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Title: Opinions
Post by: Lycan on January 03, 2008, 04:41:38 PM
I wanted to start a thread for all the DIR-655 users that are running the aforementioned "beta" code.

Please try to keep the feed back constructive and if possible, positive.
We will do our best to answer any questions you have in a timely and orderly manner.

Happy Surfing

  -Lycan
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Rad Spencer on January 04, 2008, 11:41:57 AM
so far so good. uptime 12 hours. UI seems to be a little quicker too!
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: DVDKingdom on January 04, 2008, 03:20:58 PM
Is the beta firmware for the A3 version of the router only ??
I'm using the B39 release on my A2 so far it is a nice upgrade.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: davevt31 on January 04, 2008, 04:23:45 PM
Just uploaded new beta firmaware, Thanks for not overwriting settings.  I always save the configuration before updating but it was nice not having to reload it this time.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: bspvette86 on January 05, 2008, 08:51:12 AM
Are there any notes on the changes we can expect from the Beta firmware?

Regards,
Karl
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Lycan on January 05, 2008, 10:21:00 AM
Just uploaded new beta firmaware, Thanks for not overwriting settings.  I always save the configuration before updating but it was nice not having to reload it this time.

Thats odd, so if I understand you correctly, after you loaded the beta code your 655 still had all of its custom settings?
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: DVDKingdom on January 05, 2008, 01:02:46 PM
111_MSBETA firmware did save custom settings.  However I was only upgrading from the supported 111 to this beta of 111.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: davevt31 on January 05, 2008, 02:05:25 PM
Thats odd, so if I understand you correctly, after you loaded the beta code your 655 still had all of its custom settings?

Yes all my settings were still present after flashing.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: judas_iscariote on January 05, 2008, 03:33:57 PM
Thats odd, so if I understand you correctly, after you loaded the beta code your 655 still had all of its custom settings?


yep, same here.

btw.. try to provide detailed,technical changelog between diferent firmware releases, either official or beta.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: DVDKingdom on January 05, 2008, 03:55:05 PM
Are there any notes on the changes we can expect from the Beta firmware?

Regards,
Karl
yep, same here.

btw.. try to provide detailed,technical changelog between diferent firmware releases, either official or beta.
Release Notes:

-Vista Client Support: Increased stability and compatibility with Vista clients.

-Overall Stability and Performance: Increased stability and performance across the entire platform.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: judas_iscariote on January 05, 2008, 04:22:27 PM
Release Notes:

-Vista Client Support: Increased stability and compatibility with Vista clients.

-Overall Stability and Performance: Increased stability and performance across the entire platform.


That's what I mean, that is not really a detailed technical changelog, just a very generic, vague description of what has changed.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Geraner on January 06, 2008, 05:29:19 AM
How is it with the need to reboot when opening ports in the firewall (virtual server + portforward)?
In the firmware 1.04 I think, it was possible to open ports and to save the settings without a need of an router-reboot. In all later firmware versions, this feature has been removed. Now you always have to reboot the router when changing virtual-server & portforwarding settings.  :(

By the way, uploading old settings does still not work. Get always the following message:
Quote
Restore Failed

The device may be too busy to properly receive it right now. Please try the restore again. It is also possible that you are logged in as a 'user' instead of an 'admin' - only administrators can restore the configuration file. Please check the system log for any errors.

Please press the button below to continue configuring the router.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: vulkanbros on January 07, 2008, 02:21:20 AM
Thats odd, so if I understand you correctly, after you loaded the beta code your 655 still had all of its custom settings?

- Same here....no need for restoring costum settings....great !!
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: CrunchyDoodle on January 07, 2008, 04:49:42 AM
Slight performance improvement. More logical WISH processing. I can reliably stream 720P now. 1080i is still not quite right, but much better. My two Linux laptops can now see the wireless network. They still can't connect properly, but that's likely more to do with their trouble with WPA2 security. They work well with WEP.

Bye.        8)
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: rsonnenberg on January 11, 2008, 07:45:28 AM
Thats odd, so if I understand you correctly, after you loaded the beta code your 655 still had all of its custom settings?


I just finished loading the beta code, and my 655 did NOT retain its settings. I had saved them before doing the update and had to reload the settings to get them back.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Lycan on January 11, 2008, 09:50:39 AM
Mine hadent either. Thats why I asked.
I had to load the config file I created after the upgrade.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Geraner on January 11, 2008, 01:13:04 PM
And for me, uploading old settings does still not work. Get always the following message:

Quote
Restore Failed

The device may be too busy to properly receive it right now. Please try the restore again. It is also possible that you are logged in as a 'user' instead of an 'admin' - only administrators can restore the configuration file. Please check the system log for any errors.

Please press the button below to continue configuring the router.
Changed from 1.11EU to beta version of US firmware.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: AWDL on January 11, 2008, 07:09:27 PM
Geraner,

We have US and Canadian reps here. Public members that have EU product do attend, but loading US / DCAN Beta code over EU products might not yeild favorable results.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Royan on January 14, 2008, 03:41:15 AM
Hi.

I also have the european version running firmware 1.11EU.

I do have really bad connection problems with a vista client.
Will this firmware perhaps alleviate some of these problems?
Or should I wait until a new EU version is available?

brgds
Royan

- edit: removed question about us vs eu version difference (search is your friend :) ).
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Lycan on January 14, 2008, 09:37:31 AM
Try rolling the unit back to factory defaults before loading the the beta code.
If that doesn't work, try loading the 1.05 then re-upgrading. Let us know what happens.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: AWDL on January 14, 2008, 04:23:51 PM
Hi.

I also have the european version running firmware 1.11EU.

I do have really bad connection problems with a vista client.
Will this firmware perhaps alleviate some of these problems?
Or should I wait until a new EU version is available?

brgds
Royan


You should either wait for European code or wait for a European (D-Link or Public) forum member to provide you with some good local product information.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: vulkanbros on January 15, 2008, 04:14:18 AM
I was running 1.11EU and am now running the BETA....and it runs very well

Lycan: the thing with reloading the settings after updating the FW...
has it something to do with the hw revision ? ...or maybe that I am running
a European DIR-655 ?
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Rad Spencer on January 15, 2008, 10:04:19 AM
I think thats what he's trying to figure out.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: GaryDes on January 17, 2008, 05:31:47 PM
Firefox still cannot be used for the two middle tabs (in fact it still freezes the page, you can back button from it though).  See forums.

Still getting a mode of mode 11gn when 802.11n is selected.  See forums.

I am getting 100 percent signal were before I was getting 85 percent on Vista.  That is going to a DWA-652.  That is a good thing.

Gary
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: GaryDes on January 18, 2008, 10:03:01 AM
A problem with this version.

I cannot change anything in the virtual server page.  I get in Internet Explorer 7 that there is an error on the page:
There are multiple problems.  I will separate them with curlys below:
{
Line: 810
Char: 16
Error: Unterminated string constant
Code: 0
URL:http://192.168.0.1/Advanced/Virtual_Server.shtml
}
{
Line: 148
Char: 4
Error: Object expected
Code: 0
URL:http://192.168.0.1/Advanced/Virtual_Server.shtml
}
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Lycan on January 18, 2008, 12:12:07 PM
A problem with this version.

I cannot change anything in the virtual server page.  I get in Internet Explorer 7 that there is an error on the page:
There are multiple problems.  I will separate them with curlys below:
{
Line: 810
Char: 16
Error: Unterminated string constant
Code: 0
URL:http://192.168.0.1/Advanced/Virtual_Server.shtml
}
{
Line: 148
Char: 4
Error: Object expected
Code: 0
URL:http://192.168.0.1/Advanced/Virtual_Server.shtml
}


I noticed your other post about the UI errors in Firefox. I understand that you are having an issue in firefox, but does this issue carry over to I.E?
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Neblinio on January 18, 2008, 03:13:17 PM
So loading this beta firmware voids your warranty. If the router gets bricked while this beta firmware is loaded, there's no warranty, I suppose...  :-\
But I have a little question about this. If no problems appear with the beta, and after some time you load a new non-beta firmware, what happens with the warranty in case you have a problem then?
Thanks for your reply.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Lycan on January 18, 2008, 03:24:47 PM
You'll be fine. We just can't RMA or warranty support over the 1.11MS.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: woodsptw on January 18, 2008, 06:30:28 PM
For what it's worth, the beta firmware is working great for me. I have the Zune and Media Center working great over the network. It's going from 802.11g on my desktop to the router and the router is hard-wired to the XBOX 360. I've got 2 other laptops working just fine as well. One has an 802.11n adapter and reports a 130Mbps connection speed. The other is 80211g. Both 802.11g systems report 54Mbps connections and all computers show excellent signal strength.  This is way better than the super G 624M Dlink the bricked on me.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: GaryDes on January 18, 2008, 06:42:32 PM

I noticed your other post about the UI errors in Firefox. I understand that you are having an issue in firefox, but does this issue carry over to I.E?


No.  I do not use Firefox because I have three computers (two Vista and one XP SP2) which have the same problem as I posted in the other thread.  I cannot even get to the page on Firefox so I was not using it.

I was using the latest version of Internet Explorer.  Normally, and before the beta, I could modify the virtual server page. In fact, I had to have been able to.  I use it for my server. At this point, after taking the beta, I can no longer modify the values on that page.

I have a server and I changed the wired network card to a new card gigabit card (a DGE-530T).  I had the old server running through an address.  I brought up the Virtual Server page and modified it to use the new ip address of the server.  I modified the entry and then tried to save it and nothing happened.  So I tried to add a new entry.  Same thing.  That is when I noticed (after leaving the browser and reentering onto the page) that Internet Explorer said there were errors on the page which I posted.

I do not think this has anything to do with Firefox.  I was not using it at that time.

Gary
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: cdnfreak on January 19, 2008, 11:59:33 AM
I've been using the new beta firmware for a few weeks with no problems, actually is running much better then the 1.11 or 1.10(which was actually really good) release was.

I bought the router a few months back and had been using v1.10 for a few months with no issues. upgraded to 1.11 when it became available but noticed that the Internet froze several times to the point that the router needed to be reset.

of note, when I went from 1.10 to 1.11 I needed to restore my custom settings.

Having had little success with the public release of 1.11 and seeing that others had been able to successfully upgrade to 1.11 beta. I loaded it up with no problems and did not have to reload the custom config.  WOO HOO!  ;D lol

Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: 8uLiebr on January 19, 2008, 05:16:37 PM
What is the proposed time line for the GA release of this new firmware?
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: b0t0x on January 21, 2008, 05:51:19 PM
I just installed the beta code. It appears marginally better than 1.11 - at least for my MacBook Pro, (802.11n) and running the Dlink in n/g mode, it seems to behave better. I never see it go above 130mbit/s (the Linksys WRT600n I tried locked in in 300mbit/s pretty consistently, but it had too many issues where it would take forever to respond to DHCP or would just drop off line randomly).

With the DIR-655 and the beta code, it seems to wander around a bit (from 130mbit all the way down to 11mbit, even tho the signal strength is solidly 100% - the machines are anywhere from 3ft to 15ft away), but less so than 1.11. My Dell XPS with its b/g adapter seems rock solid at 54mbit all the time. Not so with either of the two Mac Book Pro's here. I assume there is some interaction issue between the Airport Extreme in the MBP and the Dlink given that the 802.11n 'standard' isn't fully baked yet.

FWIW - I live out in the boonies, so there are no interferring signals in the 2.4Ghz range here - our cordless phones are 5Ghz.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Suicide_Guy on February 04, 2008, 09:13:19 PM
I just installed the latest beta firmware on my DIR655 Rev_A3 and now I can no longer log in to the admin section. The only reason I even considered trying the beta firmware was because I hadn't read of any issues at all with it. This is really disappointing and I really hope my router isn't bricked now. :-/ Does anyone have any ideas? I've tried logging in using different browsers (IE, Fx, Opera). I've tried power cycling the router, all to no avail. I've tried the default router pass (which is blank) and my old router pass and neither have worked.

After a few times of attempting to log in the router, windows says that a network cable is unplugged and the router proceeds to measure my network connection.

Please help me. :-/

EDIT: After quite a few hard resets it just decided to randomly let me log in. yay
Title: Beta appears to fix an issue with TN3270 thru VPN
Post by: chaat on February 09, 2008, 12:43:22 PM
with firmware 1.11 I was constantly having my POWERTERM 3270 emulator session loose connection. it appears that with this beta firmware that issue seems to be fixed.   :)

Could you please post when this firmware will go to production / release status. Also if you have any new versions of the beta firmware I would be interested in looking at the change log and testing it.

Chuck H.

ps..  I wish I had seen this earlier as I worked on this for almost 3 weeks with my employers corporate support teams. without any success (it only worked when I put the corporate machine in the DMZ).
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Lycan on February 11, 2008, 03:22:42 PM
Unfortunately we do not have access to ETA's or current change logs. I'm sure once the code goes live there will be a change log included.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: FearlessG1 on February 11, 2008, 08:08:41 PM
well this firmware is working much better than 1.11 as far as the lag issue i had when connected via 802.11N but still a couple times a night while playing my games, connected via 802.11N, my ping pings 220+ for 5 minutes at a time.  then back down to 20 like it should be.  firmware 1.11 would have me pinging 220+ for 10 minutes at a time with a higher frequency.  still, i hope something is being worked on to correct this, i am a big gamer so the performance so far of this router has been FAR less than satisfactory...
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Lycan on February 12, 2008, 09:27:15 AM
What level of encryption are you running? Also do you own any 2.4ghz devices that are in close proximity to the router? Does this lag issue continue if you are hardwired?
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: FearlessG1 on February 12, 2008, 04:55:52 PM
there is no lag if i am hardwired, i have a laptop that is running windows home server that is connected via Ethernet and it pings 13-22 to the game server at all times.  i am using WPA2 AES encryption.  my phones are 5.8ghz and dect 6.0 (1.9 ghz??) i have an xbox 360 thats turned off, and a bluetooth mouse/keyboard.  I tried the dwa-552 then returned it thinking it was the problem since 802.11G works fine, but my new card, which is using an ralink chipset is doing the exact same thing, and connecting at only 270mb where as the dwa-552 was connecting at 300mb.  thing that really gets me is why would 802.11G work fine, but 802.11N not?  again with firmware 1.11 this problem was even worse, its better with this beta firmware but still extremely annoying as i play in leagues.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: FearlessG1 on February 13, 2008, 05:09:15 AM
seems that the problem is just as frequent now as it was with the 1.11 firmware.  for the last 2 nights in a row i have been pinging 200+ to a server 30 miles away while connected via 802.11N but pining 13-22 when wired.  do i need to RMA this thing??

To add to this, when i ping 192.168.0.1 connected via wireless i get
Minimum = 416ms
Maximum = 1837ms
Average = 997ms

doing it again i get minimum 51, max 1535, average 635, so its all over the place.

I am also willing to allow you guys to remote into my router if you wanted to investigate.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Lycan on February 13, 2008, 11:27:20 AM
It kinda sounds like it could be the adapter card and not the router, when those pings hit high numbers, do you see a CPU spike?
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: FearlessG1 on February 13, 2008, 01:50:15 PM
no CPU spikes, everything runs fine, just the ping spikes horribly.  Also keep in mind that the DWA-552 was doing the exact same thing, so i returned it thinking it was the adapter, and purchased a different brand adapter with a different chipset, but this new one is doing the same exact thing as well.  If i put my 802.11G adapter in the system it works perfectly.  So i have tried 2 different brand N adapters and both are doing the exact same thing.

I have also been watching the logs VERY closely today, and it looks like the router is restarting on its own, this morning when i checked it, it said it was connected for 3 hours, which means it lost connection in the middle of the night.  then i reset it manually to track a fresh log, now i just checked it again and it said it has been connected for 54 minutes.  and just while checking this it just reset again, saying its been connected for 36 seconds. 

looking at the log i see

Wireless system with MAC address 00XXXXXXXXXC disconnected for reason: AP maybe crash...
Above message repeated 2 times
 
and that is the MAC address of the router itself (edited for security).

I also see:
Wireless system with MAC address 00mydesktop5 disconnected for reason: Received Deauthentication.

so the router seems to be crashing??
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: FearlessG1 on February 14, 2008, 11:58:16 AM
How do I go about RMA'ing this thing.  Ping has been in 200+ range constantly, not even moments of good ping, for about 5 days now.  I have tried multiple adapters, in different systems with the same results, only thing i have not tried is a new DIR-655 so it must be the problem.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Lycan on February 14, 2008, 01:32:35 PM
Contact the normal support channels. You can let them know that you've been discussing the units failures with me on the forums. Their still going to want to troubleshoot. Just stick it out and do what they ask, and if the unit is failing a replacement will be provided I'm sure.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: FearlessG1 on February 14, 2008, 01:47:16 PM
thanks tech's truly appreciate what you guys are doing here.  I will for sure be posting back here letting you know how the replacement is performing.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Suicide_Guy on February 18, 2008, 02:08:39 PM
My router decided to cake on itself over the weekend and I have been unable to log back into the router.

I've tried pressing and holding the reset button for 10 seconds as the manual says. I've tried turning the power off and I still cannot see to log in. The login form must be broken. When I press the login button it resets anything in the password field and that's it. I've tried loggin in with the default password as well and that doesn't work.

Since I'm using beta firmware I cannot RMA the router. I really need to be able to get in and access the router settings so I can use non-beta firmware.

Any ideas at all on how to gain access to the router's administration pages?

Also, I'm using Rev_A3 with latest beta firmware.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: FearlessG1 on February 22, 2008, 06:57:23 AM
i ended up going back down to 1.11 and my router has not rebooted or lost connection now for 3 days.  ping is still only good about 80% of the time though.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: bsebesta on February 22, 2008, 09:46:37 AM
I updated to the Beta software after having constant connection problems.  Worked great for about an hour and suddenly the router just died.  Only the power light turns on.  It is not recognizing the WAN port at all, even after resetting the internet connection.  The router is not responding to anything. Can I reload firmware back to factory somehow? What are my options now?
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Lycan on February 22, 2008, 10:44:21 AM
Can you ping the routers IP? I wouldn't blame the firmware. My guess is that the unit was failling anyway. How about the reset button?
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: bsebesta on February 22, 2008, 10:48:19 AM
What do I do with the reset button?
I've tried holding it for 30 seconds while plugged in, and while unplugged.
I tried unplugging it while holding the reset button.
Is there another combination to try?

Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Lycan on February 22, 2008, 03:39:11 PM
Just press the reset button in on th eback untill the LAN lights go off. It should be defualted then. Try to access the UI, if it fails the unit may need to be replaced.
Title: Re: ACCESS Control
Post by: Sammydad1 on February 29, 2008, 08:15:15 AM
Hi,

Has anybody tried to use an Access Control Policy with this Beta ?  The FW 1.11 seems to be broken for me and some others that have posted in the forum.  I am wondering if the beta 1.11 has the same problems.

I can not Create, Delete or Edit Access Control Policies.  If I do try to Edit one of my two, it ended up saying I have no names in the Other Policy name....then if I try to edit my other Policy, it cycles thru and ends up saying the first policy has no name.... Go Figger....

Anybody using the beta ??

Thanks !!

SD1
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: bspvette86 on February 29, 2008, 06:18:51 PM
After getting my performance issues resolved, I re-upgrade to the 11.1_MSBeta version.  After the upgrade, my performance problems came back despite the fact that WMM-Enable was selected.  Restoring my config file saved with 11.1 before the upgrade resolved the issue.  Haven't had time to do any more analysis yet.

Regards,
Karl
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Lycan on March 03, 2008, 11:18:05 AM
Thats good feed back. Thank you. I'll see if I can replicate this for you.
Title: Re: Opinions (positive and suggestion)
Post by: Backdoctor52 on March 04, 2008, 11:55:27 AM
Just updated to the 1.11MSBeta, on A2 version router, and not a problem with the transfer from 1.11 to beta, did not even have to restore.  :)

Also it now seems to log me out of the configuration if it needs to reboot, does a major change and has to save, if I do a reset, or just when it  times-out on configuration. But since it is protected by biometrics, it is not a big deal.

Finally also figured out why I could not get rid of a schedule rule, since it was being used for downloading the log, it would not allow me to get rid of the schedule.  ;D

No noticable change in speed yet, but have not done all my testing yet. :o

However, I wish in one of the future updates, you could put the "help" or "more" page in a new tab, so i could go back and forth between tabs, to read and go through the information while doing the configuration changes, instead of having to go backward and forward on the same tab while doing it. Should be no biggie, just a change in routine to a popup.  :'(

Derick
(router newbie)

I wanted to start a thread for all the DIR-655 users that are running the aforementioned "beta" code.

Please try to keep the feed back constructive and if possible, positive.
We will do our best to answer any questions you have in a timely and orderly manner.

Happy Surfing

  -Lycan

Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: jebling on March 13, 2008, 09:25:59 PM
loaded beta in attempt to improve wireless transfer speed

model: 655 Rev_A3

saved config file prior upgrading... upgrade from version 1.11 to 1.11beta
at first all appeared normal and seemed like no need to reload config file... however upon trying to do a wireless file transfer experienced file transfer freezing up short way into the transfer... reloaded config file ... no effect... reset router to default and manuallly loaded settings seemed to correct freezing issue... however files transferred slower then with 1.11 release... after a few hours went back to 1.11...

conclusion:

for my A3 hw unit beta performed worse both in terms of wireless transfer speed and signal strength.... however judging from survey results it appears beta works  better if you have a 655 rev_A2 hw units... i purchased this unit based on the great review given on small net builders however so far this unit has been a big disappointmnet for me... this $130 router works well as an internet router but as far as wireless networking goes it performs on par if not slightly less (less signal strength) with a much lesser known brand n-router that i purchased on sale for $29.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: davevt31 on March 14, 2008, 04:27:33 AM
Backdoctor52, you can open the help link in a new tab (I am assuming your are using IE 7) by either clicking with the middle wheel button, hold the CTRL key while clicking with left button, or right click the link and select open in new tab.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Glenn on March 14, 2008, 06:53:05 AM
Worked well for me. Was experiencing WAN disconnections when router was heavily loaded, uploaded the beta f/w and tested the same conditions that caused a disconnect the night before and all was good.
Strange thing about the H/W version of my router.... The box indicates 1A, where the HTML interface indicates 1A/2A and my lights are all green. Is mine a hybrid or does it indicate a H/W version of 1A that through F/W has been upgraded to the equivalent of a 2A box?
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: davevt31 on March 14, 2008, 08:46:15 AM
I'm pretty sure that the green lights mean that is A1 hardware.  I remember some talk a while back about the A1/A2 thing and I'm pretty sure it was just a bug in the display on the page.  The real determining factor were the lights.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: oranges on March 14, 2008, 01:24:18 PM
How is it with the need to reboot when opening ports in the firewall (virtual server + portforward)?
In the firmware 1.04 I think, it was possible to open ports and to save the settings without a need of an router-reboot. In all later firmware versions, this feature has been removed. Now you always have to reboot the router when changing virtual-server & portforwarding settings.  :(

By the way, uploading old settings does still not work. Get always the following message:

Do you still have dhcp sessions hanging. Go into Setup -> Network Settings ->Scroll to the bottom where it says Number of Dynamic DHCP Clients Under that heading you can terminate (they use another word then terminate) Once you terminate any hangind dhcp seesions you should be able to reload your settings.
Title: Things good here
Post by: coppertrail on March 15, 2008, 08:21:28 AM
Been running it for 5 days now without issue. 
Title: Re: Things good here
Post by: jebling on March 15, 2008, 06:55:48 PM
Been running it for 5 days now without issue. 

what hw version? a1, a2 or a3?
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Sammydad1 on March 24, 2008, 10:59:59 PM
Hi,

Finally took the plunge onto the 1.11Beta.  SO far, it seems to have me running a bit faster on Speedtest.net, but maybe its just the time of day.

Even after following the basic Save Configuration File steps, I ended up having to 1)Reset the router (A2) to default after the firmware update.  2) Had to re-enter all the configuration settings manually because altho the firmware update saved the configurations, not all of them worked rightly, such as Access Control settings and the Edit items and Add new Items....

Haven't tried any wireless devices thus far but will do so in the AM....am not expecting any issues.

I would like to point out that I was not able to do some of this when using Internet Explorer v7 (and also beta 8), but I was able to properly edit the pages using Maxthon browser v2.

Not sure if browser type and version is affecting people without realizing it...but perhaps so.


Sammydad1

Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Backdoctor52 on March 27, 2008, 11:42:55 AM
Thanks  Davevt31, I tried it ,and it works great, I am just used to other routers, where it has help as a separate tab. But this works great. (as long as I don't forget...LOL)

Backdoctor52, you can open the help link in a new tab (I am assuming your are using IE 7) by either clicking with the middle wheel button, hold the CTRL key while clicking with left button, or right click the link and select open in new tab.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: wib on March 27, 2008, 07:16:20 PM
my settings remained. Trying beta firm to see if wireless connection dropping issues remain.
going from 1.11-1.11beta.
Using a 2200bg intel wirelss card,
and as I was typing it dropped again.
Hardware A3
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: FearlessG1 on March 31, 2008, 07:27:49 AM
Can we get an update on the firmware progress Lycan, coming up on 4 months without a new firmware update.  I sure hope the beta firmware has been getting improvements and updates that have not been posted here because it sure didn't fix my problem. ( i RMA'd my router as no matter what firmware was on it, it would reboot every 1 minute, so maybe the new one will work perfectly as a router should)
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Lycan on March 31, 2008, 11:06:51 AM
We currently do not have a release date for any new firmware.

If you're having a problem with a product, you need to understand that you are having it. It is not happening to everyone, it's happening to select individuals , and not a problem with the firmware or the device but a problem with the environment that the unit is operating in. Yes, sometimes firmware can correct these problems, but in this case the 655 and the 1.11 code is operating phenomenally as far as most users are concerned.

I understand your frustration and realize that sometimes it seems like the firmware could be the only possible answer, but this time unfortunately, it's not the case here.

Please continue to follow the tech supports instructions are we'll do our best to ensure that you problem is resolved to the best of our ability.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: LibertyTrooper on April 21, 2008, 07:31:36 PM
You say that there is an environment problem causing the issues of random router reboots, disconnects, etc. Can you quantify those "environmental" problems so that, perhaps, those of us who are experiencing such things can go about correcting them?

I've yet to be able to use this product with any stability and, frankly, I'm well beyond the "warranty" period.  Perhaps I should simply shy away from DLink products in the future?

The other thing that could be done is that you could release the entire firmware source code so that a community, much like that for the Linksys WRT series, could possibly develop.  That might solve a great number of problems for everyone involved.  Its just a thought...
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: marathonfool on April 21, 2008, 07:32:35 PM
Hardware A2 Firmware 1.11

I have had problems using the Access Control List since upgrading to 1.11.

Successfully loaded beta 1.1MSBeta, but can not use the ACL capability.

I still get "name can not be empty string" for the name of the policy.
I have loaded settings with and without the ACL capability.
Once I try to add a policy name it can not be saved or
if I try to enable an existing policy it can not be saved.
Have tried a hard reset with 1.11MSBeta loaded with no luck with ACLs.
I have not gone back to 1.03, as one person said they had success.
I will try from 1.03 some other day, and reply.
I guess I am one of the few unlucky ones.

I do notice that 1.11 MSBeta GUI is faster.

Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Rad Spencer on April 30, 2008, 11:19:47 AM
I use the MS beta, the gui is faster and I noticed some improvements to the QoS.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: judas_iscariote on May 14, 2008, 11:31:38 AM
We currently do not have a release date for any new firmware.

Anyway.. will be nice if another beta is released  ;D
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: vulkanbros on May 20, 2008, 07:08:32 AM
anyone who know´s the  diff. between A1, A2 and A3 hardware revisions ??

Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Lycan on May 20, 2008, 09:29:23 AM
A1 had green lights and A2 had blues ones. The A3 has a realtec switch instead of the Vitesse used in the a1/a2.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: CadErik on May 20, 2008, 05:42:54 PM
I wanted to start a thread for all the DIR-655 users that are running the aforementioned "beta" code.

Please try to keep the feed back constructive and if possible, positive.
We will do our best to answer any questions you have in a timely and orderly manner.

I did install the MS version recently on my router, everything seems to work fine except that periodically the router looses (or drops) all wireless connections. It seems to be around midnight everyday. I have two DWL-552 and three laptops on 802.11g only.
On the router, it shows no wireless connections and the clients cannot connect (but they see the network).

Erik
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Lycan on May 22, 2008, 09:36:08 AM
Does this behavior continue if the standard 1.11 code is returned to the unit?
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: CadErik on May 22, 2008, 09:43:16 AM
Does this behavior continue if the standard 1.11 code is returned to the unit?

No,  it seems that the 1.11_MS code is somehow better with QOS and wish configured.
The standard 1.11 code was worse with dropping the wireless signal sometimes...
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: EddieZ on September 14, 2008, 07:04:27 AM
I have been testing 1.11 EU, 1.20 and 1.11 MSbeta39 extensively in a home situation. Seems that 1.11 Msbeta39 gives the best results in performance and stability...  ???
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Neblinio on September 22, 2008, 10:44:37 AM
Thank you for your support Lycan. I've just downloaded the new 1.21 firmware and flashed my DIR-655 without issues.

Now I have a question. Where can I download the Network USB Utility for using the NAS function on the router?
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: coppertrail on September 23, 2008, 10:45:08 AM
So far, so good with 1.21 04 (Internet Security Service disabled).
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: tipstir on September 23, 2008, 10:52:21 AM
A1 had green lights and A2 had blues ones. The A3 has a realtec switch instead of the Vitesse used in the a1/a2.


Thanks.. The board is also change too. ROFH supported.
Title: Re: Opinions
Post by: Lycan on September 23, 2008, 11:23:20 AM
Thank you for your support Lycan. I've just downloaded the new 1.21 firmware and flashed my DIR-655 without issues.

Now I have a question. Where can I download the Network USB Utility for using the NAS function on the router?

Read the NOTE section of the beta post.