Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 8:09 Post subject: DIR-615 version i1
Ok so we all posted to get the firmware link and it does work.But the issue I have with this build and all of the other builds I have flashed to the dir-615 i1 remains.The annoying reboots sometimes occurring under heavy traffic loads sometimes when very little is happening.The last build I installed was (02-04-2014-r23503 › dlink-dir615i1). The rebooting still continues to happen. I run this router as a repeater/client + vap.
I also run a dir-601 and a RNX-N300RTas repeaters/client + vap on the same network with DD-WRT installed, both are rock solid and almost never if ever spontaneously reboot or have any type of stability issue. Thanks to DD-WRT.
Judging by the number of post and views in the forums this is a well known and wide spread issue.My question is simply this."Can this be fixed in firmware? Or is it a limitation of the Atheros chipset in the dir-615 i1 and unfixable.
If anyone has solved this rebooting issue I will be happy to test the fix and post detailed results. In the mean·time will continue to test new builds as they are released with fingers crossed.
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Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2014 15:44 Post subject: Re: DIR-615 version i1
Stuwalrus wrote:
Ok so we all posted to get the firmware link and it does work.But the issue I have with this build and all of the other builds I have flashed to the dir-615 i1 remains.The annoying reboots sometimes occurring under heavy traffic loads sometimes when very little is happening.The last build I installed was (02-04-2014-r23503 › dlink-dir615i1). The rebooting still continues to happen. I run this router as a repeater.
I also run a dir-601 and a RNX-N300RTas repeaters on the same network with DD-WRT installed, both are rock solid and almost never if ever spontaneously reboot or have any type of stability issue. Thanks to DD-WRT.
Judging by the number of post and views in the forums this is a well known and wide spread issue.My question is simply this."Can this be fixed in firmware? Or is it a limitation of the Atheros chipset in the dir-615 i1 and unfixable.
If anyone has solved this rebooting issue I will be happy to test the fix and post detailed results. In the mean·time will continue to test new builds as they are released with fingers crossed.
i think its unfixable, i run it as a repeater bridge, does random reboots under heavy wireless load, reboots almost immediately under ethernet load, i have it as a travel router .....
Yes, I've tried the latest (23598) and it's still routinely rebooting mine.
Looking back over this entire topic, there's one claim for 19513 being stable on page 28. And there's a claim for 20119 being OK on page 31, but another claim that it reboots on page 26.
So bottom line, is there any reasonably functional (supporting WPA2/AES) release that doesn't routinely reboot itself on this hardware? If not, the support should be removed from the router database. I am greatly disappointed that DD-WRT.com would claim support when the version recommended in the router database is broken.
I've had better luck with build 19519 than any other. Recent releases (router database version or newer) wouldn't last 2 hours when there was no traffic on them. 19519 lasted almost 2 hours while operating as my primary router - and when it failed it failed hard - no reboot, locked up.
Calling it a "known problem" doesn't justify listing the router in the router database when there is no stable DD-WRT firmware available.
My unit also restarted frequently, but usually when there were a significant amount of active users at the same time. It was in an office of about 12 people. If there was no traffic, it wouldn't reboot.
Unfortunately, we still don't know if it's a software or hardware issue or both. I hoped there would be compatible OpenWRT firmware available, but it doesn't look like it's being developed.
If it's still possible for you, it might be worth it to RMA the unit. I chose to RMA and got the same DIR-615 I1, but new and shrink-wrapped.
Or better yet, trade yours in for an earlier revision.
