Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects in D-Link http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r14205510 en Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:37:25 EDT Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:37:25 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14214752 Janus McLeod : well i dled the 1.11 firmware about a mointh ago and still no improvements i mean the disconnects only happen about 1 a week but in a way that no matter how long i wait it wont reconnect so i have to turn comp off and power to wirles of and then start every on over again. and then when i try to play any game online itll disconnect from the game in like not even 2 mins]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14214752 Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:45:48 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14205510 funchords :
said by laserfan See Profile :

Robb as you have followed this thread, I wanted to add that AFTER I got an RMA to send-back my brand-new DI-524 (buy.com) for its random resets, it occurred to me that: maybe the 524, wired & used as an access point only (no WAN connection) should never have been asked to issue "Static DHCP" at all to my wireless client?
That's true. DHCP should have been off -- issuing no dynamic or static IPs.

The log would not have picked this up.
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OK so I disabled DHCP completely on the 524, then set the Linky to DHCP an IP to my wireless client (via the 524 I mean of course) and while it worked fine I didn't leave it "up" in this configuration long enough to see if I got any further resets. I'd already bought a new AP today and was anxious to set it up in the 524's place.

This is my final nagging thought about this--I hate to give-up on a product, but I'll be sending the 524 back anyway without doing any more testing. :p]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14205386 Tue, 23 Aug 2005 22:24:14 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14201032 funchords :
said by laserfan See Profile :

I do like D-Link's "Static DHCP" feature and hope I can find another wireless AP with that...
It is a common feature these days. You can also run a software DHCP server, or you can set up the server machine with a static address (where it never asks for DHCP since it is preconfigured).
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Dear Anonymous, Thank you!!! Thank you!!!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14201032 Tue, 23 Aug 2005 13:32:20 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14199931 laserfan : Well, although the number of resets has been greatly reduced, my DI-524 RevC fw3.02 still does reset itself about once a day. I had taken the cover off also to see if heat was a problem.

Anyway I'm going to return it to the retailer, and probably NOT buy another because I have a nagging doubt about it.

I do like D-Link's "Static DHCP" feature and hope I can find another wireless AP with that...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14199931 Tue, 23 Aug 2005 11:05:19 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14180312 laserfan :
said by BillW2:

If you are experiencing disconnects on your "Wired" or "Wireless" connections...

3) Force your wired nic to use a specific speed (ie. 100mbps full duplex)...
I know this is an old thread, but my brand-new DI-524 was giving me fits until I did some surfing and found this tip.

My router has only been "up" for about 4.5hours now, but this is such a huge improvement over what it was doing before that I am delighted & think the problem may be fixed. I was faced with sending it back to the retailer.

For the record, the DI-524 that was previously re-setting frequently is a RevC, 3.02 firmware unit, with 2 hardwire connections, no WAN, and a single wireless-G client using "Static DHCP". As BillW2 said in his original post "hopes this helps someone". Bill it sure helped me! Thanks! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14180312 Sat, 20 Aug 2005 17:00:09 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13912078 funchords :
said by Argentine:

In my country the saler sell refurbished product whitout tell this to the customer. I buy one of this without knowing and my DI524 have many problems whith wireless conection. Then I downgrade to de 1.03 firmware version and the router work fine. I hope this help someone
Excellent!

You may find that the act of applying firmware might solve some settings corruption. This means that you might be able to upgrade back to the next version of firmware if you ever need to.

No need to upgrade unless you are having a problem, however.

Thanks and welcome!
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FYI, I did have to reenter the old parameters.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13897064 Fri, 15 Jul 2005 06:55:25 EDT DI-524, DI-624, DI-604, DI-614 CONFIG.BIN files http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13889830 funchords :
said by MrC99 See Profile:

When you upgrade to version 1.11 over version 1.05, are there any parameter changes necessary?
If you don't get a specific answer to this question, assume that the answer is that all of your parameter settings will be lost and any saved CONFIG.BIN files you downloaded will not work. This is almost always the case, but there have been a few pleasant surprises.

Best advice: if you have a complicated configuration, print it.
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They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13889830 Thu, 14 Jul 2005 12:13:57 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects fixed in 1.11 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13888383 MrC99 : When you upgrade to version 1.11 over version 1.05, are there any parameter changes necessary?

Thanks....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13888383 Thu, 14 Jul 2005 08:50:26 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.11 disconnects -cont http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13831153 funchords :
said by space_cadet_28:

tried other things also.

theorize problems may have to do with these smurf attacks:

Apr/01/2002 00:00:49 Smurf Attack Detect 192.168.0.1:8 192.168.0.1:0 Packet Dropped ad

(from 192.168.0.1 going to 192.168.0.1)
You probably have a DSL modem, and it probably is 192.168.0.1 too.

To eliminate your connection problem, you should put your DSL modem in 'bridge' or 'deliver public IP to computer' mode.
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theorize problems may have to do with these smurf attacks:

Apr/01/2002 00:00:49 Smurf Attack Detect 192.168.0.1:8 192.168.0.1:0 Packet Dropped ad

(from 192.168.0.1 going to 192.168.0.1)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13829826 Wed, 06 Jul 2005 22:04:53 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.11 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13829668 anon : first let me say i hate computers. and computer accessories.

have di-524. worked for 12 months (someone else set it up initially). i believe i may have changed firmware to 1.03 from web site or changed something else and now it stops reacting after 10 minutes or so. tried 1.05 and 1.11. with 1.03 it doesn't discover the wan. (using dsl modem and dhcp setting on di-524). with 1.11 finds but it freezes after 10 minutes i have to press reset button on back and it is fine again after restarting.

tried disabling upnp. no effect. tried show/hide upnp toggling on windows. no effect.

tried bridge setting on dsl modem and pppoe on di-524. not work.

tried reducing antenaii broadcast strength and lowering nic card to 10 Mbps.

it does work fine when i plug the dsl modem to a computer spot on the back (instead of the wan spot). (some reason i want it work the way god intended) (it might take an extra 1-5 seconds to find internet connection when computer starts).

any ideas?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13829668 Wed, 06 Jul 2005 21:44:03 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13822463 funchords :
said by space_Cadet_28:

have di-524. someone else set up with dsl modem. no problems
for 12 monthes. looked at specs to change something. diconnects every 30 minutes or so now. tried to configure. trying to configure... router shows up on my network places and disappears.
The DI-624 had this bug too. A later firmware update fixed it.

You can change the behavior by going into Tools / Misc and turning off UPnP support, or you can go into each computer and look at My Network Places. There is an icon on the left under Network Tasks that says "(either Show or Hide) icons for networked UPnP devices." Toggle that setting.
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for 12 monthes. looked at specs to change something. diconnects every 30 minutes or so now. tried to configure. trying to configure... router shows up on my network places and disappears. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13821633 Tue, 05 Jul 2005 22:48:57 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13750505 rhk0327 : Does anyone know if the C1 revision has this problem?

DI-524
H/W ver.:C1
F/W Ver.:3.02 ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13750505 Sun, 26 Jun 2005 14:56:51 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects fixed in 1.11 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13500683 Quinte : Jump right in to 1.11. I have been using it for over a week and it is very stable with no problems. A number of others have upgraded and reported that all is well.

Seems like D-Link got it right on this one.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13500683 Thu, 26 May 2005 12:15:49 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13499960 crowbar9 : "Has anyone tried the *newest* firmware update, v. 1.11 dated 5-17-2005? I just went back to the site to begin my downgrade back to 1.3 and saw a new one at the top of the list. I'm afraid to be the tester on this one, should have invoked the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" rule before updating the firmware on mine.

BTW, I'm getting the disconnects on both my wireless and wired computers.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13499960 Thu, 26 May 2005 10:37:44 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects fixed in 1.11 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13499522 Quinte : Without a doubt, this firmware upgrade is solid. I have been running non-stop for a week now and it has never let me down. Fast performance, strong signal and no disconnects. It may be just my imagination, but it seems that I am getting more consistent signal strength since the upgrade. Before the upgrade, the signal strength would fluctuate from Very Low to Very Good without moving the router or laptop PC. Now it is consistently Very Good with no fluctuations. This may be just anecdotal evidence but I am impressed.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13499522 Thu, 26 May 2005 09:33:42 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects fixed in 1.11 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13476629 anon : Just to back what Quinte said yet again...firmware revision 1.11 has completely fixed the disconnect problem. Finally, a router that works properly! Upgrade the firmware to finally relieve yourselves of the frustration and anger. Join me in my happy place, filled with joy and fast downloads...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13476629 Mon, 23 May 2005 17:31:52 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13468429 anon : Just upgraded to firmware 1.11, no problems so far, running well.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13468429 Sun, 22 May 2005 15:36:05 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects fixed in 1.11 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13468385 Quinte : :) Day 4 of continuous operation and no problems with firmware 1.11 with a D-Link DI-524 Rev A1. No disconnects and solid performance. Those people that have held off upgrading or that downgraded to 1.03 from 1.05 should consider moving to 1.11. Seems that D-Link has most if not all of the problems in the firmware fixed. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13468385 Sun, 22 May 2005 15:26:24 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13467526 anon : Okay, further to billw's step 4 post, and just to back quinte's experience with the new firmware...I've upgraded to the US 1.11 firmware using a DI-524 rev.A1 Canadian router and the firmware appears to work flawlessly.

I've been running it about an hour and no random disconnects; already a record compared to firmware 1.05.

So, it appears that Canadians can feel relatively safe using the US based 1.11 firmware revision on their Canadian bought routers.

I'll post in a couple of days to let everyone know whether the router is still working flawlessly. Later all.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13467526 Sun, 22 May 2005 12:51:56 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13466991 anon : Thanks quinte, appreciate the quick reply. I'm diving in at this moment...:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13466991 Sun, 22 May 2005 10:58:46 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13461610 Quinte : I second the vote on firmware 1.11. It is very solid and I have encountered no problems since the upgrade (About 3 days of solid use).

If you have a DI-524 and have not upgraded the firmware to 1.11, I recommend that you do.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13461610 Sat, 21 May 2005 13:43:46 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13460052 The Flash : 1.03 worked fine for many months, now using 1.11 which seems to be just as good.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13460052 Sat, 21 May 2005 08:06:55 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13459311 anon : I am yet another lucky fool :( who got his hands on this yo yo wireless POS AP. I started with the shipped 1.05 had problems, upgraded the firmware to the online 1.05 and had problems, returned it to the store and got a new one and had problems, read online then rolled back to the 1.03 and lost Xbox live but it seemed more stable, emailed dlink techsupport and they had me jump throught he flaming hoops with no luck. I just noticed the 1.11 update for my 3 month old A1 hardware and will be trying it next. This AP has caused me much grief around my house as the internet always worked before with my Dlink 614+ until I brought this home and replaced the working Dlink B unit. I'll go ahead and paste the release notes from the 1.11 update as it is fun reading. Even more fun than not surfing the internet on the DLINK DI-524, I love it when I paid good money for a DI-524 and then my internet transaction gets lost cuz it drops my connection!

Tonight I saw a DI-624 for $16 after rebate at Fry's and I seriously considered buying it to replace my bogus DI-524. Then I wondered if the 624 has the same issues and thought that I should just spend the money on a Linksys instead.

Has anyone talked DLink into offering a replacement model? I don't want something for nothing but I do want it to just work already. I wish I was getting paid to troubleshoot this damn thing...

If you were able to get DLink understand that there are issues with this unit and replace it, what model did you get, is stable, and is it xbox compatible?

Product Name: DI-524
H/W version: A2
Release Note 03/11/2005
version 1.11b28
1.)Using wpa_1011 project from Kate's PC.
2.)Fix bug that Zone Alarm function can not work.

Product Name: DI-524
H/W version: A2
Release Note 02/25/2005
version 1.11b27
1.)Update to the latest code.

Product Name: DI-524
H/W version: A1
Release Note 02/25/2005
version 1.11b26
1.)Check WEP keys

Product Name: DI-524
H/W version: T1-1
Release Note 02/17/2005
version 1.10b24
1.}Change F/W date to 3, Feb 2005 build0024.

Release Note 02/03/2005
version 1.10b23
1.)Fixed bug no.2176 wizard wep key setting fail
2.)Fixed bug no.2181 Static DHCP fail
3.)STACK version: 1.0.0.1325, Jan, 20, 2005, Build 1325

Release Note 01/27/2005
version 1.10b22
1.)Fixed The function can't to edit or delete rules on Applications page

Release Note 01/26/2005
version 1.10b21
1.)Fixed bug No.2118 The function can't to add new rules on Applications page

Release Note 1/6/2005
version 1.10b20
1.)D-Link said change version to 1.10
2.)Fix Firewall rule list added new one rule about after 1 minute. The rule will disappear on firewall rule list.

Release Note 12/29/2004
version 4.00b19
1.)update tftpport.c ,add #ifdef _MARVELL_FLASH

Release Note 12/21/2004
version 4.00b19
1.)Dana said change version to 4.00

Release Note 12/21/2004
version 1.06b18
1.)Fix wpa can't show correct problem.

Release Note 12/14/2004
version 1.06b17
1.)Update Iniche No.1295 solve wpa & wpa-psk can't work problem.

Release Note 11/26/2004
version 1.06b16
1.)Fix cannot use wep key after showing Domain on Chklst.txt

Release Note 11/25/2004
version 1.06b15
1.)Fix cannot show Domain on Chklst.txt

Release Note 11/24/2004
version 1.06b14
1.)Support Netscape 7.1
2.)Iniche No.1276

Release Note 11/22/2004
version 1.06b13
1.)Modify status signal keep working
2.)Fix backup mode can't work

Release Note 11/05/2004
version 1.06b10
1.)Change webpage ZAP icon to ZoneAlerm icon

Product Name: DI-524
H/W version: A1
Release Note 10/28/2004
version 1.06b9
1.)Fix ZAP issue

Product Name: DI-524
H/W version: A1
Release Note 09/17/2004
version 1.06b7
1.)Fix Zap function fot user don't install Zap tool the webpage will redircet to port 8082

Product Name: DI-524
H/W version: A1
Release Note 09/17/2004
version 1.06b7
1.)Add ZAP text in help web

Product Name: DI-524
H/W version: A1
Release Note 09/17/2004
version 1.06b5 1.06b6
1.)For GST pre-test use

Product Name: DI-524
H/W version: A1
Release Note 09/09/2004
version 1.06b4
1.)1820 The range of Fragmentation is 256-2346, but it is okay to save when we wrote 2347.
2.)1859 Running Wizard cannot setup WEP function. Ex: enable WEP.
3.)1860 It have a word "DI-604" on DDNS explain page.
4.)1861 When pushed Tools / Misc. button, the functions button will display disorderly on this page.
5.)1862 It cannot set static DHCP IP address about Starting IP Address and Ending IP Address of DHCP Server range.
6.)1865 The UPNP function cannot work.
7.)1866 If the DHCP Client is empty, then push the Clone button on the Home/DHCP page. It will show wrong message. The test environment is IE 6.0 on Win2000.

Product Name: DI-524
H/W version: A1
Release Note 08/13/2004
version 1.06b3
1.)fix wireless wep function issue

Product Name: DI-524
H/W version: A1
Release Note 08/13/2004
version 1.06b1
1.)add function ZAP
2.)add cd router

Product Name: DI-524
H/W version: A1
Release Note 07/22/2004
version 1.05
1.)fix change page bug

Product Name: DI-524
H/W version: A1
Release Note 07/19/2004
version 1.05b13
1.)fix change page bug

Product Name: DI-524
H/W version: A1
Release Note 07/15/2004
version 1.05b10
1.)Change SSid Broadcast from advance\performance to wireless page
2.)take off authenciation from advance\performance page
3.)add time function in tools\time page

Product Name: DI-524
H/W version: A1
Release Note 07/09/2004
version 1.05b9
1.)fix Wireless to wireless in WEP mode can't ping each other .

Product Name: DI-524
H/W version: A1
Release Note 06/18/2004
version 1.05b8
1.)fix channel 1 to dwl-630 throughtput issue
2.)lan to wan throughtput issue

Release Note 06/04/2004
version 1.05b7
1.)fix wpa-psk page issue
2.)fix ssid 32 charachers issue
3.)Static DHCP issue
4.)Fix game "Asheron's call II" reboot issue
5.)Remove "trouble line from router code"

Release Note 06/03/2004
version 1.05b6
1.)fix wpa-psk 63 charachers issue

Release Note 05/27/2004
version 1.05b5
1.)fix 12K ping of deads
2.)add new function wireless enable/disable
3.)change iniche 1238
4.)Add Radio On/Off function
5.)Add WAN select Speed 10/100 Auto (default to 10Mbps)
6.)Predefined Virtual entries works, but when creating Custom entries using predefined port after rebooting or power cycling the gateway, the entries created in firewall rules will disappear. Recreating firewall entries resolves the problem.

Release Note 04/19/2004
version 1.05b4
1.)change advance page "DCS-1000" to "DCS-900/DCS-1000" "DVC-1000" to "i2eye "
2.)Add WPA function
3.)change iniche 1228

Release Note 04/19/2004
version 1.05b3

1.)fix ssid length issue

Release Note 04/19/2004
version 1.05b

1.)change the marvell lib for 1.80
2.)change iniche 1228
2.)Adding WPA function.

Release Note 02/23/2004
version 1.05

1.)change the lib for wi-fi test 02/23
2.)Adding the Wan select 10/100Mbps in tools\Misc.

Release Note 02/02/2004
version 1.04

1.)change the lib for wi-fi test
2.)Adding the Mode setting in advance\performance

Release Note 12/25/2003
version 1.03

1.)fix mfg-tool can't write in INTEL flash issue
2.)fix wireless page when double click wireless button the page will break issue


Release Note 12/25/2003
version 1.02

1.)fix mfg can't erease data issue
2.)Check sum number 05781081h

Release Note 12/18/2003
version 1.02
1.)change header figure PLUS color bule to red

Release Note 12/11/2003
version 1.01
1.)use the lib with no dcache
2.)fix the WPA-PSK function fail
3.)fix the DNS keep issue
4.)take off the wireless help page WEP support 256 bit and 3 layer
5.)fix the port range can setting 0 issue

Release Note 12/05/2003
version 1.00b3
1.)Take off 22 mbps
2.)fix key type bug
3.)fix port range bug
4.)reduce local domain name to 20 characters
5.)take off help wireless page reset and refresh button scriptation
6.)fix WPA-PSK function
7.)reduce throught to use no-cache lib

Release Note 11/20/2003
version 1.00b3
1.)update iniche
2.)fix virtual server schedule function
3.)fix wep key function
4.)fix wizard function 256 bit
5.)fix wizard setup pic to di-524
6.)fix local domain name 20 characters
7.)fix lan setting di-514 to di-524
8.)fix reserved ip GUI
9.)fix wireless client list
10.)fix status page packets value always 0
11.)fix huge packet pinging
12.)fix wpa function
13.)fix tx-rate setting
14.)fix logo display

Release Note 11/20/2003
version 1.00b2
1.)Fix all the DI-514 to DI-524.
2.)Fix the wizard wep key 256 bit.
3.)Tx-rate use option.
4.)Fix ping huge packet will crash bug.
5.)fix must choose authentication bug.
6.)synchronization adv_form.html and h_wireless.html radio button.

Release Note 11/13/2003
version 1.00
1.)Library use Dcache turn on.
2.)Adding function WPA-PSK ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13459311 Sat, 21 May 2005 01:48:26 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13459201 Venomelite : I have seen 2 ppl post that the reboots ar eno more, personally i solved my reboot issue with the 1.05 firmware but using the 1.11 i have noticed a lil bit of performance/stability increase as well.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13459201 Sat, 21 May 2005 01:23:20 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13459085 anon : If you are experiencing disconnects on your "Wired" or "Wireless" connections, check windows "event viewer" to confirm if it is occuring every 34 minutes. You can get to event viewer via "Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | Event viewer".

If it is the 34 minute reset problem, you should be able to resolve it using any one of these 3 options:

1) Disable the wireless capability of the DLink router.
2) Downgrade to 1.03 firmware.
3) On your "Wired" nic, set the media type to "100mbps, full duplex". This is probably the best option of the 3 for most people since it has no negative impact.

From the testing I have done, here is what I believe to be the problem and reason.

I believe the problem is tied to a bug in the speed negotiation program logic of the 1.05 firmware. Even more specifically, I believe the bug is located in the unique portion of code that is used for handling the speed negotiations for the LAN side. The bug would have been introduced when they implemented the "Wan Select to 10/100 Mbps (ie. speed negotiation)" option in the 1.05 firmware.

Although the feature they were adding was dealing specifically with the WAN side of the router, it can be expected that both the WAN and LAN sides of the router share at least some portion of the Speed Negotation program logic. Hence, any changes they make to the speed negotiation logic on either side could have an impact on either side, such as in this case. Although some of the logic is shared, some of it would need be unique to each side to address the communication differences (ie. speed, media type, encryption, etc)

Here is what I believe to be happening:

When a device connects to the switched router, they negotiate and agree on the speed they will use to communicate. This negotiation process goes back and forth until the optimum speed is decided. Generally, the highest speed that they are both capable of performing becomes the agreed upon speed.

The router and broadband modem perform this negotiation successfully and connect. (Remember, the bug is located in the speed negotiation program logic unique to the LAN side.)

We hit the bug on the LAN side when the router runs it speed negotiation code for the LAN side (and wireless feature is enabled). The router & nics (wired or wireless) successfully negotiate the desired speed and a connection becomes established. But unfortunately, the buggy program logic traps the router into an endless circle of repeating negotiations. Ultimately, this leads to the router resetting itself after exactly 34 minutes (+/- 5 seconds). I suspect it is either an error trap or buffer overflow that forces the reset.

When this reset occurs, the router reboots, all connections are lost, and your wired/wireless PC experiences the disconnect. After 20 seconds, the router is back up and your devices attempt to reconnect....only to start the vicious cycle over again.

So, to resolve our problem, you need to prevent the router from running the LAN side's speed negotiation logic. We can do this by:

1) Disable the wireless side of the router. If wireless is not enabled, then the router will never try to negotiate a connection for the wireless LAN, therefore, it would never hit the bug that is believed to exist in the Speed Negotiation logic (ie. in the portion that is unique to handling speed negotiation for the LAN side).

2) Revert back to 1.03 firmware. The 1.03 firmware's speed negotiation logic was fine. It wasn't until they decided to add the user selectable "WAN Select to 10/100 Mbps" option (ie. which deals with speed negotiation) in firmware 1.05 that the bug was introduced. Unfortunately, going back to 1.03 will have you losing out on a few nice features/fixes that came with 1.05.

3) Force your wired nic to use a specific speed (ie. 100mbps full duplex). By forcing your nic to a specific speed, it becomes pointless for the router to negotiate speed. In effect, the NIC is offering the router a "Take-it or leave-it" proposition.....all it needs to do is accept (or decline) as their is nothing to negotiate.

4) Possible 4th Option: Upgrade to firmware 1.11 that the USA released for DLink 524 RevA1/2. However, please note their disclaimer that installing this on a canadian product will void warranty. I suspect it would not harm the router but haven't tried it yet. If you have, please share your experience as to if it damaged your router and/or if it fixed the 34 min disconnect issue.

Anyway, I hope this helps a few people out there.

Cheers

Bill]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13459085 Sat, 21 May 2005 00:53:09 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13458516 anon : Any good words about the 1.11 FW?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13458516 Fri, 20 May 2005 23:11:41 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13455651 Quinte : I am also in Canada and upgraded my router with the new bios works fine for me. Come on in, the water is fine...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13455651 Fri, 20 May 2005 16:31:37 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13454225 m4rketsense : Did anyone read the release notes? Pretty funny. It looks like someone just dumped the log from their bug tracker into the file. Kate's computer? Hilarious.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13454225 Fri, 20 May 2005 13:44:38 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13453778 anon : So, I take it this is a new firmware upgrade? I bought my router in Canada. Does this mean I can't apply this version? Any help would be appreciated...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13453778 Fri, 20 May 2005 12:40:13 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13449244 anon : new fw: »support.dlink.com/products/view.···DI%2D524

:D:D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13449244 Thu, 19 May 2005 20:34:34 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13448404 anon : I suddenly started to have problems to upload files to my hosting.
So, I read the log of the router and I get this messages:

message: Drop TCP packet from WAN
source: 67.15.64.XX:20
destination: 24.232.248.XXX:60116
note: Rule: Default deny

The source is my hosting IP, and the destination is my cablemodem IP.

I dont know why I suddenly started to have problems to upload files to FTP.
I have been working 4 months without problems (firmware v.1.03).

BTW, I went to a cybercafé and I didnt have any problems to upload files to the FTP (with same FTP client).

I dont know what to do. Please, give me any advice.
Thanks in advance.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13448404 Thu, 19 May 2005 18:38:10 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13436145 anon : This company makes product and don't even bother QAing their product being selling. What kind of company does that? This product I bought it driving me off the wall. It keep on disconnecting every 5 minutes. I can't even copy a file that takes more than 5 mintues to copy over the LAN. They better be paying me back my money times 1000 for my headaches and frustration their product had caused me.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13436145 Wed, 18 May 2005 10:14:00 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13426147 anon : My DI-524 was rebooting frequently until I noticed that the reboots seemed to coincide with sudden changes in overall monitor intensity (switching to screen saver, or closing a high-contrast application, etc.) Also, turning off the wireless link fixed it. The solution became obvious... Moving the modem from 6" away from the monitor to 6' away cured the problem completely. I hope this helps some of you out there :D .]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13426147 Tue, 17 May 2005 03:18:29 EDT DI-524 bios 1.05 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13424105 anon : I got the 524 just the other day, and I used it for a while, but noticed I was having a great deal of trouble with Xbox-Live. I checked the Dlink firmware updates and decided to go with 1.5 because it claimed compatability...

Lo and behold, when I installed the firmware my router stopped working all together. After it reset I found that I was no longer able to connect to it or the internet. Can anyone help with this problem? Also, I've tried to do a hard reset. Post update using the hard reset button has absolutely no effect at all.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13424105 Mon, 16 May 2005 21:48:32 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13409417 anon : Hi everyone,

I've been reading the problems you've all been having with the intermittant wired disconnects and firmware 1.05...I've had them as well, but I've noticed something that I haven't seen anyone else mention in this thread.

Everytime there is a reset of the router, the disconnects appear. But what I've noticed, is that the router seems to fix itself after a period of about 3-4 days.

The very first time I plugged the router in, the disconnects began. Within 3-4 days they disappeared for about 2 months.

Then, when I went into my router one day to shore up my security settings, the same disconnects began occurring again after the router reset to take on the new configuration.

Once again, after 3-4 days, the router works without any random disconnects. Strange.

It seems further tweaking of the router continues a vicious cycle of disconnects. The more you try to fix the problem, the longer the disconnects occur.

I don't know if this is useful information, but perhaps, by not continually trying to fix the connection by adjusting various settings, and taking a wait and see approach for approx. 3-4 days, you too may see an end to the random disconnects.

Hope this helps...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13409417 Sat, 14 May 2005 22:24:23 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13389091 gcpeters : I just recently purchased the DI-524 and us a G650 in my laptop. It came with bios revision v1.05. I have not experienced any abnormal disconnects on the wireless or hardwired machines. Placing my laptop into standby mode and bringing it back up, the wireless instantly detects and I have a "excellent" signal strength.

I have been using WEP since day 1, not sure if that's helping, but my experience has always been that when I had WEP enabled, my quality was worse. I'll be getting a new laptop in a week or so with a builtin wireless NIC. I'll see how well it works with the DI-524 and see if my luck changes.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13389091 Thu, 12 May 2005 07:23:11 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13388161 anon : try using wep instead. solved my problems. i know wep sucks when compared to wpa, but it did the trick for me and now it only disconnects my laptop once in a blew moon (often phone interference.) good luck.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13388161 Thu, 12 May 2005 00:46:15 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13387977 dabum8u : I have rolled back the firmware to 1.03 and I still have random disconnects. rev. A
it happens pretty much randomly, i dont p2p on the laptop, and it doesnt happen for the wired connection. using wpa-psk]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13387977 Thu, 12 May 2005 00:04:05 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13380123 Don Juane : I have an AT&T Client connection over broadband to my company VPN and as soon as I "upgraded" from 1.03 to 1.05 my VPN client started getting disconnected every 10-20 minutes. I also lose Outlook to Hotmail connectivity on about the same cycle. I am going back to 1.03 and see what happens.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13380123 Wed, 11 May 2005 01:01:44 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13373528 m4rketsense :
said by jeffyjeff777 See Profile:

Just an update: After updating th firmware to 3.02 (version C) I no longer have any problems with disconnects on my wired connections. My network is now working perfectly :)
Just to be clear...you have the Rev C hardware and you upgraded your Rev C firmware, correct?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13373528 Tue, 10 May 2005 10:49:00 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13356588 jeffyjeff777 : Just an update: After updating th firmware to 3.02 (version C) I no longer have any problems with disconnects on my wired connections. My network is now working perfectly :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13356588 Sat, 07 May 2005 23:44:10 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13350975 anon : I dont want to create a new topic for this but here goes. I have the 524 rev A of this router and 1.03 firmware and its been its been pretty solid. Recently, I bought a new PC and after every 5 or 6 hours (approx) my internet just shuts down, completely drops. I'm predicting the the router simply doesn't recognize my IP. It says I'm connected in network connections, but i can't access the internet. However, a simple disable/enable for my LAN fixes the problem. I dont think this has happened yet for my wireless laptop, but I can't be sure because I've never been on my laptop that long. I can say that this occurs consistantly for my wired PC. Any suggestions would be appreciated.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13350975 Sat, 07 May 2005 03:25:16 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13346956 jeffyjeff777 : I have version C and was getting the disconnects, so I just upgraded the firmware to 3.02, I'm waiting to see if this fixes it....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13346956 Fri, 06 May 2005 16:47:12 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13339478 Nataq3 : Ho! And no one said anything about the hardware versions before so just wanted to clarify this...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13339478 Thu, 05 May 2005 18:49:32 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13339459 Nataq3 : I know, but people were saying at some point to try other firmware from similar products. I cant say its a good idea but if someone want to try, I think the closest product to the 525 rev A should be the 524 rev C. But youre right!

Im actually very happy that it is not the same product. Could have other problems tough... but that disconnection issue is pretty bad. See ya around!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13339459 Thu, 05 May 2005 18:47:40 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13339238 Talon88 : :::

Nataq, thanks for your post. But 1 thing I want
to correct you, which is, Firmware version is
specific for Hardware Revision. So, FW for Hardware
revision C cannot be use on Hardware revision A.
Or you will fail the device. ;)

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»DI-624 Firmware update w/ Crash Recovery Step by S --
»[Info] Some Clue about DI-624 Reboot]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13339238 Thu, 05 May 2005 18:19:19 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13338418 Nataq3 : Ive been reading all that stuff lately because I wanted to get that router (came with wireless usb adapter and good rebate) I said to myself that if it goes wrong ill return it and bought a longer warranty so I can always exchange it.

Installation was a breeze and wireless working at full signal from across the house. Been like this for an hour... I know, some of you just begin having problems after few months. Something I found interresting and dont remember seeing that in this thread is that there is 2 different hardware version of that modem. Version A and version C. Not talking about firmware here. You can see by yourself here: »support.dlink.ca/ProductView.asp?ProdID=356 . Click on version C... So for version C, the one I have, firmware version are 3.01 and 3.02 (this one released on february 2005) instead of 1.03 and 1.05 (in 2004). So I guess all problems you guys are talking are for hardware version A not C. So just my two cents here... maybe you guys could try firmware for version C if nothing else is working for you... or maybe not! We cant know if we dont try.

Luckily I wont get into these problems since I got version C with firmware 3.02 out of the box. Good luck!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13338418 Thu, 05 May 2005 16:33:33 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13317175 EMora : I fixed mine!!! It's a heat problem. I got a new 524 with 1.05 firmware. It reboots every 1 hour random. Usualy at day time. Opening the case, it work perfect for 1 week. If you toush the Broadcom chip, it comes too hot. I fix mine, with an old chipset heat spreader (from an old motherboard). And it haves about 2 weeks working fine.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13317175 Tue, 03 May 2005 01:36:20 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13317163 EMora : I fixed mine!!! It's a heat problem. I got a new 524 with 1.05 firmware. It reboots every 1 hour random. Usualy at day. Opening the case, it work perfect for 1 week. If you toush the Broadcom chip, it comes too hot. I fix mine, with an old chipset heat spreader (from an old motherboard. And it haves about 2 weeks working fine.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13317163 Tue, 03 May 2005 01:34:38 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13302030 Aym : Ok, this POS still doesn't work. But I got my Belkin F5D7230-4 router to work. So the D-Link pos is going on eBay. :p]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13302030 Sun, 01 May 2005 02:27:43 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13294573 Aym : I installed the 1.03 firmware, and the ping discard. Let's see if this pos will work. Duck F-Link!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13294573 Fri, 29 Apr 2005 23:53:41 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13257175 The Flash : For those of you who have problems? did you even try the 1.03 firmware?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13257175 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:59:30 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects --> ATT 1.22 fw http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13256958 anon : Just went through 2 DI-524s with same reboot (or disconnect on the wireless side anyway) problem.

Called tech support & first level tech said that a known fix for 524 reboots is to disable the advanced features including UPnP and VPN and Gaming and such. I asked what if I wanted to use UPnP and she said to just turn it on when I need to use it.

Dlink Tech support maintained no concrete knowledge of the prob, even tier 2 support on my second call (after disabling advanced features & seeing more reboots.) They said I should be looking at the lights during reboots to see what the lights are doing. I said I had 2 524's, one bought as a replacement for the first one's reboot prob, doing same exact thing. I asked what the reason would be for looking at the lights on the front during reboots, and the tier 2 tech said that would be to determine if the router is defective. (So then what, plug in the other one & watch its lights during reboot?) He couldn't grasp that idea I guess. And my comments to him about the internet offering further evidence (in forums like this) of 524 problems went into the bitbucket because he indicated that there's a forum for anything. Many more useless exchanges took place in my first & second calls.

End result -- tech told me that I had the option of taking the 524's back & buy a 624. (To me, this says Dlink support might just not care about, and definitely doesn't have a solid solution for, the 524 reboot problems.)

My former respect for Dlink as a good Wi-Fi equipment vanished today in a few hours.

Real trippy solution tho -- I replaced with an AT&T wifi router. It works fine. The reason its a trip is: its the same router entirely. (Sane user interface with different design, slightly different packaging.

The firmware on this AT&T device is 1.22.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13256958 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 15:28:52 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13253398 m4rketsense : Well, I picked up a Linksys WRTG54 and what a difference. This is not a fanboy post, but setting up the Linksys was a piece of cake compared to the D-link. I'm sure there are those that have had their problems with Linksys, but everthing went fine here.

I changed the Linksys IP to the same that was on the D-link and I didn't even have to change any of my static IP's. Plugged it in, and it handed out IP's to a couple of other computers without any problem. I was shocked because I was so used to trying to cajole the 524 into giving out the dynamic IP's I needed.

It came loaded with the latest firmware and has been up and running with no problems for over 24hrs.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13253398 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 02:01:00 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13243325 anon : Well I also followed the advice in this forum to revert back to BIOS 1.03 and my disconnects have left me!

Amazing that it can not be fixed with a Bios update (or they can not geta Bios update fix out!)

Today while shopping I saw a Linksys Wireless G Router for $59 - I should go back and get it!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13243325 Sat, 23 Apr 2005 18:34:19 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13230512 m4rketsense : I'm using 1.03. I tried 1.05 with little success.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13230512 Thu, 21 Apr 2005 22:51:37 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13227906 anon : I just flashed to 1.03
no problems so far]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13227906 Thu, 21 Apr 2005 18:01:23 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13217800 The Flash :
said by m4rketsense See Profile:

Well, it seems to me that Dlink as abandoned rev. A users of the 524. This is my second Dlink router and I'm afraid it will be my last. Like many, I've had problems with disconnects, WPA, properly handing out IP's, etc. It's been a constant struggle with my VOIP not properly getting calls through, and it was problem free until the 524.

Every router seems to have detractors, but I may give the Linksys WRTG54 a try. At least there is 3rd party firmware available to fix problems the vendor doesn't.
which firmware are you using?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13217800 Wed, 20 Apr 2005 14:20:52 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13217629 m4rketsense : Well, it seems to me that Dlink as abandoned rev. A users of the 524. This is my second Dlink router and I'm afraid it will be my last. Like many, I've had problems with disconnects, WPA, properly handing out IP's, etc. It's been a constant struggle with my VOIP not properly getting calls through, and it was problem free until the 524.

Every router seems to have detractors, but I may give the Linksys WRTG54 a try. At least there is 3rd party firmware available to fix problems the vendor doesn't.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13217629 Wed, 20 Apr 2005 13:58:08 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13174340 anon : FYI - I noticed a posting about someone purchasing from NewLink a refurbished item that was not advertised as such. I just ran into the same problem and wanted to make everyone aware that Newlink is a disreputable vendor which should be avoided. They acknowledged that it was misleading but would not offer full refund.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13174340 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 22:54:51 EDT It's going back http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13168746 Nolonemo : I just got a DI-524, was switching so I'd have a detachable antenna, plus it was $20 A/R. I ran into the 30 min disconnect problem right away. I'm no noob, but I'm not screwing with the bios on this one, the POS is going right back to Best Buy. If Dlink can't fix a known bug before shipping, I'm outta there. In contrast, my Belkin G (which I bought expecting it to be crap, but at the time it was all I could afford, router + PC Card for $10 A/R), which I'll be sticking with, has always been rock solid.

My big mistake was not checking the forum before ordering (my DI-512 always workd great).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13168746 Thu, 14 Apr 2005 12:17:56 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13147653 anon : I had more problems with the 1.03 bios than I have had with the 1.05. Not that I am problem free, just less problems. Some things to consider when trying to figure out why this is a piece of junk. D-link obviously recycles software from one router to the next. Evidence is shown on the LOG page "View Log displays the activities occurring on the DI-514+. Click on Log Settings for advance features.
" They forgot to change it to say DI-524. I also found that Win XP's Wireless zero configuration utility was causing compatibility problems. I found a fix for this buried deep in microsoft’s archives. It is not part of their update site and I forgot what I found it under. As for people that have found some relief by discarding pings, that will be found on a hardware to hardware basis as WAN’s dynamic link layer protocols are not as established and standard as ethernet protocols. They vary slightly from manufacture to manufacture and can cause some incompatibility. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13147653 Tue, 12 Apr 2005 00:23:51 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13137538 joncrane : WOW.

Again, I'm having the hindsight is 20-20 syndrome.

My problem is that the antenna connector seems to be broken--all of a sudden I have terrible reception and disconnecting/connecting the antenna doens't' make a difference (I've tried 2 antennae).

I got the piece for about $20.

"If it seems too good to be true...."

Also, isn't Dlink tech support represented in this forum? I haven't seen a single D-Link tech chime in on the myriad DI-524 threads.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13137538 Sun, 10 Apr 2005 20:30:28 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13137170 The Flash :
said by dlinkblows:

day 5.. still strong...

i did run into one problem. when i loaded up the machine with dvd burning... limewire download.. an office application open.. and several browsers open... i lost connection.... but i expected it... need to get more ram
I don't think that has anything to do with your ram, but the fact that limewire established too many connections perhaps, emule with the 1.05 firmware restarts but the 1.03 is fine.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13137170 Sun, 10 Apr 2005 19:32:11 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13136915 anon : limewire download through proxy.... insight blows too!!!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13136915 Sun, 10 Apr 2005 18:49:26 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13136906 anon : day 5.. still strong...

i did run into one problem. when i loaded up the machine with dvd burning... limewire download.. an office application open.. and several browsers open... i lost connection.... but i expected it... need to get more ram]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13136906 Sun, 10 Apr 2005 18:48:00 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13134077 anon : worked for me thanks]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13134077 Sun, 10 Apr 2005 10:01:15 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13106312 The Flash : I've had solid connections with 1.05 with WPA-PSK but a few days later it just disconnects. 1.03 is rock stable.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13106312 Wed, 06 Apr 2005 20:52:17 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13105543 anon : This is the first time i have gone two solid days strong since i hooked up my wireless a few weeks ago. Still stable under WPA PSK. I should stop posting before i jinx it....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13105543 Wed, 06 Apr 2005 19:09:15 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13103326 Vchat20 : hmm. im gonna have to try that. would be nice if i could transfer configurations over though. id hate to have to re-enter all my manual port forwards by hand :hmm: . one reason id love to switch over to 1.05 is because of the ability to turn off the wireless radio. since i dont have any wireless devices in the house right now (well, except my Nintendo DS, but no games are available to take advantage of the wifi), it would be best if i just turn the wireless off altogether.
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Alex Trebek: Well, all you had to do was write down a number. And you wrote... Threeve. A combination of three and five. Simply stunning. And you wagered... Texas with a dollar sign in front of it. I'm speechless.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13103326 Wed, 06 Apr 2005 14:44:47 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13101986 anon : here is why i think the ping discard is a winner... at least for me....

im on insightbb broadband. before i had a router i had the cable modem hooked directly to computer (obviously). My zone alarm would detect almost 3 pings per second! No.. thats not a typo.. per SECOND!! So that must have had something to do with it. I hope.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13101986 Wed, 06 Apr 2005 11:58:21 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13101921 anon : Still going strong.. day 2.... I think the ping discard is a winner!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13101921 Wed, 06 Apr 2005 11:49:53 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13094049 anon : I'll do the rollback just before i turn it into a paperweight.... :-)

almost two hours and no disconnects... woohoo!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13094049 Tue, 05 Apr 2005 14:20:25 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13094016 The Flash : Just change to 1.03, problem solved. Don't know why people are trying to do other things when the solution is right THERE.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13094016 Tue, 05 Apr 2005 14:15:43 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13093993 anon : I have the same problem.

524 A hardware... factory installed 1.05. Called Dlink, wasnt familiar with the problem (BIG surprise). I didnt roll back to 1.03. I never really checked if it was a 34 minute problem. But what im getting is on,off,on,off, every few seconds under WPA PSK a few times per day. And some at night. WEP seems stable, but WPA PSK is very unstable. I want WPA PSK.. im weird like that.. :-)

Heres what i did...

I live in apt complex so i have about 7 other AP's found at any given time. I switched to Ch 11. Worked for about 3 hours...

Moved the router... worked for about a day...

Dynamic DHCP enabled, Static disabled... worked for a few hours...

changed to G only on my wireless card and router.. .got worse... went back to auto modes on both.

changed speeds... no change.,. went back to auto.

I just tried Enabling Ping Discard... seems strong for the past hour. I have a feeling this is the fix for WPA PSK. I'll keep ya updated...

Last resort is paperweight... and i intend to put it on top of the paperwork after i open the router and add some sand to it to give it some weight! Stay tuned... ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13093993 Tue, 05 Apr 2005 14:11:27 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13086367 Pampo : I downgrade to 1.03 and it hasn´t disconnect since then try it out you don't lose anything.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13086367 Mon, 04 Apr 2005 16:36:32 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13082252 anon : so i was having serious connection issues with my DI-524 router. i tried too many different things and nothing worked. the XP machine i was working on had the XP wireless configure thing enabled. i just disabled it and configured XP to use the wireless software that came with the wireless card. after that, everything worked fine. no problems. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13082252 Mon, 04 Apr 2005 01:55:23 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13072811 Talon88 : :::

Read my Sign for Flashing Step by Step.....!

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»[Info] Some Clue about DI-624 Reboot]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13072811 Sat, 02 Apr 2005 17:56:21 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13070569 meggaiver : hi, i'm from Pisa, Italia (so sorry for my english...)
i've updated my d-link 524 with 1.3 firmware and now my router is dead:

1) status led blink ONLY IF i switch on router pressing (and release after 1 or 2 seconds) reset button

2) when i try to enter in admin page (192.168.0.1) doesnt' appear login allert but a page like this »www.sitoarche.com/router.htm (view page please) and when i try to recover 1.3 or 1.5 firmware, during update, after few seconds, all router's leds auto switch on (like a reset), and then router restarts with status led light off.
so i'm at the 1st point...

can you help me?

ops...i forgot, when status led blink router not auto assign ip address to my pc, i need to manual configure lan connection

Ip: 192.168.0.2

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

Getway: 192.168.0.1]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13070569 Sat, 02 Apr 2005 12:11:38 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13025570 anon : Hello! I'm from Argentina, and am glad I found this forum too.
You guys, let me tell you that I'm getting mad thanks this DI524, because I even can stream a mp3, that connection falls and my music looks like an old long play with scratchs!!!:D
Acctually, I have the A version with the 1.05 revision, I tried reinstalling firmware 1.05 and saving settings to hard disk, hard reset and then reloading settings and a little difference appears, but for no more than 10 minutes.
I guess the BIG issue is when I connect the WAN port. I was trying lots of configs, connecting wan, desconnecting LAN, WIFI or whatever, but the disconnections within 30 seconds were increased in very high percentage. Today'll try to degrade the firmware to the version 1.03 and will post here so we can see if it solves some. Thanks for all the posts that will continue mine. :p]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13025570 Mon, 28 Mar 2005 14:22:01 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12947562 Infinitrium : I've got a DI-524 I bought from newlink.ca, refurbished (didn't indicate that on website). Anyway, I've been having terrible problems getting it and my Dlink DWL-G630 card to play nicely. I've been trying to set it up to use as an AP, and I think I've finally hit upon some fairly reliable settings. Everything I've tried up until now has resulted in frequent dropped signals and trouble of the like. I've got DI-524 set to IP 192.168.0.2 with DHCP disabled. I'm using the 1.03 firmware. I'm also using these settings I saw earlier in this thread.

Beacon interval: 50
Fragmentation: 2304
RTS Threshold: 2304
TX rate: 11
Antenna transmit power: 100%

Also, under tools/misc, I have everything disabled, and I have WAN set to 10mpbs. I've been streaming a 360 meg divx file from my desktop PC to my laptop for the past 30 minutes, and the signal hasn't dropped out yet. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12947562 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 01:33:38 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12945206 The Flash :
said by akseawolf See Profile:

said by The Flash See Profile:

which firmware are you using?
I'm still using 1.05 on hardware A. I just haven't taken the time to look up how to revert the firmware to the previous version.

I've been using it since December and the reset issue hasn't been a problem until the past week or so.
If you happen to have problems with it, just download 1.03 from dlink and load it in the firmware page in the router.

It's easy and will solve the problem fast.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12945206 Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:37:04 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12944974 akseawolf :
said by The Flash See Profile:

which firmware are you using?
I'm still using 1.05 on hardware A. I just haven't taken the time to look up how to revert the firmware to the previous version.

I've been using it since December and the reset issue hasn't been a problem until the past week or so.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12944974 Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:11:48 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12944848 The Flash :
said by akseawolf See Profile:

I'm glad I found this thread. I've noticed that from time to time my 534 resets roughly every half hour. My roommate finds it particularly annoying as he has to re-sign into IRC. Although I've noticed it usually only happens when he's using his computer.

I noticed that as of last November there was talk of a new firmware being relased at some point. Well its been 4 months now. How long do I need to keep a yo-yo on my desk before I replace it with a cheap Airlink+?
which firmware are you using?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12944848 Fri, 18 Mar 2005 18:56:02 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12943937 akseawolf : I'm glad I found this thread. I've noticed that from time to time my 534 resets roughly every half hour. My roommate finds it particularly annoying as he has to re-sign into IRC. Although I've noticed it usually only happens when he's using his computer.

I noticed that as of last November there was talk of a new firmware being relased at some point. Well its been 4 months now. How long do I need to keep a yo-yo on my desk before I replace it with a cheap Airlink+?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12943937 Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:10:40 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12939289 The Flash : I use bittorent, emule with 1.03, I don't bother using 1.05 cause it'll reset right there.

Stable wireless, and wired. It's been like that since I've bought this thing.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12939289 Fri, 18 Mar 2005 02:18:38 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12938765 gulltop : I've been between BIOS v1.03 and v1.05 several times since my October post...

I can confirm that v1.03 ALSO HAS A RESET PROBLEM. It happens less often overall than v1.05, and with a random frequency (instead of 34 minutes).

Again, this is usually under heavy traffic conditions, usually with many connections (like filesharing programs).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12938765 Fri, 18 Mar 2005 00:24:03 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12866417 chun1 : I hear you...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12866417 Wed, 09 Mar 2005 07:57:57 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12848581 chrispycrunc : Update: thanks to this thread, as of last night I changed my network card settings - Linkspeed/duplex mode from "auto" to "10 full mode." So instead of 100mbps, it's at 10. I also made sure the router is set to 10/100, NOT auto.

I also switched from my onboard nvidia gigabit ethernet to a PCI Realtek network card.

So far a P2P tests okay. Streaming audio doesn't disconnect anymore. Knock on wood!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12848581 Mon, 07 Mar 2005 08:05:24 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12838401 chrispycrunc : Is this weird? My wireless connection is flawless, because no P2P is used on it.
On the wired system, it disconnects because of P2P. Opening ports helped tremendously, but it's not a 100% solution.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12838401 Sat, 05 Mar 2005 13:53:43 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12602406 funchords :
said by theefman:

Hi, has anyone used the C revision of the DI-524? Does it have the same problem? I am about to buy my first wireless router and cant decide between this and the linksys WRT54g.
Please understand that the '34 minute disconnect' problem is unique to this individual. The 1.05 reboot problem seems to be quite a bit more general, 1.03 seems to be a more stable alternative but causes problems for others. If you've been around wireless routers for a while, you'll know that this drill is just about normal for any of these products.

The DI-524 actually has relatively few complaints for its current take-up rate in the market.

I have no experience with that Linksys model.
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said by spookster:

wrong, problem not solved, firmware v1.03 also disconnect's randomly, both wired and wireless.
Sad to say, but it's going to be a paper weight on my desk soon.
The 34 minute disconnects happen here also?

This is a bizarre problem. If you are connected directly to the modem, does this occur?
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said by cewyatt See Profile:

There are those who, using a device as just a paperweight, would still have problems.

Help! I place this paperweight on my desk and my paper still blows away! What a piece of junk! Any ideas?

Did you place the paperweight directly on top of the papers?

Nobody said anything about on top of the papers. Besides, shouldn't it do that itself? This is crap, this stupid paperweight doesn't work, it's useless! I'm going to tell everybody what a piece of crap this brand of paperweight is!
There are people that have unrealistic expectations of a SOHO paperweight. Perhaps you need the 'enterprise' model?
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http://www.funchords.com/
Hillsboro, Oregon USA]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12596140 Sun, 06 Feb 2005 11:33:51 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12595639 cewyatt : There are those who, using a device as just a paperweight, would still have problems.

Help! I place this paperweight on my desk and my paper still blows away! What a piece of junk! Any ideas?

Did you place the paperweight directly on top of the papers?

Nobody said anything about on top of the papers. Besides, shouldn't it do that itself? This is crap, this stupid paperweight doesn't work, it's useless! I'm going to tell everybody what a piece of crap this brand of paperweight is!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12595639 Sun, 06 Feb 2005 10:08:34 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12593325 The Flash :
said by spookster:

wrong, problem not solved, firmware v1.03 also disconnect's randomly, both wired and wireless.
Sad to say, but it's going to be a paper weight on my desk soon.
that's just too bad, working fine here. I guess wait for firmware that's gonna be released.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12593325 Sat, 05 Feb 2005 23:29:39 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12593298 anon : wrong, problem not solved, firmware v1.03 also disconnect's randomly, both wired and wireless.
Sad to say, but it's going to be a paper weight on my desk soon.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12593298 Sat, 05 Feb 2005 23:25:01 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12574911 The Flash :
said by spookster:

I tried what you suggested... Disabling Dynamic DHCP and Enabling Static DHCP and changing windows to cooperate with a static address ...
still get the 34min disconnects!
They have seemed to introduce lots of fun features in the firmware 1.05, i can't wait to see what horrible mess they release in the next one.
just use 1.03, prob solved.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12574911 Thu, 03 Feb 2005 20:47:10 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12574233 anon : odd, the exact oppposite of what you guys are doing fixed my problem (disabling static DHCP and enabling dynamic).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12574233 Thu, 03 Feb 2005 19:35:08 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12567835 anon : I tried what you suggested... Disabling Dynamic DHCP and Enabling Static DHCP and changing windows to cooperate with a static address ...
still get the 34min disconnects!
They have seemed to introduce lots of fun features in the firmware 1.05, i can't wait to see what horrible mess they release in the next one.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12567835 Thu, 03 Feb 2005 05:10:54 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12565405 anon : According to an email I recieved awhile ago from Dlink they are currently working on a new firmware release for the DI 524 Rev A, in the mean time i found Disabling Dynamic DHCP and Enabling Static DHCP and changing windows to cooperate with a static address solved my issues with the rebooting problem, I can even run upnp and everything I have always wanted!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12565405 Wed, 02 Feb 2005 21:49:48 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12564410 jeffmd : lol rev c?! They released it in dec..i guess they knew the A sucked so much ass they unloaded them on the rebate sales so they could release a new version. And what happened to rev b? bet that was buggy before it got out the door. ^^

Dlink sucks...

/proud owner of a 524 doorstop]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12564410 Wed, 02 Feb 2005 20:03:55 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12544674 funchords :
said by alexs464 See Profile:

WOW, 35 minutes??? thats a lot of time... because my router disconnects every 2 minutes!!! UPNP desabled, firmware 1.03 or 1.05 - same thing, i tried to go back to 1.03, still disconnects me... i called the support, they said the same old thing... disable UPNP... update it blah blah blah....nothing works... oh no, 1 minute pased, it ll disconnect soon...
Are your wired connections affected?
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Hillsboro, Oregon USA]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12544674 Mon, 31 Jan 2005 19:49:06 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12544532 Carnivore : Well I see D-Link has posted new firmware...for DI-524 Rev. *C*. I wonder if that means they've abandoned Rev. A and plan to leave us stuck with with 1.05 forever. Great.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12544532 Mon, 31 Jan 2005 19:32:26 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12543620 anon : for anyone having troubles with wireless connections, with 1.05 or 1.03:

you guys should try disabling static DHCP and enable dynamic DHCP. somehow when I disabled static DHCP my wireless connection hasn't dropped. it might work for you guys, it might not. and it's only been a few days since I disabled it so who knows....:p]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12543620 Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:49:33 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12543484 anon : I bought this POS just for use as a router ($20 AR) and dont need wireless yet, so I disabled it. Version 1.05 code. Everythingruns fine....

Until you open ports inbound for P2P sharing. As soon as you get more than one stream going the POS soft reboots itself.

Stay away from this router!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12543484 Mon, 31 Jan 2005 17:35:14 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12491325 alexs464 : WOW, 35 minutes??? thats a lot of time... because my router disconnects every 2 minutes!!! UPNP desabled, firmware 1.03 or 1.05 - same thing, i tried to go back to 1.03, still disconnects me... i called the support, they said the same old thing... disable UPNP... update it blah blah blah....nothing works... oh no, 1 minute pased, it ll disconnect soon...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12491325 Wed, 26 Jan 2005 03:47:29 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12470449 The Flash : Just use 1.03, no problems]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12470449 Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:37:09 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12470322 anon : Everyone gets the 34min disconnect problem confused between wired and wireless. its a wired issue!
I have tried 2 different units, and both have the 34 min disconnect problem when using the 1.05 bios.
D-link put out a broken firmware... obviously!
they need to address it, and fix it.
I suggest everyone thats stuck with this unit just keep calling them complaining, so that they get tired enough until they do.
Its been a long time since the 1.05 has been out, and they still haven't put out a replacement.
I will personaly never buy another d-link product.
Their tech support are completly useless, and act like they never heard of this specific problem.
give me a break.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12470322 Mon, 24 Jan 2005 00:16:16 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12454431 anon : NetEng_Dude: I'm using Open Authentication.

I may try changing it to 128 bit WEP to see if 64 bit is flawed.

If I don't get the problems fixed up today, I'm going to go back to our old Router and send this PoS back to the shop.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12454431 Sat, 22 Jan 2005 11:32:18 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12454372 cewyatt : I tried the 1.05 bios but was getting the resets (which are actually reboots of the router) on both wired and wireless clients. So I reverted back to the 1.03 bios. My wired and wireless clients now work reliably, no problems with disconnects or slow speeds. My wireless clients are using no-name cheapo 802.11g cards and they are operating at the maximum 54mbps speeds from a pretty good distance, from one end of the house to the other.

My router is set for static PPPoE (which is what my DSL is with a static IP address), and I have static DHCP enabled (so the client computers all have known assigned addresses), no broadcast of SSID, WPA-PSK encryption, operating on channel 11 (less interference with cordless phone), all Performance settings at their default, all other settings at default except I have disabled UPnP and set it for 10mbps WAN connect.

I don't have to think about the router, it just works, none of the wireless connections misses a beat.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12454372 Sat, 22 Jan 2005 11:24:41 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12454366 The Flash : at least they're aware of the problem, good thing we know that this router will be at least functional.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12454366 Sat, 22 Jan 2005 11:23:29 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12454280 Venomelite : I too had disconnection problems with the 1.05 firmware, flashed to it and back to 1.03 bout 3 times or so but nothing was fixed until I decided to disable Dynamic DHCP and enable Static DHCP and give myself a static address, now I get no more reboots and the router just asks like a 40 dollar networking device like it should.

Also I contacted Dlink for some more info and they actually answered my questions on the second email attempt....

Products: DI-524
Operating System: Windows XP Pro

The product management group is currently working to update the firmware for the DI-524. At this time there is no estimated release date for that update. I suggest using the 1.03 firmware until a new update becomes available.

Should you require further assistance with your D-Link products, please reply to this message, or call toll free at 877-453-5465. Thank you for networking with D-Link.

At least there is going to be a new firmware release according to Dlink but when who knows.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12454280 Sat, 22 Jan 2005 11:13:06 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12454048 NetEng_Dude : Are you using 'Open' or 'Shared' authentication? I switched to 'Open' after learning of the flaw with 'Shared' (compromises the encryption key). A side benefit has been more reliable operation. It seemed for me that the 'Shared' authentication process caused chronic flapping and disconnects for my wireless clients. Much smoother using 'Open'.

BTW, I use WEP (128-bit) since a few of our systems run Win98.

Good luck.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12454048 Sat, 22 Jan 2005 10:40:26 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12452443 anon : Does anyone else get disconnection problems even with 1.03 BIOS? I bought a D-Link because my friend recommended them (saying they make "good crappy routers" (meaning good "cheap" routers)), and so far, it's acting exactly like my old USR router (yeah, they run on the same hardware, I know).

Trying it with the default BIOS resetted, Flashed to 1.05, resetted even more, went back to 1.03, resetted less, but still resetting randomly.

All MISC features turned off, WEP at 64bit, PPPoE, lalalalala...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12452443 Sat, 22 Jan 2005 01:26:51 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12451317 The Flash : Well using the 1.05 was no good, the 1.03 with WPA-PSK has served me well.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12451317 Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:47:56 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12451273 anon : I bought this POS in October 2004 and I can't believe I've had this much patience! It's utterly pathetic the amount of time I've spent with tech support (at least 4 calls) and browsing forums looking for answers. Even my friend who works for dlink tech support thinks it's a lost cause. I have a WPC-11 linksys card (which has worked sans problem for over 3 years). The most tragic part is that I recently bought a DI-A650 only to find that it wont work with the 524. I bought the card in a far away store and I've already sent in the router rebate...so...sucks to be me. Anybody wanna have have a d-link bonfire?

Maybe next time I'll be one of those of you lucky ones who are like "I don't understand why ya'll done got so many problems with that there router box...works fine fer me!" Har har har! And yes, I will say it just like that. :p ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12451273 Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:41:11 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12450169 anon : I managed to DRAMATICALLY reduce the drop rates on the wireless of my DI-524 by dropping the speed of the wireless side from 54Mbps to 11Mbps. Haven't had a dropped connection in a decent amount of time. I'm on 1.05.

To do this, go into your router and click on ADVANCED - PERFORMANCE and change the TX rate. I believe the default is 54. I knocked it down to 11 and it seems to be quite stable. I'm going to try higher speeds a little later on, but so far, so good.

I realize that isn't the best answer, but it is sufficent for me at least until they release a new firmware.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12450169 Fri, 21 Jan 2005 20:27:52 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12407703 vfrdev : I still get disconnects with either 1.03 or 1.05 firmware
Going back to the store in 2 days if I can't gwet this to work. Any other suggestions?

Solved problem today: bought Linksys WRT54G setup in 5 minutes now get full speed with wpa and no disconnects]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12407703 Mon, 17 Jan 2005 12:32:02 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12401957 kflinch : Finding this thread was a big help to me. I have been experiencing intermittent "Network cable unplugged" messages. It was only today that I figured out that the frequency was every 34 minutes. A Google search led me here.

I called D-Link to ask them what they thought of my problem. The technician had no clue. He said that if a web forum suggested that reverting to firmware 1.03 was the solution then, I should revert to 1.03.

I did revert to v1.03, but 34 minutes have not yet elapsed so I do not know if this was the solution. However I am cautiously optimistic.

Thanks, everyone, for your help.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12401957 Sun, 16 Jan 2005 18:55:07 EDT Re: Possible fix - DI 524 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12370706 anon : My router came preloaded with 1.05. When I try to downgrade it to 1.03, it says that there is a mismatch with the settings file and then it seems to fail.

Help!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12370706 Thu, 13 Jan 2005 01:09:31 EDT Re: Possible fix - DI 524 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12364048 anon : I disabled the WAN ping days ago but still getting disconnection and this router's signal is kind of weak. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12364048 Wed, 12 Jan 2005 13:22:53 EDT Possible fix - DI 524 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12315829 jza_05 : I have purchased the 524 pre-loaded with 1.05. I noticed two quick disconnects in the beginning when I first setup the d-link. (like a 2 second disconnect). I tried a couple different configurations and I found blocking WAN Ping's resolves the disconnects. I never had another disconnect since and the 524 is keeping very stable. To block WAN ping's go to Tools - then Misc and enable. It worked for me, hopefully other people with have some luck with this setting.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12315829 Fri, 07 Jan 2005 01:02:45 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12270758 Carnivore : I can't believe the answer to my problems all this time was flashing to an old version of firmware on my DI-524.

Over the past several months, I have spent HOURS trying to troubleshoot why my wireless connection keeps dropping, and why my DCHP keeps renewing every few seconds. I RMA'd the router. I RMA'd my wireless cards. And then after those efforts didn't work, I RMA'd my entire new Dell laptop to try to sort this out.

Finally I came to this forum and learned what everybody else here seems to already know, that the 1.05 firmware is thoroughly broken and flashing back to 1.03 is the solution.

In all the many times I called D-Link tech support, NOT ONCE did they suggest rolling back to v.1.03 firmware. Why is it that everybody here knows to do this but the company doesn't let on?? It never occurred to me that a final release of a firmware version that had been officially posted since last summer could be the cause of all my frustration. It was only when I finally started shopping for a new router on Amazon that I spotted customer review for the DI-524 pointing me to this forum for the answer.

Tonight, after reverting to firmware 1.03, I am disgusted to find that the DHCP no longer resets every few seconds, and my wireless connection is rock solid, the way it should have been all along. (And for the record, I tried doing a crash reset and re-loading v.1.05 as suggested in another thread, but it didn't make any difference).

One thing is for sure, I will never, ever, *ever* buy another D-Link product again. The company deserves to be hit with a class action lawsuit forcing them to send new, properly-working hardware to all the consumers they have ripped off with their broken product all this time. I only wish I could bill them for all the time I sunk into trying to solve this, no thanks to their so-called tech support department that obviously chose not to admit the real problem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12270758 Sun, 02 Jan 2005 00:29:02 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12270487 The Flash : Using 1.05, with Emule disable KAD and you'll be fine. My router has been working great ever since.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12270487 Sat, 01 Jan 2005 23:49:57 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12270020 anon : I should add that I don't know whether it was exactly 1.03 that did the trick for me.

I've made so many changes I can't keep track of them all.

But I did the following, if my memory serves me at least half-assedly...

flash 1.03
disable DHCP & static DHCP
configure IP settings manually from each computer (enter IP, mask, gateway, DNS)
and many more!

I don't know if all these were necessary, but I'm not about to spend yet more time trying every combination of the changes. Like I said, I'll be returning my DI-524 in the near future.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12270020 Sat, 01 Jan 2005 22:42:23 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12269979 anon : »forum.emule-project.net/lofivers···022.html

Here's a thread from eMule forum about how recent versions of eMule cause some routers (including DI-524) to frequently disconnect (every 2-5 minutes) if you have the Kad option enabled.

Thanks to this thread I fixed the ~30 minute reboot cycle by flashing the router with 1.03

But then I noticed that eMule was causing disconnects whenever I have that on. There are detailed discussions on that thread. But basically the newer eMule versions don't play nice with some routers if you set it up to connect to Kad network.

I'm not really the patient type. So I'll return my DI-524 and get a Linksys WRT54G. I read that WRT54G will work with Kad-enabled eMule.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12269979 Sat, 01 Jan 2005 22:36:22 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12238646 morpherex : How well does the WRt54G work with p2p though, like bit torrent.

Or should I just build myself a wrap box with m0n0wall without having to worry about filling up max connections XD.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12238646 Wed, 29 Dec 2004 02:50:53 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12175542 anon : Just wanted you guys to know that I have fixed my problem. I used to use shareaza but I switched to another P2P program and I no longer have any disconnects. My network has been up for two weeks. I think this may be the case until a new firmware is released. The truth is DLINK and SHAREAZA do not like each other very much, so it is just a suggestion to try. This fixed my problem and if you also use shareaza and have the disconnect blues, maybe try another P2P program.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12175542 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 05:13:27 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12175118 akmucker : LOL..that was entertaining as heck! :) Myself, well, I'm on day 38 with my 524. I haven't had a single issue with the 1.05. Guess it's luck of the draw with "the gray garbage box". Mine is a keeper.....liking the stability alot!

m :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12175118 Tue, 21 Dec 2004 02:20:53 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12173707 anon : :)I figured out how to stop the 34 minute disconnects!
I am so happy now!
Heres what i did and i think it will work for you people too.
1. unplug router
2. wrap up the ethernet cable
3. put the cd back in the box
4. put the router back in the box
5. call Dlink customer support to scream (for good times sake) then stoop, laugh and let them know its coming BACK!
6. take the box back to the store that recommended this awful plastic parasite of time and money.
7. give the salesman an evil look, and the customer support person a loving one:)
8. take your refunded money and buy a linksys wrt54g
truth is the linksys is great. using a rca cable modem and comcast Everything connected automaticly. The longest time i spent was reseting the stuff dlink recommended (static ip, switched back to automaticle detect settings for ip and dns #. My laptop connects instantly on wireless, the xbox doesnt disconnect and my home pcs doin great. oh and
9.gloat to the poor sad people that still have that grey garbage box. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12173707 Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:31:47 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12172904 anon : Okay, so this whacked out piece of shiznit wants to do its thing every 34 minutes. It's not trying to renew the ip address. However, it is trying to make sure that it continually needs to assign an ip address via dhcp. Maybe the time interval for doing so is 34 minutes. I haven't gotten that tecnhical at this point. But I have gone into my firewall (ZoneAlarm-free gratis version) and added the ip for the router 192.168.0.1 into the trusted zones. Been running strong for 24 hours. That is a record for me and for a lot of others from what I can find in multiple forums. I've gone to www.grc.com and run the shields up test and get no issues. So maybe it's worth a try.

Peace]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12172904 Mon, 20 Dec 2004 21:17:58 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12163133 The Flash : Ok everyone who is having disconnecting troubles, read this thread
»Possible fix for DI-524 and Frimware v1.05

I tried it and it's working great so far, been connected for over 2 hours without disconnecting. Using the 1.05 firmware with WPA-PKA.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12163133 Sun, 19 Dec 2004 21:05:39 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12160878 kallsop : A few hours following the hard reset, the router started random reboots again, every few minutes. Put in a Belkin F5D7230-4 (free after rebate) and no more problems!

DI-524 1.03 was released in, what, January 2004? One year later and the router still doesn't work. 1.05 is unusable.

Pathetic effort from D-Link. I won't be buying again.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12160878 Sun, 19 Dec 2004 16:15:28 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12158213 kallsop : I was getting so many router reboots it was basically useless. Saved the router settings to hard disk, did a manual reset on the router back panel, restored settings from hard disk, and the router is behaving again. Running 1.03 and no resets since last night :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12158213 Sun, 19 Dec 2004 09:33:23 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12156825 The Flash : Recently purchased the 524 with 1.05B preloaded. It was working well the first day but then the second day it kept disconnecting. It got rather annoying so I flashed the firmware back to 1.03. I've tried using WPA-PSK with the 1.03 but it disconnects even more often. So you should use WEP 128 bit with the 1.03, probably the best set up so far until a new firmware is released. I'm using wireless to post this, hopefully the problem is gone.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12156825 Sun, 19 Dec 2004 00:37:30 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12155453 kallsop : I have the same problem. 1.05 has the disconnect problem, and 1.03 can't handle heavy p2p traffic. D-Link have dropped the ball on this one.

Now looking for a good deal on a Linksys WRT54G.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12155453 Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:10:47 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12154684 anon : here is the prob for me. i am sandwiched in both ends. if i use 1.03, i would get disconnects because of the overload i get in bitcomet and shareaza and i can t refresh any steam servers. upgrated to the 1.05, yes i can refresh the steam serverlist but i get the 34 reconnects too. the worst thing is, i have to restart taking the queue each time my router reboots. ok.. i ve got enough with queue #2000+]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12154684 Sat, 18 Dec 2004 19:08:35 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12149234 anon : :mad:I Hate Dlink. I think Im going to call their customer support and just scream a couple of times just to give them the frustration theyve given me. Im using a rca cable modem on comcast cable. I am getting the 30 minute reset too. It doesnt affect my computer usage since it reconnects right away but it doesnt make me very popular with online gaming. Specificaly xbox online gaming. I also have a netgear rp614 that i love. It never reset, was easy to configure and i would still be using it if it had 802.11g capability. Also the xbox and my computer are connected on the LAN ports. So I know its not the cable modem, and ive done everything dlink asked, Ive assigned a static ip to the xbox disabled ppoe , you name it. I HATE DLINK. oh and my firmware was 1.05 out of the box(still reset) I upgraded to 1.05 (3 days newer than my firmware)and it STILL RESETS. I HATE DLINK! I HOPE THE PEOPLE WHO FALSELY ADVERTISED THIS ROUTER ROT IN HELL!!!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12149234 Fri, 17 Dec 2004 22:45:47 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12145984 funchords :
said by tlbj6142 See Profile:

How exactly do you rollback to 1.03? I've tried, but the box just reboots and I'm back at 1.05.

After reading the support docs on firmware upgrades, I noticed I don't see the "continue" button as described in the docs.

Any ideas?
Try resetting to factory defaults, first:

Step 1 Locate the reset pinhole on the back of the unit.
Step 2 With the router powered on, press and hold the Reset button.
Step 3 Hold the Reset button for about 10 seconds.
Step 4 Release the Reset button.
Step 5 The device is now at factory defaults.
--
Robb Topolski
http://www.funchords.com/
Hillsboro, Oregon USA]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12145984 Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:47:10 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12145066 KeithinVan : Ive noticed a slightly different problem with my di-524 relating to disconnects. 3 Days ago I upgraded cable modems from a Terayon to a Motorola Surfboard (docsis). I must say I’m sorry to see the Terayon go. Its been flawless for more than 3 years.

I’m actually writing this as I re-flash (downgrade) to 1.03 from 1.05. Its 2am. As I read through the previous msgs I noticed one distinct difference. I have been successfully running 1.05 for about 3 months. No disconnects! On either wan or lan side. Now, after doing my cable modem upgrade I started experiencing repeated disconnects, wan side only. Occurrence time is at least once every 2 hours. Nothing had changed on my internal lan, hardware-wise, cabling, or computers using the lan. Even plugged into the same port on the power bar! The only factor that changed was the cable modem and suddenly I started having the annoying disconnect issue. Very strange. Discussing the matter with a knowledgeable and professional employee at Shaw (actually used linux and unix at home like me), he was very interested in the disconnects and together we speculated various circumstances which could be triggering this on their side. I was pushing my idea it was cable modem related, because it was definitely NOT happening prior to the swap. He felt it was a relatively unknown problem, yet agreed potentially a big one. At least big for annoyance factor.

--- Its been 8 hours since my 1.03 downgrade, and not a single disconnect. I suspect my problem has been solved. I cant say why it only happened once the docsis was connected on v1.05, but something was triggering the reset.

Another unrelated problem I found with di-524 and WEP enabled on 1.03 was with a wireless XP notebook. Frequently I could connect to the AP/router yet not obtain a ip. The router seemed incapable of sending back the ip. I watched the traffic off the notebook, lots of dhcp requests, yet no replies. Again, this was after a successful WEP connection. WEP off, there was no problems obtaining a ip. Another dlink bug?

Hope this info helps. Im regretting buying Dlink now.

Thanks all,

Keith
New West]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12145066 Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:58:42 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12128064 bteam : I have this router that came with 1.05 installed. It worked great out of the box for about a month. Then suddenly I started getting the disconnect issue. These disconnect were not random.
Very annoying when you are trying to video conference. The disconnect only appeared to be happening on the desktop. I would not observe the disconnect bubble when using my wireless laptop?
I read everything I could on the subject. I had tried every thing; enable this, disable that, resets, new cables, repair XP, etc... Every thing except a full clean and reinstall of XP.
I was only moments away from wiping the hard drive and starting from scratch when I found this forum. I'm soooo glad I did. This was the only place I found the suggestion to roll back the firmware to 1.03
It's been three full days since, and not one disconnect.
Hello D-Link, firmware upgrades are suppose to be an improvement over previous versions !!!!
Thanks to everyone here for your suggestions.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12128064 Wed, 15 Dec 2004 17:18:28 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12125635 akmucker : See here: »Possible fix for DI-524 and Frimware v1.05

m :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12125635 Wed, 15 Dec 2004 12:51:06 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12125088 anon : Just another case:

I too was having the diconnect problem w/ my DI-524 router, using the 1.05 firmware. I thought it was random, but after inspecting a log from ICQ, I too saw it was happening every 34 minutes. Downgrading the firmware to 1.03 worked flawlessly. It's now been up for hours w/o a single disconnect...

Hopefully this issue will be addressed in a future firmware update... ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12125088 Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:52:43 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12123827 anon : I don't know whether this will help much, and I don't fully understand why it would help....(sounds promising doesn't it : )
But try setting the MTU of the NIC in the computer connected to the router to the same thing as whats listed in the WAN menu.
The only theory I have is that making them the same reduces overhead in the router by not making it fragment every packet that comes to it.

I was having this problem with both firmware versions real bad. If I was downloading anything big or doing anything that really exercised the WAN part of the router, I couldn't stay connected for more than a few minutes.

After setting this I'm now streaming music, downloading and surfing, and it's been a whole 20 minutes!!

Good luck.
-Ryan]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12123827 Wed, 15 Dec 2004 09:05:02 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12118372 StanleyParks : I have just stumbled across this thread. I have been having the same problem and will try the 1.03 firmware. Basically, my Media MVP player will cause the router to crash within a few minutes. (The media MVP is a networked MPEG2 video player.) This is on a wired connection, no wireless involved. I am guessing that the problem is related to high bitrate streams, possibly may be specific to the UDP protocol.

*** UPDATE *** I have installed the 1.03 firmware, and after sorting out 1 glitch with the WAN being set to 100, I have the router and Media MVP working flawlessly.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12118372 Tue, 14 Dec 2004 17:24:47 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12081912 anon : just wanted to say that I've only had mine a day, and it's been great. I have 1.05 firmware factory installed. I'm running 128bit WEP with no other filtering.

I'm a heavy user with a home office, two ThinkPads, one has Centrino based internal wireless the other Atheros internal wireless, plus two hardwired machines. My internet is used probably a solid 10-12 hours with lot's of big downloads.

I did get one disconnect while I was out for lunch, I have no idea what caused it...at the time the thinkpad was sitting right beside my 2.4 Ghz phone base. I have the router in a very bad place, it's right on top of a computer monitor, beside the main relay box to my house, which is beside a washer/dryer/freezer, and underneath a stairwell..I left it their while I was setting up, but I got a strong signal throughout my home, even 3 stores up so I left it their.

this is my 3rd router, and it was the easiest to setup, and has great range.

Neil]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12081912 Fri, 10 Dec 2004 15:27:28 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12072076 akmucker : Day 27 for me and still no hint of a problem. WPA-PSK works great. FW 1.05, version A1. It has been more stable than my prior 614+ and 824VUP routers. I couldn't be more impressed, great bang for buck....

m]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12072076 Thu, 09 Dec 2004 15:25:40 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12069709 Ohio45431 : I have a 524 running 1.05. It is the "B" version though. I was initially getting disconnects because of the security level (WEP,WPA, WPA-PSK) I was running. I set up for WPA-PSK and got the disconnects. Switched back to WEP, no problems.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12069709 Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:47:06 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12069514 anon : I was just curious if anyone has an idea how to stop these random disconnects. I have tried both firmwares and I recently reverted back to 1.03 yet I still have the same problems. /i have spoke with dlink twice already and no luck there either. If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12069514 Thu, 09 Dec 2004 10:27:33 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12060975 film_girl : tlbj6142: These are the crash recovery method (driver rollback) instructions straight from D-Link's site:

Crash Recovery
If you are experiencing router reboots, try using the crash recovery method and reflashing an earlier firmware. Download the firmware you wish to use from »support.dlink.com/downloads. To crash recover:

Step 1 Unplug the power from the router. Hold in the reset button and plug the power back in. Continue holding for 10 seconds and then release.

Step 2 Statically assign an IP address to your computer in the same IP subnet range: 192.168.0.x where x is any number between 2 and 254. Your Subnet Mask should be 255.255.255.0.

Step 3 Open Internet Explorer and browse to 192.168.0.1. You should see the crash recovery page. Browse to the location of the firmware on your hard-drive and click the send button.

Your router should now be stable and ready to configure. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12060975 Wed, 08 Dec 2004 13:39:43 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12053768 gulltop : Upon further watching, the 34 minute disconnect cycle seems to be triggered by filesharing programs. Not sure which, though (I use Shareaza and Kazaa Lite).

I wrote a script which logs changes in the connection, and its very consistently 34 minutes. +/- 5 seconds at most.

Basically the router is just getting overloaded by the traffic and resetting itself. (Not sure why 34 minutes specifically, though. That'd be up to a D-Link engineer to answer.)

While I'm no expert, this indicates a security vulnerability, since someone could purposely flood D-Link routers with this sort of traffic in order to cause a denial of service.

I recall a virus which targeted a similar vulnerability in Cisco routers this past summer. It took down a lot of businesses for many days, and many of them simply moved to the competition. The same could easily happen to D-Link if they don't fix this soon.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12053768 Tue, 07 Dec 2004 18:03:47 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12046739 tlbj6142 : How exactly do you rollback to 1.03? I've tried, but the box just reboots and I'm back at 1.05.

After reading the support docs on firmware upgrades, I noticed I don't see the "continue" button as described in the docs.

Any ideas?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12046739 Mon, 06 Dec 2004 22:09:10 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12034722 jeffmd : hmm no edit buttons...doh.

Well after all night of playing with it, changing encryption methods, tweaking the wireless settings, I was still unable to get any more then 200kbytes/sec (cable is 350). I decided to pick up netgears 614 to replace it and from the get go the netgear has worked wonderfully with the belkin and dlink adapters.

Saddly I prolly wont take the dlink back, because the pc adapter that comes with it alone is still worth the $20 (AR though). Maybe if dlink releases a new firmware i'll sell it. but damn, I am never buying another dlink product again. I had a dlink switch that lost a few ports after a year, a dlink nic that also died one day, the router which dosnt work, and even the pc card is only usable because I manually disabled the reg.exe program (which I have no clue what its use for besides farking up your system). ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12034722 Sun, 05 Dec 2004 14:07:09 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12031417 jeffmd : I was doing ok with 1.05 but then I added (upgraded) to belkins usb g adapter. before I had a netgear and while the disconnects appeared on the sys tray, it didnt sever the connections. Unfortunatly the belkin didnt fare as well and about 35 percent of the time it actually couldnt regain connection unless I opened up belkins config panel (yay.. more buggy crap). So 1.03 I went. Havnt seen any disconnections since, how ever my wifi net speed has changed.. its wierd.

My cable modem (connects at 100mbit btw) can achieve 350kbytes, and indeed my 100mbit connected computer can achieve that no problem. But my wifi computers are getting no higher then 140kbytes a second now. How ever G speeds are still fast (I use an 80 meg test file, normal is 45 second transfer time, right now its at about 60 seconds).

really freaking annoying... this is slow as all hell now. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12031417 Sat, 04 Dec 2004 23:48:53 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12029290 anon : On day 1: 2 hours, strong signal and working well.

Perhaps the preloaded v 1.05's work better than the previous releases. I just hope I can make it at least half a year without experiencing all kinds of problems. And maybe by then D-Link will have a new firmware, or I'll just rollback to 1.03. Just like a car, right now I just want something that works.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12029290 Sat, 04 Dec 2004 18:03:16 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12013816 akmucker : Well, I am on day 20 with the 524 running 1.05 FW. I haven't had a single issue with the wired or wireless connections. Very happy with this router, it has been rock solid.

Hey NetEng_Dude, the 524 has WPA and it works great. I've been using it from day one with a Centrino based notebook with Intel Pro 2100 wireless. I am using WinXP SP2 and letting windows manage the wireless. Sorry to hear of everyone's problems....

m :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12013816 Thu, 02 Dec 2004 21:26:06 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12012394 NetEng_Dude : FWIW, here's my v1.05 experience--

I bought an extra DI-524 on sale a couple of months ago with the intention of setting up a small wireless network for my parents. Just for grins I pulled it out of the box earlier this week, loaded v1.05 firmware, and configured it to otherwise match my production DI-524 running v1.03 firmware. Nothing but problems with the v1.05 unit. I have three wired systems and two wireless active, WEP-128, Open Auth, SSID broadcast on, MAC filtering, a few IP filters, a few ports forwarded, and some logging.

After wasting over an hour with v1.05, I reverted it to v1.03. Works reasonably well with v1.03. I'm actually experimenting with using the pair as APs at the moment. It would be nice if Dlink would produce a stable release with all features available, including WPA/802.1x, radio control, and enhanced timekeeping.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12012394 Thu, 02 Dec 2004 18:59:15 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12006083 anon : Ditto to all of the above. Bought mine a few days ago – wish I'd read the reviews on Circuit City's website first! – constant disconnects. Reverting to 1.03 worked fine after dropping the WAN port down to 10 Mbit/s and disabling all the special "features" (hah!) on the Misc tab.

F**k D-Link. :mad:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,12006083 Thu, 02 Dec 2004 00:41:53 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11978056 anon : I'm having this same problem with the frequent disconnects. Additionally, I can't get the thing to hold a time setting. All of my log enteries are dated April 1, 2002.

I have noticed, however, that if I'm listening to some streaming media I get no disconnects at all.

I'm thinking of sending the sucker back to newegg.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11978056 Sun, 28 Nov 2004 22:33:54 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11944575 anon : I was having lots of disconnects with the 1.05 firmware, the only way to stop it was to disable the wireless, so went back to 1.03 and all is well again. Must be a bug in 1.05]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11944575 Wed, 24 Nov 2004 01:19:28 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11912022 anon : i used the 1.05 for a few months before i started getting the 34 minute disconnects. rolling back to 1.03 helped, thanks guys.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11912022 Sat, 20 Nov 2004 10:35:43 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11910637 akmucker : I just bought the 524 with factory installed 1.05. So far so good. Not a single problem on the wired connection with about 7 days use. The wireless seems rock solid too, using WPA-PSK with an Intel Pro/2100 Centrino based notebook. Using WinXP SP2. The router is so cool, tiny little bugger. Got it for $19.99 AR at Fry's. Very happy so far....hopefully I won't jinx myself from posting this.....

m ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11910637 Sat, 20 Nov 2004 02:08:37 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11902295 anon : Thank god for the forums!

I also had the same problem with dropped connections and even now, it's not the most stable. HOWEVER, it is much improved from going back to bios 1.03... thanks for the suggestion. At least, it seems to be working better.

I like the router; but it's really given me a hassle in terms of buggy firmware. My old DI-713p (which is in for RMA service) was SO much more reliable!

If you do reflash back to bios 1.03; remember to set the wan to 10 mbps to work with sympatico dsl modems.

Kevin]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11902295 Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:15:34 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11874900 cewyatt :
said by Cherry8:

Well, tried to flash back to 1.03, but then the WAN wouldn't connect. So back to 1.05. WAN connects but the 'ole 34 minute disconnect routine continues. Anyone have same issue?
The reason "WAN wouldn't connect" when you flashed back to version 1.03 is because you didn't change the WAN select speed to 10mbps instead of the default 100mbps. The 1.05 firmware defaults to a new "auto" setting. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11874900 Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:52:40 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11869148 DiskDrive :
said by elorimer:

Thanks. I did that and 1.03 pulled the WAN address just fine. Now to see if that fixes my problems with the DWL-G510 card.
You're kidding, right? Unless D-Link comes out with new drivers (Microsoft-certified would be nice, too), the DWL-G510 is just a lemon. :(]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11869148 Mon, 15 Nov 2004 16:33:40 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11868546 anon : Well, tried to flash back to 1.03, but then the WAN wouldn't connect. So back to 1.05. WAN connects but the 'ole 34 minute disconnect routine continues. Anyone have same issue?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11868546 Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:28:36 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11854371 anon : I got this router for about a week, hook it up to my current DI-604 router as an AP. Got the same constantly disconnected problem after updated it to v1.05. I couldn't figure out why (disabled the WZC, install the wireless card latest driver, moved the router around, nothing worked). Today, I saw one of the post and flashed it back to 1.03. The problem seems to disappear so far.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11854371 Sat, 13 Nov 2004 17:57:29 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11837389 anon : I talked with DLink's tech support two days ago, not in a good mood after discovering all the issues this recently purchased DI-524 had (MAC filter only working with the first entry, reseting under heavy load, even plainly freezing on a Kad search test). The tech told me that there would definitely be (his own words) new firmware releases for the DI-524, but he was unable to provide with an ETA.

Now as to what will be fixed with this router that currently looks like a lemon, God knows. Hoping they fix those stupid bugs, as they seem to be software-related IMHO.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11837389 Thu, 11 Nov 2004 18:28:10 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11794588 anon : Has anyone found out if there will be a 1.06 firmware? This is a stupid problem to have! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11794588 Sat, 06 Nov 2004 21:36:54 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11776833 anon : I upgraded a month ago. This problem appears after I changed some configuration on emule or the router (I don't remember exactly). I haven't tried to roll back to 1.03, but yesterday I just hard reset it and leave standard configuration, and its working fine. I'll will configure again (not just restore the configuration file because I've already try it and the problem reappears) to check if this problem is related to the configuration.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11776833 Thu, 04 Nov 2004 16:54:29 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11740347 anon : This may help. I talked to DLink support and they recommended making some changes on the Advance tab, then the performance button. These are the required changes:

Beacon interval: 50
Fragmentation: 2304
RTS Threshold: 2304
TX rate: 11

Seems to have cut down on the disconnects.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11740347 Sun, 31 Oct 2004 19:51:11 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11736277 anon : I have not even used the wireless connection yet. All my problems with 1.05 were on wired connectiom. With 1.03 for a couple of days now - no problems.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11736277 Sun, 31 Oct 2004 09:04:39 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11736087 cewyatt :
said by morpherex See Profile:

By the way people. To all that's saying it's a problem for WIRELESS ONLY you're wrong. I'm on WIRED, on this router, and I get the disconnecting.
When I tried the 1.05 firmware I had similar problems, both wired and wireless. The 1.03 firmware is very stable, no problems on either.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11736087 Sun, 31 Oct 2004 08:13:38 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11732079 morpherex :
quote:
Ya know I've had the same problems, and its annoying as hell. Glad to see its not just me I just emailed D-link I hope you have all done the same.

And whats with xbox live compatable? Don't people know how to forward ports? yeah, I got two xbox's and never had live problems with a router, if set up properly.


I don't know which ports to forward, and I'm too lazy to figure out Lol.

By the way people. To all that's saying it's a problem for WIRELESS ONLY you're wrong. I'm on WIRED, on this router, and I get the disconnecting.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11732079 Sat, 30 Oct 2004 18:32:51 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11730437 anon : No, the DWL-G510 keeps disconnecting and changing speeds. I've replaced it with a Belkin card which is running solid at 54 mps. So I suspect my problem wasn't the DI-524 but the DWL-G510.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11730437 Sat, 30 Oct 2004 14:39:17 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11728717 anon : I had the same problem. Just got this unit yesterday. First I could not connect at all. Went on D-Link web page to find out that I should get the new Bios. Got 1.05. It was the same problem as with others here. Than I installed 1.03 - so far so good.

Cheers]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11728717 Sat, 30 Oct 2004 09:51:35 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11727613 anon : Lock the speed of the NIC to 100 FUll DUPLEx.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11727613 Sat, 30 Oct 2004 01:41:54 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11725362 brucecmc1 : I initially had problems with distance...I had one box in a back bed room, the router in the front room (approx 50 ft)..signal was usually very low...

moved the router to a more central location (within 15 / 20 feet) and problem was resolved...can run the router at the lowest antenna power output (12.5% 10dbm) with signal strengths always at very good or excellent.

i suspect however, the problem was more of my LinkSYS Wireless G USB adapter on the desktop machine...

I run a Dlink Airplus Xtreme G in my laptop and have never had a signal degredation, even going outside with it in excess of 50 feet from the router at the lowest antenna power output...

So, i think the results can vary based on the config of the router and the adapter you are employing...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11725362 Fri, 29 Oct 2004 20:17:14 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11715903 anon : Thanks. I did that and 1.03 pulled the WAN address just fine. Now to see if that fixes my problems with the DWL-G510 card.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11715903 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:34:39 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11710470 cewyatt :
said by elorimer:

I had upgraded the firmware to 1.05 right off the bat and have the disconnects. Now, dropping back to 1.03, the router doesn't pull the WAN address from the cable modem. But upgrading again, there's no problem with that. So dropping back isn't an option for me.
The 1.03 firmware defaults the WAN select speed to 100Mbps. Change it to 10Mbps and most likely you'll be working again. The 1.05 firmware has a new option of "Auto", the default, which means it will detect whatever speed your cablemodem is operating at and set itself accordingly, so the 1.05 firmware appears to work when the 1.03 doesn't. But setting the switch manually in the 1.03 firmware works very well.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11710470 Thu, 28 Oct 2004 09:45:02 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11706121 Ave8 : The bottom line is d-link is incompetent.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11706121 Wed, 27 Oct 2004 20:11:02 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11705217 anon : I had upgraded the firmware to 1.05 right off the bat and have the disconnects. Now, dropping back to 1.03, the router doesn't pull the WAN address from the cable modem. But upgrading again, there's no problem with that. So dropping back isn't an option for me.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11705217 Wed, 27 Oct 2004 18:40:33 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11704719 rasiel : same issue that you guys are having (w/ 1.03 and/or 1.05). dlink tech said to turn off power management on card and to call back if still having problem.

still having problem... but don't feel like being on hold for an eternity chewing up my day minutes.

the strange thing is i've gone back to plugging into the router with cat5. i thought that for sure would resolve the frequent disconnects but somehow the router manages to drop me even when physically connected - wtf? if i can't find a solution i'm going to have to take this dog back to best buy.

ras]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11704719 Wed, 27 Oct 2004 17:44:52 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11701933 jcpingu : I have been using firm 1.05 for over a month and haven't any Problem. People please check the Area you are Setting the Router. The Previous post is Correct if you Trapped the Signal, of course you gonna have Constant disconnect.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11701933 Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:37:40 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11699891 anon : my disconnects went away after a re-boot. anybody have issues with distance? if i go more than 12-15 feet away...signal drops. don't really want to buy an external antenna for more than the cost of the router. suggestions?
dw]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11699891 Wed, 27 Oct 2004 07:13:14 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11681670 anon : I hate to admit this, but MY problem was resolved by physically relocated the router. I had it on a shelf which I suspect was trapping the signal. It wasn't a full enclosure by any means, but seems to have been enough to screw the signal up. After moving the router out to the electronic tundra that is my desk, everything works great on 1.05 firmware. :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11681670 Mon, 25 Oct 2004 09:34:43 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11675341 billdoe : Nope stopping UPnP didn't help a bit. Had to go back to Firmware 1.03. Oh fun :( That's why I got rid of my Linksys. Worked great when i got it. Every time I got firmware I had even more problems..lol]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11675341 Sun, 24 Oct 2004 14:00:01 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11673505 billdoe : Ya know I've had the same problems, and its annoying as hell. Glad to see its not just me ;) I just emailed D-link I hope you have all done the same.

And whats with xbox live compatable? Don't people know how to forward ports? yeah, I got two xbox's and never had live problems with a router, if set up properly.

D-Link responded ASAP ;) While I was still here.

Products: DI-524
Operating System: Windows XP

Bill, from your email it seems that your router is rebooting.

You may be experiencing trouble with a feature known as UPnP. This feature allows Windows XP and Me machines to remotely open necessary ports for Internet Applications. You may try disabling UPnP (on the router as well as your computers) to see if this cures your reset woes. Log into the web-based configuration, access the Tools page, then the Misc. button. Choose the disabled button next to UPnP. Click Apply. You should no longer experience the frequent resets.

Still using 1.05 firmware I'll respond if this helps.

Bill]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11673505 Sun, 24 Oct 2004 07:57:10 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11668569 morpherex : I upgraded the firmware to 1.05 mainly for the XBox live support. Problems are annoying.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11668569 Sat, 23 Oct 2004 14:56:16 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11658975 jimwh : I only got my 524 yesterday, but upgraded to the 1.05 f/w immediately just out of habit. I use iTunes while surfing and have not had any isues of disconnects or soft-reboots.

I have had iTunes "re-buffer" the stream a couple of times, but have never paid attention to the timing (if it is indeed 34 minutes). I did note that while the "re-buffering" was going on, other surfing proceeded as usual, so it must have been an issue with the iTunes site.

I'll keep watching for this, though, and will go with a LinkSys if I encounter problems.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11658975 Fri, 22 Oct 2004 12:53:20 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11627758 anon : UGh...I just bought the 524 and am having trouble keeping a connection up longer than 5 min using both 1.03 AND 1.05. This is really frustrating. It's working fined with te wired connections, just the wireless portion is flaky.

I'm using an integrated Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter on my IBM T41p notebook.

The router boasts it can support 802.11b so I thought it would be a no brainer. I disabled uPNP aftrer reading some other postings here and it didn't seem to help. (but you can't even disabled uPNP under the 1.03 firmware)

Any suggestions?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11627758 Tue, 19 Oct 2004 09:34:35 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11626301 gulltop : I've been getting this problem too with 1.05. It's always 34 minutes, plus or minus 5 seconds.

Strange thing is, I've been able to sometimes prevent it for weeks at a time with some magic combination of settings and router rebooting (as-yet-undetermined).

Back to 1.03 right now, but still experimenting...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11626301 Tue, 19 Oct 2004 01:39:42 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11175591 anon : Well, had to reboot my router today after a setting change. Guess what? stupid problem returned! I rolled the firmware back to 1.03 and no problems since. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11175591 Fri, 27 Aug 2004 21:53:56 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11168354 cewyatt : I've tried the 1.05 firmware three times now, and all 3 times I get the frequent reconnects on my wired and wireless connections. D-Link tech support said the router was doing a "soft reboot" for some reason and suggested I go back to the 1.03 firmware. The 1.03 works great for me, no problems. So I suppose I should abide by the old saying, if it isn't broke, don't fix it.:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11168354 Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:54:30 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11165851 anon : I just jacked my cable modem directly into the computer and left the router on for a few hours. Ran cable modem back through router and rebooted computer and the entire problem went away. Could've been a fluke that it fixed it, but hey, whatever works! I was mearly trying to determine that it wasn't my bult in NIC that was going bad. After a few hours of trouble free operation, I re-connected the router for the purpose of rolling back the Bios to 1.03. It was while writing down all my router configs that I noticed it wasn't screwing up anymore. Been working fine ever since.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11165851 Thu, 26 Aug 2004 22:44:42 EDT Re: DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11162085 sh00tfire : I flashed my DI-524 last night and have had no problems. I am also running VoIP service with no ill affects. Seems to work as good as 1.03 bios]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11162085 Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:47:53 EDT DI-524 bios 1.05 disconnects http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11161907 Mookem : Posting this info to possibly help others that are experiencing disconnect/reconnects after flashing their DI-524 routers to bios 1.05.

I flashed my DI-524 from 1.03 to 1.05.
I started to experience quick disconnects/reconnects on my Windows XP sp1 system every 34 minutes.

Error message was "A network cable is unplugged" and the connection would reconnect after a couple of seconds. My Event Viewer System log would show Source: Tcpip Event: 4201 every 34 minutes when the auto-reconnect would occur.

Called D-Link tech support..they suggested disabling UPNP in router bios...no affect.

Flashed back to 1.03...no more problems.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11161907 Thu, 26 Aug 2004 15:31:56 EDT