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[Lycan]

To be honest, we have a hard time locating the older A1/2 models, so yes. We test with the current revisions.

[EddieZ]

To be honest, we have a hard time locating the older A1/2 models, so yes. We test with the current revisions.

You can buy it from me (+post/packaging)...

[Lycan]

I'll take two, for.......testing......yea.

[jh]

A4 works good for me with 1.31 and SharePort 1.10. I have tried an EPSON MFP with both printing and scanning, a WD USB Hard Drive, and a USB FLash drive and all work fine from both PCs. I have XP SP3 on one and Vista 32 bit on the other.

Windows Firewall seems like no issue as on one of my PCs.
With 3rd party firewalls, seems like it works after you add SharePort as an exception (it popped up automatically and asked me if I wanted to make an exception the first time I used it with Symantec).

No issues with AVG on one PC or Symantec on another as far as anti-virus.

For the people that have to reboot their router after a while to be able to re-connect to their devices, I wonder if there is something common running between all of them. Perhaps post a screenshot of the processes (from Task Manager) being run on the PCs? Perhaps some setting they have all enabled in their router? Perhaps a screen-shot of the SharePort Window to see if they all have a common device or device type connected?

Strange

[EddieZ]

I'm with you, jh

It really boggles my mind that this issues are firmware related. Just because I don not understand why I cannot reproduce the issues of suffer from them...

[Xinot]

I'm with you, jh

It really boggles my mind that this issues are firmware related. Just because I don not understand why I cannot reproduce the issues of suffer from them...

Could it just be something so simple like usb voltages? Some devices may be more sensitive to voltage changes. Could there be some usb voltage dropouts in this router? Can energy saving features in this router (A3/A4 ?) do something like this?

From DIR-655 features:
CONSERVES ENERGY
Automatically powers down ports that have no link
Budgets power output for different Ethernet cable lengths
Includes wireless LAN scheduling, which can shut down your wireless network when not in use for further power savings
...

[R3XNebular]

Sounds like your own to something Xinot

[lotacus]

To be honest, we have a hard time locating the older A1/2 models, so yes. We test with the current revisions.

Not a problem finding them in Canada. I'll trade you an 825 for it.

[Alexx]

Xinot, that's actually the first explanation regarding this problem that would make perfect sense. It's definitely a possibility.

[MemphisPCGuy]

My Dir-655 A3 1.31NA is doing the same thing. Available > Connecting > Determining Status > Available.

With 1.30NA (Shareport Utility 1.14) I started getting issues detecting my printer on the USB port (Brother HL2040).

Firmware 1.22b5 and Shareport Utility 1.14 worked flawlessly on Windows 7 Beta. Fresh installed Windows 7 RC

Reboot Router and it connects.

This morning I rebooted router, connected on this pc and left house. Came home, installed Shareport 1.10 on Wifes computer, requested port, which was received correctly. Released port, her PC went Available > Connecting > Determining Status > Available and neither PC could connect to USB Port until router reboot.

Im also getting the problem where 2 pages turns into all the paper in my tray to print. 1st page fine, second page and others may have a smidge of something along the top, with or without the date at bottom ... second page (2/2) finally printed with errors some 5-7 pages later, then blank paper continued to be printed until I turned off printer.

The printing issue was during testing whether the "Auto-Connect for Printing" made the issue go away. I have not had it running long enough to tell if the connect issue is minimized, but the first thing I tried to print was flawed ... but it did connect and disconnect automatically.


Memphis PC Guy

[EddieZ]

I'll take two, for.......testing......yea.

Trade for a 855?

[kanaiya]

My router is dir-655 A3 and three pc with 32 bit Win XP SP3, Vista and win7. If I reboot router then it works. I tried all modification mention in this thread.

[Xinot]

Have this available but doesnt connect problem with Aiptek/Waltop media table (powered by usb) and with 2,5" usb hdd with and without extra power.
Weird is, that my 3,5" Lacie usb hdd with external power supply wont work at all. Shareport found, see and connect to it ok, but every time it refresh status, this hdd goes to available status again. New connect attempt and it connect again.

DIR log looks like this when i connect to this hdd again via Shareport:
[INFO]   Sun May 17 12:39:23 2009   Silex: usb detected
[INFO]   Sun May 17 12:39:23 2009   Silex: get usb descriptor
[INFO]   Sun May 17 12:39:23 2009   Silex: vid=59F pid=951
[INFO]   Sun May 17 12:39:23 2009   Silex: found new usb device
[INFO]   Sun May 17 12:39:23 2009   Silex: remove usb device

So when this lacie hdd goes to available state, and i connect to it again, router will remove this usb device first and find it again.
This hdd doesnt show in windows explorer either.


edit:UPDATE
Lacie problem was too long USB cable even thought this hdd have external power supply.
5m (16 feet?) cable no go with router/shareport, but works ok connected directly to pc.
2m (6,5 feet?) usb cable works ok with router/shareport...
 

[vulkanbros]

One more...

After upgrading to 1.31 and 1.10 I have the exact same problems.


I am running with:
DIR-655 - HW Version: A2 - FW Version: 1.31NA

From a laptop with Win 7 RC Build 7100 with NOD32
and a desktop with Win Vista Ultimate 32 bit with KAV2009
Shows that my Kingston HyperX 2 GB DataTraveler is available but cannot connect

ONLY a reboot of the router seems to help....for a minut to several hours...

I have tried allmost every hint in this tread (exept a clean OS install), but nothing seems to help.

The 1.31 firmware, in all other instances, is working flawlessly...no complaints there.

My guess is, that it is a SharePort Utility problem.....

[Monolith]

Hi there,

I am normally a lurker, but I have been reading this thread with interest and had to post.

Turn off auto power on/off in printer settings?

I have been having the same problem as other people with having to reboot the router because SharePort does not connect. SharePort sees my printer (Canon Pixma IP4000) and I can print after my DIR-655 A4 has been rebooted, but after some time, it will no longer connect.

For the past two days though, it has been working perfectly. All I did was disable the auto power on/off power saver on my printer. Basically, I leave my printer on all the time. Could someone else perhaps check if you printer's power saving features are activated/deactivated?

I may be just lucky though, so I will post again if the error returns.

Gary