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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DGL-4500 => Topic started by: kxz on September 21, 2009, 09:02:04 PM
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Hey guys,
I'm currently running an A1 1.02. I usually have problems a couple days after due to lots of torrenting with FIOS. I get tremendous speed decreases and performance. I usually cycle the router and it fixes itself. However, even when I cycle or reset, the speed decrease doesn't go away. Should I upgrade to 1.16b3?
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If you upgrade beyond 1.02 you will never be able to roll back to it. I would recommend that you do a hard reset of the router and then restore your configuration and see if that helps. I ruined my a1 when I flashed over 1.02. D-link shipped my a2 with 1.12 which I flashed to 1.16b3 but none of the fw seems to act right. If you need a stable router that you can depend on 24/7 then get something else.
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If you upgrade beyond 1.02 you will never be able to roll back to it. I would recommend that you do a hard reset of the router and then restore your configuration and see if that helps. I ruined my a1 when I flashed over 1.02. D-link shipped my a2 with 1.12 which I flashed to 1.16b3 but none of the fw seems to act right. If you need a stable router that you can depend on 24/7 then get something else.
There you go.
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I'm currently running an A1 1.02. I usually have problems a couple days after due to lots of torrenting with FIOS. I get tremendous speed decreases and performance. I usually cycle the router and it fixes itself. However, even when I cycle or reset, the speed decrease doesn't go away. Should I upgrade to 1.16b3?
I would check if I had improperly configured my filesharing client. ;D
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Just curious, I just received my 4500 (have not opened it yet), and I am reading a lot of troubling issues with this model, not only from these forums, but other online review places as well. I read somewhere in this forum that a few people recommended the NetGear WNDR3700 N Router, would that be a viable stable solution to go to or would you guys recommend another wireless N router from D-Link?
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I finally gave up on my DGL-4500 router today and just now ordered a NetGear WNDR3700 through Dell.
They're currently out of stock, but said I should have my new router by October 21st, just in time for my new copies of Windows 7 which I ordered through Amazon.com earlier this year. :D
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I have an older Netgear Super A/G router and it has been very stable.
My 4500 seemed ok until I updated it and now... everyone here knows my pain. I had planned on using the old router for A/G connections without the firewall and feed it off of the 4500.
Now I'm wondering what I can do since this is a year old.
Sloppy developers are ALWAYS that way. Been that way with every group I've been in.
The D-Link development group clearly needs some housecleaning if they want to turn things around.
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They're currently out of stock, but said I should have my new router by October 21st, just in time for my new copies of Windows 7 which I ordered through Amazon.com earlier this year. :D
Amazon appears to have some. The one I ordered last night is scheduled to arrive on Monday.
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Go Figure!
Last I checked, they were still saying Out of Stock!
Oh Well, I can wait as I'll be doing a fresh setup of Windows 7 on each of my systems the day after the Router comes in :D
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Newegg has the netgear and they've lowered their price a little bit. If you belong to ebates then you can get another 1.5% off the price by going through them. They still want too much compared to other retailers.
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My NetGear WNDR3700 came in earlier this evening. :D
Set it up and most of the settings I left default although a couple I did change from their default setting.
This new router is Flying with no problems what so ever!
About the only things I'm gonna save from the DGL-4500 is the Atheros Wi-Fi card for my laptop and the antennas for who knows what.
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My NetGear WNDR3700 came in earlier this evening. :D
Set it up and most of the settings I left default although a couple I did change from their default setting.
This new router is Flying with no problems what so ever!
About the only things I'm gonna save from the DGL-4500 is the Atheros Wi-Fi card for my laptop and the antennas for who knows what.
My only complaint with the WNDR3700 versus the DGL-4500 is a little less granularity on the QoS controls. I really liked the per IP basis for determine uplink priority.