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Title: Is my DIR-655 a lemon?
Post by: bulls on July 13, 2014, 08:16:10 PM
Hi all.

I've been pounding my head against a wall for over a month now trying to figure out what is the deal with my 655.

Getting a lot of packet loss, connection drops altogether at times and just displays "Limited Access" or no internet.

I cannot update the firmware. I verified that my hardware version is A1 and running 1.00NA, but when I get passed the upload file screen, it says upload failed because router is "busy" or it is the incorrect file - which I have confirmed it is the right file: DIR655_FW_V1.37NAB01

Sitting 2 feet away from my DIR 655 and I am getting the same problems as I do upstairs. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I can't connect my HTC One smartphone to it. I am the only person accessing this connection - no roommates.

This is how I set up the router: Logged into 192.168.0.1, manually set up the wireless connection, with auto and connection set to mixed G/N - set up the wireless password. Done.

Help?
Title: Re: Is my DIR-655 a lemon?
Post by: FurryNutz on July 13, 2014, 08:25:24 PM
Link>Welcome! (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=48135.0)


Is there a reason your updating FW?

DO NOT UPDATE FW OVER WIRELESS, PLEASE BE WIRED!
Please follow this for doing any FW updates:
FW Update Process (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=42457.0)
Title: Re: Is my DIR-655 a lemon?
Post by: bulls on July 13, 2014, 11:44:43 PM
Region? Northern California, USA.

Reason for updating FW: Well since my router doesn't seem to work and I assumed updating my version A, 1.0 firmware from 2010 would be a sensible troubleshooting route.
Title: Re: Is my DIR-655 a lemon?
Post by: FurryNutz on July 14, 2014, 07:24:45 AM
You might run thru this before updating FW:
Router Troubleshooting Suggestions and Tips (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=54498.0)

Sometimes updating FW doesn't fix anything or may make things worse.

Post back with what your having problems with and we'll help you out before upgrading FW.
Title: Re: Is my DIR-655 a lemon?
Post by: davevt31 on July 14, 2014, 09:26:23 AM
I think if you still have the 1.00 firmware, that you need to flash it to the 1.10 version before you can update to the newest ones.  If that doesn't work you need to go progressively from 1.01 ->1.06 then 1.10 and then the newer ones.

Here is a link to the D-Link FTP site that has all the versions for the A models:

ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/dir655/Firmware/ (ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/dir655/Firmware/)
Title: Re: Is my DIR-655 a lemon?
Post by: FurryNutz on July 14, 2014, 09:31:59 AM
You can get them from the main site as well here:
http://support.dlink.com/ProductInfo.aspx?m=DIR-655 (http://support.dlink.com/ProductInfo.aspx?m=DIR-655)
 ;)
Title: Re: Is my DIR-655 a lemon?
Post by: FurryNutz on August 08, 2014, 09:56:42 AM
Any status on this?  ???

Quote from: bulls on July 13, 2014, 08:16:10 PM
Hi all.

I've been pounding my head against a wall for over a month now trying to figure out what is the deal with my 655.

Getting a lot of packet loss, connection drops altogether at times and just displays "Limited Access" or no internet.

I cannot update the firmware. I verified that my hardware version is A1 and running 1.00NA, but when I get passed the upload file screen, it says upload failed because router is "busy" or it is the incorrect file - which I have confirmed it is the right file: DIR655_FW_V1.37NAB01

Sitting 2 feet away from my DIR 655 and I am getting the same problems as I do upstairs. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I can't connect my HTC One smartphone to it. I am the only person accessing this connection - no roommates.

This is how I set up the router: Logged into 192.168.0.1, manually set up the wireless connection, with auto and connection set to mixed G/N - set up the wireless password. Done.

Help?