptop. The log below explains it all!
All sources of wireless interference have been eliminated, cordless phones etc.
As I said before, I think the WPA with this router has a problem! When you turn WPA off, this does not happen.
I can see needing a D-Link card for "N", but I am using 54G.
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:23:03 2010 Allowed configuration authentication by IP address 192.168.1.199
[WARN] Fri Sep 03 19:23:02 2010 A network computer (pat-laptop) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.1.196.
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:22:56 2010 The Green Manalishi: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX secured and linked
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:22:56 2010 The Green Manalishi: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX associated
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:22:56 2010 Above message repeated 1 times
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:22:53 2010 Wireless link is up
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:22:41 2010 Wireless link is down
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:22:41 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:22:41 2010 Disconnect all stations
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:22:41 2010 All Wireless shut down
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:22:39 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:21:47 2010 Above message repeated 6 times
[WARN] Fri Sep 03 19:21:25 2010 A network computer (pat-laptop) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.1.196.
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:21:20 2010 The Green Manalishi: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX secured and linked
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:21:20 2010 The Green Manalishi: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX associated
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:21:20 2010 Above message repeated 1 times
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:21:17 2010 Wireless link is up
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:21:05 2010 Wireless link is down
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:21:05 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:21:05 2010 Disconnect all stations
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:21:05 2010 All Wireless shut down
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:21:02 2010 Wireless restart
[WARN] Fri Sep 03 19:20:42 2010 A network computer (pat-laptop) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.1.196.
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:20:38 2010 The Green Manalishi: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX secured and linked
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:20:38 2010 The Green Manalishi: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX associated
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:20:38 2010 Above message repeated 1 times
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:20:35 2010 Wireless link is up
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:20:23 2010 Wireless link is down
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:20:23 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:20:23 2010 Disconnect all stations
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:20:23 2010 All Wireless shut down
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:20:20 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:19:33 2010 Above message repeated 5 times
[WARN] Fri Sep 03 19:19:12 2010 A network computer (pat-laptop) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.1.196.
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:19:06 2010 The Green Manalishi: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX secured and linked
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:19:06 2010 The Green Manalishi: Wireless system with MAC address 0XXXXXXXXXXXX associated
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:19:06 2010 Above message repeated 1 times
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:19:03 2010 Wireless link is up
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:18:51 2010 Wireless link is down
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:18:51 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:18:51 2010 Disconnect all stations
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:18:51 2010 All Wireless shut down
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:18:49 2010 Wireless restart
[WARN] Fri Sep 03 19:18:27 2010 A network computer (pat-laptop) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.1.196.
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:18:22 2010 The Green Manalishi: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX secured and linked
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:18:22 2010 The Green Manalishi: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX associated
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:18:22 2010 Above message repeated 1 times
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:18:18 2010 Wireless link is up
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:18:06 2010 Wireless link is down
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:18:06 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:18:06 2010 Disconnect all stations
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:18:06 2010 All Wireless shut down
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:18:04 2010 Wireless restart
[WARN] Fri Sep 03 19:17:35 2010 A network computer (pat-laptop) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.1.196.
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:17:34 2010 The Green Manalishi: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX secured and linked
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:17:34 2010 The Green Manalishi: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX associated
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:17:34 2010 Above message repeated 1 times
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:17:34 2010 Wireless link is up
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:17:22 2010 Wireless link is down
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:17:22 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:17:22 2010 Disconnect all stations
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:17:22 2010 All Wireless shut down
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:17:19 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:16:42 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:14:28 2010 Above message repeated 10 times
[WARN] Fri Sep 03 19:14:06 2010 A network computer (pat-laptop) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.1.196.
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:14:01 2010 The Green Manalishi: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX secured and linked
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:14:01 2010 The Green Manalishi: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX associated
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:14:01 2010 Above message repeated 1 times
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:13:58 2010 Wireless link is up
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:13:46 2010 Wireless link is down
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:13:46 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:13:46 2010 Disconnect all stations
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:13:46 2010 All Wireless shut down
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:13:44 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:12:52 2010 Above message repeated 7 times
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:12:18 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:09:09 2010 Above message repeated 15 times
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:08:34 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:08:24 2010 Above message repeated 3 times
[WARN] Fri Sep 03 19:08:01 2010 A network computer (pat-laptop) was assigned the IP address of 192.168.1.196.
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:07:57 2010 The Green Manalishi: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX secured and linked
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:07:57 2010 The Green Manalishi: Wireless system with MAC address XXXXXXXXXXXX associated
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:07:57 2010 Above message repeated 1 times
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:07:54 2010 Wireless link is up
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:07:42 2010 Wireless link is down
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:07:42 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:07:42 2010 Disconnect all stations
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:07:42 2010 All Wireless shut down
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:07:39 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:05:33 2010 Above message repeated 6 times
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:05:26 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 19:04:48 2010 Wireless restart
[INFO] Fri Sep 03 18:59:29 2010 Above message repeated 17 times
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Hi Patrick,
I believe that I had gone through this a long time ago. I never had the logs Emailed to me. Lycan had suggested to me, to go Static IP Addresses for all devices that are part of my Network.
I also lengthen the lease time as well to 7 days or 10080 minutes.
http://192.168.0.1/Basic/Network.shtml (http://192.168.0.1/Basic/Network.shtml)
You can give all your Devices Static IP Addresses, while not affecting the Internet IP Address that may be dynamic and changing by your ISProvider.
Make sure that the Router has the correct Date and Time for your location.
192.168.1.196.
Why are you using 192.168.1.196 instead of 192.168.0.196?
All D-Link Routers and the D-Link DIR-655 Routers have a Router address of 192.168.0.1 and not 192.168.1.1.
I think this may be the source of your problem.
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OK, I have a lot of stuff set up with Static IP address's on the network and it used to be 192.168.1.XXX because that is what the old router's default was, but I can try that theory easy enough.
I will be back!
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Thecreator,
OK, I disconnected EVERYTHING from the router, powered it all down and hooked up the modem to the router, that is it, nothing else connected.
The wireless now works! But when I plug my hardwired desktop into the switch on the router, my problems come back. This is a true Gigabit connection with a brand new Intel card. I forced an IP address on this hardwired computer, the wireless starts working again (I can live with this?), I fire up the Blackberry and the wireless network in the DIR-655 dies again.
I turn off the wireless network in the DIR-655 and go through a distant WAP on the network, everything works perfectly! I now have 2 XBOX 360's, a Blackberry and 2 laptops on the network, one is streaming video.
Thank you for all your help, but I have been around PC's since the original IBM XT's came out and T/base-2 was the fastest thing around besides for Token ring.
The wireless in this D-Link is obviously an after thought, it seems to be one or the other, as long as you don't use the Blackberry. I have only had the router since Wednesday, it is time for it to go back where it came from. I have 3 kids and a wife that beat the heck out of the network daily, the load I have put on it is NOTHING.
Once again, thank you for your help!
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Thecreator,
The wireless now works! But when I plug my hardwired desktop into the switch on the router, my problems come back. This is a true Gigabit connection with a brand new Intel card. I forced an IP address on this hardwired computer, the wireless starts working again (I can live with this?), I fire up the Blackberry and the wireless network in the DIR-655 dies again.
Thank you for all your help, but I have been around PC's since the original IBM XT's came out and T/base-2 was the fastest thing around besides for Token ring.
Hi Patrick,
Are you assigning the Static IP Addresses from the Devices' Adapter itself or from the Router?
You should be assigning the Static IP Addresses from the Router on the Router, and have the Device set up to receive a Dynamic IP Address, which is assigned by the Router, from the Router.
When I first got Cable, the Technician, hard-coded a Static ID Address onto the computer, which was connected directly into the Cable Modem.
The Static IP Address was changed to go with Dynamic IP Address, before I purchased a Router.
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Hi Thecreator,
No, I did it from the PC last night and that cured the problem. I did not know you could do it from the router.
My printers (3 Laser, one is an MFC that just came with a laser) have always been assigned an address, actually 2 of them are on a ethernet printserver the address is already defined in.
After my last post I went back and changed EVERYTHING (the entire network, not as easy as some may think, the ATT microcell had to physically be reset and it has a 10-30 minute boot time) over to 192.168.0.XXX. Then just for the heck of it I put the wireless in 128bit wep mode, the thing worked like a champ! The speeds were outrageous! Then I looked on you tube and seen how easy it was to crack WEP, so for the moment, I disabled the radio in the DIR-655 (no sense in generating RF pollution). I live in Los Angles and "wardriving" is a real fact of life here. But it is usually on open networks. But because of what me and my wife do for a living, we have targets on our backs, so physical as well as electronic security is VERY important.
When I went shopping for a wireless router last night (having the wireless router on the DIR-655 is NICE but I could use another WAP that is already overloaded), I ran into everbody having wireless problems with ALL the manufacturers. Netgear has always been old reliable, NOT anymore! Must be bad silicone designs!
From an engineering stand point it just makes no sense, if WEP works and the wireless is rock solid, so should the WPA, but then again from an engineering stand point, plugging into the switch with a hard wired gigabit computer connection should NOT kick the wireless out either.
If you showed me how to assign address from the router in the above discussion last night, I will go back and re-read it and give it a try, that is MUCH easier then putting an address on everything that walks in my front door (I service a lot of computers for friends!).
Do you use the 192.168.0.100-192.168.0.199 range for the assigned address? Or go outside of that?
Thank you in advance!
Pat
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Mine works fine on Auto (WPA or WPA2) for all my wireless devices.
I have everything set to static IP's in the router with the adapters set to dynamic.
To get static IP's at the router go to Network Setting (http://192.168.0.1/Basic/Network.shtml) then reserve the IP for that device.
If the device is already connected you can just choose it from the drop down box in the Add DCHP Reservation portion but if not connected just manually add it.
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Hi Patrick,
http://192.168.0.1/Basic/Network.shtml (http://192.168.0.1/Basic/Network.shtml)
In order to be able to access it, you need to sign into the Router, first.
You assign the Static IP Addresses from the MAC Addresses of the Ethernet Adapters of the computers and other devices.
How I do it, is to make sure that your Network Filter is off, first.
http://192.168.0.1/Advanced/MAC_Address_Filter.shtml (http://192.168.0.1/Advanced/MAC_Address_Filter.shtml)
Make sure that all devices and computers are turned on, so the Router can see the Device by its Mac Address.
Once all devices are given a Static IP Address, reenable the Network Filter.
Do you use the 192.168.0.100-192.168.0.199 range for the assigned address? Or go outside of that?
I assign the Static IP Addresses inside of the Address range of 100 to 199.
You don't need to assign them close together, you can assign them like: 192.168.0.###
110
120
130
107
160
From Help:
DHCP Server Settings
DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. The DHCP section is where you configure the built-in DHCP Server to assign IP addresses to the computers and other devices on your local area network (LAN).
Enable DHCP Server
Once your D-Link router is properly configured and this option is enabled, the DHCP Server will manage the IP addresses and other network configuration information for computers and other devices connected to your Local Area Network. There is no need for you to do this yourself.
The computers (and other devices) connected to your LAN also need to have their TCP/IP configuration set to "DHCP" or "Obtain an IP address automatically".
When you set Enable DHCP Server, the following options are displayed.
DHCP IP Address Range
These two IP values (from and to) define a range of IP addresses that the DHCP Server uses when assigning addresses to computers and devices on your Local Area Network. Any addresses that are outside of this range are not managed by the DHCP Server; these could, therefore, be used for manually configured devices or devices that cannot use DHCP to obtain network address details automatically.
It is possible for a computer or device that is manually configured to have an address that does reside within this range. In this case the address should be reserved (see DHCP Reservation below), so that the DHCP Server knows that this specific address can only be used by a specific computer or device.
Your D-Link router, by default, has a static IP address of 192.168.0.1. This means that addresses 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.0.254 can be made available for allocation by the DHCP Server.
Example:
Your D-Link router uses 192.168.0.1 for the IP address. You've assigned a computer that you want to designate as a Web server with a static IP address of 192.168.0.3. You've assigned another computer that you want to designate as an FTP server with a static IP address of 192.168.0.4. Therefore the starting IP address for your DHCP IP address range needs to be 192.168.0.5 or greater.
Example:
Suppose you configure the DHCP Server to manage addresses From 192.168.0.100 To 192.168.0.199. This means that 192.168.0.3 to 192.168.0.99 and 192.168.0.200 to 192.168.0.254 are NOT managed by the DHCP Server. Computers or devices that use addresses from these ranges are to be manually configured. Suppose you have a web server computer that has a manually configured address of 192.168.0.100. Because this falls within the "managed range" be sure to create a reservation for this address and match it to the relevant computer (see Static DHCP Client below).
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Thank you for the instructions!
I have done what you have instructed me to do.
Partial success!
I am currently typing on my laptop using wireless. All of the computers and peripherals in the house are on the network but one. As I type I can see my kids have the network at full tilt, I would say at least 2 XBOX 360's.
When I plug in 1 computer, it makes the wireless become unstable. It is the only hardwired gigabit computer in the house. I have tried moving the IP address everywhere! I have even forced Vista 64 out of the specified IP address range with no success. I Purchased a D-link DGS-2208 last week, it is a 8 port gigabit switch, everyone in the house goes through this switch and the wireless is fine, if I plug directly into the router or the switch, I take the wireless up and down similar to the previous logs posted above.
The NIC is a brand new Intel EXPI9301CTBLK, PCI-E card. I looked around and I could not find a D-Link PCI-E card available, only PCI. I have the latest drivers installed for the NIC. Hopefully this is only NIC card related, I do have a server that is running 100Mbps, but I was planing on upgrading it to gigabit also. At this point all I can do is monkey with the NIC card defaults in Vista 64, which could leave me there for days!
Any input is appreciated!
Thank you!!!!
Pat
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Replaced NIC card with a generic 10/100 card, also replaced cable with a Cat 6E @ 10 FT.
The wireless still goes down when this PC is plugged in.
Could Vista 64 SP1 be fighting with the router? That does NOT make sense!
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Plugged in a Windows XP Pro 32 bit computer into the same cable/port on the router and the wireless is rock solid, even with the Blackberry on it.
This is bizarre! I know Vista 64 is bad, but......
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Try turning off IPV6 on the Vista machine.
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Thank you for the instructions!
I have done what you have instructed me to do.
Partial success!
When I plug in 1 computer, it makes the wireless become unstable. It is the only hardwired gigabit computer in the house. I have tried moving the IP address everywhere! I have even forced Vista 64 out of the specified IP address range with no success. I Purchased a D-link DGS-2208 last week, it is a 8 port gigabit switch, everyone in the house goes through this switch and the wireless is fine, if I plug directly into the router or the switch, I take the wireless up and down similar to the previous logs posted above.
The NIC is a brand new Intel EXPI9301CTBLK, PCI-E card. I looked around and I could not find a D-Link PCI-E card available, only PCI. I have the latest drivers installed for the NIC. Hopefully this is only NIC card related, I do have a server that is running 100Mbps, but I was planing on upgrading it to gigabit also. At this point all I can do is monkey with the NIC card defaults in Vista 64, which could leave me there for days!
Any input is appreciated!
Thank you!!!!
Pat
Hi Patrick,
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=DGE-560T (http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=DGE-560T)
DGE-560T Gigabit PCI Express Network Adapter ;D
Buy.com sells it, but is out of stock.
http://www.buy.com/prod/d-link-dge-560t-pci-express-gigabit-network-adapter/q/loc/101/10396839.html (http://www.buy.com/prod/d-link-dge-560t-pci-express-gigabit-network-adapter/q/loc/101/10396839.html)
From the D-Link Shop, it is out of stock but sells for $57.99
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GREAT!!!!
Turning off IPV6 made it ROCK solid for the last few hours with WPA2 enabled. The wired side is also very stable! I will have to wait until later this evening to get a true speed test, but on the wired side the prelim tests show almost a 4Mbps increase this morning, I have never seen over 28Mbps and I was getting 32 this morning, the last Linksys I tried had me at 8Mbps.
I have ran several tests and I can't get a hiccup from the DIR-655!
Thank you very much for everyone's input and help.
I have a new DOCSIS 3 modem coming next week with Gigabit WAN port vs the 100Mbps port I have now, might even be able to squeak a little more out of this system yet! Hopefully that will not jinx it!
I put some full size antennas on the router, it looks pretty scary! The signal increase across the property was worth it! :)
Thank you again!
Pat
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Must be a Vista issue as I have Win 7 64 Pro with IPv6 enabled...no issues of any kind.
Glad I skipped Vista. :D
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People underestimate the effect of some networking features of an OS. Vista had a very 'faul' IPv6 implementation. Possibly in certain situations this causes a router to choke. I did not experience this with Vista, but it shows how complex some issues can be....blaming a router is the first thought, but not always the solution ;D
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The last 2 routers did not have a problem with the IPV6. I have been running this machine and Vista64 for quite some time, before that I was using XP Pro 64. My last router was an Actiontec MI424WR, I did NOT need the Verizon router except for the WAN-LAN throughput. A year or two ago I got into it with Linksys, their sales team in Irvine Ca. came right out and said I did not need that much speed. :o But then again they do NOT live with my family! They tried to sell me a Cisco router to handle my traffic, for some crazy price. I think I paid $25 for the Actiontec off of E-bay, brand new in the sealed factory box, around the same time frame.
My only concern now is, being TWC is shipping me a brand new Docsis 3 modem with a Gigabit port, what happens if we do go to IPV6? I have really not kept up with networking trends these days. Most of the stuff I deal with for my job is of the 2.55 GBPS++ Fibre channel variety used by the military. We actually use optical cables to the computer, so I have NOT seen anything with an Ethernet NIC, except at home, for a long time.
We do have the below on the issue, but I am not sure if they are using IPV6 name servers how that will work.
IPv6 support is mandatory for us, the 655 as well as our current N line is slated for upgrade, but that could change at any second.
To my knowledge most home routers will use a NAT program that allows IPv6 on the WAN and an IPv4 Local network since the NAT is not transparent.
This would make more sense as the average user is already familiar with ipv4 addressing.
For now I am not going to over think it. This router is ROCK solid and FAST! I do not know how to display my speed test like EddieZ does, so below is the link. And the tech support I got over here VS. Linksys ROCKS! So I am a convert.
Besides, being an ex design engineer, every piece of hardware designed today is buggy, and by the time they get it de-bugged, the piece is obsolete! But WE made it work, that is PRICELESS! ;D
http://www.speedtest.net/result/941538021.png
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Except the newer revisions that have the 2.0 firmware the 655 does not support IPv6.
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Except the newer revisions that have the 2.0 firmware the 655 does not support IPv6.
So there is a newer version of the DIR-655 than A4?
That would be pretty close to what I ran into with Linksys, nobody had the latest hardware version, even though I really like this router, it is starting to sound like a bad investment? :'(
It looks like I should have got a DIR-825 instead? ??? Even though the 5Ghz band will NOT play with my 9 extension phone system, I can always turn it off!
All I am seeing for IPV6 roll out dates is hypothetical, anyone have any insight to this?
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Patrick, I'm having the same issues you had. I have a PC running Win 7 64bit hardwired to the router, and I have a Macbook Pro and an iPhone wireless to the router. The only time I see dropout issues with the wireless is when I have the PC turned on!
I plan to go back through this thread and see what changes I need to make to the PC and the router to stop this annoying issue. Hopefully something will work, and I will post back.
Thanks for all your posts.
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Patrick, I'm having the same issues you had. I have a PC running Win 7 64bit hardwired to the router, and I have a Macbook Pro and an iPhone wireless to the router. The only time I see dropout issues with the wireless is when I have the PC turned on!
I plan to go back through this thread and see what changes I need to make to the PC and the router to stop this annoying issue. Hopefully something will work, and I will post back.
Thanks for all your posts.
With me it turned out to be IPV6 was enabled in Vista 64, turned off IPV6 and it went away. It did not seem to be firmware specific, but it did NOT like IPV6 being turned on. My new router, the DIR-825 was IPV6 compatible, so no problems with IPV6 being turned on. I have even done a little 4to6 surfing! I still like the DIR-655 better, a lot better range! ;D
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So I turned off IPV6 in my Windows 7 64bit OS and everything works great now. I've got ver. 1.34 firmware on the router. Everything is solid.