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[FurryNutz]

What your SPI and NAT Endpoint settings?

My ISP does not have native IPv6 so my settings are for Local Only here using IPv4 only.

[FurryNutz]

Still going strong here:
Last Result:
Download Speed: 52530 kbps (6566.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 3162 kbps (395.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
‎2‎/‎22‎/‎2014‎ ‎12‎:‎06‎:‎45‎ ‎PM

[johndogg]

Sorry to be of a bother, but I reset it to factory defaults one more time, then reprogrammed all of the values that I had set in the router, it seems to be running stable now!  Whew!  

I am slated to be upgraded to 105/20 internet for free sometime this year up from 50/10 when the upgrade goes live from Comcast...probably this March or April, if not, probably by the end of the year...good thing I have all gigabit equipment...

I have 350 MHz rated Cat5e that is why I can run good still on Cat5e...some Cat5e is not rated that well with the sweep testing, but I am planning on replacing the wiring with Cat6a for 10 gig ethernet eventually...so I will be ready...

Thanks for your time...sorry to be of a bother...

[FurryNutz]

Glad you got it working well.

Be aware that Rev A and B routers may have issue with ISP uplink speeds higher than 2-3Mb and QoS dealing with it. The automatic speed test just says that the uplink surpasses the routers requirement. The Rev C 655 that just released doesn't have this issue.

Ya, I'm installing CAT 6a in my new home addition. Currently running CAT 6. I like the performance of it.

Feel free to come back and visit for any future help and information needs. What we are here for.

Enjoy.

[fzappa]

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to hit a button and print out the router settings before flashing the FW? Just sayin'.....

[FurryNutz]

Why D-Link has a Save Router Config to File under Tools/System for that. Just sayin'.....
 

Wouldn't it be nice to be able to hit a button and print out the router settings before flashing the FW? Just sayin'.....

[fzappa]

Why D-Link has a Save Router Config to File under Tools/System for that. Just sayin'.....
 

...but, the advice given is to flash, and reset and re-input your settings. That would be a lot of screen captures. I tried to open the bin in notepad but not easily interpreted.
So, was just wishing for the ability to save settings to text file, even if it were only those changed from defaults.

[FurryNutz]

One must do a save config to file before doing the factory reset or update FW.
We recommend always following this for doing at FW updates:
FW Update Process

[fzappa]

One must do a save config to file before doing the factory reset or update FW.
We recommend always following this for doing at FW updates:
FW Update Process

The advice is still:
(Note that reloading this onto new major version of firmware can cause problems and thus is recommended to configure the router from scratch. Do not load the old configuration file from the old major version. If you're upgrading from minor to minor version, reloading of the configuration file shouldn't cause a problem. In these cases, please do not upload the previous older configuration file, rather set up the router from scratch. Should you need the configuration information from the previous saved configuration file, capture, copy or write down all required information from the configuration file loaded on the router BEFORE applying the newer firmware update.)

I do save settings to bin file, but that isn't the procedure when updatng firmware.
Thanks again for the fw update info.

[FurryNutz]

You can take screen captures if needed too. 

The FW update process is to ensure the users safely upgrade FW and is correctly updated with out issues that could lead to bricked routers.

Enjoy.

[fzappa]

I just set to factory, flashed firmware, reset to factory and then input my config file. All but the password were fine (funny how password stays blank).
All seems fine so far, other than the weird daylight savings time bug but that may have been there in old fw.
Thanks furry.

[FurryNutz]

Enjoy. 

[DanTheMeek]

Sorry to be of a bother, but I reset it to factory defaults one more time, then reprogrammed all of the values that I had set in the router, it seems to be running stable now!  Whew!  

So just to be clear, what is the exact steps you did?  Like what do you mean reprogramming all of your values?  I've never ran off anything but the defaults but I'm having the same issue, I was running on 2.00 rev b up until last night when I decided to try to upgrade the firmware cause I never actually had and figured there were probably fixes since I bought my router.  Since doing that it throttles my download from 70 mbps to 6.20 mbps.  Upload remains unchanged, still get 6mbps up as I did before.  I contacted my ISP but they could find nothing wrong so I tried removing the router and directly connected and I was back to 70 down and 6 up, put router back in, back to 6.2 down so finally came here to see if anyone else was having this issue with the router and it sounds like the exact same issue was happening to you.

Is there maybe a more stable build online some where I could flash back to?  Or maybe a way I can reset it back to 2.00?  Really regretting upgrading my firmware now...

[FurryNutz]

Link>Welcome!

• What region are you located?
• Are you wired or wireless connected to the router?
• Was a Factory Reset performed before and after any firmware updates then set up from scratch?

FW Update Process


Internet Service Provider and Modem Configurations

• What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL?
• What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have?
• Is ISP Modem/Service using Dynamic or Static WAN IP addressing?
• What ISP Modem service link speeds UP and Down do you have?
• Check cable between Modem and Router, swap out to be sure. Link> Cat6 is recommended.
• Check ISP MTU requirements, Cable is usually 1500, DSL is around 1492 down to 1472. Call the ISP and ask. Link>Checking MTU Values

Router and Wired Configurations
Some things to try: - Log into the routers web page at 192.168.0.1. Use IE, Opera or FF to manage the router. Besure to log into the Admin account on the router.

• Turn off ALL QoS or Disable Traffic Shaping (DIR only) GameFuel (DGL only and if ON.) options, Advanced/QoS
• Turn off Advanced DNS Services if you have this option under Setup/Internet/Manual or under Setup/PARENTAL CONTROL/Set to>None: Static IP or Obtain Automatically From ISP.
• Enable or Disable Use Unicasting (compatibility for some ISP DHCP Servers) and test under Setup/Internet/Manual. Disable may help with speed performance on higher speed ISP services.
• Turn off DNS Relay  under Setup/Networking. Link>Finding Faster DNS Addresses using Name Bench and input new DNS addresses under Setup/Internet/Manual.
• Setup DHCP reserved IP addresses for all devices ON the router. Setup/Networking. This ensures each devices gets its own IP address when turned on and connected, eliminates IP address conflicts and helps in troubleshooting and maintain consistency for applications that need to connect as well as mapped drives.
• Ensure devices are set to auto obtain an IP address.
• If IPv6 is an option on the router, select Local Connection Only under Setup/IPv6.
• Set Firewall settings to Endpoint Independent for TCP and UDP under Advanced/Firewall. Enable or Disable SPI to test.
• Enable uPnP and Multi-cast Streaming under Advanced/Networking. Disable uPnP for testing Port Forwarding rules. Enable IPv6 Multi-cast Streaming for routers that have a Media Server option. Disable IPv6 Multi-cast Streaming if IPv6 or Media Server is not being used.
• Turn off WISH, and WPS under Advanced.
• WAN Port Speed set to Auto or specific speed? Some newer ISP modems support 1000Mb so manually setting to Gb speeds can be supported by the router. Advanced/Advanced Networking/WAN Port Speed
• Set current Time Zone, Date and Time. Use an NTP Server feature. The DST setting is only needed in the NA region. Tools/Time.

So just to be clear, what is the exact steps you did?  Like what do you mean reprogramming all of your values?  I've never ran off anything but the defaults but I'm having the same issue, I was running on 2.00 rev b up until last night when I decided to try to upgrade the firmware cause I never actually had and figured there were probably fixes since I bought my router.  Since doing that it throttles my download from 70 mbps to 6.20 mbps.  Upload remains unchanged, still get 6mbps up as I did before.  I contacted my ISP but they could find nothing wrong so I tried removing the router and directly connected and I was back to 70 down and 6 up, put router back in, back to 6.2 down so finally came here to see if anyone else was having this issue with the router and it sounds like the exact same issue was happening to you.

Is there maybe a more stable build online some where I could flash back to?  Or maybe a way I can reset it back to 2.00?  Really regretting upgrading my firmware now...

[DanTheMeek]

    What region are you located? - USA
    Are you wired or wireless connected to the router? - Wired
    Was a Factory Reset performed before and after any firmware updates then set up from scratch? - No, but I've never touched the settings, since I know next to nothing about networking I try to keep my hands off that stuff to avoid making things worse and everything's always just worked till the firmware upgrade.  Have the factory defaults changed from 2.00 to 2.11?  Could that be whats happening since I'm still using the defaults?  I'll give that a shot and try to find a reset factory defaults button in the router web gui after this post.
    What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL? - Bright House, Cable.
    What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have? SurfBoard SB6141
    Is ISP Modem/Service using Dynamic or Static WAN IP addressing? Uh... no idea
    What ISP Modem service link speeds UP and Down do you have? 70 MBpS Down / 6 MBpS Up

I want to hold off on making any router configuration changes if possible, because, again, I know nothing about this stuff.  I honestly felt uncomfortable just upgrading the firmware, but if you are certain these things you're asking me to do have become necessary with the new firmware to get your full download rate, I will try them.  I'd rather flash back to a firmware that doesn't need me to touch the configuration, though, if that's an option since again, I had no issues with 2.00 and my download rate.  Thank you for posting in response though, I appreciate it.