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[Bitfiddler]

I think I found where McAfee is interfering with the Dir-655 admin configuration screen and causing those obnoxious intermittent logouts.

It is, I believe, the McAfee "My Home Network" tool that is scanning the network for changes.

It begins to act up several hours after a computer reboot.
 
If I run Services.msc as administrator, stop the "McAfee Network Agent" service, the problem goes away immediately.

When I stop that service and visit the McAfee control panel, the "My Home Network" shows that it is disabled and it doesn't show any items on the network.

My only question now is if it is OK to run with the network agent service disabled. It would be very easy to set the service properties to 'Disabled' and never let it run again. The "My Home Network" tool is rather lame in any case, and it would be no great loss. It would also be easy enough to let it run and just stop/restart that service to clear up the problem when I needed to configure the router.

[FurryNutz]

I would configure McAfee to allow any network traffic from your PC to the router as it seems to be the root cause of your issues.

One thing about these routers, there really isn't a need for 3rd party firewall software as it's been know to cause connection problems when install and not configured correctly. These routers do a great job of handling inbound traffic and blocking traffic that's not needed or is malicious. Having additional firewall SW is a bit redundant and for the average home user, it's really not needed. There isn't a lot of call for hacking into the home users PC for data. There out to get the bigger fish.

I would recommend removing the Firewall program and just maintain an Anti-virus and Anti-Malware programs for your devices.  However if you feel the need, be all mean keep the Firewall program going. Just need to configure it correctly to use with the PC and the network your on. I would refer you to McAfee for this.

[Bitfiddler]

Furry, it wasn't the McAfee firewall causing the problem. It was that "My Home Network" gadget.  During troubleshooting I turned off the McAfee firewall and other things entirely and it didn't fix the issue, but stopping that little McAfee network watcher service (the last thing I tried, of course) did the trick.

[FurryNutz]

Thats part of the McAfee SW.
Glad you found the cause. Like i said before, it's probably really not needed in the case and you could remove it.

Also if your seeing web page problems with the router, try using a different browser like Opera or FF. If your using IE8 or 9, set for compatibility mode to test.