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Originally Posted by chris2922
I purchased the 655 to replace an aging Linksys BEFSR41, and have been happy with its performance.
Its a more full featured router than the Linksys with loads more options than i need. It also has gigabit lan ports which i find useful. A gigabit wan port is hardly necessary with todays internet speeds, but it's there anyway.
One thing i *cannot* get working though is port forwarding.
On my old Linksys i had two settings in port forwarding, one for my Xbox and one for a VNC connection to my pc so i can admin it remotely. They worked great.
Since installing the 655 ive not had any luck with either. The VNC connection now times out every time, and the Xbox wont connect to Xbox Live if i set the console to the IP Adress im forwarding the ports to. Set it to either 'Automatic' or another IP Address (*any other IP Address!*) and it works fine.
Using the port checker tool from portforward.com confirms the ports are indeed opened if i point them to my PC's IP Address instead, so there must be something else getting in the way. God knows what.
I've been trying to get port forwarding to work for ages now and have had no luck.
Based purely on my trouble id recommend against it.
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Well thanks for the honesty Chris, much appreciated,
Ive had the same problems with the DIR-615 and although I too can confirm the ports are open via port checker tool, I cant test whether the xbox or ps3 ports are actually open.
The funny thing is when I try with the port forwarding on, the gameplay seems worse so ive now reverted back to standard settings.
It's probably vm's firmware thats bobbins but just guessing really.
I did ring D-link tech support who replied firstly by saying "is it virgins" "if so you need to speak with their tech support as we dont support their firmware"
which puts you right back on the merry go round, because VM dont support games consoles.
I will based on your advice steer clear of the DIR-655 and try to find something more suitable and that actually works.
thanks again