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Author Topic: Should i update to new FW or stay with 1.20 ?  (Read 5758 times)

jerry6

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Should i update to new FW or stay with 1.20 ?
« on: October 17, 2009, 07:29:44 PM »
only problem is i have to go and reset all connections once every few days  if it drops connection , have to go into 1522 admin and reconnect through wireless page , with new FW will it reconnect on its own without having to go into admin pages ? It is being used as a bridge , not AP
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lizzi555

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Re: Should i update to new FW or stay with 1.20 ?
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2009, 03:19:38 AM »
If there is no active client connected to the bridge, it will drop the connection after a time.
Sometimes it does not reconnect when a client comes back.

I had this with all firmwares uo to 1.21. I simply restart the bridge then.
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jerry6

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Re: Should i update to new FW or stay with 1.20 ?
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2009, 05:26:03 PM »
are you saying with 1.21 it does not need to be restarted  , when clients come back ?  if so it is worth updating from 1.20 .
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lizzi555

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Re: Should i update to new FW or stay with 1.20 ?
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2009, 10:33:21 PM »
If I start a client computer it connects back to the router.
But if I start my networked printer it wont come back.

This is still an issue. But in most cases I start the Bridge together with the clients and all is fine.

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jerry6

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Re: Should i update to new FW or stay with 1.20 ?
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2009, 10:47:04 AM »
Thanks , i'll wait till the next FW upgrade and hope it is fixed
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marcusclaus

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Re: Should i update to new FW or stay with 1.20 ?
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2009, 04:46:32 PM »
I had repeating wlan connection drops before 1.21 version. BUT I *think* it was a complex situation since there are multiple sources for drop outs: channel overlap in 2.4 GHz spectrum (only ch 6,11,20 or non-overlapping) causing errors, 5.2 GHz issues with thick walls etc; buggy WPA2 implementation (tkip part disturbs so use AES mode only); compatibility issues between Dlink stuff and Netgear as well as Intels WLAN h/w in computers etc. So... I clean up my environment and part of it was upgrading my DAPs to 1.21 fw. Now they have been stable and auto-connection seamlessly (I never check anything anymore, or just for the fun of it) for 1 month. So, yes my advice is:

-upgrade to fw 1.21 in the DAPs
-use non-overlapping channels in 2.4 GHz spectrum
-use 5.2 GHz for multimedia and when using the DAPs at bridges for wired equipment ie the DSM-510 or other media players
-Use WPA2 in AES mode only
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jerry6

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Re: Should i update to new FW or stay with 1.20 ?
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2009, 07:01:49 PM »
upgraded to 1.21 , so far good , not have to go into admin t reconnect if i shut down bridge . I t has always been 5 ghz band with wpa=2 AES .
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