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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DIR-655 => Topic started by: FurryNutz on August 14, 2013, 01:43:04 PM
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Get it here:
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=55232.0 (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=55232.0)
Update 20130815: Went live today on the main site.
Hasn't been officially posted to the main site yet. Coming soon.
Let us know how it works for you...
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Are there any version for B1 europe series? I notice they didnt fix for upnp flaw for europe yet.
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Hopefully this will fix the problem with it slowing to a crawl after a month or so.
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I wish dlink can release same bug fix firmware for Europe or ww version very soon.
Thanks
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Hopefully they will. Keep checking the EU web sites.
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what is the web link to check? Europe got so many countries and not all are same versions.
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Check out the United Kingdom, Germany and or Russia sites. As they seem to usually have the most latest versions and keep there FW up to date then other sites.
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Installed this tonight. Here are my observations.
The Good News:
UPNP vulnerabilities are fixed. Did a scan with grc.com's ShieldsUP! service (https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 (https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2)) and everything came up clean.
The problem with the Guest Zone disappearing that showed up in firmware 2.10NA appears to be fixed. I haven't been running it long enough to be 100% sure, but both WiFi connections appear to be stable.
The Bad News:
The wireless client list under Status/Wireless no longer works. This page no longer shows anything no matter how many wireless clients I have connected to the router.
Update: This appears to only be broken in Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer 10. Works find in IE8 and below and Chrome and Firefox.
This appears to be a trend I have noticed in D-Link firmware updates on many of their devices. Newer firmware releases appear to be breaking support in IE9 and IE10 where the older release works fine in those browsers. I have noticed this same trend on several routers and other D-Link devices. I had to return a $200 D-Link wireless security camera because the latest firmware completely broke support for Internet Explorer and the previous firmware release was no longer available for download.
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THE EQUIPMENT AT THE TARGET IP ADDRESS
DID NOT RESPOND TO OUR UPnP PROBES!
(That's good news!)
I can also confirm that all my wireless client devices are appearing under Status/Wireless as well. I show 4, 3 iphones and 1 Mac Book Pro. Works in IE 10 and OSX 10.7.5 Safari.
Not to back for late Sunday afternoon speed test on 50/2:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/2909003798.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/2909003798)
Also seems to cleared up constant LED activity going on after configuration and 2nd or 3rd reboot as seen here with MROUTE sys log entries being generated:
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=48026.0 (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=48026.0)
Reboot behavor is good now.
Thank you D-Link
;)
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Can Dlink compile same for Europe versions?
Mine after upgrade to latest I am not able to see routing and wireless info under IE10. May be broken?
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Please refer to this link for EU region most resent version of FW:
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=54984.0 (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=54984.0)
Please phone contact your regional D-Link support office for any further information.
Can Dlink compile same for Europe versions?
Mine after upgrade to latest I am not able to see routing and wireless info under IE10. May be broken?
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Yours is working in IE10? I have tested it on 3 different machines running IE10 and cannot get the wireless client list to show up. If I use the debugging tools and monitor the network connections, I can see the ajax request going out, but when the response comes back, the browser does not update with the results. If I force the browser into IE8 or IE7 mode using the debugging tools it works fine. I have also tested it on an Windows XP machine running IE8 and it works fine.
THE EQUIPMENT AT THE TARGET IP ADDRESS
DID NOT RESPOND TO OUR UPnP PROBES!
(That's good news!)
I can also confirm that all my wireless client devices are appearing under Status/Wireless as well. I show 4, 3 iphones and 1 Mac Book Pro. Works in IE 10 and OSX 10.7.5 Safari.
Not to back for late Sunday afternoon speed test on 50/2:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/2909003798.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/2909003798)
Also seems to cleared up constant LED activity going on after configuration and 2nd or 3rd reboot as seen here with MROUTE sys log entries being generated:
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=48026.0 (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=48026.0)
Reboot behavor is good now.
Thank you D-Link
;)
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Yep, works for me on IE10.
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Fixed it. It appears to be a browser cache issue. Something in my cache leftover from the previous firmware. After clearing the browsers cache, it is working properly on all machines.
Yep, works for me on IE10.
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Enjoy. ;)
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any work around to use this fw on Europe HW?
Thx
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You'll need to phone contact your EU regional D-Link support office and inquired about if they are going to update the EU region.
Thanks.
any work around to use this fw on Europe HW?
Thx
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Thought I would post my experiences so far,
Been very good for where the router is actually place back on one side of the house in a corner office room.
Have 2 xboxes, 1 wired and 1 on a 5Ghz DAP-1533 wired AP to the 655. Using XBL Gaming and QoS sticky information, Gaming was great, full green bars in BO2. Only 1 or 2 games were signal was Yellow and probably due to other probable player issues.
Router is behaving well and seems very stable.
Signal is good however on 2.4Ghz my iPhone was not getting great signal however distance and placement of router is playing a role in that. If if move the router back into the living room from opposite from where office is, well, signal wouldn't be an issue.
Over all, v2.11NA is good other wise.
Enjoy everyone.
Thank you D-Link. ;D
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is this FW available to upgrade on DIR-655 B1 2.10NA Canada version?
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Yes Sir. ;)
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I've been holding back (still using 2.03). This version sounds stable, at least for the few days it's been out. Will I be able to just upgrade or will it require a complete set up of my settings again? I always save a config file and would hate to have to do page by page screenshots to recreate each and every setting.
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IF your not to concerned about issues with v2.03 or if your router is working well, I recommend keeping what is loaded.
If you do decide to update, just follow the FW update process sticky. I recommend doing a clean install and set up from scratch to be sure. I did this and quite pleased with this version. ;)
I've been holding back (still using 2.03). This version sounds stable, at least for the few days it's been out. Will I be able to just upgrade or will it require a complete set up of my settings again? I always save a config file and would hate to have to do page by page screenshots to recreate each and every setting.
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Nice to still see support for this router. Has D-Link added the 40 GHz only channel width yet?
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It won't be. D-Link sas to follow the good neighbor policy which does not allow for 40Mhz only. No future routers have this either.
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Ok thank you FN for the info.
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This version has also appeared to fix the DNS issues I had (I had to keep flushing my DNS cache.)
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UPdated from a 2.03 NA, and when torrenting it totally lags. Nothing loads, can i flash back to 2.03 na ?
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Welcome! (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=41537.0)
- What region are you located?
Internet Service Provider and Modem Configurations
- What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL?
- What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have?
- What ISP Modem service link speeds UP and Down do you have?
Did you follow this for upgrading FW?
FW Update Process (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=42457.0)
It's recommneded to do a factory reset, send the FW file, factory reset once more then set up the router from scratch.
Let us know if that helps.
UPdated from a 2.03 NA, and when torrenting it totally lags. Nothing loads, can i flash back to 2.03 na ?
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I am located in California, Charter Cable is my provider. 30mb down and 4mb up.
Will try your recommend settings and hopefully that will fix the problem.
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It appears that 2.11 randomly reboots the router. Multiple times a day I might add.
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Welcome! (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=41537.0)
- What region are you located?
- Are you wired or wireless connected to the router?
- Was a Factory Reset performed before and after any firmware updates?
- Was the router working before any firmware updates?
Internet Service Provider and Modem Configurations
- What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL?
- What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have?
- What ISP Modem service link speeds UP and Down do you have?
- Check ISP MTU requirements, Cable is usually 1500, DSL is around 1492 down to 1472. Call the ISP and ask. Link>Checking MTU Values (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=53008.0)
- For DSL/PPPoE connections on the router, ensure that "Always ON" option is enabled.
I ran this for well over a week and didn't notice any issues of rebooting. Heaving usage at my house with gaming and general internet and some VPN stuff.
It appears that 2.11 randomly reboots the router. Multiple times a day I might add.
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Any status on this? ???
I am located in California, Charter Cable is my provider. 30mb down and 4mb up.
Will try your recommend settings and hopefully that will fix the problem.
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Problem still exist.. Every other day I would need to unplug the router because rebooting it does not work. Getting lag issues when using bittorent. Never had this problem on firmware 1.34 NA., Is it possible to downgrade back to that firmware?
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v2.11 is for Rev B routers, I presume you have a Rev A if you have v1.34?
Info regarding BitTorrent:
Torrent FAQ (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=53677.0)
Problem still exist.. Every other day I would need to unplug the router because rebooting it does not work. Getting lag issues when using bittorent. Never had this problem on firmware 1.34 NA., Is it possible to downgrade back to that firmware?
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Installed this tonight. Here are my observations.
The Good News:
UPNP vulnerabilities are fixed. Did a scan with grc.com's ShieldsUP! service (https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 (https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2)) and everything came up clean.
The problem with the Guest Zone disappearing that showed up in firmware 2.10NA appears to be fixed. I haven't been running it long enough to be 100% sure, but both WiFi connections appear to be stable.
The Bad News:
The wireless client list under Status/Wireless no longer works. This page no longer shows anything no matter how many wireless clients I have connected to the router.
Update: This appears to only be broken in Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer 10. Works find in IE8 and below and Chrome and Firefox.
This appears to be a trend I have noticed in D-Link firmware updates on many of their devices. Newer firmware releases appear to be breaking support in IE9 and IE10 where the older release works fine in those browsers. I have noticed this same trend on several routers and other D-Link devices. I had to return a $200 D-Link wireless security camera because the latest firmware completely broke support for Internet Explorer and the previous firmware release was no longer available for download.
It works well under IE 9, 10, and 11 too.. It's necessary to turn on the compatibility view in IE for the router IP address though. ;)
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Glad its working for you. Enjoy.
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It works well under IE 9, 10, and 11 too.. It's necessary to turn on the compatibility view in IE for the router IP address though. ;)
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It appears that 2.11 randomly reboots the router. Multiple times a day I might add.
I assume same problem here with Hardware Version: B1 Firmware Version: 2.10NA
all my wired and wireless devices are disconnecting at the same time, sometimes once per hour or so. Also, approx. once per two days I need to do power cycle for router to get it alive.
Are there any suggestions? What kind of log do I need to post and where to troubleshoot?
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I never had any issues with any version of FW for Rev B.
Review and try this:
Router Troubleshooting Suggestions and Tips (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=54498.0)
I assume same problem here with Hardware Version: B1 Firmware Version: 2.10NA
all my wired and wireless devices are disconnecting at the same time, sometimes once per hour or so. Also, approx. once per two days I need to do power cycle for router to get it alive.
Are there any suggestions? What kind of log do I need to post and where to troubleshoot?
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So I was using 2.07 firmware on my DIR-655 until yesterday when I decided to upgrade to 2.11NA and now I am getting disconnected a few times a day. Troubleshooter says I lose connection to DNS server. Is there a way I can just go back to 2.07 or is there simpler fix? Running Windows 8.1. Thanks.
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Link>Welcome! (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=41537.0)
- What region are you located?
- Are you wired or wireless connected to the router?
- Was a Factory Reset performed before and after any firmware updates then set up from scratch?
Internet Service Provider and Modem Configurations
- What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL?
- What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have?
- What ISP Modem service link speeds UP and Down do you have?
- Check ISP MTU requirements, Cable is usually 1500, DSL is around 1492 down to 1472. Call the ISP and ask. Link>Checking MTU Values (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=53008.0)
- For DSL/PPPoE connections on the router, ensure that "Always ON" option is enabled.
Router and Wired Configurations
Some things to try: - Log into the routers web page at 192.168.0.1. Use IE, Opera or FF to manage the router.
- Turn off ALL QoS (http://vonage.nmhoy.net/qos.html) or Disable Traffic Shaping (DIR only) GameFuel (DGL only and if ON.) options, Advanced/QoS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_of_service) or Gamefuel. For the DGL-5500, review this for Streamboost information and settings: Furry's DGL-5500 Review (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=55136.0)
- Turn off Advanced DNS Services if you have this option under Setup/Internet/Manual or under Setup/PARENTAL CONTROL/Set to>None: Static IP or Obtain Automatically From ISP.
- Enable Use Unicasting (compatibility for some ISP DHCP Servers) under Setup/Internet/Manual.
- Turn OFF DNS Relay under Setup/Networking. Link>Finding Faster DNS Addresses using Name Bench (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=53222.0)
- Setup DHCP reserved IP addresses for all devices ON the router. Setup/Networking. This ensures each devices gets its own IP address when turned on and connected, eliminates IP address conflicts and helps in troubleshooting and maintain consistency for applications that need to connect as well as mapped drives.
- Ensure devices are set to auto obtain an IP address.
- If IPv6 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipv6) is an option on the router, select Local Connection Only or Disable IPv6 options under Setup/IPv6.
- Set Firewall settings to Endpoint Independent for TCP and UDP under Advanced/Firewall. Enable or Disable SPI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI) to test.
- Enable uPnP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upnp) and Multi-cast Streaming (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multicast) under Advanced/Networking. Disable uPnP for testing Port Forwarding rules. Enable IPv6 Multi-cast Streaming for routers that have a Media Server option. Disable IPv6 Multi-cast Streaming if IPv6 or Media Server is not being used.
- Turn off WISH, and WPS under Advanced.
- WAN Port Speed set to Auto or specific speed? Some newer ISP modems support 1000Mb so manually setting to Gb speeds can be supported by the router. Advanced/Advanced Networking/WAN Port Speed
- Set current Time Zone, Date and Time. Use an NTP Server (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=48695.0) feature. Tools/Time.
- Check cable between Modem and Router, swap out to be sure. Link> Cat6 is recommended. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAT6)
So I was using 2.07 firmware on my DIR-655 until yesterday when I decided to upgrade to 2.11NA and now I am getting disconnected a few times a day. Troubleshooter says I lose connection to DNS server. Is there a way I can just go back to 2.07 or is there simpler fix? Running Windows 8.1. Thanks.
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I upgraded from 2.07 and I'm also having random and frequent reboots. I was hoping 2.11 resolved an issue I was having with connection drops for specific devices whenever the wireless client count increases. It never stayed on long enough for me to test this particular issue.
After trying all combinations of resets and turning stuff on/off as recommended I had to roll back to 2.07 so I could get some work done. I suspect the instability may be related to an interaction between the router and the 802.11n implementation on certain devices. At least with 2.07 only some device connections were dropped instead of losing all connections when it reboots.
I think I'll just live with what I have until I'm ready to get a 802.11ac router. It's just not worth my time to mess with this any more. If I paid myself $20/hour I could easily buy an new AC router with the time I spent trying to fix this one.
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This probably means either there is a problem with your environment, configuration of the devices or the router. This is not a FW issue here.
Maybe someone can review your router settings with you using Link> teamviewer (http://www.teamviewer.com) if your interested. Its safe and secure.
I have not seen any wireless issues on any build with my 655 Rev B.
Did you factory reset the router before and after when upgrading and downgrading the FW then set up from scratch?
I upgraded from 2.07 and I'm also having random and frequent reboots. I was hoping 2.11 resolved an issue I was having with connection drops for specific devices whenever the wireless client count increases. It never stayed on long enough for me to test this particular issue.
After trying all combinations of resets and turning stuff on/off as recommended I had to roll back to 2.07 so I could get some work done. I suspect the instability may be related to an interaction between the router and the 802.11n implementation on certain devices. At least with 2.07 only some device connections were dropped instead of losing all connections when it reboots.
I think I'll just live with what I have until I'm ready to get a 802.11ac router. It's just not worth my time to mess with this any more. If I paid myself $20/hour I could easily buy an new AC router with the time I spent trying to fix this one.
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This probably means either there is a problem with your environment, configuration of the devices or the router. This is not a FW issue here.
The way I see it no configuration setting or client device should be able to cause a reboot with properly written firmware (short of going through the management console to invoke a reboot). I'm certain there isn't any FW for any device that is 100% bug free but not having spontaneous reboots isn't an unreasonable expectation. Configuration issues and misbehaving devices should be handled by the router more gracefully than crashing and burning. Proper error handling is part of any good design.
Maybe someone can review your router settings with you using Link> teamviewer (http://www.teamviewer.com) if your interested. Its safe and secure.
The only thing worse than me spending more time on this is to have me and someone else spend more time on this. ;)
My configuration is fairly simple.
Start with default settings
+ mixed 802.11n/g, WPA2 only, AES
+ all devices using DHCP reserved IP's
+ port forwarding on 1339-1340 TCP to a reserved IP
The above was stable on 2.07 with many months of uptime. The only time I need to reboot it (deliberately) was after guests come over and bump up the number of wireless clients, after which I couldn't connect with certain devices (Win7 PC and BB Z10). Other Win7 PC's and various devices never have issues.
I have not seen any wireless issues on any build with my 655 Rev B.
Did you factory reset the router before and after when upgrading and downgrading the FW then set up from scratch?
I didn't do factory reset before the upgrade but I did a factory reset after and reconfigured from scratch. If I decide to give it one more kick at the can I'll try the factory reset before the upgrade as well.
Thanks for all the help you provide in this forum.
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I believe the FW is written well to handle many things. I've used the v2.11NA for a while now, I game with multiple xboxes, stream video with the Boxee Box and have several Wirless devices online as well. This is a stable version of FW from my testing. Nobody else has reported a similar problem as yours.
Again, many things can effect WiFi and router operation, just because it's working at some point, doesn't mean that it may keep going especially regarding> Managing Signal Congestion (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=53228.0) and Good Neighbour Policy (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=10634.0)
- Any 2.4Ghz cordless house phones?
- Any other WiFi routers in the area? Link> Use InSSIDer (http://www.metageek.net/) to find out. How many?
- If you have any of these options, Try turning OFF or ON Short GI (http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-features/30969-what-do-80211ns-optional-features-mean-for-you), WLAN Partition, HT 20/40 Co-exhistance and Extra Wireless Protection if you have it. Recommended settings are default. Under Advanced/Advanced Wireless. I would try Mixed TPIK and AES as I don't think AES is supported on G mode. Give the Mixed Mode a try.
- Enable WMM Enable (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=50738.0) Under Advanced/Advanced Wireless.
- Try setting Medium or Low power output settings and test again Under Advanced/Advanced Wireless.
Router Placement
Forum User - "Well I feel really dumb. After moving the router away from other electronic devices my speeds are back to normal. Just a heads up for anyone experiencing slow speeds, you might want to move it away from other electronics and see if that helps."
6" minimum safe distance between devices.
Only thing about having someone else spending more time is that problems can be resolved. Since you've gone back to v2.07 then I'll pass. This is a environment or router mis-configuration issue.
Good Luck.
FYI, D-Link DIR-850L on Sale (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2RY0X68287)
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All your suggestions are perfectly valid for connection or performance problems. I can deal with not having an optimal configuration for my environment. I can't deal with frequent spontaneous reboots.
I'm quite happy with 2.07 and my current configuration. It's stable and the performance is solid. Manually rebooting to address the occasional and isolated connection issue that I'm having is preferable to 2.11 which is unusable for me.
Nobody else has reported a similar problem as yours.
??? I respectfully disagree.
See post from this thread: It appears that 2.11 randomly reboots the router. Multiple times a day I might add.
Also see this thread: My 655 is Hardware Version: B1 Firmware Version: 2.11NA
I upgraded it from 2.10 because of this problem, but it didn't change things.
The router just reboots over and over. However it seems related to traffic. I have 4 kids and myself that are all using it, sometimes at the same time. Also there are 2 IP cameras tied to it. I've been fighting this since I got it 3 months ago but have not found a solution on my own. I've tried shutting down the cameras and no luck (one wireless). Yesterday, it rebooted once and hardly before it was up again, it rebooted again! I turned the unit on its side and ran a fan on it cause it was pretty warm, but over the next few hours, it rebooted 3 times.
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Then your best to keep whats working for you then.
Those threads have not be fully qualified nor have been completed thus we still don't know what the true problem was or if it was fixed. I might see if there is any changes to there postings...Just because it seems similar doesn't mean the root problem is the same. We have to troubleshoot the problem and users have to respond to our queries as well. ::)
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Any status on this? ???
It appears that 2.11 randomly reboots the router. Multiple times a day I might add.
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Firmware 2.11NA causes my router to throttle the connection speed from my ISP. I use wired gigabit ethernet for my computers, wireless for tablets and things like that.
It will drop from 50 Mbps to about 25 Mbps and I do not have traffic shaping enabled in the router either! I have to reboot the router to get the correct speeds back but other than that, 2.11 fixes everything else but that.
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Link>Welcome! (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=41537.0)
- What Hardware version is your router? Look at sticker under router.
- Link>What Firmware (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=47512.0) version is currently loaded? Found on the routers web page under status.
- What region are you located?
- Has a Factory Reset (http://blog.dlink.com/what-is-a-reset-button-when-should-i-use-it) been performed?
- Was a Factory Reset performed before and after any firmware updates then set up from scratch?
FW Update Process (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=42457.0)
- Was the router working before any firmware updates?
Internet Service Provider and Modem Configurations
- What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL?
- What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have?
- Check ISP MTU requirements, Cable is usually 1500, DSL is around 1492 down to 1472. Call the ISP and ask. Link>Checking MTU Values (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=53008.0)
- For DSL/PPPoE connections on the router, ensure that "Always ON" option is enabled.
Router and Wired Configurations
Some things to try: - Log into the routers web page at 192.168.0.1. Use IE, Opera or FF to manage the router. Besure to log into the Admin account on the router.
- Turn off ALL QoS (http://vonage.nmhoy.net/qos.html) or Disable Traffic Shaping (DIR only) GameFuel (DGL only and if ON.) options, Advanced/QoS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_of_service)
- Turn off Advanced DNS Services if you have this option under Setup/Internet/Manual or under Setup/PARENTAL CONTROL/Set to>None: Static IP or Obtain Automatically From ISP.
- Enable Use Unicasting (compatibility for some ISP DHCP Servers) under Setup/Internet/Manual.
- Turn off DNS Relay under Setup/Networking. Link>Finding Faster DNS Addresses using Name Bench (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=53222.0) and input new DNS addresses under Setup/Internet/Manual.
- Setup DHCP reserved IP addresses for all devices ON the router. Setup/Networking. This ensures each devices gets its own IP address when turned on and connected, eliminates IP address conflicts and helps in troubleshooting and maintain consistency for applications that need to connect as well as mapped drives.
- Ensure devices are set to auto obtain an IP address.
- If IPv6 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipv6) is an option on the router, select Local Connection Only or Disable IPv6 options under Setup/IPv6.
- Set Firewall settings to Endpoint Independent for TCP and UDP under Advanced/Firewall. Enable or Disable SPI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI) to test.
- Enable uPnP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upnp) and Multi-cast Streaming (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multicast) under Advanced/Networking. Disable uPnP for testing Port Forwarding rules. Enable IPv6 Multi-cast Streaming for routers that have a Media Server option. Disable IPv6 Multi-cast Streaming if IPv6 or Media Server is not being used.
- Turn off WISH, and WPS under Advanced.
- WAN Port Speed set to Auto or specific speed? Some newer ISP modems support 1000Mb so manually setting to Gb speeds can be supported by the router. Advanced/Advanced Networking/WAN Port Speed
- Set current Time Zone, Date and Time. Use an NTP Server (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=48695.0) feature. Tools/Time.
Are you speed testing via wired or wireless?
Are you speed testing when streaming or downloading is going on?
Firmware 2.11NA causes my router to throttle the connection speed from my ISP. I use wired gigabit ethernet for my computers, wireless for tablets and things like that.
It will drop from 50 Mbps to about 25 Mbps and I do not have traffic shaping enabled in the router either! I have to reboot the router to get the correct speeds back but other than that, 2.11 fixes everything else but that.
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No, I use wired gigabit connections for my computers...and I do not download anything on any computer or stream anything on any computer either while I am speed testing.
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Please provide more details and answer the questions presented so we can get a better idea of your system and configuration. The last time I ran my Rev B on a 50/2 ISP service I never saw any issues with the router on this version of FW or prior versions. I'll set mine up again and see what I can find.
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Mines online:
Last Result:
Download Speed: 52209 kbps (6526.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 3153 kbps (394.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
2/19/2014 5:10:44 PM
TS and QoS enabled. TS set for Auto Uplink. Says Your broadband internet connection has surpassed
the uplink measurement requirement. :-\ I presume this is hitting the 2Mb cap.
I'll leave it running for a few days.
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I run on 50/10 Comcast (really provisioned at 58000/12000) I am using a D-Link DIR-655 HW Rev. B1 with the firmware 2.11NA. I am located in North America.
Comcast is not throttling my traffic at anytime as I hooked one of my computers directly up to the E-MTA that I have within my structured wiring system, and tested accordingly. Speed always stayed the same at 50/10 when hooked directly into the E-MTA. My E-MTA is an ARRIS model no. TM822G Also, the MTU of Comcast is the standard 1500.
This problem happens with the router after a few days of being on (in other words, if you test for this, you have to leave the router on for a few days before the problem rears its ugly head), then I have to reset it to get my 50/10 back.
I performed a factory reset before and after the firmware update. My router was working before the 2.11NA update but of course I had the Guest zone problem, and the UPnP problem in firmware version 2.10NA. UPnP was fixed for me in 2.11NA and so was the Guest Zone problem, but alas, another problem cropped up.
I used wired gigabit connections and GigE cards in all four of my computers, from the computer to the router to update the firmware. I rarely use anything wireless here, as I have structured wiring throughout the home that I live in, and I am quite glad I do as well.
I have never liked wireless for the simple reason that the throughput *never* reaches the advertised throughput rate due to multiple things like encryption overhead, TCP/IP overhead, and control overhead.
The WAN port speed on the router is set to 1000 Mbps, as I have an ARRIS TM822G E-MTA which is capable of 343 Mbps down and 160 Mbps up (theoretical maximums for an 8x4 DOCSIS 3.0 E-MTA) if it were ever provisioned for those kinds of speeds in the future.
The ARRIS TM822G E-MTA has a gigabit WAN port on it. So all in all, I have followed directions on flashing the router, resetting it to factory defaults, made sure that traffic shaping was disabled, etc, etc, etc...something is amiss with the firmware version 2.11NA I think. Maybe this problem can be duplicated so it can get fixed. Otherwise it is a wonderful gigabit router!
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Have seen many issues with Arris modems:
Arris Cable Modems and External Routers (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=50682.0)
I don't think this modem has built in router so I don't think you have a double nat condition here.
- If this modem has a built in router, it's best to bridge the modem. Having 2 routers on the same line can cause connection problems: Link>Double NAT (http://www.practicallynetworked.com/networking/fixing_double_nat.htm) and How NAT Works (http://cognitiveanomalies.com/cisco-nat-how-nat-works/). To tell if the modem is bridged or not, look at the routers web page, Status/Device Info/Wan Section, if there is a 192.168.0.# address in the WAN IP address field, then the modem is not bridged. If the modem can't be bridged then see if the modem has a DMZ option and input the IP address the router gets from the modem and put that into the modems DMZ. Also check the routers DHCP IP address maybe conflicting with the ISP modems IP address 192.168.0.1. Check to see if this is the same on the ISP modem and if modem can't be bridged. If so, change the DIR router to 192.168.1.1 or .0.254.
Example of a D-Link router configured for PPPoE with ISP Modem bridged: PPPoE Configuration on Router (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=56344.msg219023#msg219023)
One thing to know is that the 655 has a soft 2Mb uplink cap, so if you have TS enabled, it may be limiting or be the cause of your speed drops as well. Mines enabled here for my 50/3 connection. So I'll see what the speeds are after a few days. I don't have an arris modem, mines a Motorola SB 6180.
I would recommend trying a different ISP modem as a test, you can take the router to a friends or families place as a test as a suggestion to see if problem follows. This model Arris modem is no longer available so it's possible that an upgrade might be an idea as well. I recommend getting a newer modem if possible, if your ISP allows it, you can buy your own. Motorola SB 6 series are very good modems.
I recommend that you have your ISP check the cabling going to the ISP modem, check signal levels going to the ISP modem. Check for t.v. line splitters and remove them as they can introduce noise on the line and lower the signal going to the ISP modem. Connecting to the ISP modem could result in a false positive as the signal to the modem could be just enough to that point then adding on a router, could see problems. The router operation is dependent upon getting good data flow from the ISP modem and the modem is dependent upon getting good signal from the ISP Service.
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The ARRIS TM822G is a phone and internet E-MTA. It has no internal router so I do not have to worry about the bridged mode "doodie" that others have to worry about...personally I don't like the gateways that they have come out with...and the DOCSIS 3.0 in my area is still 8x4 config...I am aware that there are modems/gateways out there that will bond as many as 32 channels down, and 8 channels up (Broadcom modem chips, not Intel here, has the 32x8 config.)
So, until the ISP gets more downstream channels and upstream channels, I do not see any need to upgrade at least yet...but I can test the router on other people's ISP connections that I know and have access to, people which have connections of at least 50 Mbps or faster...even a 10 Mbps DSL line would not show this problem that I am having, as it is below the 25 Mbit threshold that this problem occurs...would be hard if not impossible to duplicate the problem with anything less than 25-30 Mbps...and I do *not* have traffic shaping enabled in my router either.
Never had a use for traffic shaping, as I like to get all of the bandwidth I can get from my setup...even Windows reserves 20% of an Internet connection for the OS alone, but in gpedit.msc (Windows 8.1 Group Policy editor) you can change it to allocate all bandwidth to your applications and the like...so Windows will no longer hog the last 20% of your internet connection.
Everything is configured as it should be...and as far as the line techs in my area from Comcast, they are a joke!
I often end up pointing the problems out to them that they cannot seem to find, but I find easily, like my VOIP was dropping calls all of the time...turned out to be a problem at the cable company headend, and I told them so too, they did not believe me at first, but they did after I pointed out the problem to them and they called back finally acknowledging that they had an internal problem, not a cable plant or cable drop/splitter/wiring issue.
I do not even have cable television in my house, I have RG-6 quad shield cable rated for 3GHz, not the standard 1GHz that many cable plants commonly use, which has a solid copper center conductor, not the copper covered steel that is very common in coaxial cable...all the way from the curb (tap) into my home, grounded at the pole at the back of my house with a coaxial grounding block, there are NO splitters whatsoever, and it has been gone over many, many times by me and Comcast...so I would say the cable/signal part of my Internet connection going to the E-MTA here is up to par...I have also swapped out any cat5e cables from my E-MTA to my router, and tested the structured wiring for any faults with a network wiring analyzer...found nothing...
The modulation error ratio of the E-MTA is a perfect 1.0e-9 modulation error ratio (MER) In other words, no errors/corrected/uncorrected codewords occurring with the Reed-Solomon error correction algorithm on my E-MTA...I have only phone and internet, I refuse to pay the highway robbery of Comcast's CATV...it costs $100 or more alone, and that is not even in HD, nor the highest tier they offer either !!!
SNR on all 8 downstream channels is between 39 to 41 dB, upstream SNR is good as well...Comcast won't tell me exactly what the SNR (signal to noise ratio) is on the upstream channels, but they say it is good whenever I call them to do a health check on my connection...there is no signal ingress/egress anywhere in the cable plant...the cable plant has to be pretty clean to run a modem with a 39 to 41 dB SNR on each downstream channel...many people are blessed to get 35-37 dB SNR...
The signal LEVELS are around a perfect 0 to +3 dBmV (decibels per millivolt) on the downstream channels, and I have a good upstream level that many would kill for...a perfect +35 dBmV across all upstream channels...anything 50 or higher on the upstream is asking for connection loss between the headend's CMTS and the E-MTA/modem/gateway/what have you...
I hope someone can duplicate this problem with a setup similar to mine...that way this can be confirmed as a bug...if there is a bug in any firmware, BIOS code on computers, etc, any software, leave it to me, I will expose it eventually. I am an excellent bug finder.
I programmed all of the BIOS'es in all of my computers with a custom firmware that actually has an audio processor embedded in the BIOS...that I use with a very small FM transmitter to listen to out in the yard/field around where I live...the BIOS version of this program runs much better and faster than anything that runs under Windows and even Linux...yes, executable code can be embedded in computer BIOSes as well...after all it is flashable...the program once loaded from ROM into RAM...runs purely in RAM.
The program is its *own* OS too...no other OS needed...it can be invoked before Windows starts by pressing the F6 key on any one of my computers.
No hard drive or SSD needed at all for this audio processor that I embedded in my computers' BIOSes. Just hope this sheds some light on what I am capable of doing with computers/internet and the knowledge of the technology as well...
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I would recommend trying a different modem or location with the 655.
Will see if my 655 does the same thing as I presume it probably wont...I'll post back with results...
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Last Result:
Download Speed: 51822 kbps (6477.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 3162 kbps (395.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
2/20/2014 6:59:47 AM
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Last results of my line speed, and ping time is:
Download: 57,522 Kbps (7.19 MB/sec)
Upload: 12,129 Kbps (1.51 MB/sec)
Ping time: 3 msec from cable company (less than 1 msec from router to E-MTA and between all of my computers on the LAN side...)
2/20/2014 11:11AM Eastern Time
I restarted the router this morning. I am going to let it run and see what it does.
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One thing to do as well, power off the ISP modem for 30 seconds then back on, then power cycle the router.
Keep us posted.
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I powered my E-MTA down, and I also power cycled the router. Funny, a few hours later, which is right now, I have figured out that this is an IPv4 issue and not IPv6. I have native IPv6 from Comcast. The speed test works ok on IPv6 but not IPv4. IPv4 throttles to 25 Mbps after a few hours or a few days of the router being on. The router does not throttle the upstream on IPv4 or IPv6 at all. Just the IPv4 download, and I will re-iterate that I do not have traffic shaping (QoS) enabled in my DIR-655.
Speed test results for IPv4:
24,097 kbps download (24 Mbps)
12,154 kbps upload (12 Mbps)
Ping time: 3 msec
Speed test results for IPv6:
57,195 kbps (57 Mbps)
12,073 kbps (12 Mbps)
Ping time: 8 msec
02/20/2014 3:20 PM
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What your SPI and NAT Endpoint settings?
My ISP does not have native IPv6 so my settings are for Local Only here using IPv4 only.
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Still going strong here:
Last Result:
Download Speed: 52530 kbps (6566.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 3162 kbps (395.3 KB/sec transfer rate)
2/22/2014 12:06:45 PM
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Sorry to be of a bother, but I reset it to factory defaults one more time, then reprogrammed all of the values that I had set in the router, it seems to be running stable now! Whew!
I am slated to be upgraded to 105/20 internet for free sometime this year up from 50/10 when the upgrade goes live from Comcast...probably this March or April, if not, probably by the end of the year...good thing I have all gigabit equipment...
I have 350 MHz rated Cat5e that is why I can run good still on Cat5e...some Cat5e is not rated that well with the sweep testing, but I am planning on replacing the wiring with Cat6a for 10 gig ethernet eventually...so I will be ready...
Thanks for your time...sorry to be of a bother...
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Glad you got it working well.
Be aware that Rev A and B routers may have issue with ISP uplink speeds higher than 2-3Mb and QoS dealing with it. The automatic speed test just says that the uplink surpasses the routers requirement. The Rev C 655 that just released doesn't have this issue.
Ya, I'm installing CAT 6a in my new home addition. Currently running CAT 6. I like the performance of it.
Feel free to come back and visit for any future help and information needs. What we are here for.
Enjoy.
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Wouldn't it be nice to be able to hit a button and print out the router settings before flashing the FW? Just sayin'.....
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Why D-Link has a Save Router Config to File under Tools/System for that. Just sayin'.....
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Wouldn't it be nice to be able to hit a button and print out the router settings before flashing the FW? Just sayin'.....
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Why D-Link has a Save Router Config to File under Tools/System for that. Just sayin'.....
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...but, the advice given is to flash, and reset and re-input your settings. That would be a lot of screen captures. I tried to open the bin in notepad but not easily interpreted.
So, was just wishing for the ability to save settings to text file, even if it were only those changed from defaults.
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One must do a save config to file before doing the factory reset or update FW.
We recommend always following this for doing at FW updates:
FW Update Process (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=42457.0)
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One must do a save config to file before doing the factory reset or update FW.
We recommend always following this for doing at FW updates:
FW Update Process (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=42457.0)
The advice is still:
(Note that reloading this onto new major version of firmware can cause problems and thus is recommended to configure the router from scratch. Do not load the old configuration file from the old major version. If you're upgrading from minor to minor version, reloading of the configuration file shouldn't cause a problem. In these cases, please do not upload the previous older configuration file, rather set up the router from scratch. Should you need the configuration information from the previous saved configuration file, capture, copy or write down all required information from the configuration file loaded on the router BEFORE applying the newer firmware update.)
I do save settings to bin file, but that isn't the procedure when updatng firmware.
Thanks again for the fw update info.
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You can take screen captures if needed too. ::)
The FW update process is to ensure the users safely upgrade FW and is correctly updated with out issues that could lead to bricked routers.
Enjoy.
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I just set to factory, flashed firmware, reset to factory and then input my config file. All but the password were fine (funny how password stays blank).
All seems fine so far, other than the weird daylight savings time bug but that may have been there in old fw.
Thanks furry.
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Enjoy. ;)
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Sorry to be of a bother, but I reset it to factory defaults one more time, then reprogrammed all of the values that I had set in the router, it seems to be running stable now! Whew!
So just to be clear, what is the exact steps you did? Like what do you mean reprogramming all of your values? I've never ran off anything but the defaults but I'm having the same issue, I was running on 2.00 rev b up until last night when I decided to try to upgrade the firmware cause I never actually had and figured there were probably fixes since I bought my router. Since doing that it throttles my download from 70 mbps to 6.20 mbps. Upload remains unchanged, still get 6mbps up as I did before. I contacted my ISP but they could find nothing wrong so I tried removing the router and directly connected and I was back to 70 down and 6 up, put router back in, back to 6.2 down so finally came here to see if anyone else was having this issue with the router and it sounds like the exact same issue was happening to you.
Is there maybe a more stable build online some where I could flash back to? Or maybe a way I can reset it back to 2.00? Really regretting upgrading my firmware now...
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Link>Welcome! (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=48135.0)
- What region are you located?
- Are you wired or wireless connected to the router?
- Was a Factory Reset performed before and after any firmware updates then set up from scratch?
FW Update Process (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=42457.0)
Internet Service Provider and Modem Configurations
- What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL?
- What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have?
- Is ISP Modem/Service using Dynamic or Static WAN IP addressing?
- What ISP Modem service link speeds UP and Down do you have?
- Check cable between Modem and Router, swap out to be sure. Link> Cat6 is recommended. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAT6)
- Check ISP MTU requirements, Cable is usually 1500, DSL is around 1492 down to 1472. Call the ISP and ask. Link>Checking MTU Values (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=53008.0)
Router and Wired Configurations
Some things to try: - Log into the routers web page at 192.168.0.1. Use IE, Opera or FF to manage the router. Besure to log into the Admin account on the router.
- Turn off ALL QoS (http://vonage.nmhoy.net/qos.html) or Disable Traffic Shaping (DIR only) GameFuel (DGL only and if ON.) options, Advanced/QoS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_of_service)
- Turn off Advanced DNS Services if you have this option under Setup/Internet/Manual or under Setup/PARENTAL CONTROL/Set to>None: Static IP or Obtain Automatically From ISP.
- Enable or Disable Use Unicasting (compatibility for some ISP DHCP Servers) and test under Setup/Internet/Manual. Disable may help with speed performance on higher speed ISP services.
- Turn off DNS Relay (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=45143.0) under Setup/Networking. Link>Finding Faster DNS Addresses using Name Bench (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=53222.0) and input new DNS addresses under Setup/Internet/Manual.
- Setup DHCP (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=58017.0) reserved IP addresses for all devices ON the router. Setup/Networking. This ensures each devices gets its own IP address when turned on and connected, eliminates IP address conflicts and helps in troubleshooting and maintain consistency for applications that need to connect as well as mapped drives.
- Ensure devices are set to auto obtain an IP address.
- If IPv6 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipv6) is an option on the router, select Local Connection Only under Setup/IPv6.
- Set Firewall settings to Endpoint Independent for TCP and UDP under Advanced/Firewall. Enable or Disable SPI (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPI) to test.
- Enable uPnP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upnp) and Multi-cast Streaming (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multicast) under Advanced/Networking. Disable uPnP for testing Port Forwarding rules. Enable IPv6 Multi-cast Streaming for routers that have a Media Server option. Disable IPv6 Multi-cast Streaming if IPv6 or Media Server is not being used.
- Turn off WISH (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=40459.0), and WPS under Advanced.
- WAN Port Speed set to Auto or specific speed? Some newer ISP modems support 1000Mb so manually setting to Gb speeds can be supported by the router. Advanced/Advanced Networking/WAN Port Speed
- Set current Time Zone, Date and Time. Use an NTP Server (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=48695.0) feature. The DST setting is only needed in the NA region. Tools/Time.
So just to be clear, what is the exact steps you did? Like what do you mean reprogramming all of your values? I've never ran off anything but the defaults but I'm having the same issue, I was running on 2.00 rev b up until last night when I decided to try to upgrade the firmware cause I never actually had and figured there were probably fixes since I bought my router. Since doing that it throttles my download from 70 mbps to 6.20 mbps. Upload remains unchanged, still get 6mbps up as I did before. I contacted my ISP but they could find nothing wrong so I tried removing the router and directly connected and I was back to 70 down and 6 up, put router back in, back to 6.2 down so finally came here to see if anyone else was having this issue with the router and it sounds like the exact same issue was happening to you.
Is there maybe a more stable build online some where I could flash back to? Or maybe a way I can reset it back to 2.00? Really regretting upgrading my firmware now...
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What region are you located? - USA
Are you wired or wireless connected to the router? - Wired
Was a Factory Reset performed before and after any firmware updates then set up from scratch? - No, but I've never touched the settings, since I know next to nothing about networking I try to keep my hands off that stuff to avoid making things worse and everything's always just worked till the firmware upgrade. Have the factory defaults changed from 2.00 to 2.11? Could that be whats happening since I'm still using the defaults? I'll give that a shot and try to find a reset factory defaults button in the router web gui after this post.
What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL? - Bright House, Cable.
What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have? SurfBoard SB6141
Is ISP Modem/Service using Dynamic or Static WAN IP addressing? Uh... no idea
What ISP Modem service link speeds UP and Down do you have? 70 MBpS Down / 6 MBpS Up
I want to hold off on making any router configuration changes if possible, because, again, I know nothing about this stuff. I honestly felt uncomfortable just upgrading the firmware, but if you are certain these things you're asking me to do have become necessary with the new firmware to get your full download rate, I will try them. I'd rather flash back to a firmware that doesn't need me to touch the configuration, though, if that's an option since again, I had no issues with 2.00 and my download rate. Thank you for posting in response though, I appreciate it.
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Its recommend to follow this for doing any FW updates:
FW Update Process (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=42457.0)
What was the reason for updating FW?
If your not comfortable in working withe the router configurations, I recommend that you phone contact your regional D-Link support office and ask for help and information regarding this. We find that phone contact has better immediate results over using email.
Let us know how it goes please.
What region are you located? - USA
Are you wired or wireless connected to the router? - Wired
Was a Factory Reset performed before and after any firmware updates then set up from scratch? - No, but I've never touched the settings, since I know next to nothing about networking I try to keep my hands off that stuff to avoid making things worse and everything's always just worked till the firmware upgrade. Have the factory defaults changed from 2.00 to 2.11? Could that be whats happening since I'm still using the defaults? I'll give that a shot and try to find a reset factory defaults button in the router web gui after this post.
What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL? - Bright House, Cable.
What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have? SurfBoard SB6141
Is ISP Modem/Service using Dynamic or Static WAN IP addressing? Uh... no idea
What ISP Modem service link speeds UP and Down do you have? 70 MBpS Down / 6 MBpS Up
I want to hold off on making any router configuration changes if possible, because, again, I know nothing about this stuff. I honestly felt uncomfortable just upgrading the firmware, but if you are certain these things you're asking me to do have become necessary with the new firmware to get your full download rate, I will try them. I'd rather flash back to a firmware that doesn't need me to touch the configuration, though, if that's an option since again, I had no issues with 2.00 and my download rate. Thank you for posting in response though, I appreciate it.
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That fixed it, holding down the reset button for 10 seconds! Thank you so much for the help!
(Just cause you asked, the original reason I upgraded the firmware in the first place was because I found only a couple devices in the house could be connected wirelessely to the router at the same time, but my understanding was that it was supposed to support up to 255 devices connecting to it. When I researched what could cause that online, some link I found advised me to upgrade the firmware on the router, I looked into the firmware, saw it was out of date, and figured that even if that didn't fix the problem, was probably worth updating it since I never had and they didn't update firmwares for no reason, even if it didn't fix my problem, there were probably other issues that were fixed I didn't even know where happening. I won't bother you guys with that issue though, as long as at least 1 of my wifi devices can cannot and my wired connects, I should be okay by just taking turns with the wifi connection)
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Glad you got it working.
You should be about to run any device on this router, wired and wireless.
I have this router and it's a solid router.
Enjoy.
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Alas it would seem that was only a temporary fix, suddenly the stream I was watching was skipping badly so I checked my rates and my download is back at 6.2ish again -_- Do I just need to do a factory reset on the router every hour? Hmmm...
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I'd run thru some of the suggestions on configuration and do some testing.
I'd start with TS and QoS disabled and test...
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The only option under QS was traffic shaping, and it was not enabled. Went through the suggestions on configuration changes but seems like the defaults match up already with most of that stuff so not really sure what else to do there...
Another reboot got me back to full download for several hours (I tested it every 30 minutes all night last night), but when I turned on my computer again this morning now I was throttled down to 25 down... so its not even consistent on what its throttling me down to...
Upload remains unaffected.
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I'd recommend doing the following:
Using IE or FF with out any security browser add-ons and LAN wired to the router, factory reset the router, reload v2.11NA FW .bin file, factory reset once again, then set up from scratch...
I'm wondering if there is a problem between the modem and router or maybe the modem. This is usually indicative of the ISP service or ISP modem...
You don't happen to have another router on hand do you?
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Alas, reflashing it to 11 didn't work, still can't find a 2.00 firmware to flash back to since I was running off that for years with out issue, but I managed to find a version 10 firmware, so I flashed to that, and so far so good, but even with the v11 some times after a hard reset it would work fine for hours, so the real test will probably be when I get up in the morning and run some tests then. It sounds like johndogg might have been running off v10 before he upgraded to v11 when he started having similar issues too, so I'm hopeful v10 doesn't have whatever it is that's causing this issue, but if it does... I don't know, I guess I may have to buy another router as you say to compare results...
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Keep us posted on how it goes....
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Looking good! So far this morning still no download throttling, never lasted more then a few hours before it started doing it to me on v11, and never over night. I'm going to keep running tests probably though out the rest of the week just to be cautious, but its looking extremely likely the issue was indeed introduced with v11 and thus resolved by flashing back to v10.
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Glad it's still working, I wonder if there maybe just a incompatibility issue with your ISP service and v2.11. You seem to be the only one with this issue here...I have this same router and FW. I just don't have the same ISP speed as you, 50/3 here using a SB 6180 cable modem. ???
Keep us posted.
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I upgraded from 2.07 and I'm also having random and frequent reboots. I was hoping 2.11 resolved an issue I was having with connection drops for specific devices whenever the wireless client count increases. It never stayed on long enough for me to test this particular issue.
After trying all combinations of resets and turning stuff on/off as recommended I had to roll back to 2.07 so I could get some work done. I suspect the instability may be related to an interaction between the router and the 802.11n implementation on certain devices. At least with 2.07 only some device connections were dropped instead of losing all connections when it reboots.
I think I'll just live with what I have until I'm ready to get a 802.11ac router. It's just not worth my time to mess with this any more. If I paid myself $20/hour I could easily buy an new AC router with the time I spent trying to fix this one.
I thought I would add to this. I did a update the "Wrong" way, and then after visiting these forums did it the "Right" way. However ever since doing this update (2.11) my router also reboots frequently. Nothing other then the firmware has changed since the update. Since we use VOIP Phones we notice, and it is a problem. After posting this I'm going to roll back to 2.07 and see if that fixes it.
To help others that may be having this issue, we have many wired and wireless devices, and use MAC filtering. We have windows 8.1, and windows 7, and Linux machines, as well as a bunch of virtual machines, and media devices for streaming content, as well as IP security cameras.
I write custom software for a living, and consider myself a hardware guy. I haven't been able to track this issue down despite my best efforts. I have noticed that other routers in our network do not reset when this one does during it's hiccups.
If rolling back to 2.07 doesn't fix it I'll be back and will update this. With the complexity of our network and mac filtering, reconfiguring from scratch is quite a time drain.
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Link>Welcome! (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=48135.0)
- What region are you located?
- Are you wired or wireless connected to the router?
- Has a Factory Reset (http://blog.dlink.com/what-is-a-reset-button-when-should-i-use-it) been performed?
- Was a Factory Reset performed before and after any firmware updates then set up from scratch?
FW Update Process (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=42457.0)
- Was the router working before any firmware updates?
Internet Service Provider and Modem Configurations
- What ISP Service do you have? Cable or DSL?
- What ISP Modem Mfr. and model # do you have?
- Is ISP Modem/Service using Dynamic or Static WAN IP addressing?
- What ISP Modem service link speeds UP and Down do you have?
FW usually is not an indication of the router rebooting by itself, usually its a configuration issue or some form of interference. I have this router loaded with all the various versions of FW I've tested since and all are stable accept for v2.07 which has a couple of issues. V2.11 is stable and runs well.
Let us help you figure it out if you need...
I thought I would add to this. I did a update the "Wrong" way, and then after visiting these forums did it the "Right" way. However ever since doing this update (2.11) my router also reboots frequently. Nothing other then the firmware has changed since the update. Since we use VOIP Phones we notice, and it is a problem. After posting this I'm going to roll back to 2.07 and see if that fixes it.
To help others that may be having this issue, we have many wired and wireless devices, and use MAC filtering. We have windows 8.1, and windows 7, and Linux machines, as well as a bunch of virtual machines, and media devices for streaming content, as well as IP security cameras.
I write custom software for a living, and consider myself a hardware guy. I haven't been able to track this issue down despite my best efforts. I have noticed that other routers in our network do not reset when this one does during it's hiccups.
If rolling back to 2.07 doesn't fix it I'll be back and will update this. With the complexity of our network and mac filtering, reconfiguring from scratch is quite a time drain.
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Are there anyway I can test this NA FW to my DIR655B1? Currently I am using with 2.09 EU fw. I am locating at asia. Thanks
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It's not recommended to use cross regional FW. There are differences. Please keep with regional FW for your area.
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Any status on this? ???
I thought I would add to this. I did a update the "Wrong" way, and then after visiting these forums did it the "Right" way. However ever since doing this update (2.11) my router also reboots frequently. Nothing other then the firmware has changed since the update. Since we use VOIP Phones we notice, and it is a problem. After posting this I'm going to roll back to 2.07 and see if that fixes it.
To help others that may be having this issue, we have many wired and wireless devices, and use MAC filtering. We have windows 8.1, and windows 7, and Linux machines, as well as a bunch of virtual machines, and media devices for streaming content, as well as IP security cameras.
I write custom software for a living, and consider myself a hardware guy. I haven't been able to track this issue down despite my best efforts. I have noticed that other routers in our network do not reset when this one does during it's hiccups.
If rolling back to 2.07 doesn't fix it I'll be back and will update this. With the complexity of our network and mac filtering, reconfiguring from scratch is quite a time drain.
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Just a final update on my end, continued to have weird issues even with the older firmware, it never limited my downloads like 2.11 but would some times stop responding entirely for several minutes or until I rebooted it and then it would work again, and it kept happening, maybe every couple hours or so, not sure the exact frequency, but was always at inopportune times, so I finally gave in and bought a new router today. Perhaps your right and it was something to do with my ISP, bright house, not sure, though it was odd that I never had any issues with the base firmware and 2.11 and 2.10 seemed to have completely different issues.
Regardless, I did stick with a D-Link for my new one, largely because of the help I was given on this forum, so just wanted to let you know the situation and thank you again for your efforts in trying to help me. about 12 hours in with the new one and no issues yet, so keep your fingers crossed for me.
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Which router did you go with?
Do you still have the DIR-655?
Just a final update on my end, continued to have weird issues even with the older firmware, it never limited my downloads like 2.11 but would some times stop responding entirely for several minutes or until I rebooted it and then it would work again, and it kept happening, maybe every couple hours or so, not sure the exact frequency, but was always at inopportune times, so I finally gave in and bought a new router today. Perhaps your right and it was something to do with my ISP, bright house, not sure, though it was odd that I never had any issues with the base firmware and 2.11 and 2.10 seemed to have completely different issues.
Regardless, I did stick with a D-Link for my new one, largely because of the help I was given on this forum, so just wanted to let you know the situation and thank you again for your efforts in trying to help me. about 12 hours in with the new one and no issues yet, so keep your fingers crossed for me.
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after update this version....reboot the router, so i follow the step that the router told me to do, setup name,password etc...and click save it won't load and said waiting for like forever...I need to get back the main menu to set up the router but it won't let me, everytime i restart the router, it would get me back the the beginning page...? any help?
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What region are you located?
Did you follow this for loading the FW?
FW Update Process (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=42457.0)
PC Web Browser Configurations
What browser are you using?
Try Opera or FF? If IE 8, 9, 10 or 11, set compatibility mode and test again.
after update this version....reboot the router, so i follow the step that the router told me to do, setup name,password etc...and click save it won't load and said waiting for like forever...I need to get back the main menu to set up the router but it won't let me, everytime i restart the router, it would get me back the the beginning page...? any help?
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Hello, Finally got fed up and downgraded back to 2.00NA. Seems like I can use BT with NO lag issues, but it ran DC wireless devices connected to the router. Anyone have 2.03NA? As for 2.10n aand 2.11NA when torrenting lags the internet and while still downloading via BT, internet is down for everyone while torrenting.
I remmeber back in the days, 2.03NA was stable for me, anyone have a link or got it backed up some where?
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You can get FW here:
http://support.dlink.com/ProductInfo.aspx?m=DIR-655 (http://support.dlink.com/ProductInfo.aspx?m=DIR-655)
BE sure to follow this:
FW Update Process (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=42457.0)
FYI:
Torrent FAQ (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=53677.0)
Setup QoS to help control BT and devices...Gaming and QoS for XBL (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=42011.0)
Hello, Finally got fed up and downgraded back to 2.00NA. Seems like I can use BT with NO lag issues, but it ran DC wireless devices connected to the router. Anyone have 2.03NA? As for 2.10n aand 2.11NA when torrenting lags the internet and while still downloading via BT, internet is down for everyone while torrenting.
I remmeber back in the days, 2.03NA was stable for me, anyone have a link or got it backed up some where?
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I remmeber back in the days, 2.03NA was stable for me, anyone have a link or got it backed up some where?
http://support.dlink.com/ProductInfo.aspx?m=DIR-655
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Any status on this? ???
Hello, Finally got fed up and downgraded back to 2.00NA. Seems like I can use BT with NO lag issues, but it ran DC wireless devices connected to the router. Anyone have 2.03NA? As for 2.10n aand 2.11NA when torrenting lags the internet and while still downloading via BT, internet is down for everyone while torrenting.
I remmeber back in the days, 2.03NA was stable for me, anyone have a link or got it backed up some where?
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FYI: NetUSB and suspected vulnerability:
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=56542.msg254644#msg254644 (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=56542.msg254644#msg254644)
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Ok, so since the DIR-655 seems to be headed to EOL and no more developments in FW updates will be forth coming unless there some big major security issues, I wanted to remove the 2Mb uplink cap limitation that these older routers had on them by design. Since now days the average ISP Uplink speeds is now beyond 2Mb. Not sure why D-Link did it this way so don't ask. Seen this on other older DIR series routers. Anyways, a forum member helped with the modification to the QoS section of Rev B DIR-655 and you can now use preset values for the uplink beyond 2Mb up to 50Mb in the QoS section of the FW. The Auto setting only detects up to 2Mb so select one of the preset Uplink values and test.
This has been tested and is working on my 100/3 ISP service. No other sections of the FW was touched. All other features work well as expected.
***We attempted to review the incorrect Time, Time Zone and DST bug on this router and found it a bit too complex to make any changes to try to fix the bug. So work on correcting the Time bug was abandoned. A work around solution I found during DST time frames, setting the time zone to the next forward zone by one corrects the time seen on the router with actual time. Even thought the time zone is not correct.
Users with ISP uplink speeds above 2Mb can use this FW and QoS will work well. Hopefully this will help extend the life of the DIR-655 Rev B router. Been good solid routers.
You can find this mod here: http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=57919.0 (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=57919.0)
NA Region only!
This FW mod isn't officially supported by D-Link! ::)
Enjoy.