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[davevt31]

Hi,

Just a couple cents on the underlying subject....

I think if router companies would spend about 14 cents for a heat-sink and a cooling fan inside these little furnaces, a LOT of these naggy issues go away.  The wireless chips overheat REALLY easy and start flaking out, once they cool down, they run fine.

Not just Dlink...but all of them have these issues.  Too much heat in too small a space.


SD1

I have a laptop cooler under mine plugged into the USB port.

[EddieZ]

Put them upright (lights downwards) and there is much more cooling.

[mackworth]

Isn't the A4 the only model that doesn't have a heatsink?  If you look at the 825 board, it looks like people are experiencing this problem with the recent firmware for that model too.

[Lycan]

I doubt seriously that the firmware changed enough of the unit's functionality that it's now over heating where it wasn't before.

[mackworth]

I doubt seriously that the firmware changed enough of the unit's functionality that it's now over heating where it wasn't before.

Exactly, and since the A4 is the only model that I don't think has a heatsink, I seriously doubt that before 1.31 it was teetering on the line of stability, and 1.31 pushed it over the edge.  That doesn't make sense.

Since the 825/655 both seem to be having issues with their new firmwares, it def seems firmware related, not heat related.  They probably share a lot of the same code since they both use the same Ubicom platform.

[Lycan]

I agree, however the issues with shareport and the port forwarding are likely unrelated. However there was another thread where a user relates his port forwarding issue to Securespot so I'm investigating that aveune since the securespot utility is capable of controlling the firewall from the backend I think.

I'll need to check in to it.

[mackworth]

I agree, however the issues with shareport and the port forwarding are likely unrelated. However there was another thread where a user relates his port forwarding issue to Securespot so I'm investigating that aveune since the securespot utility is capable of controlling the firewall from the backend I think.

I'll need to check in to it.

Right, I was talking about this thread:

http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=5549.0

users on 825 having lockups with their new firmware unless they turn off dns relay.

[espressoman]

Well, 2 days since I did a complete reset and re-flash of the firmware. I also turned off DNS relay like others have suggested and so far no lockups or connectivity issues.

[cabuffalo]

My router has been working for 24 hours w/o any losing connection problem. What I did is reset the router by pressing the reset button in the back. The DNS Relay is on and it works so far so good.

[jason1722x]

Well, 2 days since I did a complete reset and re-flash of the firmware. I also turned off DNS relay like others have suggested and so far no lockups or connectivity issues.

some have suggested it takes about 5 days for the problems to start,,like some type of memory leak maybe befor the lockups happens. dropped packets, dropped connections & freeze ups.

[sincity]

Not sure what it was but after opening up the top for better cooling with fan, 30/30/30 reflash, and turning off dns relay. I can say firmware 1.31 has had no obvious issues reoccur for me. Xbox live signal isnt dropping like before. All settings default except for dns relay.

[DCIFRTHS]

Not sure what it was but after opening up the top for better cooling with fan, 30/30/30 reflash, and turning off dns relay. I can say firmware 1.31 has had no obvious issues reoccur for me. Xbox live signal isnt dropping like before. All settings default except for dns relay.

Are you stating that you have left the cover off the router? Do you plan on leaving it off for good?

[sincity]

Maybe. But my intention is to try a laptop cooler powered through the shareport like others have stated and check the temp on the heatsinks. They do get hot to the touch. Hopefully heat is not an issue with this router but it cant hurt to cool it down either.

[wiak]

Hi,

Just a couple cents on the underlying subject....

I think if router companies would spend about 14 cents for a heat-sink and a cooling fan inside these little furnaces, a LOT of these naggy issues go away.  The wireless chips overheat REALLY easy and start flaking out, once they cool down, they run fine.

Not just Dlink...but all of them have these issues.  Too much heat in too small a space.


SD1

meybe all customers will have to crack it open and put some PROPER thermal paste on the processor like this http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=39_&mID=127

[DCIFRTHS]

meybe all customers will have to crack it open and put some PROPER thermal paste on the processor like this http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=39_&mID=127

I was actually trying to draw attention to the fact that if the router is overheating - and I'm not saying that it is - then removing the cover is an unacceptable solution.