Okay, I'm fed up enough with this thing to try and get some help.
Background info that's probably unnecessary: I've got a DIR-655 (firmware 1.32NA) connected to a 2Wire 2701 DSL modem. The 2Wire is in bridge mode, and the DIR-655 handles DHCP, ISP connection, etc. I have six devices on the network: a late 2008 unibody MacBook connected wirelessly, a Windows gaming PC (that's almost never on) connected by Cat5, a PS3 connected by Cat5, a Wii connected wirelessly, and an iPhone 3G.
Over the last few days, whenever I download a decent-size file over HTTP, the damn router will usually (but not always!) see fit to reboot itself mid-download. Torrents also are apparently too much for this thing to handle, even though I've got my Transmission settings throttled pretty reasonably. (50 connections max global, 25 per torrent, 2 simultaneous torrents max.)
This isn't the first time either. It displayed similar symptoms a few weeks ago, but a hard reset coupled with manually re-entering all my settings seemed to clear it. Not anymore!
How do I make my router not suck anymore? Or should I just ditch the damn thing? The Linksys WRT310N or WRT400N look pretty good in comparison...
Background info that's probably unnecessary: I've got a DIR-655 (firmware 1.32NA) connected to a 2Wire 2701 DSL modem. The 2Wire is in bridge mode, and the DIR-655 handles DHCP, ISP connection, etc. I have six devices on the network: a late 2008 unibody MacBook connected wirelessly, a Windows gaming PC (that's almost never on) connected by Cat5, a PS3 connected by Cat5, a Wii connected wirelessly, and an iPhone 3G.
Over the last few days, whenever I download a decent-size file over HTTP, the damn router will usually (but not always!) see fit to reboot itself mid-download. Torrents also are apparently too much for this thing to handle, even though I've got my Transmission settings throttled pretty reasonably. (50 connections max global, 25 per torrent, 2 simultaneous torrents max.)
This isn't the first time either. It displayed similar symptoms a few weeks ago, but a hard reset coupled with manually re-entering all my settings seemed to clear it. Not anymore!
How do I make my router not suck anymore? Or should I just ditch the damn thing? The Linksys WRT310N or WRT400N look pretty good in comparison...