I'm hoping someone can offer some help!- My first wireless router, which I still have and works perfectly, was a DIR-601, A1, fw v1.00na. It has always been reliable and worked great, save for being a little weak on the signal range. Back when I got it I knew little about networking period, let alone wireless routers- so I never tweaked anything on it. Now it's almost 4 years later. Being a little more knowledgable, and my family creating A LOT more traffic on my network, I decided some upgrades were in order. First I called COX to upgrade my speed too, which led me to having to purchase a new Motorolla SB6121 modem- and everything was great. However, aside from the same old dead spots in my house, I was starting to realize the limitations of my 601 with regards to handling the traffic load. Since I never had an issue with my 601, I decided to stay loyal to D-Link. After, albeit, a small amount of research... I decided on the 655. It fit the budget, and I read some decent reviews on it regarding gaming. Plus, from what I've read, I didn't really see any benifit to justify a dual band router for what I do. Anyway, my new 655, B1, fw v2.05NA has solved all of my wireless issues and handles our traffic perfectly, except for one slight problem- my wired PS3. I have Cox ultimate, which here in Nevada is up to 150Mbps, and wired my laptop is getting 107Mbps download- pretty consistently with the 655, and around 100 with the 601. My PS3 on the other hand, went from 27 to 32Mbps wired with my 601, to only getting 8 to 15Mbps wired to the 655- and a lot of lag on certain online games. It seems that out of all of our devices, my PS3 is the only one that doesn't like the 655. I really hesitate to DMZ my PS because of the risks, but at this point I'm almost desperate enough to try anything. I hooked the 601 back up for now for the PS3 performance...but we are REALLY missing the wireless and traffic handling performance of the 655! Is there a way to have the best of both, or did I just buy the wrong model of D-Link? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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