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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DIR-655 => Topic started by: rmmeli on December 27, 2012, 06:25:58 AM
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I have the DIR-655, Firmware Version : 2.10NA , 17, Oct, 2012. We have three iPhone 4's and two iPhone 4S's and there is a behavior that seems to happen with the 4S. The iPhone 4's are all connecting with 11n but the 4S's are only connecting with 11g according to the Wireless page in the router. Is there some setting I have to change to get the 4S's to connect with 11n? I am running in mixed 11g/11n mode as I have laptops that are 11g only.
Thanks.
Roger Meli
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If you only try to connect a 4s with out any others being connected, Will the 4s connect at the mode?
Was the router updated recently? Of so was a factory reset done before and after sending the file?
What was the prior version that was loaded? Was it working before the update?
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The 4S's connect with 11g when no other iPhones are connected. This is a new router so I haven't used any other version. This new one replaced an old DIR-655 that also showed the same problem. That had an earlier firmware version but I do not know what it is as the old router is dead.
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Try setting the wifi mode to single mode N and the band width to Auto 20/40Mhz as a quick test. Will the 4S connect then?
If after that and still won't work, it's possible that downgrading to v2.07 could help. There is one problem that we found with v2.10NA and guest zone not working with some WiFi devices. :-\
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When I switched to just 11n, the 4S connected fine.
Changed to Auto 20/40MHz and downgraded to 2.07NA but that did not make any difference. Whenever we are on mixed 11g and 11n, the 4S runs at 11g. It must be something in the router.
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Has anyone else seen this with an iPhone 4S or is it just me?
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My 4s works on all my routers ive tested including the 655.
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I just setup a new Dir 655 version B1 in my mountain house. I loaded firware 2.10NA on the router first thing. My wife’s Iphone 4s is showing it connected as 11g instead of 11n. She has an original IPad which shows connected as 11n. All seem to work ok. At least she has not complained. My Roku is showing 11n also and works fine. I think the only error I see right now is the Iphone 4s should connect as a N device. We are streaming movies and using all devices at the same time without any problems so I am happy right now.
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I am using a Windows 7 laptop. My connection is 1.5meg down on a local cable company.
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Will the iPhone 4S connect if you switch the WiFi mode from Mixed ALL to Single mode N?
Is the Bandwidth set for Auto 20/40Mhz?
I just setup a new Dir 655 version B1 in my mountain house. I loaded firware 2.10NA on the router first thing. My wife’s Iphone 4s is showing it connected as 11g instead of 11n. She has an original IPad which shows connected as 11n. All seem to work ok. At least she has not complained. My Roku is showing 11n also and works fine. I think the only error I see right now is the Iphone 4s should connect as a N device. We are streaming movies and using all devices at the same time without any problems so I am happy right now.
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I am using a Windows 7 laptop. My connection is 1.5meg down on a local cable company.
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Under Advanced Wireless, make sure WMM Enable is checked. iDevices need that to connect at Wireless N speeds.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3727 (http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3727)
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OK. I changed the channel width to 20/40 MHz first. The IPhone 4s still connects as 11g. I then tried to change mode to 802.11n only and the system required the Cipher to be AES not TKIP. So I changed WPA to WPA2 Only with Cipher type to AES. The IPhone 4s still shows under STATUS as connecting with 11g even though I have it set to 802.11n only. Is there a bug in the reporting of the IPhone 4s?
I also checked under Advanced Wireless and WMM is enabled.
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I would downgrade to v2.07 and test again. Do a factory reset before and after sending the v2.07 FW file and the set up the router from scratch. Please use IE browser during this process.
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Where do I get firmware 2.07 from?
The only firmware in the list states do not use.
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OK I found firmware 2.07NA. I loaded it and ran load from factory defaults again. My wife’s IPhone 4s with IOS 6 is reported as connected with 802.11g. Made all the same changes as above to 802.11n only 20/40Mhz WAP2 only with AES. The IPhone 4s still shows as connected with 802.11g. I think it could be a reporting problem with the router software. What was the ISO 6 fix in the 2.10NA firmware? I may want to go back to version 2.10NA firmware.
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This is my iPhone 4S on my 655 Rev B1 using v2.07 FW using Mixed all Modes and Single Mode N with WPA2 Only and AES Cypher:
(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa396/furrynutz740il/DIR-655V207IPHONE4S.jpg)
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I have the same screen but mine has 11g under mode for my wife’ iPhone 4s. Is your iPhone 4s on ISO 6 ?
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iOS 5
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If you upgrade your iPhone 4s to ISO 6 you will see the same problem as me. My wife has an old iPad with the older ISO and it connects with 11n in any wireless mode. I like the 2.10NA version better than the 2.07NA so I will stay with 2.10NA.
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I'll presume that the issue could be with iOS 6 then. I'm only upgrading to iOS 6 once it becomes an untethered JB.
If other devices are connecting at N modes and the 4S with iOS 6 isn't, the problem probably lies with the iOS version. You might downgrade to iOS 5 if your really wanting N mode speeds. You'll need to refer to Apple for support and information regarding this issue.
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My wife’s iPhone 4s is connecting but showing 11g. I just noticed the Rate shows 65M for her iPhone. Is that correct for a 11g conection?
We are not going to go back to ISO 5. I don’t want to make my wife unhappy. You know how that goes.
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Ya, go to keep the Wife happy man.
G mode max connection speed is 54, while N mode, depending on what the device supports, in this case, 65Mb is max for iPhones with N WiFi.
Odd that it shows G mode however reports 65Mb on the connection. As you can see, mine shows N mode and 65Mb connection. :-\
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What browser are you using?
Try Opera or FF? If IE 8 or 9, set compatibility mode and test again?
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You know I think the iPhone 4s ISO 6 is really connecting as a N device. Rate is confirming what I think, especially since when I define the connection as “802.11n only” the iPhone still connects. It just shows 11g. It seems like the iPhone would not connect since I selected 802.11n only.
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I am using IE 9 on Windows 7. I have compatibility mode set in IE 9.
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Wonder if it's a possible status link issue between iOS 6 and the router. I guess if it's working for ya then your probably good to go.
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I just saw my wife’s iPhone 4s connect to the router. The Rate first showed 58M with the mode being blank. The Rate then quickly changed to 65M with the mode blank and then the mode changed to 11g. Maybe this will help diagnose the problem more. Also when the iPhone 4s goes to sleep it drops of the network. The iPad always stays connected.
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Suppose you don't have a different iphone 3, 4 or 4s that you can test? A friend or neighbor maybe?
What iOS is the iPAD at?
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The iPAD ISO is 5.1. I will check and see if I can find another iPhone to connect to my router.
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Any status on this?