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[iball]

Hey my wireless (N) keep freezing up and then dropping, it has been doing it alot, i just bought this about an hour ago.

I use FW 1.13, should i upgrade to 1.2 ?

Also, is there away to have both 2.4 and 5ghz on at the SAME time?

[smlunatick]

The DIR-628 can not use both the 2.4Ghz and the 5.0Ghz working at the same time.  If you need these two, return the DIR-628 and get the DIR-825.

As for the freezing, disable the "Advanced DNS" and / or "DNS Relay."  It has been reported to be the principle cause of these freezes on other models of DIR.

[da_am]

I have been having these issues for a few weeks... I turned of Advanced DNS, and DNS Relay is also off.  I am at 1.22NA. N only, 20/40, wpa2...

Also I am getting about 2 emails an hour with the log as it has filled up - is that normal? Seems to be blocking every second? I know there are a lot of packets bouncing around but is that normal?

Would really like this to be a stable router as I have liked d-link in the past. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I can take screenshots or send you the log if that would help at all. Thanks!

[manolito2112]

I'm having the same issue every single day, only way to resolve is by doing a hard reboot, I Don't recommend this router to anybody because this looks as a common system crash issue and I don't see further intentions from dlink team to correct this issue, I have no problem at all with the same network configuration since a replace the router functionality to a new different box ( a expensive Juniper netscreen )
The DIR-628 is acting now as a regular bridge since a disable the WAN port, DHCP, and Upnp to delegate those functions to the new router box, most of the connection, dropping and freeze problem in this forum are related to same issue
SMART TIP:
Have always with you powerful router (usually a expensive one) to delegate routing function on
Use a WIRELESS BRIDGE ( as stupid as better ) for media conversion ( wireless to wired )
Don’t deal with too much compromised toy’s boxes

[Danny1976]

If you are using windows 7, Disabling HomeGroup fixed my problem... I've been up and running 24 hours without requiring a router reboot and wireless is working great.

[thomasrelee]

If you are using windows 7, Disabling HomeGroup fixed my problem... I've been up and running 24 hours without requiring a router reboot and wireless is working great.

Windows 7?  HomeGroup?  Man, Windows 7 just launched...  just how many people do you think are using Windows 7 now?  Not many.  These issues were prevalent well before Windows 7 and D-Link has done nothing to resolve them.  The router is locking up due to everything it is programmed to control. 

I have noticed this router requires hard resets every 24-48 hours, regardless of use!!!  I have tested, reconfigured, upgraded, downgraded and tried everyone's ideas as to what may be causing this problem.  Over the past two weeks, I have continued having this router crash and require a hard reset. 

    -  The Wii has been unplugged, so there are NO wireless devices in range trying to connect.
        (trust me, I live in the middle of NO WHERE!)  As for wireless interference, the router is configured
        for 2.4 ONLY.  My wireless telephones are 5.8 ONLY.  I have even tested my microwave for
        excessive leakage, as I could see where a major leak of radiation (@2.4ghz) would be a problem.

    -  The computer running Vista Home Premium hooked up to the TV only accesses the internet for
       Media Center Guide updates, Windows Updates, Netflix and Hulu.   Power Management on the
       network controller is turned off -- as suggested.

    -  The computer running XP Pro SP3, as a media server and file sharing server, has been turned off
       for the past two weeks.

    -  I've used the phone/Vonage, very little, less than 4 hours total in the past two weeks.

    -  The main computer running a dual-boot of Mint Linux and Windows Vista Home Premium (usually
       running the Mint Linux and not Windows,)  has only been used for surfing the web, reading e-mail
       and watching online video from sites like Hulu and YouTube.  I have come to the conclusion that
       Windows Vista, unlike Windows 7 as you suggest, does not have any effect on the router.

As previously posted, the ONLY problem I see, the router is blocking connections, as it should from the WAN.  Does not matter if you log these events or not, the router is still actively doing something even if you are smart enough to just turn the logging OFF.  Every time I perform a hard reset, I proceed to request a new IP from my ISP.  No matter what IP I land on next, the WAN traffic that requires consistent blocking is always there.  The router locks up in the same manner each and every time and this has gotten OLD over the past year.   

[Danny1976]

Go to that link to downgrade from 1.22NA to 1.12.

http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=11135.0