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[mnztr]

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

Probably just lucky that you don't use VOIP... mine crashes every 10-12 hours and  have to reboot the router.... such a great router. I think one more week and this one will be for sale cheap

[EddieZ]

Probably just lucky that you don't use VOIP... mine crashes every 10-12 hours and  have to reboot the router.... such a great router. I think one more week and this one will be for sale cheap

But I do use VOIP....

[dagger_99]

But I do use VOIP....

I understand that 1.34NA works flawlessly for you, but the point is that it DOESN'T for so many others, and as you have been quick to point out, it can't be duplicated in the lab. That DOESN'T mean that everyone else is not having issues....

[EddieZ]

I understand that 1.34NA works flawlessly for you, but the point is that it DOESN'T for so many others, and as you have been quick to point out, it can't be duplicated in the lab. That DOESN'T mean that everyone else is not having issues....

Correct, it does not exclude others having problems. Problems are never denied, not even by me. The presumed cause is mainly the point of discussion.

Not having issues in a well configured LAN and the manufacturer not being able to reproduce might be a clue though for quite some issues.

[dagger_99]

Correct, it does not exclude others having problems. Problems are never denied, not even by me. The presumed cause is mainly the point of discussion.

Not having issues in a well configured LAN and the manufacturer not being able to reproduce might be a clue though for quite some issues.

  It is quite amusing how this conversation has continued, always in the end indicating that I have no idea how to configure my router, despite all the help received from your esteemed level 10 status and some of the more humble yet well intentioned to no avail. I gave you a summary of my router configuration yet that thread remains unresolved. Ya, I guess it's me...

  And just as a further to your experienced attempts to help, I have now had 3 conversations with the D-Link tech support team that have escalated my case to Level 3 and am now dealing with Canadian tech team (even though your bias may show through here too). Guess what? They too, have not been able to get this router configured properly. I guess that they too don't know how to configure routers either?

  The one thing they do have in common is that they CANNOT authorize me to downgrade to the 1.21 firmware, and even feign ignorance that it exists. As I keep insisting,even though I may be inept and incapable of configuring my router, reality is that they too have not helped me out and IT STILL DOESN'T WORK.

[EddieZ]

Not your router specifically. Let's say network 

[Cobra]

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

For one thing there is a good chance of you ending up with a brick instead of a router if you downgrade. I really do not think any company would tell people to do something that may end up with the company having to replace the product because the company told people to go ahead and do it.

IF I was having problems with newer firmware that I did not have with the previous I would downgrade even though it is not supported.

[dagger_99]

For one thing there is a good chance of you ending up with a brick instead of a router if you downgrade. I really do not think any company would tell people to do something that may end up with the company having to replace the product because the company told people to go ahead and do it.

IF I was having problems with newer firmware that I did not have with the previous I would downgrade even though it is not supported.

  Thanks for the reply. The downgrade has nothing to do with support, as my router is long past warranty. It has to do with some Russian website (or any other country so as not to sound prejudiced) that is offering a "patch" to downgrade. Not to sound cynical, but that patch could open a hole in my network far surpassing any damage that this crappy router poses. I can understand D-Link wanting to cover their hides on bricking my router, but it still pisses me off that someone else can do it, while D-Link continues to neither acknowledge it, nor listen to it's clients who clearly want the option.

Regards

[dagger_99]

Not your router specifically. Let's say network 

  Ok Eddie, so as to satisfy you, "They too, have not been able to get this network configured properly."

[EddieZ]

  Ok Eddie, so as to satisfy you, "They too, have not been able to get this network configured properly."

Read emoticons. No other tools available to express ones intent....

We had not yet finished our session, remember?

PLease provide as much info as you can about your network setup and settings: router, modem, client configs, servers. Helping online does require some information gathering/sharing, preferably you need a house visit.

[mnztr]

a simple VOIP client should plug in and work fine.. that is a pretty vanilla app. Even when I put the ATA in DMZ it cannot re-establish....utter rubbish....

[dirkpitt]

a simple VOIP client should plug in and work fine.. that is a pretty vanilla app. Even when I put the ATA in DMZ it cannot re-establish....utter rubbish....

+1
I've pared my network down to the lowest common denominator by eliminating every potential component along the way (including using different switches, cables even ISPs), and even in the simplest environment the fault always comes back the same: my POS D-Link. 

Gents, let's not kid ourselves or get big heads about being knowledgeable on how to set up a non-commercial end-user router or a LAN. It really isn't rocket science when it comes down to it.  If you haven't seen any of these issues don't assume that they don't exist--be happy that your unit isn't inflicted.

So rather than being aggravating to those who DO have these issues, how about keeping your snide remarks and inflammatory B.S. to your own little peanut gallery, rather than using other's misfortune to inflate your petty ego and post count to level 10?  Thanks.

[EddieZ]

Being an IT guy the one thing the intregues me is why my device does not have the issues displayed in the forum and yours seems to have. From that perspective, circumstances outside the router (but perhaps related to) may come into mind. 

[markth_wi]

Ok. I've got a question along the very same lines as have been mentioned by others.

In the way of problem diagnosis then, presuming the workstations/client computers are not grossly misconfigured (while it's a possibility, I've had literally years of continuous operation for some of these machines with the only change being the addition of a Dlink-655).

Here's my question. I've got a couple of machines collecting data from various websites and while there is some negligible outbound traffic the lions share is inbound data requests. During the last couple of days I've noticed a gradual slowdown(over several minutes) , following a continuous bell curve (seen via NTOP) traffic volume) , and noticed that my router must be rebooted after the traffic attenuates to near 0.

As I'm usually not home to do this, my data collection does not work. My question is this. Does or has anyone experienced similar behavior and if so what was your solution or adjustments.

I've done a few things already, but have noticed the following

Outbound traffic to 174.78.110.160, a Cox Cable connection?

Disabled advanced DNS services
Wireless (disabled manually)
Time - which appears to be a problems (especially DST and NTP time settings) - disabled
QOS Engine - disabled
Traffic Shaping - disabled

So any/all input would be appreciated.

Best Regards,

Mark T.

[EddieZ]

174.78.110.160 is the SecureSpot auth. server => Disable Securspot.
If below firmware 1.34 you might experience an odd issue that the server is still  being contacted => upgrade to 1.34

But your real issue: the performance.
How many requests are measured inbound??