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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DIR-505 => Topic started by: kaska on October 29, 2012, 02:28:57 AM
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Hello
After spending several hours of the weekend setting up my unit as a repeater and having flashed several firmwares ( 1.03/1.04/1.05 ), it keeps working for just about 10 minutes and afterwards it looses the IP given from the router and becomes inaccessible... in order to work again for another 10 minutes I have to unplug it and plug it in again.
I have tested practically every possible situation, even on different networks (home and work) but still the result is the same.
It doesn't matter if how I set it up, it keeps doing the same.
An example:
At the work connection the DIR-505 connects to the thomson router(192.168.17.254), and afterwards through the DIR-505 my mobile device receives the IP 192.168.17.136 , after about 10 minutes it changes to 192.168.0.80 becoming inaccessible.
Any advice is highly appreciated
tks
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Is there a main host router in use?
What region are you located?
What wireless modes are you using on the host router? Under Setup/Wireless/Manual.
Try single mode G or N or mixed G and N on the host router?
Channel Width set for Auto 20/40Mhz or try 20Mhz only.
Try setting a manual channel to a open or unused channel. 1, 6 or 11. 11 for single mode N if the channel is clear.
What security mode are you using? Preferred security is WPA-Personal. WPA2/AES Only. Some WiFi adapters don't support AES, so you might want to try TPIK only or Auto.
Any cordless house phones?
Any other WiFi routers in the area? Link> Use InSSIDer (http://www.metageek.net/) to find out. How many?
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Also what is the distance the 505 is from the host router?
What region are you located?
Where did you get v1.05 FW from? I don't see it listed on the web site.
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hello and thank you for your reply.
yes there is a main router in use ( 192.168.1.1 ) with dhcp enabled and I'm in Portugal, Europe.
The host router is set to b/g/n , channel choice is automatic and it reaches about 130mbps near the laptop so I'm assuming the router is locked to 20mhz or 20/40mhz . Security type is wpa2-AES and all of my devices support wpa2 AES (100% sure).
I have 2 cordless phones in the house (but only one base transmitting signal). There are several wifi routers in the area, 4 to 6 maybe, and I'm about 7 meters away from the host router with only one wall between them.
Now the thing is, I've downgraded to 1.03 from 1.05 at about 1,5hours ago and I'm using it here at work to test it with the same SSID once again. I've simply flashed the 1.03firmware, reset to factory defaults, connected to computer through cable and run the setup to boot the original ssid.
It has been working flawlessly so far... so I'll have to try again at home later since here, and for now it's working perfectly.
I'll keep you posted but if you see any thing on my setup that might be incorrect then please let me know.
Thanks
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Also what is the distance the 505 is from the host router?
What region are you located?
Where did you get v1.05 FW from? I don't see it listed on the web site.
I've downloaded it through the DIR-505 maintenance page AFTER flashing the 1.04 firmware(clicked the link to check for updates and there it was). Although I find it rather weird not seeing it anywhere also on the web...
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Ok, maybe they have put it on the back end servers and just haven't posted it on the main web site.
Try changing your host routers wifi mode from Mixed ALL to Mixed G and N and see how that does.
If you have other neighboring Wifi routers near by, this can effect and cause interferences. I would look to see what channels they are using and find one that is not in use and set a manual channel on the host router. This might help.
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ok, will do.
yes there are about 6 wireless routers detected while scanning for networks.
can the cordless phones be a problem?
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If the cordless phone happens to be on the 2.4Ghz range, yes.
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What model host router do you have? You might take a look at the wifi settings on it and see if you can turn off items like WPS. Some items on routers are not needed all the time and can be disabled and re-enabled at a later time.
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It's a wireless modem/router from the provider ZON, but that's not the problem for sure since everything has been working flawlessly so far.
I do believe the phone has the 2.4ghz range, so it might be downgrading performance but I don't believe it can be causing a total loss of signal between the DIR-505 and the host router, afterall they are only about 7meters away.
About the WPS settings, done that been there...I've tested every possible combination trust me.
I'm just gonna do the same exact procedure at home as I've did here at work and I'll let you know how it turned out.
Tks for your replies!
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Ok, Keep us posted. The phone could be an issue however see how it goes. You might keep an eye on the wifi the next time the cordless phone is in use and see if you notice anything.
Good luck.
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I did have a similar issue with the DIR-505 and the 1.03 firmware. Hadn't seen it with 1.04.
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thank you both.
the 1.04 firmware enables a couple of additional options on the DIR-505, so I'm not gonna update it again if it's not necessary (just in case).
BTW: where should I look for updates for my device? through it's IP page on maintenance? are all firmwares the same? ex: USA = European?
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Since your located in Portugal, I would check here: Portugal Site (http://www.dlink.pt/cs/Satellite?c=Product_C&childpagename=DLinkEurope-PT%2FDLProductCarouselMultiple&cid=1197392855188&p=1197318912664&packedargs=ProductParentID%3D1197318814778%26category%3DQuickProductFinder%26locale%3D1195806726018%26term%3DDIR-505&pagename=DLinkEurope-PT%2FDLWrapper)
How ever I don't see anything listed here.
UK Site (http://www.dlink.com/uk/en/home-solutions/connect/routers/dir-505-shareport-mobile-companion) is up to v1.03.
I would contact your regional local D-Link support office and ask them what if officially supported and available for your region. There are some differences between NA and EU versions. I presume that the web sites need to be updated.
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tks, I've downloaded the 1.03 firmware i now have from the French ftp, ftp.dlink.fr , so it's the same for sure.
one last question, with the "ideal condition" what is the top speed of the DIR-505 ?
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Features listed on the web site:
Wireless Speed
Wireless N 150
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so it should achieve 150mbits right?
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No, that is a device connection speed. Actual data xfer speeds should be around 6-9Mb approx UP and upwards of 12Mb~ approx on the Down.
* Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11g and 802.11n specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate. Environmental factors will adversely affect wireless signal range.
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sorry I've meant connection speed!
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I would connect to the 505 in AP mode or router mode and see what your PC or Laptop connects at. If your devices are N supporting, they should be seeing well over 54 Mb connections. 75mb? I'm not sure if marketing says 150 or if actual is 150 or 75 between connections. ::)
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that was the info I required.
I believe it only reaches 75mb on the laptop (the same laptop reaches 130mb on the host router).
it's a bit of a shame, since I was trying to get at least 100mb stable. Let's see how it goes.
tks
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Ok, so that lets us know that 75Mb connections. Thats probably the max for this little thing. ::)
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Too bad it doesn't go over 75mb but for the affordable price we can't really ask more of it...
I'm heading home and will let you know if the problem is solved or not. On the meantime I've red several reviews where it stated that it has 150mb hardware. Maybe it will be enabled in the future.
tks
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Well if you can provide us where you saw this information at, maybe you can post a feature request here:
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=50650.0 (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=50650.0)
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It states 150mb here:
http://m.tech2.com/reviews/wifi-routers/dlink-dir505-allinone-mobile-companion-review/407122
Here it mentions it also
http://m.tech2.com/reviews/wifi-routers/digisol-dgwr3001n-review/481872
and here
http://m.tinydeal.com/product/(D-LINK)-DIR-505-150Mbps-Wireless-WiFi-Travel-Router-All-in-One-Mobile-Cloud-Companion-with-USB-Media-Sharing-Port-CNP-117589-69358
Here also:
http://www.kobster.com/routers/251-d-link-dir-505-all-in-one-mobile-companion.html
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Ok, is that MegaBits or Bytes? ::)
You might see what connections speeds you get if you switch to Single mode N, WPA2 and AES only and Auto 20/40 and Auto channel scan.
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All of these are citing the theoretical maximum rate for the raw connection. You will NEVER see this for actual use, since some of this bandwidth is taken up with routing headers, encryption, etc. Also, for best performance your router needs to be set to use 40MHz channels (20MHz is default.)
I recently reviewed another brand of router (not a travel router) that supports the "2x2" transmission mode that can theoretically get up to 300Mbps on the 2.4GHz channel. The manufacturer supplied me with a data sheet saying that they measured 135Mbps on this band, and I am sure this was a "best case" number. For a travel router such as the DIR-505 that doesn't support the 2x2 mode, you're not going to see much over 75Mbps in the best conditions.