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[thecreator]

Do I need to do the same for the desktop--or just my laptop? I just did it for my laptop.

Hi prr,

If you are going Static IP Addresses for all, you don't do it from a Wireless Connection, but from a Wired Connection. From a Wired Connection, you can see all devices connected to the Router.

http://192.168.0.1/Basic/Network.shtml

You don't clone any Mac Addresses.

Under Add DHCP Reservation, click on the Down Arrow for all Devices that the Router sees.

[prr]

OK I've done this for my laptop (wireless) and my desktop (wired). I do have one more question.

You said that I should do this for all devices taht the router sees. There are 5 more IP addresses listed. I have a printer (wired) that is probably seen here, and perhaps that old Linksys router that is also hooked up to the DIR-655. But I honestly have no idea what the other three are. I typed in the IP address and just got a timeout.

(1) do I need to reserve for these others?
(2) I just read that you said I can't clone MAC addresses. Does that mean, for those addiitional devices (not the two computers), I do NOT select the "copy computer's MAC address" option?

Sorry for asking so many questions but networking is reallly not my thing.

[thecreator]

OK I've done this for my laptop (wireless) and my desktop (wired). I do have one more question.

You said that I should do this for all devices taht the router sees. There are 5 more IP addresses listed. I have a printer (wired) that is probably seen here, and perhaps that old Linksys router that is also hooked up to the DIR-655. But I honestly have no idea what the other three are. I typed in the IP address and just got a timeout.

(1) do I need to reserve for these others?
(2) I just read that you said I can't clone MAC addresses. Does that mean, for those addiitional devices (not the two computers), I do NOT select the "copy computer's MAC address" option?

Sorry for asking so many questions but networking is reallly not my thing.

Hi prr,

Don't use the Clone MAC Address.

However, since you don't know Networking, start over.

Do a Factory Reset. Hold the Factory Reset button in for 20~30 seconds and release.
The Wireless devices won't be able to reconnect, until you reenter the SSID Signal Name and Passphase for Security, using a Wired Computer.

By doing a Factory Reset, it won't remember the old devices, just the current devices that the Router currently sees.

It means more work, but the result should be worthwhile.

[prr]

Well since I updated the IP addresses I haven't been able to get online. I went ahead and reset the router to factory conditions, reinstated my password, but still can't get online (wirelessly). I can get online over the wired desktop.

I re-uploaded the firmware (same version as last time--the latest 1.33NA or 34NA). I rebooted the device. I swapped those antenna, still no wireless internet.

Can someone help me out here? I paid a bit of cash for this router b/c I was told it was a high-quality one. I'm hoping that after a year or two this thing hasn't become a piece of junk.

[prr]

Never mind. I had established the password to get in to the router itself, which was the same as my network key (the password I type in to get onto the wireless connection). After re-setting the router to factory settings, I forgot that it gave me a new 834-character-long password to use (until I changed it back). OK

well I'm going to see if just re-setting factory conditions is enough to keep that IP address conflict away. If not, then I'll go back to reserving the IP addresses. Thanks for the help.


BTW--I was wondering---anytime I get a problem with the router, is factory re-set a good idea? Kind of like re-installing windows when it gets slow? I have the router settings saved in that file that they create for you, although its not like I do a lot of tweaking anyways....

[thecreator]

Never mind. I had established the password to get in to the router itself, which was the same as my network key (the password I type in to get onto the wireless connection). After re-setting the router to factory settings, I forgot that it gave me a new 834-character-long password to use (until I changed it back). OK

well I'm going to see if just re-setting factory conditions is enough to keep that IP address conflict away. If not, then I'll go back to reserving the IP addresses. Thanks for the help.


BTW--I was wondering---anytime I get a problem with the router, is factory re-set a good idea? Kind of like re-installing windows when it gets slow? I have the router settings saved in that file that they create for you, although its not like I do a lot of tweaking anyways....

Hi prr,

Note: When you do a Factory Reset, it is starting completely from scratch. That includes resetting the Password to blank. So to gain access, you simply hit enter. Admin is already filled in.

Once you get the Router set up to your liking, save its Configuration File to your Desktop Briefcase, to find it easier later.

So the next time, you do the Factory Reset, all the tweaks and changes you made, can be restored by simply uploading the file to the Router.

Anytime you change the Password to get into the Router, it would be a good idea to save the new Configuration File.

By the way, until you set up again the Wireless Section, to what it had been, you won't be able to log in wirelessly. I believe I already said this.

[prr]

By the way, until you set up again the Wireless Section, to what it had been, you won't be able to log in wirelessly. I believe I already said this.

Yes you did, but I didn't realize that a new key was generated for me that replaced the old one. I tried entering (from my laptop) the old key that I had used all along, and of course it never worked, as I had to use that newly-generated one first, and then I changed it.

Is re-setting to factory config a good way to troubleshoot? It sure has seemed to resolve the IP problem, as I have been online several times throughout the day and I haven't yet gotten a message about an IP conflict yet.

[thecreator]

Yes you did, but I didn't realize that a new key was generated for me that replaced the old one. I tried entering (from my laptop) the old key that I had used all along, and of course it never worked, as I had to use that newly-generated one first, and then I changed it.

Is re-setting to factory config a good way to troubleshoot? It sure has seemed to resolve the IP problem, as I have been online several times throughout the day and I haven't yet gotten a message about an IP conflict yet.

Hi prr,

Yes, resetting the Router, is not a good way to troubleshoot, but is a very good way to fix connection problems. Especially useful in fixing corrupted instructions in the Router caused by Power Failures.

[prr]

OK, that's some food for thought. Connection problems-yes. I can handle that one.

Thanks to you and everyone else who chimed in here.

After I stopped using SharePort to hook up with my printer (I simply now share it from the desktop), I've had no problems with this router, and look forward to quite a bit more use out of it.  Thanks again.