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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DIR-655 => Topic started by: Loek Rots on December 01, 2008, 12:53:27 AM
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Hello,
I have the dir-655 router for a week now and have a question. I have searched the forums here but could not find an answer.
If I browse to netwerklocations on vista, it shows my laptop, my pc and the router. When I double click the router, windows vista (home premium) wants to install the router and asks for drivers. I have tried the cd that came in the box, but no result. Also no drivers on the site of d-link.
WHy does windows vista asks for these drivers, are these drivers available and what options are given once the router has been 'installed'?
Thanks for any answers.
BTW I'm running 1.20 EU.
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nobody?
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Running Vista Ultimate, Router shows up in the Network locations but I didn't have to do anything special. This is all done through the UPnP. If you right click it instead of double clicking it what do you see as options?
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THnx for your reply. When I right click I have the option to delete, open website or show details.
In my hardware overview in windows, the router is now listed as other hardware and it has an "!" icon.
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Hardware Overview ? - Do You mean the Device Manager? Mine doesn't show in the device manager, I would delete the entry from Device Manager.
When I right click mine in the Network Listings, I get
View Device Webpage
Disable
Delete (which is grey out and unselectable)
Create Shortcut
Properties
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sorry, I have a dutch OS, so need to translate it :)
If I delete it form device manager it will return when I start up vista and click on the router in network...
I have the same options as you, although delete is not grey out.
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If everything is working properly I wouldn't worry about it. Sometimes windows will ask for drivers for devices that don't actually have drivers. A good example is and optical drive, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. I never heard of anyone saying that Vista asks for dirvers for router though, that's new to me.
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Thought I had seen it all....
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For future reference!!
http://www.dlink.com/products/vista-support/
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I have seen that site, but for the dir-655 there are only firmware updates..
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I tried this at home, I wasn't able to get it to prompt me for a driver install.
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I deleted it.. now it's back and when I right click I have the option to install it..
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It's just the UPnP road mapping ion vista.
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I deleted it.. now it's back and when I right click I have the option to install it..
Just ignore it...there is no driver needed! And if you need to go on about it: www.microsoft.com ;)
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Just ignore it...there is no driver needed! And if you need to go on about it: www.microsoft.com ;)
/agree
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I am experiencing exactly the same problem? ???
I am using DIR-655 with firmware 1.20EU and my OS is Vista Ultimate 64 bit. My NIC is D-Link DWA-140 with driver version 1.30 for Vista 64 bit.
Everytime I restart my computer I get the message "Windows needs to install driver software for your Xtreme N Gigabit Router"
Is it the SharePort utility with the DIR-655 router causing this or is it Vista? >:(
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either your trying to connect using the usb port! LOL
or it's most likely the usb utility
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Probably something to do with UPnP.
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It's a Windows issue (rare though). A router never needs a driver :) Perhaps you need to install the driver for the DWA140?
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Guys,
First of all, I am already connected to my DIR-655 without any problems and I have 270-300 Mbps connection speed. ;D So nice to have this hugh improvement over 54Mbps connections... He, he...
So my wireless connection works fine BUT everytime I reboot my PC I get the annoying message that I need to install a driver for my router DIR-655 at my PC that connects to the router?
Lotacus: I am NOT trying to connect to the router via USB... I am already connected via the normal wireless connection... Well, I could agree that since I am using the USB card DWA-140 to connect to the router I am actually connecting via USB to the router eventhough it is actually via WiFI... ;)
EddieZ: I already have the latest driver for my DWA-140... I am using version 1.30 for Vista 64 bit...
Davevt31: I'll try with disabling UPnp on the DIR-655 router and see what happens
This must be some stupid Microsoft issue on VISTA OS? >:(
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This must be some [exploitive deleted] Microsoft issue on VISTA OS? >:(
Correct
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EddieZ: Sorry for my language but I just got so tired of M-c-o-o-t... :-X
I just got an answer back from D-Link support just telling me to ignore the message... ??? Without any further explanation of why this message appears...
Anyway, since my WiFI network is running at the expected now after the upgrade of all components to N-standard I am quite happy. ;D
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Great to hear! :D
Don't blame the Dlink guys for a stupid Windows issue. Hard to avoid, have seen this with other brands too.