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[sandman]

Absolutely understood & agreed - But in this case the parameters for which Browser was acceptable were much too vague.

And us Mac users cannot use Internet Explorer, as there is no Mac version.

[EddieZ]

And us Mac users cannot use Internet Explorer, as there is no Mac version.

Lucky you 

[sandman]

Lucky you 

  Well, it's fabulous most of the time until this type of situation happens!

[mackworth]

I always use a mac when when flashing, never had a problem.  Simply claiming that they only support IE on the Windows means they can turn their head if there actually is a bad flash.  I am sure the rate of bad flashing on the mac is no different than that of PCs.

[summerstormpictures]

Nowadays it really does not matter which mainstream browser you use. That's all things of the past.

Theory and reality rarely jive. Although the flashing of the firmware was done ''cleanly'' on a ''clutter free'' Safari rather than my add-on infested Firefox, I was afterwards stuck/locked out of the ''Tools'' menu by a repeating loop of log-in screen. After this I tried Firefox and Safari and finally decided to use the ''dark side of the force'' and use MSIE on the Windows XP Dell. This action, however, was not taken because I had read any ''warning material'' provided. It was just a ''last resort'' on my part before I threw up my hands.

My reasoning was that I knew that the D-Link atmosphere was not Mac friendly and decided to use what I assumed was the browser and platform used by the firmware developers.

I was fortunate really. I could be at Best Buy today buying a new router. However, I feel my ''journey of hell'' with this router is far from over. Eventually I will hit the threshold and there will be a D-Link DIR-655 for sale on eBay.

[sandman]

Theory and reality rarely jive. Although the flashing of the firmware was done ''cleanly'' on a ''clutter free'' Safari rather than my add-on infested Firefox, I was afterwards stuck/locked out of the ''Tools'' menu by a repeating loop of log-in screen. After this I tried Firefox and Safari and finally decided to use the ''dark side of the force'' and use MSIE on the Windows XP Dell. This action, however, was not taken because I had read any ''warning material'' provided. It was just a ''last resort'' on my part before I threw up my hands.

My reasoning was that I knew that the D-Link atmosphere was not Mac friendly and decided to use what I assumed was the browser and platform used by the firmware developers.

I was fortunate really. I could be at Best Buy today buying a new router. However, I feel my ''journey of hell'' with this router is far from over. Eventually I will hit the threshold and there will be a D-Link DIR-655 for sale on eBay.

Yeah, it is frustrating. Many people think that Mac users are all so anal - we all have an iphone, airport extreme, etc, whereas in truth we are just looking for a route out of the Microsoft OS, and are totally open to any periphery items that do the job without the Apple price tag. I did NOT, for instance, enjoy paying what I did for my MacBook Pro, but I had no choice! So D-Link are one way out. I can only say do not lose faith. For now, I stick with the 1.21EU, it works great with my 20MB Cable Internet (No real difference speedwise between direct connection or wireless).
Yes, I want what sharteport is supposed to do, and if it does not deliver soon I will have to pay the premium of moving to Time Capsule, because I need access to a fixed location hard drive while away, but until then...

[DCIFRTHS]

I would have thought so too, but Lycan stated otherwise.

I questioned him here here, but still have not received official confirmation.

[DCIFRTHS]

It's a good way to limit the scope of potential issues. There has been a case of someone using FF 3.5 beta, crating havoc about an issue that was solved by moving to a non-beta version...

Unfortunately, the tone in this forum is not one of "community". All too often I see posts, directed at people having problems, that are simply rude.

[EddieZ]

Unfortunately, the tone in this forum is not one of "community". All too often I see posts, directed at people having problems, that are simply rude.

Some OP's do not really give a lot of info (none sometimes), have not read/searched through earlier posts or are not open to suggestions because they have their mind made up ('it must be the router').

And it does get pretty annoying if the answer (or problem solving suggestions )to their question has been given several times, but they just don't want to spend some time in doing sme work themselves. This is not a paid job....

[lizzi555]

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And it does get pretty annoying if the answer (or problem solving suggestions )to their question has been given several times, but they just don't want to spend some time in doing sme work themselves. This is not a paid job....

So just ignore them or are you forced to answer each post ?

[DCIFRTHS]

Some OP's do not really give a lot of info (none sometimes), have not read/searched through earlier posts or are not open to suggestions because they have their mind made up ('it must be the router').

Have you ever considered that maybe the person seeking help doesn't know what info to give? Regarding the statement that "they have their mind made up ('it must be the router')", I see the exact opposite reaction from some of the people that answer their questions - "It can't be possible that the router is at fault."

And it does get pretty annoying if the answer (or problem solving suggestions )to their question has been given several times, but they just don't want to spend some time in doing sme work themselves. This is not a paid job....

Don't respond to questions that annoy you, but if you do, don't be condescending.

This is a paid job for D-Link employees. If it's not directly part of their job description, it still benefits them as they are creating part of the process that will help create happy D-Link customers. If that's not a job incentive, then I don't know what is.

EDIT: I am not singling you out, so please don't think that this is a personal attack.

[coppertrail]

Are you able to restore the router settings if you back them prior to fashing the firmware to 1.32?

[lizzi555]

Yes, it was possible but I reset the router again and made the settings manually.
It is always better to use a settings file only with the version it was saved from.

[EddieZ]

This is a paid job for D-Link employees. If it's not directly part of their job description, it still benefits them as they are creating part of the process that will help create happy D-Link customers. If that's not a job incentive, then I don't know what is.

That intention of the board is that user help each other, Dlink staff will pick up on stuff but moderately. Some of the OP's , I agree, do not know what info to give. But you won't see a condescending attitude towards them, they are kindly asked to give specified info.
If you want to reapeat your story a thousand times over and over again, that's fine with me. But my perosnal opinion is that one can easily search the board for the issue they face instead of asking the same questions over and over again. Or is that too much to ask? Otherwise what's the purpose of the threads being saved.

So I'm quite surprised that this is explained as a justification for being rude or condescending... I personnaly think that being 'lazy' (not exploring the board first)  is very rude towards the more IT literate users on the board. And igf you want to examples of people being prejudiced....just have a look around the Shareport issues. You'll fnd plenty if those.

[coppertrail]

Yes, it was possible but I reset the router again and made the settings manually.
It is always better to use a settings file only with the version it was saved from.

Thank you, good info to go by, will do this when I upgrade.