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Title: Recommended firmware for shareport
Post by: krex on April 09, 2009, 03:34:18 PM
Hello!

I use my router for few months and I'm very satisfied with it. It is on firmware v1.11. Now I would like to use the shareport functionality, what was one of the reason why I've chosen this router. I know I should update the firmware to this. I've read a lot about firmware versions, but the opinions and experiences are very various. But the reliability is important for me.
Please help me, what is the best firmware now, and where I can download? Is there any official recommendation?

I hope someone can help me. Thank you!
Title: Re: Recommended firmware for shareport
Post by: EddieZ on April 09, 2009, 03:42:57 PM
1.22beta05

ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/dir655/Firmware/
Title: Re: Recommended firmware for shareport
Post by: krex on April 09, 2009, 11:24:10 PM
Thanks for your quick response.
Title: Re: Recommended firmware for shareport
Post by: krex on April 10, 2009, 05:39:04 AM
Khoo, it is far from the release...  :-[
I've spent 3 hours to breathe life into the router.  :(
The lessons are:
- don't reload the configuration saved from previous firmware (-> forget it!)
- don't setup the configuration of the router with active internet connection (-> disconnect while you are configuring)
- don't try to set the time with time server (-> copy the time from your computer)

Benefit:
- usb share works.  ;)

Title: Re: Recommended firmware for shareport
Post by: EddieZ on April 10, 2009, 09:25:08 AM
Khoo, it is far from the release...  :-[
I've spent 3 hours to breathe life into the router.  :(
The lessons are:
- don't reload the configuration saved from previous firmware (-> forget it!)
- don't setup the configuration of the router with active internet connection (-> disconnect while you are configuring)
- don't try to set the time with time server (-> copy the time from your computer)

Benefit:
- usb share works.  ;)

1. Absolutely right. Although it can go either way (good/bad)
2. Why not? Never had any issues
3. Use the dlink timeserver, works all the times



Title: Re: Recommended firmware for shareport
Post by: krex on April 10, 2009, 01:07:10 PM
1. Absolutely right. Although it can go either way (good/bad)
2. Why not? Never had any issues
3. Use the dlink timeserver, works all the times

1. It is just an experience, nothing scientific.
2. I don't know the reason. I just know that the router collapsed minute by minute while it was connected and it measured and measured the line again and again. After I disconnected, it became configurable immediately, at first after the firmware update and saved the settings at last. (It took more than 1.5 hours while I figured out.)
3. I tried. But to set current date that needs to save settings. After saving, the router was in 1994 again and I should have started this again. Now it works with set date manually. I don't dare try to use automatic configuration. ;D I fear of it drops itself again.

And what also made me sad a bit, that using the share(d)port is exclusive (I connected a usb stick). There can't be concurrent use. Actually this is not shared, it is just "accessible".

But on the whole, I'm happy because my router works again!  :D

Happy Easter to you! :)