Topic 'Re: Super G with Static Turbo' in forum 'D-Link' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-Super-G-with-Static-Turbo-14263186 en Fri, 25 Mar 2022 10:59:52 EDT Fri, 25 Mar 2022 10:59:52 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-15148124
Here's the text of the release notes doc (which led me to think it was for C3 only). I think I'll give it a whirl.

DI-624 Firmware Release Notes
Firmware: 2.71b10
Hardware: C3
Date: Sep 29, 2005

Problems Resolved:
1. Added support for Wake on LAN
2. Fix Centrino Issue
3. Update Help Section
4. Add WMM
5. Fix JumpStart Issue
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But I haven't read anything from any C1 or C2 users that said it didn't work for them.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-15147211 Sun, 01 Jan 2006 17:38:15 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-15144392
According to the doc file that unzips with the 271 beta, it is for C3 routers. Confirmed?

Edit: I've read this entire thread and question whether or not to try the upgrade from 2.50 which has worked fine for my C2 router.

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If you need WPA on but keep getting the "limited or no connectivity" problem, basically no IP assignment, try this.

Found on CNET
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In Control Panel | Network Connections | my wireless connection | Properties | Internet Protocol | Properties I had to use IP address 192.168.0.99, Preferred DNS server 192.168.0.1 (i.e. the router, which switches in my IP provider) and Alternate DNS server 4.2.2.2 (in case my IP provider is down). One more note for anyone struggling with a Windows setup on any router: if you hide your SSID in the router, apparently Windows will not try to connect to it even if you make it your preferred router.
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I also found that you need to add the default gateway of 192.168.0.1 (the router). I am running fine with WPA-Auto on, Now to get the 802.11b card running.

Baza]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-15130673 Fri, 30 Dec 2005 09:24:57 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-15069689 ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/di ··· beta.zip]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-15069689 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 00:55:31 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-15069568 said by pkarlos_76:

And where do u get this beta version of the firmware?
»[Help Me] DLINK-624 & Broadcom wireless problem]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-15069568 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 00:31:35 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-15069365 said by funchords:

said by ken22:

Using a DI-624 revision C3 firmware 2.70, I could not connect using WPA. Spoke to D-Link tech support who told me to flash the router back to firmware 2.50. I did so and have had no problems since.
Going to 2.71b10 will also work for you, Ken. But anything between some build of 2.52 and 2.70 will fail to connect certain chipsets.
And where do u get this beta version of the firmware?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-15069365 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:50:28 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-15034247
- Phil]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-15034247 Fri, 16 Dec 2005 01:37:14 EDT FYI: A bug in this firmware http://www.dslreports.com/forum/FYI-A-bug-in-this-firmware-15033408
»found a bug in DI-624 firmwares]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/FYI-A-bug-in-this-firmware-15033408 Thu, 15 Dec 2005 23:17:20 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-15033277
try to disable the PSP (power save polling) feature in your Intel driver and in the advanced properties of your WLAN-card in the device manager.

»www.Intel.com/support/wi ··· 6205.htm

maybe that helps to reduce the reconnects.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-15033277 Thu, 15 Dec 2005 22:58:43 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-15032455 said by ken22:

Using a DI-624 revision C3 firmware 2.70, I could not connect using WPA. Spoke to D-Link tech support who told me to flash the router back to firmware 2.50. I did so and have had no problems since.
Going to 2.71b10 will also work for you, Ken. But anything between some build of 2.52 and 2.70 will fail to connect certain chipsets.
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I connect to the 624 using a Intel 2915ABG mini-PCI card. I also upgraded those drivers today to the latest version (9.0.3.9 I believe).

And I had been using WPA-PSK in the past, so I tried the WPA2-Auto with AES option and now, according to my Intel wireless utility, I am using AES-CCMP with WPA2-Personal and my signal quality is "excellent (54.0 Mbps)".

I had left the wireless settings panel on its default of SuperG with Dynamic Turbo and found that I was being re-authenticated for wireless sometimes every 5 minutes, at least according to the log. Here's a small snapshot:

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Oct/30/2005 10:04:08
DHCP lease IP 192.168.10.100 to davinci 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 10:04:08
Authentication Success 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 10:04:07
Authenticating...... 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 10:04:06
Wireless PC connected 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 10:03:57
Authenticating...... 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 10:03:57
Wireless PC connected 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 10:03:54
DHCP lease IP 192.168.10.100 to davinci 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 10:03:52
Authentication Success 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 10:03:48
Authenticating...... 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 10:03:47
Wireless PC connected 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 10:03:39
DHCP lease IP 192.168.10.100 to davinci 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 10:03:39
Authentication Success 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 10:03:38
Authenticating...... 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 10:03:37
Wireless PC connected 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 10:03:18
Authentication Success 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 10:03:14
Authenticating...... 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 10:03:14
Wireless PC connected 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:58:20
DHCP lease IP 192.168.10.100 to davinci 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:58:20
Authentication Success 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:58:19
Authenticating...... 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:58:18
Wireless PC connected 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:58:09
Authenticating...... 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:58:08
Wireless PC connected 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:58:06
DHCP lease IP 192.168.10.100 to davinci 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:58:05
Authentication Success 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:58:01
Authenticating...... 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:58:00
Wireless PC connected 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:57:51
Authenticating...... 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:57:51
Wireless PC connected 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:57:34
DHCP lease IP 192.168.10.100 to davinci 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:57:34
DHCP release IP 192.168.10.100 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:57:33
Authentication Success 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:57:32
Authenticating...... 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:57:31
Wireless PC connected 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 09:53:07
DHCP lease IP 192.168.10.101 to RTV Living Room 00-0a-97-03-12-a0
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I've since dropped to SuperG with no Turbo. Below is my log after running for almost an hour. I'm still having re-authentications, but there's been a 30 minute span approximately this time. Ideas? Did I do the right thing? Should I just drop to Disabled SuperG?

- Phil

Oct/30/2005 16:56:57 DHCP lease IP 192.168.10.101 to davinci 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 16:56:57 DHCP release IP 192.168.10.101 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 16:56:57 Authentication Success 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 16:56:54 Authenticating...... 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 16:56:54 Wireless PC connected 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 16:56:45 Authenticating...... 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 16:56:45 Wireless PC connected 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 16:56:35 Authenticating...... 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 16:56:35 Wireless PC connected 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 16:25:14 DHCP lease IP 192.168.10.101 to davinci 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 16:25:00 Authentication Success 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 16:24:59 Authenticating...... 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 16:24:59 Wireless PC connected 00-12-f0-e1-58-12

Oct/30/2005 16:24:58 System started

Oct/30/2005 16:24:50 AP 2.4GHz mode Ready. Channel : 6 TxRate : best SSID :

Oct/30/2005 16:24:50 Access point: started with Auto-Select channel option.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14694792 Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:21:16 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14634691
Chris]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14634691 Sat, 22 Oct 2005 16:08:38 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14631569 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14631569 Sat, 22 Oct 2005 00:29:39 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14620486 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14620486 Thu, 20 Oct 2005 14:15:36 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14615771 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14615771 Wed, 19 Oct 2005 21:15:11 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14610193 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14610193 Wed, 19 Oct 2005 06:34:58 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14610142 We all know that it's trouble.
2.71b10 seems to be the first one that does (almost) everything. Look at its thread: you would say no more nagging!
:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14610142 Wed, 19 Oct 2005 06:04:57 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14609295 said by PTCA :

I've tried to update my 624 to firmware 2.7. The router hangs about every 1-2 minutes requiring a power off to restart it. All the lights come on and stay on until I pull the plug. I can't even get the settings in before it hangs. Its not rebooting because it never comes back. If I put it back to 2.5 everything works again.
What's your hardware version?
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If someone has already posted about this, then I apologize.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14588526 Sun, 16 Oct 2005 00:59:02 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14506406
If you unplug it for a half hour, and it comes back for a time, then I'd definitely say heat.

Mostly heat causes reboots, lockups, and sluggishness. And that's just me -- it hurts my router, too! :-)
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My di-624 was working *mostly* fine with the 2.70 firmware bar a few restarts every now and then that may have been caused by anything but over the last few days, it has been really really flaky. Like restarting constantly and I came home today and the wireless was down completely. It' still turned on and everything but I simply could not connect to it.

Could this be heat related? It's comming into Summer here in Oz and the days are getting hotter (though certianly not hot yet). I have it standing on it's side because I thought that would cool it better :( ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14505891 Tue, 04 Oct 2005 21:32:50 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14480018
I upgraded to 2.535, the latest on listed on the Australian DLink site. But that caused enormous problems with wireless dropping out all the time and loosing connection without re-connection etc etc. So I uped to 2.70 from the US site and it has been working perfectly for me. Except, about once a day (that I notice) it seems to reboot itself.

this is the log file after it just rebooted

quote:
Oct/01/2005 13:36:16
PPPoE line connected
Oct/01/2005 13:36:15
PPPoE try to re-connect automaticly
Oct/01/2005 13:36:14
PPPoE Retry Fail Disconnect PPPoE line
Oct/01/2005 13:35:57
PPPoE try to re-connect automaticly
Oct/01/2005 13:35:56
PPPoE Retry Fail Disconnect PPPoE line
Oct/01/2005 13:35:40
PPPoE try to re-connect automaticly
Oct/01/2005 13:35:39
PPPoE Retry Fail Disconnect PPPoE line
Oct/01/2005 13:35:22
PPPoE try to re-connect automaticly
Oct/01/2005 13:35:21
PPPoE Retry Fail Disconnect PPPoE line
Oct/01/2005 13:35:06
Wireless PC connected [removed mac addy]
Oct/01/2005 13:35:04
WAN: Auto Dialup Try to establish PPPoE line
Oct/01/2005 13:35:04
System started
Oct/01/2005 13:35:04
AP 2.4GHz mode Ready. Channel : 6 TxRate : best SSID : [removed SSID]
Oct/01/2005 13:35:04
Access point: [removed SSID] started at channel 6.


I guess it's not "really" a problem as it reconnects within a minute and it doesn't happen all that often that I know about. But it's just a little thing that bugs the hell out of me.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14480018 Fri, 30 Sep 2005 23:48:51 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14476108
OK I did that route add thing
then I attemped to access 192.168.1.1 which was the last known address of my DI-624

What happened was it opened a device info page for some Linksys router that i never heard of... i'm really confused

edit - oh wow! I erased all of my offline content and then reloaded the page and it connected to my DI-624, thanks alot!!!!


Oh..heh...you do have to be carefull about that. The caveat here is that you are putting the management IP of your router on a LAN with many other people. There is no mechanism in place to prevent you and others from all choosing the same management IP for your routers....and they could be (and I think in your case...you ARE) in conflict.

In other words...many linksys routers out-of-the-box have a default management IP of 192.168.1.1. Someone else on your network has such a router plugged into the LAN. When you try and access 192.168.1.1 directly...your computer sees both routers (or there could even be more than 2 really) on the same IP....and the one you actually talk to at any moment is somewhat undefined.

It would be best if you tried a different IP address for your router.....something that isn't the default....like 192.168.1.37....or something like that. You can actually check and make sure it isn't used yet by doing the following:

add a route to the IP you want to try
route add xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy (as decribed above)

ping the IP BEFORE changing your router to this new IP address.
ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

...if you dont' get any replies...then xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is not currently used by anyone else. Change your router to this new IP...and everything should be good.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14476108 Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:59:16 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14475917 then I attemped to access 192.168.1.1 which was the last known address of my DI-624

What happened was it opened a device info page for some Linksys router that i never heard of... i'm really confused

edit - oh wow! I erased all of my offline content and then reloaded the page and it connected to my DI-624, thanks alot!!!!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14475917 Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:34:47 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14474748
There are several ways. One is to open the properties of whatever connection you are using through the DI624 to the school's network (either wired or wireless), then select the TCP/IP properties of that connection and choose the "Alternate Configuration" Tab. The default is "Automatic Private IP" - select "User Configured" instead, and enter something like 192.168.1.10.


I do something similar where I work. I have a Dlink DI-624 that I use solely as an AP there. I set the DI-624 up to an address that does not exist anywhere on our internal network....when I want to access the router's configuration, I open a DOS windows and type the following command:

route add xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy

...where 'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' is the IP address of the DI-624, and 'yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy' is the IP address of the PC I am using to try and access the DI-624 (you get this IP by typing ipconfig on the PC).

...this sets up a direct static route to the DI-624, and it tells your laptop that the DI-624 can be accessed directly on the local LAN.

The nice thing about this approach is that you don't have to connect/disconnect anything to get it to work.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14474748 Fri, 30 Sep 2005 10:31:30 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14474144
If your static IP "doesn't work" it probably means that the IP of the unit is not what you think it is. In that case the fastest solution is probably a hard reset to factory defaults.

But don't forget to disconnect the unit from the school's network first. Otherwise, your DHCP server will hand out bogus IP addresses on that network if it responds sooner than the kosher DHCP server to a broadcast request.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14474144 Fri, 30 Sep 2005 08:34:54 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14473632
I will try the alternate configuration trick, and if that doesn't work I will assume the only way to switch it back to DHCP server is to hard reset it. Am i correct?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14473632 Fri, 30 Sep 2005 05:16:03 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14472295
IXSigmaXI writes
My question is this: Is it possible for me to access the control panel virtual server like i used to do by going to 192.168.1.1 with my router running in AP mode on a switch that I do not have access to?

There are several ways. One is to open the properties of whatever connection you are using through the DI624 to the school's network (either wired or wireless), then select the TCP/IP properties of that connection and choose the "Alternate Configuration" Tab. The default is "Automatic Private IP" - select "User Configured" instead, and enter something like 192.168.1.10.

When you want to access your DI624, disconnect the cable from the school's network and "Repair" the connection on your XP box. When it (eventually) times out trying to get an IP via DHCP, it will fall back on the "Alternate" you set. If that address is on the same network as the DI624, will be able to talk to it as usual.

That is probably your best choice. Do not assign an IP to your DI624 on the school's network without first asking for and receiving that static IP address from your network admin. Otherwise, you won't know if the address you picked is being used by some other device. More important, the network admin won't know that you've hijacked it and may assign it to something else. Or if it's in the DHCP pool it may come and go. Two devices using the same IP cause havoc and you will be responsible.

Hope this helps.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14472295 Thu, 29 Sep 2005 23:04:51 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14468750 said by IXSigmaXI:

My question is this: Is it possible for me to access the control panel virtual server like i used to do by going to 192.168.1.1 with my router running in AP mode on a switch that I do not have access to?

to make this question relevant to the topic: Is it possible for me to install new revisions of firmware for my DI-624 while running in AP mode on a switch that I do not control?

During many such events I would load up my 192.168.1.1 virtual server page and check the connection status, sometimes it showed that my IP can been released from the school's switch, other times it was still connected but there was still no connectivity.
(You are saying Virtual Server but I know you mean Device Info.)

The answer is no, but understanding "why" is key to your success.

When you are connected via the LAN port (no WAN port), the DI-624 is "invisible" to your school's network. It's simply a smart electrical amplifier, taking signals on any one LAN port and repeating them on the other three LAN ports. This behavior is a Switch now, instead of a Router.

Because of this, unlike before, your school's network will "see" all of the devices plugged into the LAN ports. Before, the DI-624 WAN port would draw a single IP address and share it among all the devices. Now the DI-624 simply just parrots the electrical signals among the various ports. Your devices will have to negotiate for DHCP addresses as if they were individually directly connected to ports on your university network.

The Device Info page gives you the status of the WAN port, which is now disconnected and can obviously never draw a DHCP address. The DHCP Release / Renew buttons seem to work but will always be unsuccessful.

Does that help?
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...Accepting the problem, or even solving it, is seldom noteworthy. Today, someone must be blamed ...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14468750 Thu, 29 Sep 2005 14:18:19 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14467805
The 2.70 US firmware works perfectly on european models as well. (C1 revision)

I always use american firmware because they get updated faster than on european d-link sites.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14467805 Thu, 29 Sep 2005 11:51:09 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14466172
edit- oh i thought of another question.. in the last firmware update I could no longer select any channel but channel 6 for my wireless signal... whats the deal with that]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14466172 Thu, 29 Sep 2005 03:50:05 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14466171
for starters I have a D-Link Revision B DI-624 wireless router. I've been way happier with this thing than I have with the linksys routers and the 1 smc router I had in the past. I run windows XP pro on my IBM thinkpad with a Dell Truemobile 1300 minipci wlan card. I have a RP-TNC pigtail which connects it to the old linksys antenna from one of the many scrapped linksys routers I have.

The network at my university sucks majorly. it seems that like every 10 minutes it disconnects and has to reset itself. I had my DHCP server enabled for a long time and ran on the internal 192.168.1.xx network that I was familiar with. During many such events I would load up my 192.168.1.1 virtual server page and check the connection status, sometimes it showed that my IP can been released from the school's switch, other times it was still connected but there was still no connectivity. the Important part of this is for every router/network-card you want to use to access the network, you have to register the mac address of the client in the school's database. There is an intermediate IP range 168.xx.xx.xx, a bogus IP range for unregistered mac addresses 10.xx.xx.xx, and the range for registered computers 130.224.255.1xx

Today I discovered how to use the AP function of the D624 with DHCP disabled. Before this time I didn't know that I had to switch the position of the incoming wire from WAN to a LAN slot for it to work, but now this seems blindingly obvious. I decided to give it a try. I had disabled DHCP before I knew this and always quickly reset my router because there was no connectivity since I hadn't changed the position of that plug.

My question is this: Is it possible for me to access the control panel virtual server like i used to do by going to 192.168.1.1 with my router running in AP mode on a switch that I do not have access to?

to make this question relevant to the topic: Is it possible for me to install new revisions of firmware for my DI-624 while running in AP mode on a switch that I do not control?

I read on some other FAQ on this website about one guy who used his wireless router as a AP and a linux box as the DHCP server. He wrote a walkthrough so that others could configure their routers the same way because apparently the built in DHCP server is flawed. In this walkthrough he specifically noted that he set his IP of the AP to a value that existed on the internal network that was created by the DHCP host running on the linuxbox. Was this done to allow him to access the router's virtual server page? Is it possible that I can do something like this by giving my router a network address such as 130.224.245.30? How could I do this without losing the ability to communicate with my router (Disabling DHCP makes it impossible for me to access my router via IP, and so does changing the IP of the router)? Would this even be an option on the school network I described?

Thanks alot for any input you can provide.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14466171 Thu, 29 Sep 2005 03:48:59 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14465418 said by noisex :

I can't belive this...

One of these days my GF decided that my desktop was too messy and moved the router to a vertical position. Guess what? 1 month since last reboot.
And you wouldn't have to spend all your money on a girlfriend if you had just simply read the D-Link FAQ ( »D-Link Forum FAQ »Why does my router or AP reboot or crash? What can I do to avoid it? ) that says "Suggestions: Some have found that standing the router on an end provides for improved airflow and reduced reboots."

( just kidding )

-- Robb the humble FAQ-master
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...Accepting the problem, or even solving it, is seldom noteworthy. Today, someone must be blamed ...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14465418 Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:10:15 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14461320 said by noisex :

I can't belive this... i've been upgrading firmware since 2.42 version.. always the same problems (1-3 reboots a day).
One of these days my GF decided that my desktop was too messy and moved the router to a vertical position. Guess what? 1 month since last reboot. Almost 30 days uptime. I remember touching the 624 in it's normal position (horizontaly over my desk) and it was much hot than it is now. I guess all my problems were heat related after all, and i'm considering put a heatsink glued to the router's chip just in case.
Don't you ever leave that girlfriend!! :P

Richard.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14461320 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:41:59 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14460836 One of these days my GF decided that my desktop was too messy and moved the router to a vertical position. Guess what? 1 month since last reboot. Almost 30 days uptime. I remember touching the 624 in it's normal position (horizontaly over my desk) and it was much hot than it is now. I guess all my problems were heat related after all, and i'm considering put a heatsink glued to the router's chip just in case.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14460836 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 13:27:01 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14450415
Just thought I'd add also, that I just updated to the latest Intel Pro Wireless driver for my 2200BG, and it didn't help at all...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14450415 Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:41:48 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14450316 However, I'm already thinking that I won't encounter the same
>problems that many have reported.
>1st, I use a dedicated DHCP server ( rather than the one
>embedded in my router), and my own DNS servers.

...Well..that might not be true. I upgraded to 2.70 a couple days ago and DHCP does not seem to be working properly for me...and my setup is just like yours.

I use the DI-624 as an AP only....I don't use it as a firewall, and DHCP is disabled on the DI-624 because my network's actual firewall does that function for me. Ever since I've upgraded to 2.70, my laptops no longer get the DHCP reply from my firewall router.

As an interesting side-note, at first (after the upgrade) I *thought* everything was working just fine. This, I have since found, was because I had the laptops hard-wired through the LAN port as well as connected through the wirless adapter....I did this in order to download the WPA2 update from M$. Then I connected via wireless and everything worked fine....unplugged the wireline connection and everything still worked fine. Once the initial DHCP lease ran out...BZZZZZZ...game over...no more IP. I can manually assign and everything works great.

If I plug in the wireline connection...and then renew the wireless adapter's IP...I get one....then I can disconnect (the wireline connection) until I need to renew again.

My gut feeling is that the dedicated DHCP server broadcasts the DHCP response. If the wireline connection is in place...my laptop gets the DHCP reply through the wired lan connection and accepts the IP properly. If I disconnect the wired connection, the DHCP reply never seems to get to my laptop.

Anyway...just thought I'd add to the info on the board. Looks like I'll have to back up to a previous version....too bad the older version I was using crashed all the time.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14450316 Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:24:22 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14447250
I haven't upgraded yet, as I'm basing my planning off of the reports of other users/technicians that have had experience with the 2.70 firmware for the DI-624c3. However, I'm already thinking that I won't encounter the same problems that many have reported.

1st, I use a dedicated DHCP server ( rather than the one embedded in my router), and my own DNS servers.

2nd, All Machine security on my LAN is handled via Active Directory, IPsec, and VPN or SSH. None of my neighbors have computers, so overlapping signals aren't a concern in as far as other WiFi devices.

The Problem I see, that bothers me is resets, and honestly, I don't think this is due to some errant setting. As I said, I don't use the router's built-in DHCP server, and my wireless settings are very conservative ( locked in at 11Mbit, as I don't use g, only b). Still, the router resets often... like once per hour or so, and this is "using firmware build 2.42". Over the course of this following week, during the evening when I'm home from work, I'll test various firmware versions and post the results here the following week.

Right up front, I'd suggest hunting down a freeware DHCP server, or if you have the cash to spring, build a dedicated server that runs DHCP as one of it's many hosted services. This way, you'll never be at the mercies of what your router provider thinks is a good solution for DHCP. If you've ever ran a fully-implemented DHCP server then you already know that the embedded DHCP servers barely do enough to really be considered a server, and have in no way, any kind of advanced functionality ( SRV records ). A Linux machine with a decent amount of experience or a Windows 2000/2003 server with a day to read over documentation will get most people up and running in no time ( unless they are the types that look at reading like Superman looks at Kryptonite).

Now, all things aside, I work in Enterprise Tech Support. If any of my employees were to be rude to someone inquiring about a technical problem ( reguardless of how many times we may have covered similar support requests recently ), they would be fired, without question. I've read this entire thread from beginning to end, and more than a dozen times, I've noticed comments that would get any average tech support personnel fired. I'm not picking people out over this, nor will I name names, as it's obvious who has an attitude problem and who doesn't. Some self reflection may do these people well... then again, maybe anger management classes or a psychiatrist is in order. To each their own... until they run into someone who *will regulate* their a$$.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14447250 Mon, 26 Sep 2005 16:39:45 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14446027
Many thanks from Belgium]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14446027 Mon, 26 Sep 2005 13:39:08 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14444270 speedtest.cogeco.net, if my computer is wireless connected to the D-link, my download speed is about 1200/1300kbps, and when i connect directly to the ISP Speedstream modem (Bell Sympatico) i get near 3300/3400, that is correct because i pay for 4000 down and 800 up). Unfortunately, download speed problem still exist. But, what i want to tell you is my difficulties to upgrade, and the result for my Static DHCP with WPA2.

I wanted to make crash recovery provided by Talonn88 to upgrade from 2.53 firmware to 2.70. But, it was impossible to upgrade, i always got the recover page, or router don't respond to ping or anything else. After a while, i have had to downgrade to 2.42 firmware, and after, through the web interface, upgrade to 2.70 firmware. After that, everything was correct, router answer to ping, and i can log to the web interface, in 2.70 firmware. So, i decided to use WPA2-auto, with AES Cipher Type. In addition to the upgrade, i have changed my SSID, to not interact with any previous SSID saved in any profile in my wireless laptop software. I have configured a static DHCP IP address. So finally, when i configuratedmy laptop, with Intel 2200BG wireless card, and latest driver and software, and i have no problem to get an IP address from router DHCP. I disconnected and connected my laptop many times, to ensure that settings keep working.

Result: My laptop, with Intel 2200BG wireless card, can reach the router, and get an IP from DHCP, even with static DHCP entries. My wireless connection is very good (54mbps strong/excellent), and router don't reboot itself.

I hope it will be useful for somebody]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14444270 Mon, 26 Sep 2005 08:26:16 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14408435
Again, thanks

This forum is great, keep working everybody]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14408435 Tue, 20 Sep 2005 22:02:09 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14405416
Saison, I don't mean other people are noob. But
everytime I post screen shot with blur IP, Bwuutje will
say that & I will answer in this way too... :p

I am using BitComet(BC). When I start the torrent,
BC start to find all the Peers. So, the connections
will keep arround 1000-2000 for a while. After
sometime, BC get all the info of the peers & will
only stay with good peers (~150). I've set BC to keep
150 best peers per torrent.

Of Cause, I have make sure I have the right port
setting at DI-624 firewall & a well config WinXP
system.....1 ;)

Hope this help.....!

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»DI-624 Firmware update w/ Crash Recovery Step by S (Old)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14405416 Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:27:39 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14405239
I would really appreciate that you don't take people for dummies. I have read a lot of thread in this forum, and i think it could be a good point to explain how you could get this high number of connections.

For my own, i use a D-link DI-624C3 router, and Azureus 2.3.0.4, with default configuration. My download is good, but when i checked my router with D-link connection monitor, i have near 100-150 connection in average, and 250-300 in max. So, if you could explain how you obtain your more 1000 connections, i think everybody will appreciate.

Thanks in advance.

PS: this message is also for Bwuutje, that seems to be very in touch with this subject.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14405239 Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:03:33 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14404584 http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14404584 Tue, 20 Sep 2005 13:26:22 EDT Re: DI-624 version 2.70 available http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14404048
It's being used as an AP, my laptop is out of commission at the moment, the only thing plugged into it is a CAT5 going from one of the LAN ports to an 8 port switch.

I only noticed this once though... could be a freak occurrence.

Cam
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Smoothwall + 2x DI-624 (Revs A & C) + SMC2532W-B with Demarc Drivers]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-DI624-version-270-available-14404048 Tue, 20 Sep 2005 12:11:06 EDT