please help me secure my di-624 router

[bunga]

first let me state that the DI-624 is complete rubbish, only thing worst is their brainless tech support. However it's the only wireless router I have and I'm not too inclined to spend the money on a new one right now (unless someone can point me to a WRT54GL for <$50).

I've had it for over a year now and once I finally get WEP setup it was livable. Now I made the horrendous mistake of upgrading the firmware to the latest one, 2.76 and it won't let me connect. If I reset the router to default without security it works fine. The second I turn on WEP or the like I can't connect to it.

Can someone please help me set up the security on it

Oh and for the first time, I think I would rather that D-Link had their tech support outsourced to India instead of Oakville, at least then I could understand their CSR's not able to understand very simple requests. This firmware that I upgraded I couldn't download directly to my computer from their site, ok, I figured I'll just call them up and get them to e-mail it to me. Nope, they can't do it... Their idiots kept insisting that I directly connect my computer to the router instead of wifi, even after I told them numerous times that I can't because there is 40 feet between the router and the computer, the whole reason for me to get wifi in the first place...

bah, I hate d-link so much right now

[silentio]

and you think if this were a linksys product with same problem they wouldnt ask you to connect to router by cat5?

It isnt working - fine, but at least make a damn attempt to fix it instead of whining. Connect the damn thing or borrow a laptop to reconfigure the router. Obviously if this were an issue that happens for everyone, then it woudl be their fault. Do you hear everyone complaining about this issue, or is it just YOU.

[bunga]

ummmm, can you read or do you just blurt out the first thing that pops in your mind?

I can connect and configure the router just fine if there isn't any security settings enabled. If I enable security, the router restarts and then I can't connect to it.

and yes, the more I search into this issue, the more posts I see saying the exact same thing as me.


and you think if this were a linksys product with same problem they wouldnt ask you to connect to router by cat5?

It isnt working - fine, but at least make a damn attempt to fix it instead of whining. Connect the damn thing or borrow a laptop to reconfigure the router. Obviously if this were an issue that happens for everyone, then it woudl be their fault. Do you hear everyone complaining about this issue, or is it just YOU.

[ze-ta]

What is the exact model and hardware rev of the router? There's DL-624, DL-624+, DL-624M, etc... plus different revs for each.

Since you aren't able to connect to it after enabling WEP, have you ruled out the possibility that there's an issue with the connecting client? What does the client say when it isn't able to connect? (eg. authentication failed?) If you can, you might want to have a wired connection to the router after enabling WEP. This way, you can check the router logs as the wireless client tries to connect.

You could always revert back to the old working firmware if everything else fails (you probably thought of this already... I'm not much help, sorry).

I'm using the vanilla 624, rev B (the latest non beta firmware is 1.28, dated Dec '03)... and the AP authentication uses WPA-SPK. I've had issues with the DHCP server failing after authentication.. the only fix was to reboot the crappy 624. :/

[evanx]

I think he is using a Revision C, which is more common and hence the v2.76 firmware update.

What wireless adapters are you using?

I am also using the v2.76 firmware because they claimed to fix one of the causes of multiple reboots. Very marginal difference. The router does not work with any other band but channel 6 with the Turbo on when using WEP in my experience. Even with turbo off (same channel), performance and stability suffers.

Our only real hope is for the WRT54GL to fall to $30-$40 when wireless N mvoes to mainsteam.

[ItemFinder]

The WRT54GL was $49+tax from one of the Dell Days of Deals. I'm glad I picked one up and added it to my wireless network.

[Kickus_assius]

Have you tried WPA-PSK? If so, do you still have problems? I have this same router and it works fine on WPA. Why are you using WEP anyway? WPA is stronger encryption and you can use a word password that is easier to remember and works better.

[rock hard]

so you can connect when there is no encryption .. correct?

when you turn WEP on, and try to connect do you get an IP address? (go to command promt and type 'ipconfig')
Can you see the network SSID? with the bundled connection software or via windows wireless connector?
I had a 624 and had problems when I fat fingered the WEP code on the windows side. I could see the network (of course), and it connected but couldn't surf. I had an IP addie too from the router.

Also after you do a hard reset it's best to do a 'reset to factory defaults' via the web gui. also sounds like it might have MAC address filters enabled ?? possibility is there but rather small chance ;)


Have you tried WPA-PSK? If so, do you still have problems? I have this same router and it works fine on WPA. Why are you using WEP anyway? WPA is stronger encryption and you can use a word password that is easier to remember and works better.

Silly silly silly thinking WPA is stronger.. I guess it is, but it IS still very crackable even WPA2 is crackable. ESPECIALLY if you use an 'easier to remember' key ;)