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[hauge48]

Hello all,
I am new in this forum, although used the DIR-655 for a couple of years now for internet access and a little file sharing. No FW updates, no tweaking, no issues. Definitely an occational user. No ambition to become a netwotk geek.

Built a home network recently with WHS, 2 wired Win7, 1 XP client and 1 Soundbridge wire-less.

Experienced some strange behaviour and updated to 1.33NA, which I understand is the first working version after 1.2x.

Only too late I discover that NA is meant for the US, whilst there are versions designated for Europe - EU. I live in Sweden. Downgrading I understand is something one should avoid.

Apart from one major issue - which I will elaborate on below - everything is fine. In fact I have a feeling that things are a bit more responsive with the new version.
Beginner's luck, or should I expect problems down the road due to differences in the two versions? Again, I do not press my router to its limits, mostly default settings.

The one phenomenon that bothers me is the speed of transfer between my server and clients. Streaming is OK, but file transfers look odd.

I can get into the 80 MB/s intitially and then speed reduces to 40 MB/s during the same transfer. I can live with that, but what happens? Other times it starts off at 10 MB/s and gradually increases up to the 20-ies. Most of the time it stays fairly stable at 30.

I can not see any environment pattern in this behaviour like WEB activities ot other competing processes. I have connected the server with the client back-to-back with no speed issues at all. My highly amateur reflection is that this must have something to do with the router or the combination of settings in the router and my NICs.

Related to this - not necessarily by cause, but at least by observation - shared folders on the server becomes unavailable and the transfer aborts. Rebooting the router bring things back on track again. Is it the rebooting itself, or server recovery during the reboot time elapse?

Expect no silver bullit, but can any of you gurus set me on track?

WKR Finn

[togge]

Hej.
Ladda hem firmware från http://depositfiles.com/en/files/qarqeqmft. Flasha, reboota och byt sedan till 1.31EU. Funkade för mig, då jag tabbade mig.

[Mackerel]

Thanks! I needed a refresher (course) in Swedish.

[togge]

Sorrry....in english....Download firmware from http://depositfiles.com/en/files/qarqeqmft. Flash, reboota and change to 1.31EU. Worked for me when I f***ed up.............. .

[hauge48]

Fine. Thanks. So the downgrade question is sorted out.
But if it ain't broke etc - is there a defacto or potential problem running NA? I know next to nothing about these things, all I've seen is that there is something about 3G-capability, which I don't think I need - or should I? My ADSL gives me effectively >10/1 Mb/s.

Finn (not swedish, GMAB - but close)

[RetroMan71]

Well you learn something new everyday.. I didn't realise the 1.33NA was for US only?! I'm in the UK and have upgraded using the 1.33NA firmware and it has actually improved the router 10 fold.. so I'm just going to leave it how it is.

 

[swehjo]

I've been using the NA firmwares since I bought it. If I remember it correctly I did this in order to get the latest Shareport software. So far I've never had any problems.

Sweden