- Jan 22, 2018
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Okay, so I have a D-Link Xtreme N DIR-655 (version A4) router, and it was working years ago when our ISP forced us to use a replacement. Fast forward many years (it's sitting in its original box the whole time) and now it doesn't work on the PC it originally connected to... at all (I plan to use it as a wireless receiver to get a mule account for an MMO going).
Every time I ping it via command prompt the response just says "Request timed out" and it's impossible to use Internet Explorer or Chrome, though the latter browser seems to really try before giving up.
The PC in question is using Windows XP (outdated, I know, but it's literally only going to be contacting the game server when I set it up right, and the game in question is from 2003).
I've even tried to get the router to emergency flash as described here: http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=44909.0
As far as I can tell, it just times out all the time.
And even that doesn't work. For the record, this modem has no orange led; they're all blue.
The only thing that I haven't tried is to do exactly what the original install software asks and bypass the modem given to us by the most recent ISP so that it can connect uninhibited to D-Link... but the ISP was VERY clear about using only their gear, and previously they needed special serial number identification the last time they did accept my (other) router as the modem controller. TL,DR on that paragraph: It seems impossible for this router to do what it's asking me to do, as I'm sure the ISP will block/encrypt the data it's looking for.
I have tired using a connection through the ISP modem, but the router install software doesn't like that.
So this, like several other posts I've made here, it just being put out there as a last resort. If I can't fix it I'll throw it out. I'm just hoping someone can point me in a good direction that might salvage this and save me a few bucks. Thanks for taking your time to read this.
Every time I ping it via command prompt the response just says "Request timed out" and it's impossible to use Internet Explorer or Chrome, though the latter browser seems to really try before giving up.
The PC in question is using Windows XP (outdated, I know, but it's literally only going to be contacting the game server when I set it up right, and the game in question is from 2003).
I've even tried to get the router to emergency flash as described here: http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=44909.0
As far as I can tell, it just times out all the time.
And even that doesn't work. For the record, this modem has no orange led; they're all blue.
The only thing that I haven't tried is to do exactly what the original install software asks and bypass the modem given to us by the most recent ISP so that it can connect uninhibited to D-Link... but the ISP was VERY clear about using only their gear, and previously they needed special serial number identification the last time they did accept my (other) router as the modem controller. TL,DR on that paragraph: It seems impossible for this router to do what it's asking me to do, as I'm sure the ISP will block/encrypt the data it's looking for.
I have tired using a connection through the ISP modem, but the router install software doesn't like that.
So this, like several other posts I've made here, it just being put out there as a last resort. If I can't fix it I'll throw it out. I'm just hoping someone can point me in a good direction that might salvage this and save me a few bucks. Thanks for taking your time to read this.
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