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[EddieZ]

Results from disabling WiSH?

What is the device connected closest to the internet? Do I understand correctly that you have a server that acts as DHCP? Is the DHCP feature on the DIR turned off?

Is it something like this:

Internet gateway (modem) --wired--- server/DHCP ------- wireless clients-------O

[dagger_99]

Results from disabling WiSH?

What is the device connected closest to the internet? Do I understand correctly that you have a server that acts as DHCP? Is the DHCP feature on the DIR turned off?

Is it something like this:

Internet gateway (modem) --wired--- server/DHCP ------- wireless clients-------O

DHCP On..

[EddieZ]

And the other two question marks?

[dagger_99]

And the other two question marks?

Results from disabling WiSH?
None as of yet. We srtill have disconnects.

What is the device connected closest to the internet?
A wired machine

Do I understand correctly that you have a server that acts as DHCP?
No. It is simply the only wired machine that stores all our central data, but does not act as server.

Is the DHCP feature on the DIR turned off?
No

[mnztr]

After 1 week with this router (previously owned a Linksys and a Netgear) I would say DO NOT BUY!!!

[ruthrj]

I would not recommend the DIR-655 as it comes out of the box. I had issues for the last two weeks that I've had it with the 1.32NA firmware. My internet connection would be unavailable as well as the router's GUI interface every few minutes. EXTREMELY frustrating.

However, I believe this was due to the SecureSpot feature.

I HIGHLY recommend the DIR-655 if you roll back the firmware to version 1.21 (no secure spot). It isn't possible to *directly* do this, but this link can show you how:

http://www.ispgeeks.com/wild/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=4229&mode=&order=0&thold=0

After I did this, the router is rock solid. The speed is very peppy, the router is always highly responsive now. I'm proud to say it works better than my 5 year old trusty Linksys WRT54G router. This is how I expected it to work out of the box, but the 1.32NA firmware is garbage.

Best part of this router? Two xboxes on Xbox Live at the same time, and OPEN NAT! Thank you QoS! This was the main reason I bought the router, for its great compatibility with Xbox Live. No freaking port forwarding or DMZ settings to fiddle with.

It is worth mentioning though, you will not get the full 300Mbps wireless speeds with a Mac. I have a Mac, and Mac's do not support 300 Mbps wireless over the 2.4 Ghz band due to lack of support for 40 Mhz wide channels. The Mac would get these speeds in the 5 Ghz band, but the DIR-655 doesn't do wireless N over 5 Ghz. Not a big deal for me though. My internet is 10 to 20 Mbps, so I wouldn't see any benefit with 300Mbps wireless speed. I'm getting around 130 Mbps most of the time, and that's overkill ; )

P.S. The USB Shareport on the DIR-655 works with only one computer using it at a time. If you were to plug an external HDD into it, only one computer can connect to it. It won't turn your external HDD into a network storage device, which is kind of sad...... Oh well, not a deal breaker for me either. Hope this is helpful!

[EddieZ]

Could describe the position of the wireless router? Any magnetic sources close by? Have you tried scanning the environment to see what other AP's are transmitting?

[EddieZ]

After 1 week with this router (previously owned a Linksys and a Netgear) I would say DO NOT BUY!!!

Great contribution. Have been without issues for three years, so I must be doing something wrong.

[SomeFatGuy]

I must say this is a great router, However it took me a long time to figure everything out and get it humming. My router is a A4 and it shipped with 1.32 and that was garbage, So I upgraded to 1.33 which worked for a while and then started acting like 1.32 did at the beginning. As time rolled by I got fed up and decided to try the downgrade firmware option and let me tell you, it was worth it!

Ever since I downgraded to 1.21 (no securespot) this router has been a beast, It will handle anything I throw at it.

[Dalmo]

on the FIRMWARE page they have Two Firmware 1.21 11/07/2008 and Firmware 1.21 (SecureSpot) 9/30/2008

use the most current one?



Thank You

[SomeFatGuy]

1.21 11/07/2008

This is the one I use with great results.

[dagger_99]

I must say this is a great router, However it took me a long time to figure everything out and get it humming. My router is a A4 and it shipped with 1.32 and that was garbage, So I upgraded to 1.33 which worked for a while and then started acting like 1.32 did at the beginning. As time rolled by I got fed up and decided to try the downgrade firmware option and let me tell you, it was worth it!

Ever since I downgraded to 1.21 (no securespot) this router has been a beast, It will handle anything I throw at it.

  Same remark as in previous threads, if the downgrade is so solid, why is D-Link not supporting it?

[Dalmo]

Under FIREWALL

I have no check mark on PPTP and IPSer(VPN) is that correct
or should I put a check Mark?



Thank You

[tentimes]

No. I've had it for 2 years and although I have managed to hack it to get it working properly it will be a real pig on the currently bugged firmware. Unless you can buy one with the original firmware before they broke it with Sharepoint, then don't bother - it's far more bother than it's worth. They are refusing to allow people to downgrade (legally/officially) to working firmware for comercial reasons.

You have been warned!

[dirkpitt]

  Same remark as in previous threads, if the downgrade is so solid, why is D-Link not supporting it?

My thoughts are that D-Link really enjoys the extra revenue from SecureSpot subscribers, and to officially admit that all of the coding since 1.21 has been a wasted effort would make some of their firmware programmers officially look silly.

As long as they don't admit it, we're the only ones that know...