DIR-655 wireless network dissapears daily...

[TaylorD]

I don't know why I keep getting the d-Link DIR-655, because it always craps out and/or requires daily reboots.

I have a DIR-655 with the following attached:
wired:
-directv hd dvr
-NAS
-blu-ray player

wireless:
-canon printer
-netbook
-laptop
-xbox 360

every morning when I wake up, the computers are disconnected from wireless, and the network is not visible. I have to reboot the router and the computers to get them to communicate again.

My rube goldberg solution is to put a simple light timer on the power cable to the wireless network, so it is turned off for about a half hour very early each morning.

Anyone have any other solutions or suggestions? The router is just over 30 days old, so there's no returning it.

 

[Jimmah]

How hot is it getting? Mine is a few years old and overheats like a mofo, the fix I made was to drill some holes in it and add a fan, problem solved.

 

[Ghiddy]

Not sure if you solved this by now. But i had a DIR-655 and I remember reading something about TKIP and AES encryption settings (for wifi) causing problems similar to what you describe for some users. I think using AES only may have been the issue.

The only reason I remember this is that I ended up using AES only and it worked perfectly for me, and I remember wondering why it worked for me. I could be remembering it wrong though. What might be different in my case is I was using the router only as a WAP, so I disabled as many features as I could -- anything that my primary router was already taking care of, like firewall, DHCP, SPI, etc.

 

[Ghiddy]

If you still have trouble with your router, you should check out the DLink forums. Post your wifi settings here and/or there and people might be able to help you out. A lot of guys on that message board have already figured out the ideal settings for every scenario imaginable for the dir-655.