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[Gadget]

ARRRRGGGGGG!!!! Boo Hoo

Three days ago, I installed the new firmware 1.11NA !!!!! Now it slows to a crawl and drops the internet connection to local only.......

Good reason to check forums like this one and read the experiences of others who've done a firmware update.  Warnings against loading v1.10 or 1.11 have been posted here for months.

It's encouraging to see Ru-Fi-Oh posting again and that there's a fix on the way.  Who'll be the first brave soul to try the new version when available? 

Cheers

[MDCWLAF]

Like so many others here.... I trusted D-Link to create firmware that would only enhance my user capabilities and experience. I have been using computers, routers, etc. for about 10 years and have never had a negative experience with updating firmware or drivers ..... until lately. Last month, I updated the drivers for my video card and it caused Vista 64 to blue screen. They just said to revert back one update until they fix the issue. So it's not just D-Link with these types of issues. I have learned my lesson and will check from this point on. Who has the time to research every updated driver and firmware? Like you said.... Who will be the first brave soul to try the next update? Shouldn't it be D-Link?

Good reason to check forums like this one and read the experiences of others who've done a firmware update.  Warnings against loading v1.10 or 1.11 have been posted here for months.

It's encouraging to see Ru-Fi-Oh posting again and that there's a fix on the way.  Who'll be the first brave soul to try the new version when available? 

Cheers

[arod]

If you're using rev A and are having issues try the new beta.

http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=6640.0

Most of issues were addressed. Remember the code isn't final. This is to get users back to a working stable firmware. Please provide your feedback in the Beta board for 1.12NAb05

http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=6641.0

[KaarSar]

This router is making me crazy.
It's worse than my old netgear wgr614, which I upgraded from exactly because I wanted better coverage and better reliability in my new house.
What happened? The 5ghz range is absolute ****e, can't use it anywhere but inside the room, and while on the 2.4ghz, while it had some initial trouble, it eventually started working great.
Until 2 weekends ago, when it started dropping signals and connections even as close as 10 feet away in the next room. So the only way for this wireless router to work flawlessly is to stand next to it. What's the point then? My old router worked better than this, had better range and better speeds.

It seems what I am getting is what you call "lock up". Am I right?
The odd part is, I am on the A1 hardware, but I haven't updated my firmware, it's still on 1.01.
And I don't know if I can return it to the store, I think the return period might have expired. I can't believe I paid 130 bucks for a router that works worse than my old one.


btw, what is the difference between A1 and B1? Does the B version work better? Should I have gotten that one, meaning I got screwed over when buying the A1 version?

[MDCWLAF]

Just an update....

After disabling DNS Relay and setting WAN port speed to 1000Mbps, I have been 4 days without a restart or even a complaint from my wife. I am not sure which corrected my issues but i don't care as long as router continues to work. I also forgot to mention that, after the 1.11,  I was not getting a good list of LAN and Wireless LAN computers. That seems to be normal now as well.

Has anyone tested the 1.12?

[kmcree]

Just wanted to ditto MDCWLAF.  No lockups after disabling DNS Relay.  I have the WAN port set to AUTO.

[arod]

The odd part is, I am on the A1 hardware, but I haven't updated my firmware, it's still on 1.01.
And I don't know if I can return it to the store, I think the return period might have expired. I can't believe I paid 130 bucks for a router that works worse than my old one.


btw, what is the difference between A1 and B1? Does the B version work better? Should I have gotten that one, meaning I got screwed over when buying the A1 version?

First of all upgrade your firmware.. We recently posted beta code and so far people have not had any issues.
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=6640.0

The difference between A1 and B1 is B1 is open source.

[KaarSar]

Well from what I can read on these pages, I am not that brave to beta-test the new firmware.
My problem is that it oftens drops internet connection when you are 10 feet away from the router, and I have isolated the problem to the router, not the adapters nor the internet connection. So I need to move the router to a very uncomfortable place if I need it work better, or suffer these frequent problems. Problems that I did not encounter with the old router.
So when I hear the problems people have had after updating the firmware, I think I'm warranted to wonder if I'm better off staying with the 1.01 rather than testing the beta version a few days after its release.




Arf, I hate calling customer service, it seems that I'm going to have to do that, spending hours on the phone 

[wfdavis]

Same here, mine locked up after 3 days with DNS relay enabled. Now 1.12NA is the official release. No longer in beta. It's that sweet. I'm searching for a new brand of router now.

[Shoey Peachew]

Well, I noticed DNS Relay is disabled by default in the latest firmware (1.12) and from all accounts, disabling DNS Relay fixes the issue. To be honest I can't tell the difference when it's enabled or disabled. Also, for those of you who use Port Forwarding and can't view the wirelessly connected clients list, try using Virtual Server instead of Port Forwading and the list should show up.

Other than having to work around a couple issues, everything seems to be working perfectly. For now, the issues with this router seem minor for me, but I'll have to wait and see how things go in the long run.

[Lycan]

Well from what I can read on these pages, I am not that brave to beta-test the new firmware.
My problem is that it oftens drops internet connection when you are 10 feet away from the router, and I have isolated the problem to the router, not the adapters nor the internet connection. So I need to move the router to a very uncomfortable place if I need it work better, or suffer these frequent problems. Problems that I did not encounter with the old router.
So when I hear the problems people have had after updating the firmware, I think I'm warranted to wonder if I'm better off staying with the 1.01 rather than testing the beta version a few days after its release.




Arf, I hate calling customer service, it seems that I'm going to have to do that, spending hours on the phone 

It sounds like your wireless environment is dirty. Any other 2.4ghz devices in the area?

[KaarSar]

It sounds like your wireless environment is dirty. Any other 2.4ghz devices in the area?

none, except for the dozen other networks I can pick up
Nothing unusual for New York.

I resolved my situation by having the modem+router moved to a different room, I don't have a wired connection anymore, so I had to buy an adapter for the desktop, but at least the wireless signal is stronger all around. Of course, I could have done that by keeping my old router, I bought this one, supposedly stronger, so that I wouldn't have to resort to this, but whatever.
Speed and signal aside, the most troublesome problem however was a frequent loss of the internet despite still being linked to the router on the wireless connection when being over 15 feet away, whilst everything worked great on the wired line or for wireless users near the router.

I am not sure if the firmware updates resolved this, or the signal boost caused by the new router location. Whatever it is, what used to be once every half-hour has now only rarely occurred, so I'm happy.
I do miss the shareport option however.

[Shoey Peachew]

Well, I noticed DNS Relay is disabled by default in the latest firmware (1.12) and from all accounts, disabling DNS Relay fixes the issue. To be honest I can't tell the difference when it's enabled or disabled. Also, for those of you who use Port Forwarding and can't view the wirelessly connected clients list, try using Virtual Server instead of Port Forwading and the list should show up.

Other than having to work around a couple issues, everything seems to be working perfectly. For now, the issues with this router seem minor for me, but I'll have to wait and see how things go in the long run.

I take it all back. 1st, the wirelessly connected clients list stopped working even thought I used Virtual Server. 2nd, after over a week I couldn't load webpages and my router became somewhat unresponsive even though DNS Relay was off. 3rd, when I first installed the 1.12 firmware, I flushed the NVRAM and installed  1.12 and I'm am pretty sure DNS Relay was off, but when I loaded defaults and restarted, DNS Relay was enabled by default. I think that's sad considering lockups are a feature when it's enabled. Finally, I'd like to say I don't know what to expect with this router. It always breaks and is unreliable! I paid a lot of money so please fix it!

Edit: It turns out when I enabled captcha it broke the wirelessly connected clients list. : \