On 6/20/2011 12:21 AM, me wrote:
> "GlowingBlueMist"<(E-Mail Removed) id> wrote in message
> news:4dfea0fd$0$12943$(E-Mail Removed) anews.com...
>> On 6/19/2011 5:30 PM, me wrote:
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> I have a D-Link DIR-652 router (4x GB-LAN, Wifi-N, recent, latest
>>> firmware)
>>> which is running fine, except for the fact that when I save its settings
>>> in
>>> a config.bin file, trying to load the settings from the file results in
>>> an
>>> error. (I use the router in different situations, and quickly loading
>>> different settings would be really useful).
>>>
>>> I have looked at the config.bin file in notepad, and the strange thing is
>>> that it ends with 2 different checksums; the 2 last lines would be
>>> something
>>> like:
>>> config_checksum=52498
>>> config_checksum=43748
>>>
>>> I tried deleting one (and then the other) of the checksums in notepad and
>>> saving the file, but this doesn't help.
>>> Has anyone else seen this bug, or know a way to fix it? Or maybe the dual
>>> checksums are normal and the problem lies elsewhere?
>>> Btw, I have checked that any text I entered (SSID, passwords, computer
>>> names...) doesn't contain any special characters.
>>>
>>> Any help appreciated,
>>>
>>> Marc.
>>>
>>>
>> Almost sounds like problems I have heard about on some other routers that
>> received a firmware upgrade but with out the benefit of first defaulting
>> the router to factory default settings.
>>
>> Might be worth a try to default your box to factory and then see what the
>> saved file shows. If the same problem persists if it were me I'd leave it
>> at factory default and then reload the firmware one more time and see if
>> that flushes out the problem by repeating the same test while it is in
>> default settings.
>>
>> Provided the above clears the problem then go on from there with your
>> configuration changes and confirm that a new save does not bring back the
>> problem.
>>
>> If I'm totally off the mark I'm sure others here will set you in the right
>> track but at least my idea should just waste some time if it does not fix
>> anything.
>
> Well, I experimented a bit, and found that after resetting the router to
> factory defaults and changing some settings, you can indeed save valid
> config files. However, after loading a valid config file, changing some
> settings, and saving it again, you get an invalid config file that contains
> both the checksum of the original config file, and a new checksum.
> So at least I've been able to make valid config files for the different
> situations I use the router in (LAN router, WiFi router, WiFi access point),
> but it's still quite inconvenient. And it's not the only bug I've found in
> the web config interface; you can't set the transmit power to "low" because
> of a missing ">" in the html, and the WISH settings page is missing from the
> left menu, and can only be reached by guessing and manually entering its url
> ! Let's hope there's a firmware update soon.
>
> Marc.
>
>
I'm glad you are at least partially able to do what you want.
As for them fixing the problems, do not rely on them fixing it with out
someone complaining about what you have found. Contact support about
your findings and put it in writing.
There is a D-Link forum at DSLReports.com where you also need to make
your finding known. It can be found at :
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/dlink
D-Link may have their own public forum where you can also raise the issues.
With out becoming offensive, the more bad publicity about bugs in the
product posted to public forums the more incentive they have to fix
things.
Who knows, someone might have a new firmware they can provide you since
your router appears to be running a modified form of the open GPL DD-WRT
software.
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