Frustrated with DIR 655 - Any help?

[daj857]

Hi guys,

I'm having an issue with my brand new DIR 655N DLink router.

The same cycle continuously repeats itself:

1. Set up wireless network without any security and hop on.
2. Change wireless network to have security (tried multiple standards) and can connect fine
3. Hours later generally after my computer has come out of sleep mode or I had turned the modem/router off - I cannot connect to the same network again
4. During all thsi time there are other networks in my building I can connect to, I ping 127.0.0.1 or whatever it is and it works fine.
5. I then try to unplug for up to 2 minutes and reconnect. Still no luck.
6. Finally I'll end up having to hard reset the stupid router about 2-3 times before I can actually reconnect to it. Note I cannot connect to it sometimes after the first hard reset.
--> during this I usually hard reset, then unplug modem/router wait 1 min and replug in - I'm trying to do it by the book here but this PoS refuses to obey
7. Then I go back to step 1 - and the whole cycle repeats itself.

During all this time the routers lights are on and functioning fine. My network ethernet card is messed up on my laptop so I cannot try a wired connection. My wireless Intel 4965AGN works fine and connects to multiple other unsecured networks in the building and always detects plenty of other networks. The modem is a high speed motorola SB6100i and seems to work fine too - when the wireless connection IS working its plenty fast. The lights on the modem also (referring to the manual) seem to be all in order.

The router actually appears to be broadcasting perfectly saying it is connected to the modem and broadcasting. I just can't pick it up once I have been disconnected unless I hard reset a lot. When I am connected it works great - speeds are fine. But after having this cycle repeat itself 4 times - anyone have any ideas?


Also I use an ISP called MobileOne So to connect to the internet, when I have a workign connection THROUGH my modem and using M1's line - the first page I enter is a login page, once I go through there it works fine. Could this login timing out over time be messing up the router??

Currently I am on my own unsecured network and posting this. I could not connect to my router after having hard reset 2 times already. However THREE times and now it works fine. PLEASE help.

I was thinking maybe I could use MAC address filtering to allow only my laptop to connect to the network - and avoid using security altogether?


Other details:
OS: Win Xp SP 3
Firmware Version : 1.21WW, 2008/12/26


Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : piglet
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1F-3B-57-DD-5F
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.199
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, October 11, 2009 9:48:17 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Monday, October 12, 2009 9:48:17 AM

[djcoolmax]

upgrade your firmware and try again.

Official releases --> ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/dir655/Firmware/

Or go Beta --> ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/dir655/Beta/Firmware/

[ethan200]

Hi Daj857,

try upgrading the drivers for intel wireless 4965 AGN based wireless cards. I've deployed a N based network and when some users feedbacked this issue, I installed the latest drivers from intel and it will thereafter give a stable wireless signal.

What I used:

Intel wireless driver 12.4.3.9. Look carefully there are 2 package in intel website that u can install look for the one which says drivers.

If you used Intel's wireless connection soft ware then upgrade it as well in order to use it with your new drivers.

Normally i don't use thier connection s/w because the windows one works just fine.

get the driver here for windows XP.

h**p://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=17751&ProdId=2753&lang=eng

[askh52]

hm.. sounds like wireless priority mess/screw up...
u mention ur com standby/router restart then happen.. so more towards wireless setting on your laptop...

I believe u use the xp build in wireless to control, not intel software, so there are a few things to try:
1: click on wireless icon-->advance wireless setting-->wireless--> remove the WHOLE LIST of network at the box below
2: try connect again..
3: restart ur process(skip reset router)....

i also want to ask ur ssid(wireless network name) got change?

note: no point pinging 127.0.0.1, it works even all your connections down

[D_Crack]

Hi,

i ever had the same problem with u..
I'm also using wireless 4965agn
from wHat i figured out, it is because of the wireless channel..
Try to go to the wireless setting and set the wireless channel into fixed either channel 1,6 or 11
my friend who used wireless 5100 do not have these problem, and until i changed the wireless channel, it work well for me until now

[askh52]

orh.. channel hop...
turn off auto channel scan in dir -655 page
name as "Enable Auto Channel Scan", untick it, save settings...

[daj857]

thanks for all your responses - i have enabled mac address filtering, left the network unsecured and seen what will happen. only one weird BSOD - but apart from that i seem to be ok.

will keep you guys updated

[liangtam]

what is the error msg of the bsod?

[aaur4man]

tot got ppl throwing dir 655, standby at the window side .