Rating: Summary: Great RANGE, full 54g compliant, lots of features Review: This router packs a lot of features (punches) for a relatively low price. It is easy to set up on my PC through a wizard, although in my case, I have to also reset the router by turning the power off and on. After this initial setup, it works like a charm. It has great range. My router is tucked away on the second floor and I can still get good signal in the basement from a laptop with a matching d-link DWL-G650 card. My other laptop, a Mac Powerbook G4, can also connect at b mode with no tweaking on my part. Great compatibility as well.As for problems that some reviewers here complained about, I highly recommend downloading the latest firmware which fixes the following problems : 1) Full compliance with the final, ratified 802.11g standard 2) SSID broadcast can now be disabled for better security To the reviewer who complained that his Win XP laptop recognizes his DWL-G650 pc card and connects to the wireless network, but that the d-link's own utility can not see the card and the network ? The problem is that Win XP assigns to the card its own generic driver. You have to download the latest driver from d-link, uninstall the Win XP driver, and then tells Win XP to install/update manually the driver from d-link! Here are the detailed steps : Go to control panel --> system --> device manager --> network adapter --> DWL-G650 whatever ... Uninstall the Win XP driver for the card. Pull out the card and insert it back in. In the Windows new hardware setup wizard, click on set up/find driver manually, and then browse to the folder where you have unzipped and installed the latest d-link driver and utility. After this, the d-link utility will be able to see and configure the card and manage the wireless network. Overall, this is a great wireless g router with a good support site. Very satisified and highly recommended!
Rating: Summary: Always upgrade to new firmware Review: That's how I like it at least. Everytime I get some sort of networking product or when a friend of mine is having problems I ask if it has been updated to the latest version since that usually fixes most problems. In this case I didn't even bother with the firmware that came with this router. And with the newest firmware they added Static DHCP. you can now leave your PCs configuration on obtain automatically, but still get the same IP each time. Thus making firewall filters easier to administer. I get good signal through one floor straight down and into the basement. It keeps my computer connected all the time and my speeds are good enough to stream MP3s and Videos across my network. Recommended.
Rating: Summary: Easy Easy Easy and Super Super Fast:) Review: I purchased this with my new HP notebook with intergrated 802.11G. I was up and surfing with no wires within 20 minutes and this included upgrading my notebook wireless card!!! This product blows away my old linksys 802.11b access point.
Rating: Summary: Excellent product !!! Review: I was a little reluctant on buying this product, having read previous reviews of non full compatibility with 802.11b products. Finally, I decided to take my chances. Needless to say that within 15 minutes the router was set up and running. I tested it with D-Link DWL-650+ (802.11b) wireless PCMCIA card as well as with DWL-G650 (802.11g)wireless PCMCIA card. In both cases it worked just fine !! And the most important, my IPAQ 5455 (802.11b) was connected with the network seamlessly in both cases. (Maybe the last firmware patch from HP has something to do with this). Unfortunately, I could not test it with 802.11b cards of other manufacturers. Now, I can place a DVD in my desktop computer and watch it wirelessly on my laptop at full motion, while at the same time I am downloading my email at my IPAQ. Isn' t that amazing? However, there is a strange thing happening, which the technical support of the company has not been able to help me solve up to this moment: while the windows XP of my laptop recognize the wireless card (DWL-G650), configure it properly and I can access my local network, as well as the Internet without problem, the D-Link utility which accompanies the card cannot see it. (These computers are so unpredictable things after all ;-). I would highly recommend this product !!
Rating: Summary: Good product with good features Review: I upgraded to this router from a Linksys to get into wireless. Setup was pretty easy, and the documentation was good. I was able to use both my desktop's wired connection, and my laptop wirelessly within minutes of powering the unit on. It worked flawlessly with the laptop's built in 802.11b card. It has a lot of nice features. The best to me was the ability to filter mac addresses that are allowed to access your network. This can help keep out would be intruders by only allowing certain computers to connect. This filter works on both the wired and wireless connections. This paired with the unit's encryption should help to keep your network fairly secure. The wireless range is pretty good too. I am able to use my laptop all over my house and in the basement. It also works outside, but the signal is weaker. I have not gotten to test the 802.11g yet. I feel like this router is a pretty good deal, and have had noting but good experiences with D-Link products.
Rating: Summary: Works flawlessly Review: I have my 12" PowerBook set to work off of this, while it is connected to my Window's XP desktop. No problems connecting or maintaining my wireless connection. Works well all over the house, even when the desktop is shutdown during storms. Highly recommend this product!
Rating: Summary: Makes your life easy Review: I myself am a Network administrator and i have seen various setups of 802.11b. But 802.11g is the coolest that you can get and DLINK makes it all look so simple. It was very easy to setup and the range is great. I could set it up right out of the box. The only tweaks that i needed to do were setup my IP's and WEP. All that took just less than an hour. The option to setup content filtering is also great. Overall 5 stars.
Rating: Summary: D-Link DI-624 AirPlus Xtreme G Review: This is a good by, especially with the rebate! I started out with the Microsoft MN-610, which is only 802.11b, but returned it to purchase this. For about $20 more, I was able to purchase this 802.11b & 802.11g compatible router. Router was very easy to set up. My only complaint is that I cannot figure out any method to stop broadcasting the SSID-this seems like it would help secure the system. Also, WEP should be enabled by default.
Rating: Summary: Easy Set Up and Works as Advertised Review: I was impressed with how easily it was to setup and get my laptop on the Internet wirelessly. All I had to do was follow the instructions that came in the box. (duh right?) Well what ever was lacking in the written documentation I was able to figure out myself with help from the setup wizard and the help files in the interface. Speeds are perfect. I can stream MP3s from our file server, I can browse the Internet at speeds comparable to our wired PCs and I feel no differnce surfing the web and downloading files. I feel like a confident user now and hope others don't shy away from this because it is too new for them. The documentation is great and the help files do just what they are supposed to do, help.
Rating: Summary: superbly designed and executed product Review: The Dlink DI-624 router/wireless AP is working great. I bought this when I bought a new Mac w/ Airport Extreme (802.11g)... It plays very friendly w/ both Macs and PCs, and Dlink is on the few companies out there who specifically advertises that they support mac (I know they all do since it's not software specific, but it's nice for them to at least give effort!!) The Router is very good... it was setup w/ my cable modem in moments, with a few more minutes of looking around (didn't touch a manual except to learn the default login procedure) I was able to have the router configured to my specific private IP address range (this was replacing another unit, so I wanted to keep everything the same). I was also able to setup the unit to email me logs of renewals/connections (just to be sure my neighbors aren't using it!) The wireless has been flawless so far... the speed is quick, while I haven't done any exact measurements, I can say that's it's a big boost over 802.11b from what I've seen so far. The range has been great too... the unit is setup in the utility room of my basement, the room where my laptop is most often used is also in the basement... but I'm able to go the top level and still have connection... looking forward to nicer weather so I can go outside with it! It's much bigger (physically) then I expected... but it's on a shelf next to my furnace so what do I care... but if you're going to have this sitting on your desk or shelf, keep the size in mind.
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