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[echoDreamz]

Model: DIR-615
Rev: C
Firmware: 3.11 (7-15-2009)

Seems to loose its ability to utilize wireless clients and hand out IP addresses. My iPhone 3G bounes back and forth from 3G to WIFI, never obtaining an IP address. My wifes desktop if she restarts comes back with a windows locally assigned IP, and then I must restart the router, once this happens all devices go happy for a random amount of time (anywhere from a few hours to a few days)

This is really becoming quite old as I just purchased 4 adapters, 1 N adapter (my PC) 3 other G adapters for the other machines in the house and this router as dLink rep @ the store said it was a good router. I think he meant it is good in the sense that if you like an unstable router that must be reset every few hours or days to maintain the ability to do what it was designed and built to do.

Is there any magical fix for this? Is D-Link aware of this problem (I assume they are as I am not the only topic about this.) Are they working on a fix for this?

[alphanumeric]

Any 2.4 Ghz wireless phones in the house hold? If yes how close is the base station to your router? The cordless phone on my desk would occasionally knock the wireless side of my 615 off the air. I would have to reboot the router to fix it. I've switched to Dict 6.0 phones and haven't had any problems since. It's also possible you got a dud router, you might want to take it back and get an exchange to rule that out. Are you running in mixed mode G & N? Might want to try setting it to G only as a test. From what I have read the speed is going to default back to G anyway as soon as one G client connects. You'll only get N if all clients are N. I've never tested that out it's just something I've seen mentioned numerous times on various forums I go too.

[echoDreamz]

@alphanumeric

Thanks for the reply man.

No no phones in the house at all other then our cell phones. This is the second DIR-615 I have received as the first one did not even power on (should have been a sign).

The following is not directed at you in anyway

If I wanted a G only router I would have bought a G only router, but this router advertises the ability to do N, G and B (though I only have N and G enabled, I even paid for a 80$ N extreme card from Dlink).

Today I had to reset it 6 times... 6 F'ING TIMES, this is rediculous. If the router cannot run in mixed mode, do not advertise the ability to run in mixed mode. I get a supposid full N (300Mb) connection, but after a few hours or days wireless goes down of it stops handing out IPs.

Frankly I wonder if you can file any sort of lawsuit against DLink for selling a product that does not work as advertised or at all.

Just bought a Linksys WRT160N and I am going to mount it in the exact same spot (middle of my house near the ceiling) and see how this goes, if it works fine without issues then I can pretty much say the 615 is a pile of dog crap (which I think we all already know this).

[echoDreamz]

Well it has been 3 days since I installed the Linksys N router, and it has been working perfectly, I havent had to reset it once, and I have been doing nothing different then usual streaming some netflix, hulu, gaming, uploading files, browsing the web etc.

No dropped connections, no IP issues, both my iPhone and my wifes iPhone have not lost connection to the WiFi once since we got this new router.

This linksys is in G/N mode using the same WPA key as previous dLink router, I configured it as close to the dlink as their options would allow. I also mounted it in the exact same spot, ran power from the same outlet etc.

Also speed tests with my dlink were always 20 - 30Mb, with my linksys I have been during 36 - 40Mb constantly, so there is also a speed difference between the units.

I can only conclude that D-Link has not yet learned how to make a working wireless router. I also never had faith in Linksys products, but this one sure has my vote so far. Will keep everyone updated.

[diametric]

echoDreamz--

I am currently having the same issues that you described.  I've had the router for about 9 months and only recently has it been acting up (last 3 months...but now much more frequent).  I didn't know it was possible for a router to become flaky and lose connection so often.  I'm pretty frustrated at the thing.  I've already had to return a DLink Ethernet-over-power adapter because it totally failed after just few months.  Being as that I am in the tech industry I can handle rebooting a device every so often...but my wife absolutely loses it when it happens!

Just like you....should have know better...should have seen the signs before buying it.

Have you figured out any answers as to why the router is dropping out?

Thanks and best...

Claude

[echoDreamz]

@diametric

I could never figure it out, I have had this linksys for just over a week, just had a LAN party last night with about 10 college buddies, we were all wireless, mixed mode G and N, never had a hiccup. There was TONS of internet activity, local network activity etc, and it handled it beautifully.

So I thought hell why not try the d-link see what it does, got it setup again, (setup didnt change so wireless key etc. was all still the same) everyone hopped on it, within 35 minutes or so friends started to randomly loose wireless (even though they are LITTERALLY within 10 - 12 feet of this thing. 50 or so minutes later, wireless did not work at all an required a restart.

The 615 is a pile of junk until they can fix the issues with it, but D-Link I really dont think cares, but this Linksys I have works PERFECTLY (or atleast has for over a week).

I recommend you jump ship mate .


EDIT: I understand the wife item Mine got pissy too when I had to restart the 615. "Why does it have to be restarted every day or so...", "Why dont we go get a new one..." blah blah. So finally to keep the princess happy, Linksys here I went.

[blacknblue2]

I just got the DIR 615 three days ago.  I haven't had to reboot it but it does seem to have issues in the multi mode (b,g,n).  My laptop and sons PC can get on but my Palm TX will never handshake.  I know the Palm is just an 802B but if the router is set in multi mode, shouldn't there also be an 802B signal.  Or am I incorrect?

I can't use the Ethernet hook up on my old desktop PC.  Yep it is an old Win98 machine but it runs fine.  For the old desktop I must use the Ethernet connection on the crappy Westell router/modem that Verizon gave out for free.

If I set the router to 802B only, everything can connect.  But then I lose out on G.

[echoDreamz]

Yes this router seems to have lack of proper mixed mode for speeds. I have no B devices as all my items including my iPhone are G / N. New linksys router has been working perfectly, iPhone hasnt kicked on wifi once.

EDIT: I have no beef with the wired side of the 615 it works perfectly, even when the wireless doesnt hand out DHCP leases, the wired still does, so there is something not quite right with the wireless hardware, or the applications controlling the wireless interface.

[blacknblue2]

I did find a way for my Palm to connect using the mixed B/G only mode.

I set the DNS server to manual and pluged in the numbers.  Now it will connect.  I haven't tried the full B/G/N mixed mode. 

The problem before with the B/G/N mode is that the Palm won't even recognize a signal.  I may try it later today.

[echoDreamz]

BTW check out all the comments on Newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16833127241

Most are complaining about the having to reset every few hours crap.

[echoDreamz]

Well been almost a month now since I got my WRT160N from Linksys, been nice to not hear the wife screaming about her dead wireless, or my son screaming that his PC lost internet connection, or while uploading a hugh site via FTP it drops out. Almost a month of no restarts, no headaches no issues. Go Linksys!

Gave a friend of mine the 615, cause he "needed" a wireless router for a few days, he brought it back the next morning saying it kept loosing wireless signal etc with his laptop sitting litterally inches away from it. Go D-Link on making a product that doesnt know its ass from a hole in the ground.

[savalou]

I bought this DLink a few weeks ago for a really good price on newegg.com (starting to wonder why) and last week switched from my linksys G to this N, hoping for better speed and connectivity.  I hooked it up a week ago and I've had the same issue that echoDreamz wrote about.  Every time my wife opens her laptop which has a G card, I have to unplug and replug the DLink.  I love the speed on the computer that has an N card, but then even on that machine every once in a while there's no Internet connectivity.  The annoyance is not worth it.  This is my second DLink over the past few years and the second one that I've found to be unreliable in this way.  My Linksys went months without ever needing a reboot.

The other issue is that I have one with Rev. C firmware, I tried uploading the firmware to 3.11NA and it doesn't take.  When I use the "look for update" feature in the router's administration, it says 3.01 is the latest.

If this doesn't get resolved real soon I'm going back to my G and giving this model bad reviews on newegg.

[echoDreamz]

@savalou:

Dont hold your breath man, I talked to d-link support, they are a clueless about this issue (or atleast acted like it). Yesterday was at the local PC store, was in the checkout line, the guy ahead of me had the 615 in his basket, talked with him got him to take it back and got him the linksys I have been using that has worked so wonderfuly.

I think I need to go to the store, find the 615, and hide them all behind the linksys products. I was really hopping the D-Link rep that said this was a good router was there, should I could beat him with a linksys router.

[alphanumeric]

The other issue is that I have one with Rev. C firmware, I tried uploading the firmware to 3.11NA and it doesn't take.  When I use the "look for update" feature in the router's administration, it says 3.01 is the latest.

Download the 3.11NA file from their FTP site to your hard drive, unzip it, and then use the "browse" button to update from there.

[savalou]

@alphanumeric:

Thanks, I tried that before I posted.

This evening my wife needed to make a Skype call for her work, and of course, her network was down.  I got an earful, ending with, "Go back to the other router!"  The strange thing is that her WiFi configuration software says it's connected to the network and has lots of bars, but it just doesn't have a router-assigned IP address and so it has a self-assigned address.  I'm going to try pre-assigning her computer an address in the DLink, and also maybe try a static address in the PC's configuration (though that might not work because she also takes it to work), then give up.

POS.