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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DIR-655 => Topic started by: tudela on July 21, 2008, 09:32:47 PM
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Firmware 1.20
7/21/2008
¤ SDK upgrade to Ubicom 7.6.1
¤ Fixed TKIP/WEP encryption issue with DWA-160A1.
¤ Fixed WEP 11g/11b issue.
EDIT:
Just flashed. All good so far. Web interface seems snappier for some reason in IE7.
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There seems to be a GUI error. I am connected to the network at 1G but the settings only allow up to 100Mbs. This is the only issue I've noticed so far.
(http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6739/dir655wt5.jpg)
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There seems to be a GUI error. I am connected to the network at 1G but the settings only allow up to 100Mbs. This is the only issue I've noticed so far.
You're connecting to your ISP (the WAN port) with gigabit ethernet? How fast of a service do you have?
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Just loaded it too.
It did not save the configuration information so I loaded them back from saved file.
Guest Zone is a new thing.
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So, just what is this "Guest Zone" and what function does it have?
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So, just what is this "Guest Zone" and what function does it have?
Looks like a secondary wireless setup, haven't looked real close at it yet as it's probably something that I don't really need for my setup.
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The msxml 5.0 activex thing is getting annoying, running Vista and research says NOT to install it.
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You're connecting to your ISP (the WAN port) with gigabit ethernet? How fast of a service do you have?
Yes you are right. I was thinking LAN. Sorry for the confusion.
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Uff, another firmware with bug.
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Firmware 1.20
7/21/2008
¤ SDK upgrade to Ubicom 7.6.1
¤ Fixed TKIP/WEP encryption issue with DWA-160A1.
¤ Fixed WEP 11g/11b issue.
EDIT:
Just flashed. All good so far. Web interface seems snappier for some reason in IE7.
You're right, I'm using Firefox 3.0.1 and all the settings pages do seem much "snappier".
I wish they documented the "Guest Zone" feature more (i.e. what exactly it does) but overall the pages seem a bit more logically laid out and feel more intuitive vs. the 1.11 and beta firmwares.
I still wish the thing would have better bandwidth utilization stats (a feature I REALLY miss from my old Tomato Buffalo router).
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Yet another DIR-655 patched. Updated from the 1_11MSbeta firmware. Backed up all settings PRIOR to updating. The router reset it's configuration back to default after flash. Restored settings from backup. No problems found yet....
BSPvette
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working nice here
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There seems to be a GUI error. I am connected to the network at 1G but the settings only allow up to 100Mbs. This is the only issue I've noticed so far.
(http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/6739/dir655wt5.jpg)
You´re right, man.... WAN 1000Mbps is missing here!!!!
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I suppose if the WAN port speed is limited, there's no sense in upgrading to a flawed firmware.
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You´re right, man.... WAN 1000Mbps is missing here!!!!
I made a mistake. 1000Mbps should be for the LAN connection, not the WAN.
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One change noticed w/ 1.20... I have AT&T Callvantage VoIP (DLink 5102S), and over time, in the quest to tweak VoIP quality, I had tweaked DIR655 settings. This originally started with some port forwarding, then putting the VoIP adapter in DMZ. I realize having both of these configured simultaneously is redundant at best, but v 1.11 did all right with all of it.
I upgraded to v 1.20 this morning, and the AT&T box was the only thing I couldn't get to work. Saw a few DIR655 log messages referencing the VoIP's IP address and a dropped ICMP, but nothing specific enough to help me get the AT&T working. I finally turned off the port forwarding rules, and let the AT&T box just sit in the DMZ, and that finally got the AT&T working. All of this makes sense from a logical POV (it should either be port forwarding OR DMZ), but like I said, 1.11 handled the contradiction, while 1.20 didn't. I also have some QoS rules set up for it, so I'll have to see over the next few days if those are still working.
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D-Link has pulled 1.20 Firmware.
It's amusing to me why/how companies do this.
OOOPPPSS! :-\
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D-Link has pulled 1.20 Firmware.
It's amusing to me why/how companies do this.
OOOPPPSS! :-\
Maybe they read some the replys here and are giving it a quick tweak.
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Maybe they can fix the bug where when you deselect the UPnP server, it still is browsable via UPnP. sure, there are no services available, but if I turn off UPnP, I want it to be off. I have reported this before on the Beta firmware...
Regards,
BV
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Maybe Lycan or another DLink member can give us more information about what happened to the DIR-655 1.20 firmware. The new 1.10 firmware for the DGL-4500 has also been pulled.
I hope this issues are minor and can be fixed soon. For now I think I'm going to keep using the 1.20 firmware, unless someone tells us that there are more issues than expected with the 1.20 firmware.
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File dates for 1.20 are different now, the original bin file differs with it's date to the one thats in the zip file.
I have flashed the router with the older date stamped bin file and can not see any other changes.
One thing I have noticed, the 1.20 firmware -- when using laptop to access the internet, it takes longer to detect the proxy settings compared with that of 1.11 firmware.
I am using the DWA-652 in the latop for it's 300mps speed.
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File dates for 1.20 are different now, the original bin file differs with it's date to the one thats in the zip file..
both the removed and the currently available firmware have the same content, the new one is just packaged in a zip file. ;D
both have "30c23102a0c33754a66cba14534d7aba" md5sum ;-)
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Hi guys,
Can anyone send me this email me this firmware ?
If u could can u send it to riggsgsi2005@hotmail.com
I really want to try this firmware out
Thanx in advanced
ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/dir655/Firmware/dir655_firmware_120.zip
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In my network I see an improvement.
I lost my custom config due to some changes in the firmware. So far I all I have done is turned off DHCP and added my domain name because I have a Server that provides DHCP and DNS for my network everything else is defaults. My wireless speeds are now much higher. Before this update powerboost never workded for my laptop now it does. I have considered my wirless settings may have been messed up before and simply resetting to defaults may have given me the same result but so far my network is stable and seems improved a 3.9 gb file just transferred in two minutes or so sustaining a tranfer rate around 28.0 mb/sec. Previously I had some more fluxuations in speed, take into account I am the only one on the network right now. If I notice anything negative in the next couple days I will edit this post.
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I haven't noticed a difference really. Although I just got all PC's on wireless N cards and changed the router to N only and performance may be better. However since upgrading the FW every time I make a change, instead of asking to reboot now or later...or just making the change...My wireless connection drops for just a second any time I hit save in the router config...a couple times setings where not saved. I have learned to use IE when messing with the settings as I've had issues with Firefox in the past. I initially used an older laptop running windows 2000 to do the FW update since it was already wired to the router. I may try another backup, and reflash to see if it helps.
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This firmware has MAJOR flaw.. Try to change a port in PORT FORWARDING.. it reboots the whole Wireless!!!
[INFO] Sun Jul 27 01:43:38 2008 Above message repeated 1 times
[INFO] Sun Jul 27 01:43:31 2008 Wireless link is up
[INFO] Sun Jul 27 01:43:11 2008 Stored configuration to non-volatile memory
[INFO] Sun Jul 27 01:43:10 2008 Wireless link is down
[INFO] Sun Jul 27 01:43:10 2008 Wireless restart
[INFO] Sun Jul 27 01:43:10 2008 Disconnect all stations
[INFO] Sun Jul 27 01:42:16 2008 Log viewed by IP address 192.168.0.7
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Note: 20/40 Auto-Mode change to good neighbor.
Please see the readme.txt, located in the folder containing the firmware file.
Note: After upgrading to firmware 1.20, you will not be able to downgrade to previous firmwares.
¤ SDK upgrade to Ubicom 7.6.1
¤ Fixed TKIP/WEP encryption issue with DWA-160A1.
¤ Fixed WEP 11g/11b issue.
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I found that in Status->Wireless i've got in SISD name of my wireless network not my laptop name but in SETUP->Network SETTINGS on Number of Dynamic DHCP Clients i've got on HOSTNAME correct name of my computer. Even in LOG when my laptop is connect it shows name of my wireless network instead of laptop name. Is it bug of new firmware 1.20?I'm using DIR-655 A2 with 1.20 Firmware.
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All this isn't making me feel too comfortable in moving to version 1.20. Interestingly enough, the email notification of new firmware feature in the router itself, doesn't seem to be notifying me of any changes ... yet.
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I found that in Status->Wireless i've got in SISD name of my wireless network not my laptop name but in SETUP->Network SETTINGS on Number of Dynamic DHCP Clients i've got on HOSTNAME correct name of my computer. Even in LOG when my laptop is connect it shows name of my wireless network instead of laptop name. Is it bug of new firmware 1.20?I'm using DIR-655 A2 with 1.20 Firmware.
I think that it shows the SSID due to the new Guest Network option. That way you can see what systems are going through your Primary Network and which are using the Guest Network connection.
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I think that it shows the SSID due to the new Guest Network option. That way you can see what systems are going through your Primary Network and which are using the Guest Network connection.
Probably you have right. in 1.11 there wasn't any name in wireless NUMBER OF WIRELESS CLIENTS. My mistake.
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I do not see anything about support for any of the newer Draft Standards, i assume this is still Draft 2.0? Is there any word on when the firmware will support Draft 4.0?
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Since upgrading to 1.20, my server-shared printer is still visible to all the client PCs but connection to it (e.g. selecting it in app, like Adobe Reader or Microsoft Word) takes around 5 minutes, making it virtually unusable. Given that as far as I am aware, all that has changed is the router firmware, I have to suspect it.
Any ideas/workarounds?
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D-Link,
Why did you pull the v1.20 firmware from the download section?
I am running v1.20 and I have not tried to go back to v1.10.
I read, after you update to 1.20 you can not go back to pre-v1.20 - is this true?
Thanks...
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I just went back to the 1.11 BETA. no problems flashing back.
I'm not going to try and flash back to the official 1.11
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Hi,
Just went looking for v1.20 and it is still pulled. Guess they wanna fix the fixes.... ??
SD1
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Since upgrading to 1.20, my server-shared printer is still visible to all the client PCs but connection to it (e.g. selecting it in app, like Adobe Reader or Microsoft Word) takes around 5 minutes, making it virtually unusable. Given that as far as I am aware, all that has changed is the router firmware, I have to suspect it.
Any ideas/workarounds?
Same issue here, I moved the printer to two different computers and tried many network drivers all to figure out that what changed was the router firmware!
There must be somekind of workaround...
Erik.
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Beta Code
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=2054.0
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Hi,
Felt brave today and installed the new Beta v1.20 per Lycan's post. So far it seems fine. I was able to recover my saved settings no problems.
One question, is that I am showing a WFADevice under my UPnp items as well as the router itself, which had been shown. What is the WFA Device ? Its a new term to me...
SD1
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Hi,
Maybe I spoke a l;ittle too soon.... I just tried to edit one of my schedules I had set up previously, and it popped up an error message about the time being invalid, even tho all I did was try to change 10 : 15 PM to 10 : 00 PM.
I was able to retain the initial 10 : 15 PM time by refreshing the browser page, but had no luck changing to the new time I wanted.
SD1
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One question, is that I am showing a WFADevice under my UPnp items as well as the router itself, which had been shown. What is the WFA Device ? Its a new term to me...
Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA) device
First hit on Google...
Is 1.20 worth the upgrade? There does not seem to be a lot of changes.
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Is 1.20 worth the upgrade? There does not seem to be a lot of changes.
It is not worth the upgrade unless you have deauthentication issues. All my deauthentications are gone with 1.20.
Also there are still many bugs...
Erik
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I visited the D-Link website and the latest FW is the 1.11 version for the DIR-655? Where can I download the 1.20 version?
Thank you,
DS.
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I visited the D-Link website and the latest FW is the 1.11 version for the DIR-655? Where can I download the 1.20 version?
Thank you,
DS.
ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/dir655/Firmware/dir655_firmware_120b07_beta.zip
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Cheers.
DS.
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Same issue here, I moved the printer to two different computers and tried many network drivers all to figure out that what changed was the router firmware!
There must be somekind of workaround...
Erik.
I have no such issue with my hp wireless printer; it works as before. The new firmware has been up and working for over a week now... Al
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It's the final version that shouldn't allow for downgrade. It's based off the same SDK as the 4500, 628 and the 855. The beta may allow for downgrade but, I'm fairly sure the final will not.
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It's the final version that shouldn't allow for downgrade. It's based off the same SDK as the 4500, 628 and the 855. The beta may allow for downgrade but, I'm fairly sure the final will not.
Logical question to this: when will the final be released?
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It's the final version that shouldn't allow for downgrade. It's based off the same SDK as the 4500, 628 and the 855. The beta may allow for downgrade but, I'm fairly sure the final will not.
So let me see if I follow this.... I have the "original" final 1.20 and not the beta 1.20 so I should not be able to downgrade. So if I upgrade to the Beta 1.20 I can downgrade. So after I get the "Final" final 1.20, can I downgrade to the beta 1.20 and then downgrade??? ;D
Cheers!
BV
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Is this firmware :
ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/dir655/Firmware/dir655_firmware_120b07_beta.zip
Also for hardware version A3 of the dir-655?
Cheers ;D
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It looks like I am in a pickle.
My connections (two computers) don't work with version 1.11. So what do I do?
I am assuming that 1.20 has the same upgrades as 1.11. If i upgrade to 1.20 and if the connections do not work, since I cannot go back to 1.10 WTF do I do?
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Ok, here is my problem :'(
I bought the dir-655 to give more power to my wireless network.
Problem is that the connection drops all the time (same problem alsmost everyone has?).
Could someone please tell what to do? Shall i downgrade to a previous firmware? or upgrade to 1.20 with the knowledge i can't get back. My current firmware is 1.11. Hardware version is A3.
Please help :-\
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I have the same version and same Firmware as you (A3), and I am not experiencing any dropped connections while streaming television or radio to my media extender. Do you suppose this might be a particular issue with your other devices on the network, or a faulty router?
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Ok, here is my problem :'(
I bought the dir-655 to give more power to my wireless network.
Problem is that the connection drops all the time (same problem alsmost everyone has?).
Could someone please tell what to do? Shall i downgrade to a previous firmware? or upgrade to 1.20 with the knowledge i can't get back. My current firmware is 1.11. Hardware version is A3.
Please help :-\
I used to have similar problems when running mixed g/n mode. Since switching to n only and using a different router for g, the problem has gone away.
BV
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Where are you people seeing this 1.20?
The last release is 1.11 The 1.20 is the manual.
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http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=2054.0
have at you!
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I used to have similar problems when running mixed g/n mode. Since switching to n only and using a different router for g, the problem has gone away.
BV
I have been wondering if the Guest wireless is any good or if i should do what you did and get another router for my non N clients.... kind crappy... (like me having to set up another PC to sync my Zune because the software isnt XP 64bit compatible..)
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Oh, ok it's beta. I don't do beta firmware for the simple fact it's not supported if your router takes a s**t on ya!!!
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To tell you the truth, we would still replace it for you.
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Well, my warranty has expired, so I wont use beta firmware without having a significant reason. Just what does this beta firmware bring to the party that the official release doesn't have? If all it does is update some issues (which I have none) and doesn't add any more usability, I will pass.
As for anyone having dropped connections, I suggest replacing the router, as I have no problems with my 655 what so ever since purchase and setup.
Also, XP and Vista cannot share printers for anyone having printer issues. Reason is, Vista doesn't allow XP to join the the workgrop or circle as it may be.
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A new version of 1.20 is up.
Why not just rename it 1.25 to avoid any confusion from previous releases or give indication that bugs from the past 1.20 releases have been fixed?
EDIT:
The 1.20 that is up now has the same compilation date as teh most recent BETA firmware.
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08/14/2008 07:33 1,376,256 dir655_firmware_120.bin
07/31/2008 11:05 1,345,258 dir655_firmware_120_beta.zip
08/05/2008 05:00 1,345,264 dir655_firmware_120b07_beta.zip
md5
bb670281432f0b5dfad8317ef2c3d05f *dir655_firmware_120.bin
bb670281432f0b5dfad8317ef2c3d05f *dir655_firmware_120_beta.bin
bb670281432f0b5dfad8317ef2c3d05f *dir655_firmware_120b07_beta.bin
Nothing new, still this same file!
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I noticed it too. Before rushing to flash the router, I checked the files with MD5, and found the three of them are exactly the same.
I hope they fix this issue and release the new v1.20 build soon.
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I regularly check my LAN speed, and it seems to be faster with the latest release.
(http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/4986/newspeedma1.jpg)
I normally get 16-18 MB/sec.
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Hi All,
One thing I noticed about the latest fix for 1.20 Firmware Version, is that the warning that you can't download is gone.
I wonder, if that condition that was programmed into the previous versions of Firmware 1.20 release, caused the problems.
Even though there was a problem in some features of version 1.11, you should be allow to change the Firmware Level, at all times. Just my opinion.
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08/14/2008 07:33 1,376,256 dir655_firmware_120.bin
07/31/2008 11:05 1,345,258 dir655_firmware_120_beta.zip
08/05/2008 05:00 1,345,264 dir655_firmware_120b07_beta.zip
md5
bb670281432f0b5dfad8317ef2c3d05f *dir655_firmware_120.bin
bb670281432f0b5dfad8317ef2c3d05f *dir655_firmware_120_beta.bin
bb670281432f0b5dfad8317ef2c3d05f *dir655_firmware_120b07_beta.bin
Nothing new, still this same file!
I think you have a bad md5 checker. The difference in bytes alone indicate these files do not equal --so they cannot be the same. :/
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Nevermind, I didnt see the .ZIP extension first time around. You are indeed correct, same file...
08/15/2008 07:03 PM 1,376,256 dir655_firmware_120.bin
08/05/2008 10:48 AM 1,376,256 dir655_firmware_120b07_beta.bin
07/31/2008 08:07 PM 1,376,256 dir655_firmware_120_beta.bin
dir655_firmware_120.bin bb670281432f0b5dfad8317ef2c3d05f
dir655_firmware_120b07_beta.bin bb670281432f0b5dfad8317ef2c3d05f
dir655_firmware_120_beta.bin bb670281432f0b5dfad8317ef2c3d05f
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Definetly still not a final release! >:(
Still have that annoying MSXML 5.0 active x bug AND the ENTIRE status page is useless!!!!
Can't see any logs, get the "please wait! while logs are being received..." for hours, can't see any packets sent/received,wireless clients...., the whole status page except for the device tab, isn't working.
Going back to version 1.11,
Lycan,
You may want to tell the powers that be that this firmware isn't ready for release. :o
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If you are running Vista do NOT install the MSXML 5.0. If you do this is what is causing the logs and status pages to not work. The only way to get rid of the MSXML 5.0 active x component is to do a reset of Internet Explorer. (Internet Options > Tools > Advanced Tab > Reset Button at the bottom)
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Definetly still not a final release! >:(
Still have that annoying MSXML 5.0 active x bug AND the ENTIRE status page is useless!!!!
Can't see any logs, get the "please wait! while logs are being received..." for hours, can't see any packets sent/received,wireless clients...., the whole status page except for the device tab, isn't working.
Going back to version 1.11,
Lycan,
You may want to tell the powers that be that this firmware isn't ready for release. :o
Strange, I don't have any of the issues described. Everything runs smooth with 1.20. Does not seem to be a generic issue.
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If you are running Vista do NOT install the MSXML 5.0. If you do this is what is causing the logs and status pages to not work. The only way to get rid of the MSXML 5.0 active x component is to do a reset of Internet Explorer. (Internet Options > Tools > Advanced Tab > Reset Button at the bottom)
You can just go to Internet options>tools>manage add ons>disable XML 5.0 http but
still a bug in my book. Shouldn't even be there if it renders stuff useless. Thx for the tip tho-will check it out. 8)
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Same issue here, I moved the printer to two different computers and tried many network drivers all to figure out that what changed was the router firmware!
There must be somekind of workaround...
Erik.
Same issue here. I flashed the router back to Firmware 1.11 and the problem was solve.
Now the printer in my LAN and all LAN-LAN traffic acts mutch faster. Seems to be a problem with 1.20 firmware.
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Anyone knows if they fixed the port-forwarding reboot problem?
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I want to try the firmware, does it work on the europian dir-655 as well? I have hardware version A3.
Hope this 1.20 will get rid of wireless connection droppings :D
thanks in advance
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I want to try the firmware, does it work on the europian dir-655 as well? I have hardware version A3.
Hope this 1.20 will get rid of wireless connection droppings :D
thanks in advance
Yes, this firmware will work in european DIR-655. I have HW: A2.
But it creates more Wireless Errors then previous firmware versions. At least for me. Plus the problem I had discribed above.
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So far, I see no issues with the 1.20 firmware and my DIR-655 with A3 hardware. What I do see is that the wireless speeds reported in the wireless status seem to have been calculated by an engineer and not a marketing person. No more of that fake 270Mbps to my two DAP-1555 boxes. With no real change in performance, the wireless speeds are reported at like 39Mbps or 45Mbps. This is more realistic with the transfer rates I see. I think now I might try to improve the antenna placement. So much for that silly 300Mbps stuff. ;D
Bye. 8)
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Crunchy,
The fact that you're seeing 39Mbps is not good. The router should still report the connection speed not the transfer rates.
What 802.11 mode are you running?
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Must say that the same difference between 1.11 (and beta) and 1.20 is noticable. From the router's point of view the reported connection speeds are less (worse) than in 1.11 while nothing else has changed (not an inch). Connecting in N with a Centrino laptop (so max. 130 Mbps)
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That seems to be the trend here, thing is we're not able to get it to happen in house.
Truth is I've got some beta (no i cna't hand this one out) that has a 40channel width only mode. This will FORCE 300 MBPS. Then we'll see whats up. BOOYAH!!!!!11!!1.
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Wireless Radio : Enabled
802.11 Mode : Mixed 802.11n and 802.11g
Channel Width : 20MHz
Channel : 1
WISH : Active
Wi-Fi Protected Setup : Enabled/Configured
I don't remember if it was reported quite like this in 1.11 beta. I did a system save, then loaded it after the firmware update.
SSID MAC Address IP Address Mode Rate (Mbps) Signal (%)
OwlNet2 00075C50E3C5 192.168.0.199 802.11g 11 40
OwlNet2 001CF06F29B9 192.168.0.197 802.11n (2.4GHz) 78 68
OwlNet2 001CF06F2912 192.168.0.195 802.11n (2.4GHz) 26 50
Here is the speed report. The first client is a digital picture frame, and the other two are DAP-1555 units. One is about 15 feet through a bedroom wall, and the other is twice that far down a half a level through two walls.
Bye. 8)
Crunchy,
The fact that you're seeing 39Mbps is not good. The router should still report the connection speed not the transfer rates.
What 802.11 mode are you running?
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That seems to be the trend here, thing is we're not able to get it to happen in house.
Truth is I've got some beta (no i cna't hand this one out) that has a 40channel width only mode. This will FORCE 300 MBPS. Then we'll see whats up. BOOYAH!!!!!11!!1.
<Sarcasm>
WOW! I can't wait for 300 MBps!!! That is much better than the 300 Mbps that is advertised on the box.
</Sarcasm>
Watch your CASE. Some people MIGHT think THEY can REALLY get 300 MBPS instead of 300 Mbps.... ;o)
FYI, I have NEVER had a problem getting 300Mbps connection rate with my DIR-655 connecting to DWA-652 cards.... Can't say the same with other chipset cards....
Cheers!
BV
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With my notebook on I get this:
Wireless Radio : Enabled
802.11 Mode : Mixed 802.11n and 802.11g
Channel Width : 40MHz
Channel : 1
Secondary Channel : 5
WISH : Active
Wi-Fi Protected Setup : Enabled/Configured
Guest Wi-Fi Protected Setup : Enabled/Not Configured
And much different speeds:
OwlNet2 00075C50E3C5 192.168.0.199 802.11g 36 38
OwlNet2 001CF06F29B9 192.168.0.197 802.11n (2.4GHz) 162 60
OwlNet2 001CF06F2912 192.168.0.195 802.11n (2.4GHz) 27 44
OwlNet2 0013E83C17F7 192.168.0.191 802.11n (2.4GHz) 78 78
It does seem realistic now. Not like it used to be with near 300 Mbps reported speed, but otherwise measured transfer rates that were much less.
Bye. 8)
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That seems to be the trend here, thing is we're not able to get it to happen in house.
Truth is I've got some beta (no i cna't hand this one out) that has a 40channel width only mode. This will FORCE 300 MBPS. Then we'll see whats up. BOOYAH!!!!!11!!1.
I think one problem here is the overreaching "good neighbor" feature.
For example, if my neighbor were using any one of the three faultily-designed DI-624 routers I owned, it would reboot for no reason every 30 seconds to 5 minutes. Since that's a "booting up AP" my 40MHz would never EVER activate just because of his defective product.
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That seems to be the trend here, thing is we're not able to get it to happen in house.
Truth is I've got some beta (no i cna't hand this one out) that has a 40channel width only mode. This will FORCE 300 MBPS. Then we'll see whats up. BOOYAH!!!!!11!!1.
Wouldn't be much use with the limited Intel Wireless N I have ::)
Perhaps the issue does not appear in lab circumstances. Router upstairs, laptop downstairs: Right now the router reports 72% and 117 Mbps, the laptop signal monitor has 98% and 130 Mbps. Perhaps there is a discreprency between the strengths that are measured at both devices. If the newer firmware measures something else (receive or send) then it did in 1.11 that would explain a lot
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LAN printing is WAY slower with v 1.20-had o go back to 1.11- printing to a network printer on my LAN with all Vista machines is painful with v 1.20
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LAN printing is WAY slower with v 1.20-had o go back to 1.11- printing to a network printer on my LAN with all Vista machines is painful with v 1.20
I had exactly the same problem. When back to 1.11 and everything was fine.
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I had exactly the same problem. When back to 1.11 and everything was fine.
Quite strange and curious as I am: I flashed back and forth a couple of times to see if this would happen with the new beta firmware but I don't seem able to reproduce this behaviour.
Would be a good thing to specify some more details on your network configs?
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I tried to install this firmware version. I am currently on 1.04. I did not realise how far back I was. I had the same problem other people have reported, that the e-mail updates do not work. Anyway, I saved my configuration before upgrading (I am hardware A1/A2 as reported in the dlink console). I upgraded and it seemed to lose all mu configuration settings. I then tried to upload my saved configuration file but it just kept giving me a message saying it was busy. So I was stuck with a router with all default setting and could not get it to my settings without manually doing it. I reloaded 1.04 and my saved config file and got back to where I was before I started.
My question - should 1.20 completely lose my settings and why cannot it read my old configuration file?
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I have a similar issue. The .gws file I saved from FW 1.10 will not load on 1.20. In fact, it won't load on 1.10 or 1.11 either. I have a slough of complicated settings. So the idea would be to save a file with these settings that you could reload when you upgrade the firmware. I saved the file assuming I would be able to restore the settings it saved, (if at least on the same firmware I saved it on). The file is corrupted. I saved a different file with minimal settings and it worked fine. This defeats the purpose. If you have minimal settings you can go through and change it back manually with ease. I have complicated settings which I cannot change back manually with ease and I cant load the darn gatweay settings. I even tried a .gws file I saved 3 months ago and it comes up with the same errors. Basically, the DIR-655 saves a corrupted .gws file if you have too many custom parameters! I need to somehow send my .gws file to dlink so on the next firmware revision, I can restore my settings. Or give me a way to somehow decrypt my .gws file so I can get my settings. Dangerous to supply a backup feature that does not work! Be careful when upgrading! Write down your settings if they are complicated, it is likely your .gws file will be corrupted! Boooo!
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It does seem ridiculous that a backup utility doesn't actually work and there is no warning. Luckily in my case I still had firmware 1.04 on my machine so I could go back to that. Thanks D-Link...duh!
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upgraded to 1.20 after an email from my router i had 1.11 i re-set my settings manually and now i get this email
"Newer Firmware Version 18.208 for your D-Link Systems DIR-655 router is now available at http://wrpd.dlink.com.tw/router/firmware/DIR-655/Ax/Default/DIR655A4_FW120B07.bin"
yeah i just updated with that file and why are you calling it 18.208 now.
i searched the forum for it but it came up with no responce so i just thought i would post it.
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wow!!! i am not inspired to update my router... to bad my DS doesnt wanna connect... i might have to 'upgrade' to see if i can get it to connect...
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There was a problem with the server that informs the router that there is a firmware upgrade.
We believe it's been corrected.
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I received this just yesterday in an email:
Newer Firmware Version 18.208 for your D-Link Systems DIR-655 router is now available at http://wrpd.dlink.com.tw/router/firmware/DIR-655/Ax/Default/DIR655A4_FW120B07.bin
I don't think it's fixed :D. I've been running v1.20b07 the past couple weeks. No problems except for the email.
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I would like to report after much skeptisism i updated to the 120b07 and i am not able to connect my DS using the wonderful Guest wireless group... i admit i was wrong, the router now works like i hoped it would (for the most part) and i am happy, i like the guest wireless lan portion, allows me to connect my 'simpler' devices without having to compromise my lan... very nice...