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[LocutusX]

This is very interesting... I have had my DIR-655 since the last week of December of last year. I have never touched the firmware of this A3 hardware revision, so it's always been 1.11. It's always worked fine.

But in the past 5 days, it's started "dying"... don't know how else to describe it. I'll notice that my WRT54G bridge and my desktop PC using DWA-140 are both unable to connect to the wireless. Then I'll check my other desktop PC which is wired and it doesn't have internet access, but is able to access the router via HTTP and the router is pingable.

But if I access the router's control panel, my "session" will die very rapidly and send me back to the router login screen. If I ping the router continuosly, after about 6-10 pings, the ping program reports "General Failure" or "timed out" and then it'll start pinging again. Almost like the router is caught in some sort of loop.

After a factory reset and re-doing all my settings, the router will behave normally for about a day and a half before all the craziness starts all over again. Any ideas?

[bluenote]

Sounds like a reboot to me. If the uptime counter is resetting then thats whats happening.

As to why it would start doing this out of the blue ... without anything changing I would suspect hardware failure, but, you never know when some part of your environment has changed without you knowing.

I've found the latest latest beta (1.22b05) to stabilize my reboots which were happening daily.  I'd try that first and see what happens.

Put in your settings from scratch though, Im pretty sure Eddie had some problems after he restored a config file.

GL

[tipstir]

Since the 1.22B05 is being mentioned here I'll second that and found that the wireless is 100% better actually is stronger. I running mix mode G/N.  I did the same Hard Reset (aka 30/30/30 reset in DD-WRT):
following procedure will clear out the NVRAM on DIR-655 so starting with a clean fresh upgrade.

[EddieZ]

Put in your settings from scratch though, Im pretty sure Eddie had some problems after he restored a config file.

GL

Yep, gave me lots of problems. Setting to factory defaults and manually setting the settings solved it fortunately. First time though that this happened, although it's advised to do so with every upgrade.

@Tipstir: nice connections, man 

[LocutusX]

What is the 30/30/30 reset and how do I do that on the DIR-655?

I wonder... will I have a hard time from the Support Dept if I try to RMA my router? Does it need to be "very obviously dead" (i.e. DOA) for them to take it back?

thanks guys.

[Reinvented]

30/30/30 reset is as follows...

For 30 seconds, hold down the reset button on the back without letting go.  While still holding down, unplug the power cord from the back, and after 30 seconds plug back in, and continue holding down for another 30 seconds.  You should have held it down for a total of 90 seconds now.  After that is up, you may release and configure as-is.

[tipstir]

Use the 30/30/30 method, but remember when you do this it will erase the NVRAM so all your settings will be gone. Then you re-flash with the new firmware. Wait until it completed. Unplug the router wait few seconds then plugin power back. Do another 30/30/30 then re-configure your router.

STEP #1

30 - press and hold reset
30 - press and hold reset and unplug the power cord
30 - press and hold reset and plug the power cord back in

STEP #2

Flash the Router

STEP #3

Unplug the power and wait a few seconds
Then plugin the power again

STEP #4

Repeat Steps 1
Unplug the power and wait a few seconds
Then plugin the power again

Also I set the NIC card on the PC or laptop to 10 half-duplex turn off all Firewall (TSR) AV/SPW anything that monitors files protection from infection.

That's about it..  Yes you could do it the old way but with so much firmware install / uninstall some code must get left behind and screw-up the router somehow.  It's been almost 24 hours and the router is working smoothly.

Actually I had run DD-WRT N AP against the DIR-655 N AP with it's new firmware and the DIR won as it was a signal strength was stronger than DD-WRT N AP.

[shuttlexman]

In the last 2 days my 655 has been down. If I unplugged it and turned it on again it was good for about 5 minutes. Nothing would help. I then took the cover off to help cool it and it's been working gangbusters since then. I've always had trouble with disconnects since I bought it but I may just drill more ventilation holes in the cover. I reseated the daughter board inside too but that didn't help when the cover was back on. Seems these routers run hot and the components deteriorate from the heat eventually bricking the unit.