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[bkspero]

If you disable DNS relay then you may need to manually set the Primary DNS addresses on the switch; I found I had a simular issue with an internal device.

I have the same switch as the prior poster (Dlink DGS-2205).  It is, what I understand is called, an unmanaged switch.  There are no settings for it that I have been able to find in the documentation.  How does one manually set the primary DNS address on such a switch?

[mikehammer]

If you disable DNS relay then you may need to manually set the Primary DNS addresses on the switch; I found I had a simular issue with an internal device.

Forgot to mention, I did that last week. Used openDNS instead of comcasts DNS servers.

I have the switch now up and running for more than a week and had no issues since disabling dns relay. I do not miss DNS relay much, still feels and snappy. Nevertheless it's a shame that Dlink does not recognize that their lates firmware upgrade caused a freeze. Will keep my unit but when a replacement is needed in the future I won't buy another one.

Thanks to all the good advice I got from the forum members.

[se2k]

Still having static IP addresses without DNS relay is a PAIN IN THE ASS.  Now if I have to change DNS servers on all my computers with static IP's, I have to go to each computer instead of just simply changing it on the router (all the static IP based computers simply had the router IP as the DNS server but without DNS relay, this is not possible).

This is a HUGE problem.. I can't believe D-Link has let it go.  This can't be THAT hard of a problem to solve.

[Karin1130]

Well, I don't have a suggestion, but I just bought this router from Micro Center on Saturday after reading a good review and I am returning it tonight while I still can. I am going back to a two year old Netgear Range Max. At least that router will let me use my laptop at the back of the house. This one won't. And I can only get the 5 ghz connection and then only sometimes. I am definitely disappointed.

[rickm1350]

I have the same switch as the prior poster (Dlink DGS-2205).  It is, what I understand is called, an unmanaged switch.  There are no settings for it that I have been able to find in the documentation.  How does one manually set the primary DNS address on such a switch?

you don't have to set the DNS address on an unmanaged switch

[2cynykyl]

Just adding to the thread to say I have the same problem.  I paid twice as much for this router to have a good "high end" router and all I got was a paper weight. 

[m00ntan]

Sorry, I have to bump because I have short attention span.  Best explanation of how to resurrect the brick.  

Thank you.

[m00ntan]

Hello Lycan moderator admin

Could you please make this a sticky with the title
"DIR-825 A1 bricked by crappy defective firmware upgrade"

Thank you very much for your help.

[solhouse]

Add me to the list. I updated the firmware in September to 1.12NA and get about 5 days between slowed or denied web pages, no access to the 825 Admin page but each computer on the network can still see each other fine.   

[drartz]

 

Yep, well I took the advice of buying a d-link 825 from the Fry's Electronics sales guy (after my linksys died) and, well it started dropping WAN connection within a day of use. Damn, I was so sure d-link was a good company making good products I threw away the box and stuff. So now I have a POS router I have to reset/reboot every day since I bought it a week ago.

I had a linksys working 24/7 without problems for almost two years.

[drartz]

Oh, I have a brand spanking new DIR-825 Hardware Version: B1, Firmware Version: 2.02NA which continually looses connection to internet (the little blue world icon turns orange).

[trancemode]

sigh.

this been happening to me recently.

Router - DIR 825 Rev. A
Firmware - 1.12 NA
Own - About 6 months
Wireless - D-Link DWA - 556 PCI E Wireless N

I have had this router since before 1.12 NA came out. I have updated it and everything was good.. for the past 6 months.. recently this month, my internet connection will randomly disconnect and reboot itself. I am getting kinda sick of it.  Sometimes its sooo slow, that no WEBPAGES will load. I have to do a hard reset on my router than it starts to work.

This just randomly happes. sometimes in the day , sometimes at night.
I am not sure what is going on.

I am thinking its the same problem as what many are on this post.

So was there a fix yet? or a solutoin?

[solhouse]

I see 1.13NA is available. Anyone try it yet? They say they fixed the DNS issue which many claim is the source of this problem.

[jmdacruz]

Oh, I have a brand spanking new DIR-825 Hardware Version: B1, Firmware Version: 2.02NA which continually looses connection to internet (the little blue world icon turns orange).

I'm having the exact same problem here, with same hardware and firmware versions. WLAN connection drops constantly (the blue icon turning orange), and worst of all: whenever I get a somewhat decent WLAN connection, I only reach 20 Kb/s (I used to get 90 Kb/s with my old Linksys WRT54G two days ago)

The wireless features work fine, but the WLAN issue really sucks.

[solhouse]

I was having the same problems with internet loss and router web page lockouts every 5 days, Rev-A hardware and 1.12NA firmware. I upgraded to V1.13NA and have been running for 14 days without any problems.

UPDATE: 20+ days with no problems.

UPDATE: 64+ days with no problems.