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[Yanta]

Hi Yanta,

Why change the Router's IP Address, initially from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.1.1, in the first place?

I am saying that the D-Link Router can't maintain a correct Date and Time from the D-Link Time Servers, if you continue to use 192.168.1.1. The D-Link Time Servers are looking for 192.168.0.1.

You can set the time manually from the computer, but it can't be set automatically, using an IP Address of 192.168.1.1.

Call D-Link Support and ask them for verification.

Right. Gotcha.

I changed from 192.168.0 to 192.168.1 because initially I was using Netgear or some other brand that defaulted to 192.168.1.1. That was about 10 years ago. Since then, all of my network devices are configured for 192.168.1, including printers and so on. I have always used static IP addresses as this allows me to disable the DHCP service in Windows, though since I've installed windows 7 I haven't really been bothered with the DHCP service.

I've probably built 50 or so networks for family and friends over the last decade and I've always used 192.168.1 since that was the default of the routers I supplied people.

So I guess it's a deeply imbedded habit.

Though, as I said earlier, there are not issues with the date and time

[Yanta]

Anyway, I think it is time to close this thread.

The problem only exists on the XP machine. All the windows 7 machines are getting between 8000Mbps and 19500Mbps, depending on network load and time of day.

I could not find a realiable central client/server style download manager anyway, which is why I was doing the downloads from the XP machine.

If I can ever find a download manager that allows me to centralise the downloading of files, then I'll build windows 7 machine that turns on at 2am and shuts down when all downloads are completed.

Meanwhile, if the symptoms re different for different computers, then I suspect there's probably nothing wrong with the router or its configuration.

thanks for your help, everyone.

cheers
Tanya

[thecreator]

Anyway, I think it is time to close this thread.

The problem only exists on the XP machine. All the windows 7 machines are getting between 8000Mbps and 19500Mbps, depending on network load and time of day.

I could not find a realiable central client/server style download manager anyway, which is why I was doing the downloads from the XP machine.

If I can ever find a download manager that allows me to centralise the downloading of files, then I'll build windows 7 machine that turns on at 2am and shuts down when all downloads are completed.

Meanwhile, if the symptoms re different for different computers, then I suspect there's probably nothing wrong with the router or its configuration.

thanks for your help, everyone.

cheers
Tanya

Hi Tanya,

You can lock this thread, by click on Additional Options. It gives the Author the ability to lock their own threads.

I read into the messages about Date and Time, sorry.

However, you can look for Horrendous download speeds between Off Business Peak of 2 AM and 8 AM, because the other ISProvider Customers are probably doing exactly the same thing as you are, though from other sites, not necessary the same sites as you.

Besides looking at the computer, tried looking at the Ethernet Adapter and its drivers.

Also you are creating more work for yourself then necessary by setting the Internal IP Address for the computer at the computer, instead of at the Router. It is much easier at the Router than at the computer.
I always look for the easy way out. It is faster.

[Omuyasha]

Hi,
I have a DIR-855 which is connected to a DSL-526B ADSL modem. The modem is configured for bridge mode. I am on an ADSL 1 connection with a total cable distance of 246m. Speed test shows a download speed of 19228 Kbps.

I use free download manager to schedule, manage and accelerate downloads.

My ISP has an off peak of 2am - 8am.

When downloading between these times I get terrible download speed varying wildly between 0bps and 135kbps, occasionally spiking over 135k for a second or two.

My dir-655 has litterally thousands of this message in the log...

[INFO] Sat Apr 09 07:57:53 2011 Blocked outgoing TCP packet from 192.168.1.1:1581
to 69.16.169.20:80 with unexpected acknowledgement 1141416955 (expected 1141438556 to 1141521500)

What do these messages mean? Are they telling me there is a problem with my configuration or hardware?

I posted a possible fix for this (no guarantee) in a different thread, so I'll post it here too.
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I think I know exactly what your problem is. I had the same "slow download" issue. Apparently the DIR-655 router has a problem when the settings on the computer for "Speed and Duplex" are set to "Auto Negotiations" (the router automatically sets the computer to 10 Mbps Full Duplex, not sure why....) and it has a problem with the "100 Mbps Full Duplex" setting on the computer as well (Download speed caps at 1.60 Mbps with this setting). My network card for my computer (Intel® 82562V-2 10/100 Network Connection) only supports up to "100 Mbps Full Duplex". If you have a network card that supports only up to "100 Mbps Full Duplex" and you are still having these issues, I recommend going on your computer and changing it to "100 Mbps Half Duplex". If you have a Gigabit network card and are experiencing these issues, try setting it to "1000 Mbps Half Duplex". For some reason, when I changed it to half duplex, it fixed the download speed issue completely! It seems using the full duplex has some issues with the router and hopefully is fixed in a future firmware update.

To change the "Speed and Duplex" settings, follow the instructions below:




This was done on Windows 7, but I'm sure it's relatively the same with other versions of Windows.



1. On your computer/laptop, go to "Open Network and Sharing Center" and click on "Local Area Connection" under active networks.

2. Next, you will need to click on "Properties" and then click on "Configure" towards the upper right of the "Properties" window.

3. After clicking "Configure" a new window will pop up, click on the "Link Speed" tab and there you will be able to set your speed and duplex settings.

I hope this fixes your download speed problem like it did for me.