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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DIR-825 => Topic started by: BigBlueShock on January 25, 2011, 01:11:18 PM
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So far no complaints on new 2.05NA Firmware. I've used 2.03NA for about 3 days until I gave up on it because of poor wireless throughput (maximum 3mb/s across computers even with reflash and 30/30/30 reset did not help)
My wireless throughput transferring files from computer to computer now reaches a whopping 20 megabytes per second(roughly 150mbps) !! :o that's even better then I've ever had with DD-WRT.
So far for right now I am sticking with 2.05NA. I haven't had to reset my router once, it's been up for over a week with no problem as my biggest concern was wireless throughput which has been fixed.
Can anybody else who is currently running 2.05NA please give me their input? I am looking for other improvements, concerns, issues, how they like it, etc...
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Does anyone else have the DHCP server disabled and WPA2 only security set?
I don't understand why I'm the only one having a problem with the status pages when those two conditions are met. I've used a desktop with Win7 and a laptop with XP to connect to the 825 and I'm getting the same results with different browsers so it's not a browser problem. I don't have a problem witn 2.03NA.
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Put 2.05NA on mine last night and when I went to "Configure IPV6 manually" via the web interface under the first tab, I got a "page not found, 404" error. So I am back to 2.03. Anyone else experience this.
I tried reloading the firmware at least 4 times and several hard resets.
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@pcjunky: I just upgraded to 2.05NA and I too have DHCP disabled and I am experiencing the same thing with the Status|Device Info tab (/st_device.asp). It half loads and freezes. Using web tools I can see it go into an apparent infinite loop requesting the same two files over and over causing the browser to become unresponsive. Anyhow, I did find that all the other sub-tabs under Status work just fine (for me) so long as I don't go through the the main Status tab, which of course defaults to Device Info sub-tab.
@Patrick533: Every page other than Status|Device Info tab (/st_device.asp) seems to work although I did not actually try to make changes in every location. I could not find "Configure IPv6 Manually" exactly like that but I do have a button labeled "Manual IPv6 Internet Connection Setup" on Setup|IPv6 tab (/ipv6.asp). Clicking that seems to work but I did not try to actually change any settings since I know nothing about IPv6.
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I have problem with setting up IPv6 manual setting page
other than that so far so good
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@Patrick533: Every page other than Status|Device Info tab (/st_device.asp) seems to work although I did not actually try to make changes in every location. I could not find "Configure IPv6 Manually" exactly like that but I do have a button labeled "Manual IPv6 Internet Connection Setup" on Setup|IPv6 tab (/ipv6.asp). Clicking that seems to work but I did not try to actually change any settings since I know nothing about IPv6.
When I go to configure IPV6 manually, the whole page is missing (HTTP error 404), don't change your settings because I can't even see the page. I know with 2.03NA the IPV6 configuration is working fine. I went back to my PC to check and make sure IPV6 was indeed turned on and it is. Also with 2.05NA it is NOT issuing my PC an IPV6 address but under 2.03NA, my PC does have a IPV6 address (command prompt: ipconfig).
It would be nice to have a MOD comment on this since there is one person below me that seems to have the same problem.
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@pcjunky: I just upgraded to 2.05NA and I too have DHCP disabled and I am experiencing the same thing with the Status|Device Info tab (/st_device.asp). It half loads and freezes. Using web tools I can see it go into an apparent infinite loop requesting the same two files over and over causing the browser to become unresponsive. Anyhow, I did find that all the other sub-tabs under Status work just fine (for me) so long as I don't go through the the main Status tab, which of course defaults to Device Info sub-tab.
Thanks for verifying the problem. Can't imagine how Dlink missed this during testing.
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I have the exact same problem with the Status tab as 'pcjunky' and 'yeah right'.
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Does anyone else have the DHCP server disabled and WPA2 only security set?
I don't understand why I'm the only one having a problem with the status pages when those two conditions are met. I've used a desktop with Win7 and a laptop with XP to connect to the 825 and I'm getting the same results with different browsers so it's not a browser problem. I don't have a problem witn 2.03NA.
I just got my router this morning and updated to the new firmware. I have the exact same problem. I actually have two of these routers. The second is only acting as an AP and the DHCP server is disabled. It is quite annoying because this if the one that my laptops connect to mostly and I would like tho see the wireless status.
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I just got my router this morning and updated to the new firmware. I have the exact same problem. I actually have two of these routers. The second is only acting as an AP and the DHCP server is disabled. It is quite annoying because this if the one that my laptops connect to mostly and I would like tho see the wireless status.
I emailed Dlink support over a week ago. They quickly replied that there were no known problem with v2.05 and gave me instructions on how to reset the router to the default state.
I replied that of course they're not going to see the problem in the default state and told them to disable DHCP server and turn on WPA2 security. I guess they verified the problem because I haven't heard back from them since Feb 6th.
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I too upgrade to 2.05NA from 2.03NA. I am able to see the IPv6 configuration web page. I has an 6to4 tunnel with tunnelbroker.net (he.net) which was working fine on 2.03NA. After upgrading to 2.0.5NA the tunnel is connected by is not routing traffic across the router. I changed it to 6rd from Comcast and I was able to get IPv6 work that way. I reverted back to 2.03NA and the 6to4 tunnel is now working.
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I emailed Dlink support over a week ago. They quickly replied that there were no known problem with v2.05 and gave me instructions on how to reset the router to the default state.
I replied that of course they're not going to see the problem in the default state and told them to disable DHCP server and turn on WPA2 security. I guess they verified the problem because I haven't heard back from them since Feb 6th.
Dlink verified the problem, but they say it only happens when accessing the router by wifi. They claim if you're hooked up to a lan port you won't have problems reading the status.
I see the problem when connected to a lan port or when connecting by wifi.
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I can't see statistics by wi-fi and by lan too
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It works only when DHCP is enabled
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I can't see statistics by wi-fi and by lan too
Thanks for checking.
Dlink tech support says that the developers are looking at the problem but they don't have a time frame for when it will be fixed.
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Hi, I just purchased 3 DIR-825's from Fry's.
The units are all hardware rev B1, and came installed with firmware 2.02NA.
I installed the latest 2.05NA firmware before deploying the devices.
One device is used as a router, dhcp disabled, wifi disabled.
The other two units are used as access points, no wan connection, WPA2, dhcp disabled.
The device that has wifi disabled has no problems.
The two devices with wifi enabled, have the same problem.
When I go to the status page, the page loads, but the header graphics on the page is missing.
If I then click on the wireless sub-menu, I am sometimes taken back to the login page, and sometimes the browser reports a page load error.
I contacted support, first reply was boilerplate, reset and reinstall, and what made me mad was they told me if the problem is caused by disabling DHCP, then re-enable DHCP.
I then found this thread, replied and said others have the same problem, support's reply was just there are no plans for a firmware update.
I can excuse the spelling mistakes in the UI, but this seems like something that should have been caught in testing >:(
P.
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I have the same problem as everyone here after upgrading from 2.02 to 2.05. I just can't believe DLink did see this problem when they create the firmware. Surely, they must have put this thru some QA before releasing it... I hope!
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Was the router working well before upgrading? Was there a reason for upgrading FW?
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I still get the dropped idle TCP/IP connections, like for IRC, with this firmware. Very annoying, after about 3 mins of inactivity, it drops. I have to run firmware 2.02NA, anything above that drops. Haven't seen anything on here seems to fix it for me. :|
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Does this firmware fix the problem accepting MAC addresses that don't start with 00? I'd like to lock-down the router more. Currently have 2.02NA on B1 hardware.
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Does this firmware fix the problem accepting MAC addresses that don't start with 00? I'd like to lock-down the router more. Currently have 2.02NA on B1 hardware.
Yes it does fix that issue.
Also, just another update on my situation. I did a 30 second reset using the pin hole (waited for the power light to turn yellow) from FW 2.02NA prior to upgrading to 2.05NA. It now works flawlessly. No dropped idle TCP/IP connections. \o/ Wish I knew a 30 second reset was all I needed to do. After the reset I didn't touch any settings, just went straight to the FW update page.
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FYI, upgraded HW:B1 from 2.02NA to 2.05NA. Followed the directions in the Zip file precisely (backup config, 2-part firmware upgrade). Went fine.
When done, I:
* Restored my config (from backup made before upgrade)
* Disabled QoS (upload speed was slow)
Seems like a worthy upgrade!
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Good to hear.
I didn't bother backing up my config for the FW upgrade. I didn't want any possible 'gremlin' settings being loaded on the new FW after the 30 sec reset.
In term of your upload speed and the QoS, I turned off the Automatic Uplink Measurement setting and manually set it to 4096, which is 1mbps more than the 3mbps mine peaks at. So if you need QoS, trying that might be worth a shot, just keep doubling the uplink if yours is faster. If you don't need QoS then ignore this last bit :p
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In term of your upload speed and the QoS, I turned off the Automatic Uplink Measurement setting and manually set it to 4096, which is 1mbps more than the 3mbps mine peaks at. So if you need QoS, trying that might be worth a shot, just keep doubling the uplink if yours is faster. If you don't need QoS then ignore this last bit :p
Don't need QoS - just turned it all off...
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QoS is mainly meant for 2 or more devices that are online at the same time and competing for bandwidth. This ensures each is getting a fair share of bandwidth and not letting one or the other hog it up.
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Can someone verify that they are getting an IPV6 address assigned to their computer with 2.05NA. Because of my work, I am supposed to run the latest, but lost IPV6 via DHCP with 2.05NA. The last time I tried this firmware was in January, kind of hoping I missed something. I sent my issues to Lycan, no response!
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What was the previous FW version that was working? I would go back to the last working FW until someone responds to your query.
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I switched back to 2.03 after 1 day and then I got busy for 3 months, but now I have a little hole to spend a couple of hours on it. I found with the DIR-655 A4 that the best firmware was older. I was hoping for a better signal and IPV6 support with this new firmware, upon testing I lost IPV6 DHCP (it does NOT automatically issue a IP address to win 7 64 as the old firmware did). I will try another PM. Or maybe I should just buy one of those 1 watt A/P's they are selling on Flea Bay and let the old firmware do its job!
Also, lost a couple of setup screens with the new firmware, could not even setup IPV6 because when I hit the menu I got a "page not available" error.
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were you using factory default settings after you updated or did you load a saved configuration file from the last previous save? It's bets to start from scratch sometimes after a FW update as some feature change from version to version.
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I do know I backed up my settings, and tried restoring once or twice. It has been 3 months since I tried, but I am pretty sure I tried configuring it from default also, I pretty much spent a whole day on it, 3 months ago. I don't remember doing the 30/30/30 thing though before/after upgrading. I got so used to Actiontec routers always working and if not, there was usually a pretty quick fix (I do NOT have FIOS), I just like their router for the throughput and ease of VPN. Scraped Linksys for their lack of brains and wanting to sell me a 1000 dollar router for a 30x2 line several years back when I purchased a DIR-655 for 125 off the shelf a day later and it handled 30x2 just fine.
That is why I was wondering if anyone had any luck with IPV6 and DHCP with 2.05NA. I am an engineer(RF) and very IT savvy, I am wondering if i overlooked something. So few people use IPV6, they may not even know it is broken....... Even if the manufacturer did, they would NOT tell you, they have all adopted this angle(Linksys is the worst). If it does NOT work, make the end user reformat their hard drive!
The wife and kids will be gone for 3 days, I might try the 30/30/30 thing that I ran into on dd-wrt, though I can't use 3rd party software, I can educate myself to problems others are having.
I was just hoping someone would pop up and say it works fine for me. this is the setting that screws everything up....
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I don't think the 30/30/30 works on these routers. It's possible.
Usually for FW updates or reloads I use the following:
Factory reset using the routers UI.
Upload the FW package.
Factory reset once more from the routers UI.
Don't load any prior saved config files till after testing.
I would go back and load the previous FW version. See if it works on there. If it does, remember what you did in the verification. Then reload the latest and check again. If it doesn't work. Let us know. I'll see if I can put a poker in someone ear on this.
What OS is loaded on the PC that your using? I presume thats set up to auto obtain addressing?
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Yes, that is how I could tell it was working. The DIR-825 would assign a IPV6 address under 2.03NA(automatically) and NOT under 2.05NA, no settings were changed on the PC, still to this day.
2 PC's were used for testing, Windows 7, 64 bit and Windows ME, 32 bit, both with IPV6 installed.
For browsers when I was getting a "404, page not found" error on the DIR-825, I tried Firefox, IE 8/9 and Chrome. They would load ALL pages from the DIR-825, except IPV6 setup, clicking on IPV6 setup would always give a "page not found error" with firmware 2.05NA, but NO problems with firmware 2.03NA. In the above posts, 1 person confirmed the page would NOT load for him either.
2 different network cards, 1 D-link PCI express (win 7 PC) and 1 Intel on the ME machine. I even tried turning the speed down from Gigabit to 100Mbps and even 10Mbps on both machines. Still had problems with 2.05NA. The wire distance is very short for the 2 machines and everything works great under 2.03NA, even with 100' runs and gigabit speeds on other machines besides for my test machines.
I will try doing full resets before and after the firmware install this weekend and see if it works, even though after having to downgrade my old Dir-655 to get it to work, I am 99% sure that I did that for the Dir-825. The only thing I had NOT done was the 30/30/30 thing.
Resetting all of the settings from scratch in the DIR-825 is not a problem, I can do most of it from memory!
Too bad, the DIR-825 is some nice hardware, but has nowhere near the range of the DIR-655, so I also have to run a WAP54G on a 100' cable to get coverage on the otherside of my house. The DIR-655 covered this by itself. If Actiontec comes out with an "N" router, IPV6 and Gigabit ethernet...... I will be in heaven, they too have good range like the DIR-655 did!
I will try Saturday, but my hopes have kind of diminished if the 30/30/30 thing don't work for D-link routers.
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Ok, keep us posted. This could be and issue with FW.
IPv6 and Windows ME? Really? ???
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OOOOOPPPPPSSSSSS! ::) Sorry, meant XP PRO (32 bit). But I still have boxes from DOS 6.22 through Windows 7 for software compatability (mainly Motorola RSS software). Windows 7 compatability mode is a JOKE!
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Darn I was hoping ME would support IPv6, Id go back to use that. Hehe :P
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Success! ;D ;D ;D The 30/30/30 method does work on the B1 version of this router. It appears to wipe the old firmware and go into a firmware loader mode. From the screen after a 30/30/30 reset, all you can do is upload firmware to the router, no passwords or pretty screen, just a “browse” file button and a “upload” file button and some basic warnings and instructions. No internet access, so you need to already have the firmware on your machine before doing the 30/30/30 reset. I did NOT try to restart the router, I just uploaded the 2.05NA firmware(both files!).
It works, no major signal increase on WiFi, but I have NOT tried 5Ghz yet, only 2.4Ghz wireless. DHCP for IPV4 and 6 are PERFECT, I did a brief security test, closed tight! The Diplexer for dual bands must be attenuating the signal or the radios just don’t pump out as much power as the DIR-655. Oh well, I think this one is still a keeper! Routing to my server on the 1Gbps back bone is solid, as it was before the upgrade.
So after a full day 3 months ago, and failure! All that was needed was a solid reset. Total time today, including reconnecting the wireless clients, 90 minutes.
I will beat it to death, if I find any problems, I will repost here!
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Good to hear you got it working man. Good info.
Will keep this in mind. Let us know how works out for you.
Now get it all configured then save of the config to file and keep it safe. ;D
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Hello all non D-Link, kind people, since we all know D-Link employees don't come to this forum >:(. I wish I could use 2.05NA, but if it isn't one thing then it's another. First it was the issue that has been around since 2.03 where, what I found out later to be, the QoS was limiting my upload speed to 1024mb. I happened across a mention here one night about the QoS setting the default to 1024mb which is why I wasn't getting the 3mb upload from my ISP. I tried 2.05NA again and manually set the upload to 4096mb and all was well. Oh, this is the B1 version and it came with 2.02NA.
Then along comes the next problem that I haven't ran across a fix for yet. I have a D-Link DNS-323. I don't keep it on all the time. The first time I tried to use it after updating to 2.05, the NAS Easy Search couldn't see it. It worked fine with 2.02. Why does D-Link break stuff when they are suppose to be improving it? I'm guessing it is another default setting that changed somewhere between 2.02 and 2.05 but I don't know what it is. Does anyone have an idea? I fully understand the basic setup of the router. I was hoping to learn about the more advanced features this router is suppose to have but if D-Link can't even get their own hardware to work together, then I don't feel like messing with other stuff.
I reset the router to its defaults after the 2.05 upgrade and then manually setup the wireless settings and network settings. I fixed the QoS for the upload speed issue. I forwarded the couple of ports that needed it and I turned off that stupid Captcha and set the admin password. That's it. The NAS is nowhere to be seen. I downgrade to 2.02 again and manually set everything up, and the Easy Search Utility for the NAS finds it immediately.
Any help would be appreciated. D-Link is no help at all. I reported the upload speed issue when they released 2.03. They had me doing all kinds of useless crap that didn't do anything but aggravate me. I then find the fix by accident on the upload speed and told support about it and asked them to sticky it in the forums so people can find it easily. We can all see how far that went. I have quite a bit of money invested in their hardware and now I see what I have to look forward to. I wonder if they are about to fold the business? As far as I can see, 2.02 is the last stable release unless you fully understand everything about every feature on this router.
Anyway, I would like to use 2.05 so I can reserve MAC addresses that don't start with 00. That's another thing I happened across. Again any help would be appreciated.
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Patrick, What FW version did you load on your router after you go the 30/30/30 process to work? Just curious here. An 825 is arriving this week and hope to start working with his and seeing if IPv6 will work for me. Might get a hold of you on advise for that if you don't mind. ;)
Success! ;D ;D ;D The 30/30/30 method does work on the B1 version of this router. It appears to wipe the old firmware and go into a firmware loader mode. From the screen after a 30/30/30 reset, all you can do is upload firmware to the router, no passwords or pretty screen, just a “browse” file button and a “upload” file button and some basic warnings and instructions. No internet access, so you need to already have the firmware on your machine before doing the 30/30/30 reset. I did NOT try to restart the router, I just uploaded the 2.05NA firmware(both files!).
It works, no major signal increase on WiFi, but I have NOT tried 5Ghz yet, only 2.4Ghz wireless. DHCP for IPV4 and 6 are PERFECT, I did a brief security test, closed tight! The Diplexer for dual bands must be attenuating the signal or the radios just don’t pump out as much power as the DIR-655. Oh well, I think this one is still a keeper! Routing to my server on the 1Gbps back bone is solid, as it was before the upgrade.
So after a full day 3 months ago, and failure! All that was needed was a solid reset. Total time today, including reconnecting the wireless clients, 90 minutes.
I will beat it to death, if I find any problems, I will repost here!
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I am using 2.05NA, it has been rock solid for almost a week so far. Just make sure that you either disable QOS or enter the correct number for the service you buy in the upload speed under QOS. For whatever reason, their calculation of my upload speed is never correct, dating back to my DIR-655. I downgraded to 20x1 with TWC and for whatever reason firmware 2.05NA seen that as 384K to their speedtest site, once the router was reset to 1Mbps, everything is fine. Even my HTC Inspire is downloading through this router at 18.3 x 1, with the old firmware I was getting 6-8 x 1 with the HTC. Big improvement!
I did some radio comparison over the weekend, it does seem like 2.05 NA is putting out a little better signal. I compared it to a WAP54G ver3 last weekend and it is almost the same signal strength even with the little 2.4/5.0 GHZ antennas it is supplied with. I tried some bigger/higher gain antennas on 2.4Ghz with marginal results. Even my kids Xbox can now see the router with 2-3 out of 4 bars and he could NOT see it before, nothing has changed but the firmware.
I am a real noob to IPV6, TWC has not turned it on yet, but all of my hardware is ready to go. I will help if I can. When I get time, I might do some tuneling!
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Plan on it. Will get it in this week and check it out. will be nice to broadcast 2.4 and 5Ghz at the same time. Will see how gaming is too. ::)
Ya, took a class on IPv6 a few years back. Interesting. Not the easiest to deal with. I really hope they make the UI and using it a bit easier for end users. Ive got a 2008 server at home I need to bring up and have it start broadcasting it. I set up a 2003 years back to at work one time. Just so we could get services to test HW on. Hoping the 825 can provide the IPv6 services for the LAN. Eventually my ISP will turn IPv6 on..probably not for a few years I presume. ::)
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Plan on it. Will get it in this week and check it out. will be nice to broadcast 2.4 and 5Ghz at the same time. Will see how gaming is too. ::)
Ya, took a class on IPv6 a few years back. Interesting. Not the easiest to deal with. I really hope they make the UI and using it a bit easier for end users. Ive got a 2008 server at home I need to bring up and have it start broadcasting it. I set up a 2003 years back to at work one time. Just so we could get services to test HW on. Hoping the 825 can provide the IPv6 services for the LAN. Eventually my ISP will turn IPv6 on..probably not for a few years I presume. ::)
The DIR-825 does have an IPV6 DHCP and was easy to setup, I know my PC and my server both have IPV6 addresses from the DIR-825, but I don't know which they are using since both IPV4 and IPV6 are installed on the same machines. I am figuring the DIR-825 will turn into a 4to6 box if Time Warner ever turns on IPV6 (My Docsis 3 modem is IPV6 ready). I did play with it via proxy for a while, there are a couple of people out there that you can set up a IPV6 tunnel with, the DIR-825 does support that. Dual band is nice, in LA, 2.4 Ghz is jammed. I even switched my telephones to 5Ghz, I have 2 telephone lines and 8 handsets, so it was NOT cheap, but in LA it was well worth it! My router and phones did NOT have a problem, range was good and they played nice together. When I do a scan from a low level antenna on 2.4, there are no fewer then 10 routers on 2.4Ghz in my neighborhood, none on 5Ghz (at least that I can see0. 10 years ago there was 1 router in my neighborhood. I would almost be afraid to do a high level scan with a good antenna fed by hard line! I am real happy with this router, as I posted in another thread, when I first installed my new Motorola DOCSIS 3 modem I was getting 60 x 60 for the first couple of weeks, I must have been the first one with this modem on the system because it was wide open, I don't think that they had the proper provisioning setup yet, they do now, because I am down to 20 x 1! I hate it when that happens >:(
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I set up a tunnel with tunnelbroker and got the router to ping and ping6 just fine. However, my Win7 PC cannot use ipv6 yet. As I posted on
http://myserverissick.com/2010/10/use-a-d-link-dir-825-to-automatically-ipv6-your-network/#comment-142
I can ping ipv6 sites from the router, but not from Windows which looks like it is using Win7 Teredo.
I suspect that I have to run something like
netsh interface teredo set state disabled
netsh interface ipv6 add v6v4tunnel IP6Tunnel ipv4-1 ipv4-2
netsh interface ipv6 add address IP6Tunnel ipv6::2
netsh interface ipv6 add route ::/0 IP6Tunnel ipv6::1
where the ip addresses were given by tunnelbroker when I set up my tunnel.
Note: Under my Win7 Ultimate, Teredo was set up by default, but this still is not a true ipv6 connection. For example, I could not get to http://ipv6.google.com, and now I still can't get there. Under my Linode VPS, which has a true ipv6 connection, I can get to that site just fine.
I have already set OpenDNS ipv6 DNS
2620:0:ccc::2
2620:0:ccd::2
on all ipv6 Win7 PCs and router, and so shouldn't the tunnel through the router be all that is necessary?
I’m not sure what else running netsh might do, so I am waiting to get more info from someone more knowledgeable.
I have some reasons for not simply playing with netsh:
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118071
I assume that, with more than 1 PC on the router, the local address (I have static private ipv4 addresses for all PC's) there should be no problem with multiple PCs using the same tunnel?
Lester
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Can somebody give me an idea of how long the process takes? I attempted to upgrade from 2.02 to 2.05 and the router never really reset; the D-Link logo stayed lit blue but that was it for several (at least 10) minutes. I ended up unplugging it and plugging it back in, which resulted in the power light slowly flashing orange. I was finally able to reload the old firmware via some variation of the 30/30/30 method and instructions at http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/D-Link_DIR-825#RETURNING_TO_STOCK_FIRMWARE. I have yet to try updating again since this first time scarred me pretty bad. Back to my question, how long should the update process take? Thanks.
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The entire process shouldn't take more than 5-10 minutes. There is 2 files that are numbered 1 and 2. You have to start with 1 then apply 2. I think the process should only take about 2 mins for the first file, maybe less.
Be sure you are wired to the router. Not wireless.
Forgot to mention, when doing FW updates, do the following:
Factory reset the router first.
Update using the .bin files.
Factory reset once more.
Configure router.
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And by factory reset do you mean holding down the rest button on the back for a few seconds? Do i repeat this shortly after uploading the file or do i wait for some indication from the router? Thanks.
The entire process shouldn't take more than 5-10 minutes. There is 2 files that are numbered 1 and 2. You have to start with 1 then apply 2. I think the process should only take about 2 mins for the first file, maybe less.
Be sure you are wired to the router. Not wireless.
Forgot to mention, when doing FW updates, do the following:
Factory reset the router first.
Update using the .bin files.
Factory reset once more.
Configure router.
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I prefer to use the routers web page under Tools/System however you can do the back button as well.
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I guess my last question before reattempting an upgrade is whether I must upgrade to 2.03 first and THEN to 2.05. I am currently running 2.02.
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If you feel safer, by all means man. It won't hurt doing that. You'll still need to use the 2 files in sequence for v2.05 though. This would help us to show if the router is taking a upgrade correctly or not.
Just do the initial factory reset before and after you do the very last FW upgrading using the last .bin file.
Be sure you are wired. Keep us posted.
I can teamviewer (http://www.teamviewer.com) and watch you at each stage before you start if you want to.
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The upgrade to 2.05 seemed to go fine. I wonder if the factory resets made the difference. Thanks for the advice.
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I do. Glad you got it loaded man. Enjoy
Some tips:
Ensure DNS IP addresses are being filled in under Setup/Internet/Manual? You can find these under Status/Device Info/Wan section.
Turn off ALL QoS (DIR only) GameFuel (DGL only and if ON.) options.
Turn off Advanced DNS Services if you have this option under Setup/Internet/Manual.
Turn on DNS Relay under Setup/Networking.
Setup DHCP reserved IP addresses for all devices on the router.
Ensure devices are set to auto obtain an IP address.
Set Firewall settings to Endpoint Independent for TCP and UDP.
DLink OEM FWs do not support, include or allow any client bridge modes.
Yes, set up the router from scratch after upgrading FW. Then Save the routers configuration to file after the upgrade.
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I don't think the 30/30/30 works on these routers. It's possible.
Usually for FW updates or reloads I use the following:
Factory reset using the routers UI.
Upload the FW package.
Factory reset once more from the routers UI.
Don't load any prior saved config files till after testing.
I would go back and load the previous FW version. See if it works on there. If it does, remember what you did in the verification. Then reload the latest and check again. If it doesn't work. Let us know. I'll see if I can put a poker in someone ear on this.
What OS is loaded on the PC that your using? I presume thats set up to auto obtain addressing?
"Don't load any prior saved config files till after testing."
what do you mean "after testing"? I upload the config file (the previous settings) after F/W upgrade to be able to start the testing, otherwise have to start the router setup from scratch - is that what you imply?
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Success! ;D ;D ;D The 30/30/30 method does work on the B1 version of this router. It appears to wipe the old firmware and go into a firmware loader mode. From the screen after a 30/30/30 reset, all you can do is upload firmware to the router, no passwords or pretty screen, just a “browse” file button and a “upload” file button and some basic warnings and instructions. No internet access, so you need to already have the firmware on your machine before doing the 30/30/30 reset. I did NOT try to restart the router, I just uploaded the 2.05NA firmware(both files!).
It works, no major signal increase on WiFi, but I have NOT tried 5Ghz yet, only 2.4Ghz wireless. DHCP for IPV4 and 6 are PERFECT, I did a brief security test, closed tight! The Diplexer for dual bands must be attenuating the signal or the radios just don’t pump out as much power as the DIR-655. Oh well, I think this one is still a keeper! Routing to my server on the 1Gbps back bone is solid, as it was before the upgrade.
So after a full day 3 months ago, and failure! All that was needed was a solid reset. Total time today, including reconnecting the wireless clients, 90 minutes.
I will beat it to death, if I find any problems, I will repost here!
Patrick glad to hear you've nailed it. Can you tell me on the top of your head if the d-link firmware allows to set the router in client-bridge mode (like with the WRT firmware)?