joe_dude
join:2005-06-17
Winnipeg, MB | reply to dsring
Re: DIR-655 New Firmware Version 1.10
Wow... 1.05 to 1.10. That's quite a jump. Wonder what happened.... |
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onebyside
join:2002-12-20
Calgary, AB | reply to dsring
nice simple upgrade |
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HolmanGT
Premium
join:2001-11-20
Saint George, UT
 ·Baja Broadband
1 edit | reply to jmanganusa
jmanganusa,
I don't know what the problem could be with the laptop but a second cup of coffee will fix a lot of problems.
But I did want to comment on manually choosing a channel, I forget where it is but it it there. Every time I go to do something on the 655 there are so many choices it is like an Easter Egg hunt.
But if you leave it in auto and a particular channel gets TOO busy it will switch to a less used. Seems like a better way to go. Albeit I know 99% of the folks that come home with a router leave it on channel six (and unprotected). I have seen mine go to channel one all by it self.
Anywho just a thought.
PS - On the "Hot" situation, they all seem to run a little warmer than most of us would like. If you run it horizontally got to Radio Shack and get some of those rubber stick-on feet (black) that are square and about 3/8 of an inch tall. The give the unit a little more breathing room. In the vertical mode I don't think there is anything you can do to improve the ventilation. |
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HolmanGT
Premium
join:2001-11-20
Saint George, UT | reply to Scree
Scree,
I have been waiting six months and nothing yet.  |
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HolmanGT
Premium
join:2001-11-20
Saint George, UT
·Baja Broadband
| reply to fgl30
fgl30,
Me too
I like new thing (as a rule) but it is more fun when I know what it is doing for me.
Heck I don't know maybe this new version gives back massages I don't know and it doesn't look like D-Link is going to tell us much.  |
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Nuby
@com.au
| Hi,
Any one tried version 1.10b04 from Oz?
»www.dlink.com.au/tech/Download/d···Firmware
I have it running but was curious what the differences could be?
All i can see is it has 13 channels. Is us normally 11?
On how to set channel manually:
Go 'Setup' (on Top)
'Wireless Settings' ( on left)
'Manual Wireless Network Setup' (bottom)
Untick 'Enable Auto Channel Scan'
Select 'Wireless Channel'
Cheers
Nuby |
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HolmanGT
Premium
join:2001-11-20
Saint George, UT
·Baja Broadband
1 edit | I took a look at the read.me and all that seems different is they have fixed a problem with some types of modems.
The 13 channels is because is it not for American consumption, The FCC here limits us to 11 channels.
Now I am wondering if the European configuration has more or less power output, never have heard any one say. My gut feeling is they have a lower power limit, but it wouldn't be the first time my gut instinct was wrong. |
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stlgera
join:2004-05-02
Sweden
| @HolmanGT
How to see whether the power output is less?
I have a European bought DIR-655. Always downloaded and used the US Versions of the firmware. Never got any problems with it.
Will try now to install Version 1.10 and see how it's working.
BTW: I have 13 channels to use in my DIR-655 to use. |
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HolmanGT
Premium
join:2001-11-20
Saint George, UT
·Baja Broadband
| stlgera,
I think it was in the 1.05 thread that someone posted that like you they had a European model with a US Version Firmware and they still maintained their 13 channels and I assumed power levels. The two of us came to the conclusion that the number of channels and the power level where hard coded into the units meant for the European market.
I too have switched between European and US versions and the channel count and I presume power levels followed the firmware (I have not done this with the 655). But as I said earlier the guy that stuck the US 1.05 in his British unit stayed at 13 channels.
stlgera, I would try the AU version but according to the Version text the only thing different between it and the 1.1 version is a fix for some specific modems, so for the sake of playing it safe I am not going to try it but I am sure someone else will come along and give it a go and we will see if the channel numbers follow the Version type.
Sure wish there was some straight forward method of measuring the power level out, but the only way I know to do it is by "try it and compare" the results. Which is a reasonable method but for posting to a forum it is pretty darn subjective and the answers would probably vary all over the place depending on a myriad of test condition variables. |
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mb
join:2000-07-23
Washington, NJ
·Comcast
 ·Callcentric
·Vonage
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to mb
said by mb  :Update process went smoothly, stand by for details. Had a 'spontaneous reboot' last night. I have never had such a thing with this device. I have rolled back to f/w: v1.05 since one such occurrence is one too many. |
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stlgera
join:2004-05-02
Sweden
| reply to HolmanGT
@HolmanGT
I have never had less then 13 channels. Think also it has to do for which marked the unit is produced. In US only 11 channels are allowed. In EU you can use 13 channels.
I could not load my old settings after upgrade to 1.10.
The router always told me "Busy at the moment.. .please try late". Same problem I had since upgrade to 1.04.
/Stlgera |
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lowkay
@comcast.net | reply to dsring
reboot your router, the same thing happened to me, rebooting it fixed it. |
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moschops
Premium
join:2003-12-20
Oakland, CA
| reply to dsring
Short version: if your LAN is not the DIR-655 default 192.168.0/8 based one then to avoid "too busy problems" applying old settings after upgrade: change the LAN subnet to what it was before you upgraded - i.e. what is stored in your settings file, it will reboot, then upload the settings again - you should be fine.
Long version (how I figured it out):
I just upgraded from 1.04 to 1.10 - I got the "too busy" error when I tried to restore the settings. Since I had not written the settings down (would be nice if their file was human readable, or XML...) I thought I was screwed - no amount of on/off, reset etc. etc. was working, always "too busy".
Drat!
Then I remembered some other hardware I'd had where it wouldn't let you restore the settings unless the admin password in the settings matched the current one. Since the upgrade resets the admin password I tried changing it to what I had before and then restore settings - still "too busy".
Drat and double drat!
So I went back to 1.04 and STILL had the can't restore problem "too busy" problem. Am I really going to have to reconfigure everything from scratch...
Doh!
But the idea of changing the admin password gave me an idea - I have my LAN the 10.0.0/8 based private subnet and the default after upgrade is 192.16/16 so I tried changing the subnet to 10.0.0/8 rebooting and uploaded my settings. Whadayouknow - it worked!
So then went forward to 1.10 - still wouldn't take my settings immediately after upgrade (as before) so changed the subnet again to 10.0.0/8 and was able to upload my settings. All is fine again and I am happy.
My theory is the update settings process looks at the new settings file and trying to ping or attach to the routers IP stored in that file. So if your subnet is not the default one then it wont work and the settings refuse to apply. Note I didn't have to change the admin password - only the subnet. |
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anonova
@bellsouth.net | reply to dsring
I updated the firmware on mine (hw A1/A2) today from 1.04. I still have to turn off the QoS engine, or it'll reboot like mad. |
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HolmanGT
Premium
join:2001-11-20
Saint George, UT | anonova,
Off topic, but I noticed your HW A1/A2, I asked Dlink about that it seems the only difference between HW version A1 and A2 is A2 has blue light and A1 has green lights. |
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ducttape
@xmission.com | reply to dsring
I just bought the 655 today and it shows "Hardware:A3 Firmware 1.10, 2007/8/31"
The website shows that 1.10 was released 2007/10/25. Did I get the same version as the one on the website? Do I need to use the one on the website?
Thanks |
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pp1111
join:2004-09-13
Canada | reply to xort
Same here, you are using cable modem too? |
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Raphie5
join:2007-10-29
| reply to dsring
Purchased my DIR-655 last week
came with 1.02 and i swear it said rev A1 in the web-interface
i upgraded to 1.05 and it said A2, i've upgraded mow to 1.10 and it still says A2.....
i've got Blue lights, so maybe the 1.02 didn't had the A2 rev in the firmware?
Overall EXTREMELY pleased with this router. my last intended reboot was after i've reloaded my settings when upgrading to 1.10 No disconnecs or unintended reboots whatsoever. I am running Cable UPC 20mbit down / 2mbit up |
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HolmanGT
Premium
join:2001-11-20
Saint George, UT | Raphie,
If you have blue lights, you have a minimum of HW version A2.
Mine has always said version A1/A2. I think mine must be going thru an identity crises. |
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sbccustomer
join:2005-05-27
Westfield, IN
| reply to dsring
Anyone else having problems with the time on the server?
I cannot get mine to be correct with ver 1.10 unless I use manual. It looks like the DST setting is not working correctly... unless I fat fingered something.
I did try different time servers and the log shows time updating from the external server. |
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