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Title: What's the best firmware for the DIR 655?
Post by: IcyRhythms on December 12, 2009, 05:02:17 PM

i really like this router a lot. my dgl 4300 crapped out last weekend, and i didn't have another option except to buy a new one. i went with dlink again because i'm familiar with a lot of their stuff. however, using firmware version 1.31 at the moment, i'm experiencing one minor issue.(that i can see) every now then, for just a second or two, my computer connection drops out for a bit. my ps3 and 360 do not. just trying to figure if it's firmware issue or not

Title: Re: What's the best firmware for the DIR 655?
Post by: gomyway on December 14, 2009, 01:36:24 AM

As you're already on 1.31, the only choice is to try the newest beta, which people reporting made their router usable again. 

Quote from: IcyRhythms on December 12, 2009, 05:02:17 PM

i really like this router a lot. my dgl 4300 ****ped out last weekend, and i didn't have another option except to buy a new one. i went with dlink again because i'm familiar with a lot of their stuff. however, using firmware version 1.31 at the moment, i'm experiencing one minor issue.(that i can see) every now then, for just a second or two, my computer connection drops out for a bit. my ps3 and 360 do not. just trying to figure if it's firmware issue or not

Title: Re: What's the best firmware for the DIR 655?
Post by: DNS321User on December 14, 2009, 11:08:47 AM

Quote from: IcyRhythms on December 12, 2009, 05:02:17 PM

i really like this router a lot. my dgl 4300 ****ped out last weekend, and i didn't have another option except to buy a new one. i went with dlink again because i'm familiar with a lot of their stuff. however, using firmware version 1.31 at the moment, i'm experiencing one minor issue.(that i can see) every now then, for just a second or two, my computer connection drops out for a bit. my ps3 and 360 do not. just trying to figure if it's firmware issue or not

I'm currently using ver 1.21. So far, it works without flaws for 3 weeks. If it doesn't break, then don't fix it. If you upgrade to 1.3?, you will not be able to rollback it back.

Title: Re: What's the best firmware for the DIR 655?
Post by: dak320 on December 19, 2009, 10:22:50 PM

I am also using version 1.21.  I have had the router hooked up for approx. 3 months now with no problems.  Using a Dell laptop with the wireless G.  I will not update to a newer version since there seems to be a lot of problems.  Maybe I am just lucky enough to not have a defective unit.

Title: Re: What's the best firmware for the DIR 655?
Post by: IcyRhythms on December 25, 2009, 12:47:01 PM

wait so, even if i reset to factory defaults, i will still have the same firmware?

Title: Re: What's the best firmware for the DIR 655?
Post by: EddieZ on December 25, 2009, 04:47:30 PM

Quote from: IcyRhythms on December 25, 2009, 12:47:01 PM

wait so, even if i reset to factory defaults, i will still have the same firmware?

Yeah, that's about it. Only you get a clean, unconfigured setup. Firmware only changes when flashed and once it is done, it 's definitive. Until flashed again with another version (sometimes a rollback to previous versions is not possible due to changes in the kernel ('heart') of the system)

Title: Re: What's the best firmware for the DIR 655?
Post by: Cobra on December 25, 2009, 09:05:40 PM

Quote from: DNS321User on December 14, 2009, 11:08:47 AM

I'm currently using ver 1.21. So far, it works without flaws for 3 weeks. If it doesn't break, then don't fix it. If you upgrade to 1.3?, you will not be able to rollback it back.

Well....I have the latest 132NA beta and router has been online non-stop without issue since I flashed which was almost two months ago now.