said by gigaenvy :

This sounds extreme and excessive.

said by Bourbon :

Tipstir, can you explain exactly what this does? How is it different from resetting the router to factory defaults (or something similar)? Also, what do you think would be the number of different firmware flashes to require the need for this method?

Thanks.

said by Neblinio :

I think your step B is a little confusing. I looked around and found these steps, which in my opinion are clearer and easier to follow:

1. when the unit is powered on, hold down its reset button for 30 seconds
2. while still holding down the reset button, unplug the router from power and hold for an additional 30 seconds
3. still holding down the reset button, turn on power to the router again and hold for 30 more seconds

»compnetworking.about.com/b/2009/···ters.htm

said by tipstir :

Just can't let go of the rest button while your doing the un-pluging and re-pluging

said by No_Strings :

That's silly. If there's no power to the unit, you can hold the button, not hold the button or stand on your head and wiggle your ears and it won't make one damned bit of difference.

I think this whole thing is more superstition and rumor than science. Resetting a router to defaults after a firmware upgrade is a good practice. Re-loading an old configuration can be problematic if the newer firmware contains features not anticipated by the previous configuration. Any manufacturer worth their salt will call this out in the release notes and advise when to reconfigure from scratch. The rest makes no sense to me.

If I'm wrong and all of this folderal is needed to make a D-Link work properly, I'd be shopping for a different router.

said by No_Strings :

Flash with new firmware.
Hold reset button for 10 seconds.
Done.