DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 in D-Link http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21043691 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:29:01 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:29:01 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21076455 tipstir : There is only a free version of the Anti-virus, but if you really want something that works use this:

»www.pctools.com/

I own both the free and paid versions. I like SDA better as it against spyware and viruses. The way the PC Tools folks do it you use the free one then buy the full versions but to me the free and full are about the same except for some features. Lower on system too doesn't hose, hog it down.

The link gives you the full starter edition which is basically the full commercial version of Spyware Doctor with the free anti-virus which is full version 6. SD only has two features enabled but to me compared to the full one it just good enough it still blocks and scans the same. Updates for free and everything can be scheduled.

NOD32 2.71 or ESET 3.x NDO32 doesn't protect anymore. Forget the Smart Security I had tried both HOme and Business neither protected as good as PC Tools. I also use PCTools Threat Fire (Behavioral Anti-Spyware/Anti-Viruse Layer, Firewall Plus both are free).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21076455 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:10:06 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21087160 eots :
said by tipstir See Profile :

System Restore (disable in 3 areas also recover HDD space)
Offline Files (disable in 2 areas also recover HDD space)
Error Reporting
Registry Remote
Automatic Update
Security Center
Windows Firewall

All are disable here.. If I want to update or do backup image of C: on XP or Vista I'll do it on my own.
It's fine to disable those features in a corporate environment because updates are pushed out to workstations from an internal server and a corporate level firewall protects the network, but disabling these features for the majority of home computer users is just begging for trouble. Automatic updates ONLY installs the CRITICAL updates, those that are required to protect the system from attacks and without a firewall your PC is a prime target. The System Restore feature does not take up a significant amount of hard disk space, it takes a snapshot of the system state, it doesn't back it up the hard drive.

The vast majority of home computer users never back up their systems and have no clue what a disk image is, the windows features are the only protection they have. If you actually had 20+ years of experience you wouldn't be telling people to disable them on their home computers. You're expecting the average home user to have the same awareness of an IT professional, which doesn't happen in the real world.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21087160 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:26:11 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21087052 tipstir : Those are good programs for the future try Run Scanner »www.runscanner.net/ also good.

Good luck boble88]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21087052 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:02:40 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21086539 boble88 : I have been working with the people in the security cleanup forum. The program I have been told to and did run is Combofix. After scanning and finding and removing, I may be fine. I posted both logs from Combofix and Hijackthis and am awaiting further instructions. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21086539 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:33:18 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21086123 tipstir : Wow bringing out the years of experience here eots. I could top that, but not in question here. Like I have said you going to do things different. Thank I do it, and the rest here. We could be at this debate for days..

System Restore (disable in 3 areas also recover HDD space)
Offline Files (disable in 2 areas also recover HDD space)
Error Reporting
Registry Remote
Automatic Update
Security Center
Windows Firewall

All are disable here.. If I want to update or do backup image of C: on XP or Vista I'll do it on my own. The rest on the list just hose the system even if it's a dual core or quad core cpu. Don't need those running

If you run IE 6 in a sandbox along with Ad muncher you don't need all this firewall, spyware, virus bla, bla add-on. It does work quicker than Firefox 3.01 still I've tested that also in sandbox still IE 6 is faster, no tab feature unless you use AVAST BROWSER shell for IE 6.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21086123 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:48:47 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21085694 eots : I've worked in IT for 20 years and sometimes your only option is the System Restore and I have yet to encounter any major problems with it. If you've installed software since the restore point then you just have to install it again. It's a hell of a lot better than reformatting and reinstalling everything.

The current version of Spybot does the same thing as RegProt but some people will inevitably allow access to something they shouldn't. These programs are only as smart as the user sitting at the keyboard.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21085694 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:38:22 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21080289 tipstir : If you use RegProt you won't have that problem in the first place. Another freeware program very tiny and runs in the background monitors actively where the pest try to stick on to the Run or Run Once in the registry. System Restore can lead to problems if you install or ran updates prior to system integrity. Also another system hog on the OS along with Offline files. Still I guess to each their own. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21080289 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:34:51 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21076843 eots : If you're running Windows XP or Vista use the System Restore feature and select a restore point prior to the date you started having browser problems. Sometimes this is the only way to get rid of the more nasty spywear because of how it embeds itself into the registry and runs resident in memory at all times.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21076843 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:58:34 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21076290 boble88 : Are you running the free version of PC tools or paid?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21076290 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:10:23 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21075357 tipstir : NOD32 version you have there was reported not working like prior if you have 2.71. Need upgrade 3.0 ESET NOD32. It happen to me also. I had switched to PC Tools Anti-virus and it found ton of stuff that NOD32 didn't block. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21075357 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:08:52 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21074820 boble88 : Ran spybot sunday it found spyware, ran NOD32 samething, ran spysweeper samething and there is still something there. It is stopping the NOD32 anti virus program from running the AMON properly (will not scan files in the background as it is designed to do so). While searching for an answer to the problem with the DIR I picked something up Saturday evening. This spyware is controlling Firefox and IE. Click on some links and it opens to what you want, while other links are directed to a site that wants to sell something associated with your search or to a page which has nothing to do with the link but contains some wording from the link you tried to open and other links open a blank page. Wits end here, I know this is not a router problem and I will go back to that after I try to fix this. I would appreciate any help if someone knows of another software which could help. I do not not want to do a clean install. I have programs which are backed up to an external HD (and is not connected to the PC at this time) I just do not want to risk never being able to use them again. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21074820 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:42:15 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21074218 eots : Sounds like you've got a trojan. Install SpybotSD and clean up your system.

»www.spybotsd.org/en/spybotsd/index.html]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21074218 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:25:38 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21072994 boble88 : Something has the firefox browser and it is not in my Netscape browser, some sites open others cannot. If I search for something in google and click on that link I get directed to a site trying to sell me something related to it or an advertisement etc etc. I have NOD32 and something is stopping the automatic file system monitor from scanning every file in the background while the pc is running.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21072994 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:17:25 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21072867 eots : IE7 doesn't like that URL, but I had no problem accessing it at »ma.speedtest.rcn.net

There are better speed tests around, try »www.speedtest.net

I have to agree that it's starting to sound more like your computer is screwed up if you're having isuses assessing other sites including this one. You may need to do a clean install of your OS. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21072867 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:52:15 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21071554 tipstir : Are you on XP Pro or Vista? IE sounds like it's corrupted. Do you have another PC to try? You could try IE8 beta, but might make matters worst...

It's my birthday... ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21071554 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:20:05 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21070890 boble88 : When connecting to the RCN speed test site I receive this.

Download
Error: Permission is not enabled, you should not see this message.

WARNING: Customized labels is NOT loaded, default labels are used.
Making sure there is no blank lines in the result produced by the file:
»ma.speedtest.rcn.net/SpeedCheck_···anguage=]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21070890 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:44:21 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21070876 boble88 : I cannot access this site using IE]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21070876 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:41:32 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21070866 eots : You're still in warranty until November 2008 so I recommend contacting D-Link. Out of curiosity, are you having any issues using Internet Explorer?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21070866 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:39:54 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21070838 boble88 : I purchased this back in 11/07 when I bought my PS3. I have other issues as of today as well. I can not access the DSL web site using firefox I am here using Netscape. My computer is directly connected to the cable modem no switch or wireless router connected to anything. I have rebooted the cable modem and my pc several times. I do not know if it is the pc or cable modem. I am going to contact RCN in that forum for help. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21070838 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:34:03 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21070671 eots : If you recently purchased the DIR-655 take it back to the store and exchange it. The problems you're experiencing are unique and not experienced by other DIR-655 owners, so it's more than likely there's a physical problem with the one you have. I'd say at this point you're just banging your head into a brick wall trying to resolve the problems you're having with your router.

If you've had the router more than 30 days then you'll have to RMA it through D-Link for warranty replacement.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21070671 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:58:18 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21070530 boble88 : i understand what resetting the DIR is but what am i "reflashing" when i reset the DIR]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21070530 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:32:06 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21070195 tipstir : External switch won't can't give you anymore speed than what you have already. It's purpose it to give you additional ports and using packet memory buffers to balance out the speed you already have without lost while managing packet data I/O. Best bet for you is to re-vert back to 1.11 going to take a while to do.

1. press reset while power is on for 30 secs.
2. make sure the pc your using to re-flash is not connected to any switches (so shutdown everything on the network) cable modem also. Should be just the PC and router. Re-flash wait.. Re-set for 30 secs.. Re-Flash wait - Re-set for 30 secs.. Re-flash wait re-set for 30 sec.. Power off and wait for 30 secs.. Power on.. Try it now.. Don't restore prior settings just yet.

Test your modem and router and PC connections see if anything is stable for 30 mins to 1 hr. Save current backup. Then restore from prior backup. If the prior is acting up then you the one you just backup from.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21070195 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:59:31 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21070116 boble88 : I never did a backup for 1.20, my backup settings are the 1.11 firmware. New problem now, after trying 1.2 again and then going back to 1.11 my internet speed has gone from the high teens to 2-8 Mbps (have RCN and it is 20 Mbps down). My cable modem connects to a 4 port switch from there I connect the DIR-655 and my computer connects to that. Remove computer from the DIR and connect to the switch, no speed increase. Remove the DIR and speeds are back up. Just adding the DIR to the mix with nothing attached to it and no wireless signal my speed is cut in half. Went back to default settings and it is still slow.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21070116 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:35:28 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21068584 tipstir : Again I didn't say it was broken, I just like tweak it to the max setting for better performance. I like it to quick loads. Just network pipes and some max settings are changed. Have you use the tool? If you have a fast system and plenty of ram it has a setting and for those who have a slower system. You can always revert back to prior defaults it does have a back restore feature.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21068584 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:04:54 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21068290 boble88 : My backup settings only include passwords, ports that I want open and the info needed to communicate with the PS3. I have made no other changes to the DIR-655. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21068290 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:40:49 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21067981 eots :
said by tipstir See Profile :

Like I had said prior everyone is going to have different experiences with FireFox. Out of the box experience is set to the defaults. All the Fire Tune does is make is run to the best performance settings. So if you say your Fire Fox runs okay, how do you know that? You're using the default settings. Any it sounds like when 3.0 or 3.01 was installed you didn't remove 2.0. That's why they you can't update over 2 to 3. I think the scientist over on the Fire Fox side have fix the issue.
The fact that it's not causing me any problems means it's working properly for me, and yes I'm using the default settings as there's no need to fix something that's not broken. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21067981 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:22:45 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21066578 tipstir : Re-flash it back to 1.11, then press in the re-set button for 30 seconds while the power is going through the router. Manually enter your settings back into the router. Don't you prior backups as it will not work right unless you had one for 1.11. You can't use 1.11 with 1.20 backups.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21066578 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:25:50 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21066565 tipstir : Like I had said prior everyone is going to have different experiences with FireFox. Out of the box experience is set to the defaults. All the Fire Tune does is make is run to the best performance settings. So if you say your Fire Fox runs okay, how do you know that? You're using the default settings. Any it sounds like when 3.0 or 3.01 was installed you didn't remove 2.0. That's why they you can't update over 2 to 3. I think the scientist over on the Fire Fox side have fix the issue.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21066565 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:22:44 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21064555 eots : Reset the router to manufacturer defaults and to NOT load your settings file from a previous firmware as this is most likely the source of your problem.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21064555 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:16:02 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21064160 boble88 : Tried again. Saved my settings then downloaded firmware 1.20. Installed firmware, router page rebooted itself, installed my backup settings, rebooted and when I access the advanced tab none of the tools such as ports etc etc cannot be used. WTF is it me, the computer, the browser or the firmware. My 655 works no problems with the PS3 communicating with it. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21064160 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:12:46 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21053767 eots : The Fire Tune add-on is not necessary, I run FireFox 3.0.1 as is and have no issue logging into my DIR-655 and accessing all configuration pages with firmware 1.20. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21053767 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:52:24 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21052504 boble88 : Went back to Firefox 3.0 started it in safe mode and I could log into the Dlink router page. Installed extensions one at a time and found that both the Tor button extension and download helper would not allow me to log in to the router home page. It did not make a difference if one or both were enabled, they were preventing my ability to log on. Is the firmware version 1.20 "fixed" or is it still broken?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21052504 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:04:17 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21046392 tipstir : I had removed 2 series then installed 3.01. Don't worry your settings are still in the registry. If you use REVO to uninstall the junk left by FF then you won't have your settings to recover from.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21046392 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:38:46 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21044916 boble88 : I will try Ftune after doing an upgrade to 3.0 again. On this matter though, D-Link, Mozilla and other forums have people with similar if not the same issues with the firmware update 1.20 not working and people with Firefox 3.0 not being able to log on to the D-Link router page.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21044916 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:33:01 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21044676 tipstir : With all these different firmware for DIR-655 I use FF 3.01 with no problems. You have you run FTune for FF on your versions.

»www.snapfiles.com/get/firetune.html]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21044676 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:52:02 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21044615 eots : I have firmware 1.20 and Firefox 3.0.1 and find accessing the router settings is faster than with Internet Explorer 7.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21044615 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:41:54 EDT Re: DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21043780 pommard : I have the same router, with firmware 1.11. I have not accessed the router with Firefox, until I read your post. I have Firefox 3.0 so I tried to duplicate your problem. I was not able to, I logged into the router just fine.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21043780 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:36:17 EDT DIR-655/Firmware 1.2 & Firefox 3.0 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21043691 boble88 : D-Link DIR-655 A2 using firmware 1.11, after upgrading to 1.2 some of the tabs could not be open (such as advanced,system etc) and my wireless signal to my PS3 went from the high 80% range to the mid 50% range. Went back to 1.11 my signal strength went up and all features could be accessed. Is 1.2 broke or is it on my end. Also, after playing with the 1.11 to 1.20 and back to 1.11 firmware again I upgraded Firefox 2.0 to 3.0. Now I cannot access the Dlink router. I get to the login page enter my password and after 30 seconds a message comes up stating that the network is down click "OK" to try again. Went back to Firefox 2.0 and naturally everything works fine. I did start the browser in safe mode and I could log into the router with no problems. I do have the download helper extension and I did disable it but I could not log in. Why now? Is it D-LINK or Mozilla or a combination of both. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21043691 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:47:11 EDT