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[cherritaker]

I recently purchased a dir 655 router and it works fine but in after a while of using it, the wifi signal will stop broadcasting my other computers still work with the internet that are hard wired but the ones im using through the wifi signal will loose connection. So my fix has been unplugging the router and plugging it back in then it will broadcast my wifi again. I tryed leaving it plugged in and refreshing and rebooting my computers but that wont fix it until i disconnect the router and plug it back in if someone can help me out i would appreciate it.

[FurryNutz]

What wireless mode are you using? Mixed? Try G Mode only at 2.4GHz and no password for security for a test. If it keeps going, add security WPA2 with a password and test again.

What are your highest wireless modes that our devices use? if you don't have anything that uses A or B then using G only or Mixed G and N for any N devices will allow the router to just broadcast those modes. Theres no need to broadcasting modes if you don't have anything that uses them.

If the wireless fails at G mode only then you might have a bad unit.

Let us know how it goes.

[mickey1977]

I HAVE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM!!! VERY ANNOYING!!!!

[cinderbloke]

I'm having the same problem. I just purchased a DIR-655 Version B with F/W 2.0, so I presume it's DL's latest and greatest. I have it set for b/g/n (which I need to support smartphones and new laptops), always on (no schedules), auto channel scan, auto tx rate, 20MHz width, visible, WPA-personal, WPA2-only, AES encryption, firewall on (SPI and anti-spoof on), WISH inactive, WPS disabled, no filters set up. Everything was working great and I was getting great signal everywhere in my home (-55 to -75dBm).

About two days after configuring it and getting on the air (4-wired and 2 to 4 b/g/n wireless devices), the wireless radio just stopped - a Wi-Fi analyzer picked up about 3 nearby networks with signal strengths of -100 dBm or worse, but zip from this router. All wired devices were all still connected with each other and the Internet. I did a power reset of the router and the wireless connections were all restored. After another 24 hours it stopped again. This time I did a reset from the Admin (web) port and again all wireless connections were restored. This scenario now repeats itself regularly every few hours or so. I performed a complete reset and reconfigured all my settings manually and that has NOT made any difference. The other thing I noticed is that the DIR-655 keeps forgetting the time and date.

The router is sitting on a shelf away from any other sources of heat or interference. I had taken the extra precaution to raise it up a little to ensure adequate ventilation through the (very tiny) slots in the base of the unit. All antennas are installed and positioned properly.

I hope someone responds soon with a fix for this problem or it's going back ASAP. Barring that, any advice/recommendations for a competitive b/g/n unit that works reliably will be welcomed. I don't have time to babysit this or any other router!!!

EDIT: D-Link support had me re-flash the F/W (still 2.0), set WPA mode to auto (WPA & WPA2), cypher to TKIP and AES, and leave everything else default. Wants me to call if it happens again.

[g19man]

My parents having the same thing with Rev B.  I have mode set to Wireless N only, wireless channel 11 (used Wifi Analyzer to see Channel 11 was strongest in their house)  Transmission rate, Best.  Width, Auto.  Using WPA2 and AES.  No Wish, QoS, filters, etc.

BTW I wouldn't presume it is their latest and greatest.  My money is on they came out with a way to save $, not better quality.

[sm00thpapa]

I was just about to buy this router and glad I read this. Take it back and get a different router I would say.

[cinderbloke]

BTW I wouldn't presume it is their latest and greatest.  My money is on they came out with a way to save $, not better quality.

Could be. I was really impressed when everything worked great after I first fired it up.

I had a chance to get a vA4 but opted for the B1 thinking it should continue getting F/W updates.  If the radio keeps flaking out I may not keep it long enough to find out.

I was just about to buy this router and glad I read this. Take it back and get a different router I would say.

I bought this one because I've had great luck with wired D-Link products in the past. I like the range enough on this model to exchange it ... once ... if its radio keeps nodding off.

[sm00thpapa]

Is there any hardware differences with the release of revision B that are worth noting?

[cinderbloke]

Is there any hardware differences with the release of revision B that are worth noting?

Though not a hardware difference, RevB appears to have full support for IPv6. Not sure if that was in any of the RevA versions.

[FurryNutz]

Just curious if anyone and tried my recommendations and can let us know there findings? 

[cinderbloke]

Just curious if anyone and tried my recommendations and can let us know there findings? 

Can't afford to fly my network unprotected for hours. For now I've set my parameters according to what D-Link support specifically requested (see edit in my post #4). If it fails again I'll probably give an exchange a chance, and if that were to fail the same way, it'll be time to go another route(r). 

[FurryNutz]

It was only meant for a short test to see how it would work. I would set the WiFi mode to G only or Mixed G and N, If you don't have any devices that use A/B or N then go G mode only. Theres no need to broadcast modes that aren't being used.

[cherritaker]

i switched it to the settings you gave me ill wait and see if it happens again .

[mccauley]

I am seeing the same problem with the DIR-655 (H/W Ver.: B1 F/W Ver. 2.00NA).

The router works absolutely fine for 24 hours or so. Then, the router simply stops broadcasting Wi-Fi and has to be rebooted. This happens approximately once a day. Makes it useless to me.

What I really need to know from the folks at D-Link, some of whom I hope are listening here, is there a fix?

I need to have some clarification soon, as I running out of time to return it at the store where I purchased it.

Somebody at D-Link, please let us know what is going on.

To the extent that it matters, I am not configuring the router in any unusual way. The only thing I did in the way of configuration was to set a wireless password and name the network.

I recently purchased a dir 655 router and it works fine but in after a while of using it, the wifi signal will stop broadcasting my other computers still work with the internet that are hard wired but the ones im using through the wifi signal will loose connection. So my fix has been unplugging the router and plugging it back in then it will broadcast my wifi again. I tryed leaving it plugged in and refreshing and rebooting my computers but that wont fix it until i disconnect the router and plug it back in if someone can help me out i would appreciate it.

[tzhao]

Exactly same thing here. I have been using this router for 3 weeks. Still struggling to figure out why...

Will try cinderbloke (#4)'s suggestion first. If not, may have to return it.

Any DLink engineer here?