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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DIR-605L => Topic started by: zme-ul on May 28, 2014, 12:44:32 PM
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today I checked to see if is there any FW update for my router, and I saw the new 2.04
but when I try to download, the file isn't there :'( ftp://ftp.dlink.eu/Products/dir/dir-605l/driver_software (http://ftp://ftp.dlink.eu/Products/dir/dir-605l/driver_software)
strangely enough, it exists on US page: ftp://ftp2.dlink.com/PRODUCTS/DIR-605L/REVB (http://ftp://ftp2.dlink.com/PRODUCTS/DIR-605L/REVB)
what's going on?
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You can get it from the German site:
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=59541.0 (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=59541.0)
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ok, will try later
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Any status on this? ???
today I checked to see if is there any FW update for my router, and I saw the new 2.04
but when I try to download, the file isn't there :'( ftp://ftp.dlink.eu/Products/dir/dir-605l/driver_software (http://ftp://ftp.dlink.eu/Products/dir/dir-605l/driver_software)
strangely enough, it exists on US page: ftp://ftp2.dlink.com/PRODUCTS/DIR-605L/REVB (http://ftp://ftp2.dlink.com/PRODUCTS/DIR-605L/REVB)
what's going on?
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sorry about the delay, I was away :P
yes, the FW update went smoothly - so far no issues ;)
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Glad it's working well.
Enjoy. ;)
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update:
reset the router to factory defaults ;)
as I said in the other thread, the router gave me roughly 50% of the bandwidth from the ISP
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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)
Is any traffic management or QoS enabled?
Are you testing via wired or wireless when speed testing?
Are you getting your ISP spec speeds after the reset?
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- cable - (cat 6e)
- no modem, direct cable from ISP's node box
- aprox 100mbps down&up
- cable is not an issue
- MTU -1492
- no QoS
- cable
yes, after reset I got my ISP's spec speeds
before the reset: (http://www.speedtest.net/result/3639845978.png)
after reset: (http://www.speedtest.net/result/3668163515.png) (http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/3668163515)
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and does it remain at spec speeds after the reset?
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I have to test it a few days to be absolutely sure
but for few hours since, it works as it should
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Keep an eye on it, if it happens again that your speeds are not to spec, I'd have your ISP service all service lines and cabling between this router and there Node. We have seen some issues at the Node rather than at the router. You could even test this router at a different location as a test to see if the same problem follows. Could try a different router as well.
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my very 1st router (with DDWRT FW mod), since I switched to the new ISP (RCS-RDS), had issues connecting via PPoE
the same router with default firmware connected properly, but I wanted DDWRT because of few features default firmware did not offer, so I switched it with a newer model
few months back, "the newer model" just stopped working - absolutely dead, no blinking LEDs .. nothing
so, I bought about the cheapest router I could get my hands on in such short time - the 605L
ps: if I don't reply back to this topic, all is well
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What is the max connection rate that your ISP supports for the WAN port speed? 10, 100 or 1000Mb?
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100mbps - just as the contract states
the absolute maximum they offer for end-users is 1000mbps, but for that you'd need gigabit router - not cheap at all
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Ok that is the speed package, what I'm looking for is the actual physical connection rate of the plug port with the cable that comes from the node to the WAN port of this router. What does your ISP support on the cable plug connection? 10, 100 or 1000Mb?
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Ok, so if they support 1000Mb, it could be that the 605L is having some speeds issues since it only supports 100Mb at the WAN port. This could be a bottle neck at this choke point. There are other in-expensive DIR series models that are supporting of 1000Mb WAN port speeds. Starting with the DIR-636L.
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hmm .. no, let me explain:
the network that reaches my router is wired for 100mbps (2 pairs) because there's a telephone line on one of the other pairs, split before it reaches my router
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since we're talking, I have a question related to 605L's Wireless: what's the maximum speed over 802.11n?
I have a HP Pavilion 15-n000sq: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/documentSubCategory?tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=5449858 (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/documentSubCategory?tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=5449858) latest drivers for everything
and no matter what I try, I can't get it over 80mbps - Intel Wireless-N 7260
at 1st I thought .. ok, the HDD is slow and that's the issue
but, I created a 2GB sized RAM-Disk (around 1GBps read&writes) and copied to and from that RAM-Disk - thus no bottlenecks, but it still averaged ~80mbps
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Actually thats very good for wireless. Especially if your using single mode N, WPA2 and AES only.
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it's back ... and this time I have a clue on what's causing it
it's been what, ~11 days since the router works non-stop
I did a speed test almost every day with solid results, until this morning
went to router's Status Page and wanted to take a look at the log - the router rebooted by itself
my guess is that the log doesn't overwrites itself properly once it reaches max memory and causes malfunctions in the FW's operation
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Can you temporarily disable the logs and test this again?
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Can you temporarily disable the logs and test this again?
I would love to, but how ??! don't see an option
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Under Maintenance, do you have a feature called Log Settings?
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Under Maintenance, do you have a feature called Log Settings?
yeah there is, but ... the only option there: Save Log File To Local Hard Drive :-[
really loved my, now dead, DDWRT FW router - had an option to offload the log daily to a log server or to e-mail
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You should see check boxes there. Can you post a picture if what yours looks like? I looked at the User Manual and I see check boxes. You might be able to un-check them maybe.
I think over all this may need a phone chat with your regional D-Link support office. Either a bug or a HW problem on your router....
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no checkboxes: (http://i.imgur.com/kADwYHP.png)
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Wow, User Manual is wrong then. Ya, i'd contact D-Link support, ask for level 2 or higher.
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no phone support for Romania :-[
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Have you loaded the FW version located here?
http://www.dlink.com/ro/ro/support/product/dir-605l-wireless-n-300-home-cloud-router?revision=deu_revb (http://www.dlink.com/ro/ro/support/product/dir-605l-wireless-n-300-home-cloud-router?revision=deu_revb)
I'll contact someone at D-Link in your region to see if they can help point you in the right direction for support.
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trying right now, but the file doesn't download - even with a download manager
server might have reached max connections, will keep at it
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It's downloading for me...
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tried from a linux machine too - no dice
can you upload it to a file service like mediafire / dropbox ??
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Check your email. Please follow this for applying it:
FW Update Process (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=42457.0)
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thanks for the file; but sadly, it's exactly the same...
will keep an eye on it for the next 10-12 days and see if the logging behaves the same
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No log options huh? Ok. Keep us posted.
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30 August 07:30AM - 16 days have passes since last incident - 1/2 internet speed with loads of lag during GW2 session
checked log, router rebooted itself just like it did before, restoring internet functionality
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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.
30 August 07:30AM - 16 days have passes since last incident - 1/2 internet speed with loads of lag during GW2 session
checked log, router rebooted itself just like it did before, restoring internet functionality
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there is no local office support for Romania, that means I have to make an international call - not gonna happen :-\
since my ISP upgraded (for free) my contract from 100Mbps to 200Mbps I will have a 1Gbps router next week or so
the 605L will be transformed into a wireless AP to cover my living room
if need be, I will downgrade the FW on the 605L with previous versions
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I've asked my contact at D-Link to review this and see if we can find you phone support thats close to Romania.
As some alternative suggestions on contacting D-Link, try one of these:
http://www.dlink.com/bg/bg/contact-d-link (http://www.dlink.com/bg/bg/contact-d-link)
http://www.dlink.ru/ua/contacts/ (http://www.dlink.ru/ua/contacts/)
Please be patient.
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Hi zme-ul,
Please provide me the info from: http://192.168.0.1/version.txt
I sent u a beta fw for downgrading, please test it.
thx in advance,
georgi
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here it is: (http://i.imgur.com/xBlbBgf.png)
and text:
Firmware External Version: V2.04
Firmware Internal Version: V2.04B01
Date: 11, Feb, 2014
Checksum: 0x0C9AF5B6
WLAN Domain: EU
Firmware Notify: http://wrpd.dlink.com.tw/router/firmware/query.asp?model=DIR-605L_B1_Default
Kernel: Linux 2.4.18
Apps: Tue, 11, Feb, 2014
WLAN Driver: v1.6
LAN MAC: c0:a0:bb:18:63:92
WAN MAC: c0:a0:bb:18:63:93
WLAN MAC: c0:a0:bb:18:63:92
SSID: dlink
Restore Default: 1
2.4 GHz Channel: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13
FastPath: v1.18
Language: English
also, downgraded to version 2.02B02 from the file provided via e-mail
will keep you informed if I observe something
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Thank you mtztraktoros for looking into this.
Keep us posted on how it goes zme-ul...
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~10 days have passed - almost clockwork ... same behavior, even with different firmware, slight differences tho
this time, when I went into the log page it did not crash/reboot the router
I tried to clean all the 19 pages of logs, but that didn't do anything - speeds were still low
the only thing that restored the internet speed was to reboot the router :-\
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SO it seems that maybe something in the log accumulation is causing the router to become hung up and non functional after a period of time. ???
~10 days have passed - almost clockwork ... same behavior, even with different firmware, slight differences tho
this time, when I went into the log page it did not crash/reboot the router
I tried to clean all the 19 pages of logs, but that didn't do anything - speeds were still low
the only thing that restored the internet speed was to reboot the router :-\
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SO it seems that maybe something in the log accumulation is causing the router to become hung up and non functional after a period of time. ???
I'm not blaming directly the log, it's behaving a lot like a memory leak
is there a way to monitor the CPU/MEM usage on the router?!
some super-secret advanced page perhaps ?
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NO there isn't. That would need to be done by D-Link engineers.
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I agree, it would need to be done by d-link engineers...
i met with this behavior but still no solution for it. the problem that rebooting occure just in few enviroments but all is HW B.. i have to check in lab that i have one hw B and test it. if i can reproduce the issue then we will investigate it and make the fw upgrade.
for this i need time, please be patient.
Altough if u want to replace the product, please contact by pm...
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Altough if u want to replace the product, please contact by pm...
replace it with?! something else entirely or a new 605L :P
because if it's same 605L, it will behave similarly since I do believe it's not a HW issue but a FW one - so it's kinda redundant to go RMA process at this point
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It's possible it could be a FW issue however it maybe a HW issue as well. Your the only one that seems to exhibit this problem so it maybe your unit in particular that could be faulty in HW. We havn't seen anyone else post about this behavior in the forums, yet besides you. Only way to find out would be to get another or wait to see if mtztraktoros can reproduce this in the lab...
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ok, something is up ... it's almost 4 days since last incident and I had to reboot it
mtztraktoros, I'm gonna take you up on that offer of replacement
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Might send him a PM to get a hold of him. Let me know he doesn't respond.
Keep us posted...
ok, something is up ... it's almost 4 days since last incident and I had to reboot it
mtztraktoros, I'm gonna take you up on that offer of replacement
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Might send him a PM to get a hold of him.
did, shortly after I posted here
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today had to reboot it again ... it's effed up :'(
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Let us know how it goes with a replacement...
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Let us know how it goes with a replacement...
will do
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Any progress on this? ???
Let us know how it goes with a replacement...
will do
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Any progress on this? ???
the unit just arrived and I set it up, so far so good - it's a 605L rev A1
one of the differences I noticed right away rev A1 vs rev B: A1 does have a save log and the option to upload to a SysLog server
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Glad you go it working. Enjoy. ;)
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oh my god .. NOOOOO! this one behaves the same :o
today I tested my internet speed, discovered I only had ~60mbps out of the ~100mbps the router is capable
next thing I did was to enter the Status tab and check the log - the router rebooted itself
did a speed test after the reboot and speeds were once again back to normal
today, I'm more convinced than ever that the 605L line has a serious software design flaw
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Any chance you can test this router out at a different location, say neighbor, friend or families place?
Can you get another router to test to see if similar thing happens? Barrow one? Or swap with borrower with the 605L and test at each location? I see M looked at his earlier. I hope he will come back and post about this.
You might ask him to review your router settings via teamviewer to be sure it's configured right.
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Can you get another router to test to see if similar thing happens?
the previous router (ASUS RT-N10 with DDWRT FW) did not behave like this at all
as for the settings, there's not much to verify, I reset to factory defaults, entered the PPPoE account and password and set the port forward I need and finally set the WPA2 password for the wireless
I will reset to defaults once again ..
but man, I'm bummed out by this .. even replaced the router
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I understand the frustrations. It would be a good test to see if the problem follows if you can test in a different location.
Lets see if M can come back and respond to this. I think you and him need a one on one. ::)
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I can't really test it somewhere else, my sister has cable modem - different town, different ISP
and I can't knock on doors on my neighbors and ask them to test my router
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reset the router to factory defaults and made the least amount of changes, just to get the systems going
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no, sorry ... this isn't working
it's degrading even faster than rev B did :(
what do I do, what do we do?
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since you guys haven't replied back to this, I started posting and asking around various forums
turns out that one of the reasons rev A degrades faster than rev B is that A has only 16Mb of RAM compared to B's 32Mb
some even suggested that turning off the firewall is a "fix" for this issue - but that gravely defeats the purpose of having a router in the 1st place
will do that in my next reboot and will be back with results
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right now I'm testing to see if manually clearing the log every day has any impact on router's stability
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Can you disable the log at all? It seems like even if the log is enabled, it's not clearing out old values or over writing older logs and getting stuck.
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Can you disable the log at all?
no, there's no option to do so
from what I observed and also stated before, after it reaches the 20 page limit, it doesn't overwrite itself but continues to fill the memory until it breaks
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hmmm... the problem that i didnt received any other similar cases from EE...
we need to check the configuration and enviroment...
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ok .. what do I do?
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just to be clear, I have 7+ years experience in tech support - I'm not exactly your average Joe
maybe it's something I missed, but to have to 2 different devices behave roughly the same way .. that's not a coincidence
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can it be turned into a debug unit via a FW update?
can you guys build a custom FW with disabled log function? or include an option to disable it?
I am willing to test this out and get to the bottom of this issue
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I recommend having M remote in to your PC and have him check router settings as a suggestion. Keep us posted please.
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yes, OK
but not this week, haven't done confirming or denying that clearing the log daily prevents the router to go berserk - so far, since last reboot, it hasn't degraded
will be back in a few days, or sooner if my experiment fails :-\
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my ISP informed me that the gigabit router has arrived and tomorrow I'll be installing it
thus, my little experiment will be stopped
the 605L will be used as an wireless AP, no routing at all; and will also turn off the SPI Firewall and the DHCP server - if with this config the unit still proves problematic ...
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if I find some person willing, I would test the router in a different environment
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note:
for the last week I've been manually clearing the log multiple times a day and found out that the router stability is not degrading - looks pretty conclusive to me
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Hope the new router will work well. At least we tried.
Good Luck.
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I too hope the new router will perform, I'm tired of broken / problematic equipment
don't get me wrong, but after this experience I cannot in good faith buy and or recommend a D-Link router to anyone - it was the 1st and my last D-Link unit
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at this point I wish I still had the original rev B unit so I can send back for a warranty replacement to the store I bought it from
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I understand your frustration. This is a entry level model router and over all it should work well. Side from the log issues, I presume it does. This issue is limited to this model router and maybe your region as you seem to be the only one who's found this problem at this time. I don't have this particular model however I have many other models and have tested them and all work very well including logging. I'd recommend a different model however you seem to have one on the way.
Good Luck.
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I do not think this issue to be limited to this model since I saw other routers in D-Link family using the same software back-bone
and if truly this issue has not been discovered so far, all models & revisions using this back-bone are affected
it's quite easy to observe that the 20 page log, once filled, will not refresh
there is the other possibility that the behavior was discovered in the more expensive models and corrected, but ignored in the cheaper ones
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also, I don't understand this "entry level" thing .. 2nd class citizens!??! the routers, no mater on what price-range are they placed, the should receive the exact same amount of care from the software engineers
when this type of router is sold to perhaps more than 6:1 ratios to a more expensive one, and does not receive the same care, how would I look at the rest of the D-Link line up with different eyes?! I cannot
the shop where I bought the 605L from, had maybe hundreds of these units in stock but none of the more expensive ones
that right there is a grave reason to doubt your company
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I agree all models should receive same quality and testing and I presume they do for the most part. Entry level routers have to do with features mostly. Higher end class routers have more features. Entry level are just the basics.
It's up to the users to review and find a router what works for them. If your regional supplier or shop doesn't keep more higher end routers in stock then users have to broaden there search range in there region.
D-Link handles each region a bit differently in regards to support and development due to government policies and business practices. So there maybe some differences seen between each region, thus maybe this issue is localized to your region for this particular model router as you seem to be the only one experiencing it.
I wold work with M, send him a PM and see if maybe you can exchange this model router for a different model router, Maybe a DIR-636 or a 655 if available in your region. Worth asking.
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both models are available in my region
both would be a choice, but I need the absolute warranty that those models will not exhibit the same behavior
I will ask M
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athough: http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=59475.0 (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=59475.0) ... :-\
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is M on leave or similar?
he hasn't replied to either my PM nor my e-mail sent a week ago :-\
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Possible. The last email I got from him, he seemed to be kinda busy. :-\
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I moved the 605L in the living room, disabled HDCP and firewall - basically turned the router into a wireless AP with a switch
looking at the log, here's what I observed over a week+
the log page only displays 20 pages, but logs quite a lot more
after few days, maybe a week, I observed that the log pushes (refreshes the log entries) one day at the time
my guess is that, with firewall enabled, the log fills whole a lot faster than the size/period reserved over the 20 displayed pages
need some time to re-do all this and will return with some screenshots to detail what I said
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Ya, I presume with the firewall enabled, lots more information being sent to the logs.
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I see that D-Link released a new revision of this router, B2
wondering if I can get that and return the A1 version you guys gave me
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You'll need to phone contact D-Link for your region and ask.
I see that D-Link released a new revision of this router, B2
wondering if I can get that and return the A1 version you guys gave me
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made contact with M and we're resuming this after holidays, offices here are empty
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See you next year. ;)
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just a few minutes ago, the interphone form the building entrance rang
- who is it?
- UPS
... but I didn't ordered anything, interesting
- Hi, you have a package from D-Link
- You're sure it's for me?
- Isn't your name?
- Yeah ...
- Sign here, it's yours
;D
brand new D-Link 605L rev B2
and it's a whole lot smaller than the previous versions: https://i.imgur.com/wrpumei.jpg (https://i.imgur.com/wrpumei.jpg)
awesome!!
Thanks M, Furry and D-Link Europe customer service
the router will now be tested and put to good use
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Enjoy. ;)