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Summary: junk
Review: i thought this router was a great fit because it included a print server and port. worked on and off for a couple of hours then could not connect. notice two amber lights. read the manual and learned they have a LED dedicated just to inform you that their product is defective. i think that speaks for itself.
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Summary: junk
Review: i thought this router was a great fit because it included a print server and port. worked on and off for a couple of hours then could not connect. notice two amber lights. read the manual and learned they have a LED dedicated just to inform you that their product is defective. i think that speaks for itself.
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Summary: great product, combining all the needed functions in one
Review: I tried Linksys 802.11b products and got very dispointed in their signal strengths. D-Link is a totally different story. I have used D-Link's DWL-900+AP, DI-614+, and DWL-650+. No matter wherever you go in the house (even in the garage with doors closed), you get almost 100% signal strength.DI-714p+ is a great product with all the needed functions in one package, built on the solid grounds of DWL-900+AP. It is a router, a switch, a wireless accress point, and a print server. I was watching streaming video online while installing it. I unplugged my computer from the cable modem, replugged it into DI-714p+, and plugged DI-714p+ right into my cable modem. Amazingly, after 3 secs of interuption, my streaming video restarted by itself. Yes, no setup necessary to get DI-714p+ to work. With the built-in print server, everyone on my network can print to the printer independently. Now I can get rid of my old router, wireless access point, and print server. I am so glad that DI-714p+ makes my desk look much cleaner and my life so much simpler. I strongly recommend it.
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Summary: My Excellent Router
Review: I've had nothing but pleasure from this device. It's been running for three weeks now, without a hitch. I'm using all aspects of it: wired switch, wireless switch, print server, firewall with DMZ. Configuration was fairly straightforward, but the "Quick Installation Guide" is poorly written. If you follow the Configuration Wizard, though, it walks you through everything you need to get started. Mmm... I take that back. I had to power-cycle my modem before it would work. I don't think that was mentioned in the Quick guide or in the Wizard. Also, firewall port configuration is not covered in the quick start guide or the wizard, but it's well-explained in the manual. A word about the manual. As I mentioned, the Quick guide is VERY poorly written. The english is bad, the examples are poor, and not all topics are covered. The Configuration Wizard does it's job well though. However, there is an EXCELLENT manual on the CD. IT's 84 pages long and it documents everything you need to configure all aspects of this router, in plain, easy-to-read language, including "for Dummies"-style explanations of the technologies and installation considerations. I get good signal strength all over my house, and i'm using a Netgear A/B card (model WAB501) in my laptop. And -- the price is outstanding for everything you're getting in this one box. When it first came out, it was over $200 and that was a stretch. Today (6/22/03), it's $70, after rebates. Can you beat that!?! With a print server to boot!?!? What a deal! For the sake of this review, I called D-Link Tech Support. I didn't have a problem to report, so I can't speak to some of the other reviewers' concerns that they get a different answer for the same question each time they call. But I called on a Saturday afternoon and got a technician after about 3 minutes on hold. That seems reasonable to me. They advertise 24/7 support, and it doesn't expire. If you purchase this hardware, I hope you have the same good experience I have had. Good luck.
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Summary: Not perfect, but close
Review: I've had the DI-714P+ for about 3 months. I'm retired and live in a small ranch house, and have excellent results everywhere, including the deck and yard, front porch and basement. The router sits on an upper shelf in my den/office, about 2 feet from the ceiling. I use my HP Pavilion laptop in the wireless mode 95% of the time. Both my LAN and wireless are integrated, so no cards to mess with. I download very large files and applications (750 Mb was the largest so far) with no interuption whatsoever in downloading. However, it has dropped connections when idle, but mostly after coming out of hibernation or standby. Re-booting the router fixes this. It has gone for a couple of weeks without needing a reboot. Instllation was a breeze, having it up and running in less than 30 minutes. The print server worked for a while, then stopped working. I actually think it was something I did when messing around with configurations, and haven't gotten it fixed yet - I just dock it when I want to print something. As for conflicting with my 2.4 Ghz phone, I've not noticed any problems. It's not perfect, but for my needs does an excellent job.
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Summary: Bad start -- Good product
Review: It appeared to work well for about a week. Then the firmware chip crapped out. It ook a difficult negotiation with their tech support to get things ironed out. Works flawlessly now.
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Summary: Works great - firmware issues to know about....
Review: Setup: fairly straightforward. There is a "wizard" setup for those who don't like to go through every single option screen. The screen navigation is laid out in a simple, but not intuitive manner - it takes a few moments to realize the buttons on the left change with tab options at the top, but the buttons on the left don't change if there are multiple screens on the right (like "next page" or a button to press). There is no "go back a page" - they expect you to hit the button to the right that is still visible. All my complaining about that aside - it's as easy, if not easier, to navigate and find settings than both netgear and linksys. Print server: no setup available on the router - it either is or is not plugged in. Software setup for PC works fine. Did not try it with linux yet. Wireless: finally, something that works with 64/128 bit WEP. Netgear never worked. Linksys was so-so. This works. NOTE: For those who want to limit ACCESS to the WIRELESS by MAC ADDRESS - this unit cannot do it. It can limit by MAC to the INTERNET, but that will also limit who can attach to the unit, both with wireless and with a physical connection. Most other units only use this filter to limit access to the wireless portion. If used, you have to put in all the machines connecting to it - both wireless and physical.... Firewall: Syslog, email logs available. Nice. SPI works. DMZ support. Passthrough ports available. Works great with my nortel VPN client (this is always a good test of PPTP and so on). FIRMWARE NOTE: I had the hardest time getting this thing to work with windows terminal services. No matter what setting I used, it would lock up then drop the connection until I rebooted the router (software reboot). Some settings would go longer, but I could get it to lock up within 2 minutes. Nothing seemed to fix it - a few people have reported this on the internet, but since most people aren't using the terminal services part of windows on a regular basis - they would never know it. The fix was to load the 1.22 firmware, not the 1.23 that came with it. This REMOVES the 802.1X authentication tab (some type of shared radius key BS - if you want radius support, get a REAL wireless device) and it removes the 4X mode for the B+ series of wireless adapters (which I do not have anyway). TO LOAD FIRMWARE: you would need to run either executable (one for MAC or the other for PC) OR use the web browser to upload the file (requires either java or activeX - not sure) because it opens up the "open file" dialog box - meaning - experimental browsers, like those in my beloved linux box - don't work well with this. ALSO - it states in no unclear terms DO NOT UPGRADE USING A WIRELESS LINK. Use a hard wired computer. I went from 1.23 to 1.22 and back and forth and so on testing this remote desktop issue. FINAL FIX: load 1.23, hit the button to reset the router to the defaults, load 1.22, reboot, hit the button to reset the router to the defaults, then type all your configuration back in. Why the crazy steps? If you loaded 1.23, typed ANYTHING in the boxes that aren't available in 1.22 - it remembers and will cause problems, even though that option isn't availble in 1.22 (I tried this - several times for fun). 1.23 -> load setup defaults -> load 1.22 -> load setup defaults -> configure. Live without their crippled version of RADIUS (if you don't know what this is you don't need it) and who cares about the crappy 4X mode for the B+ stuff? Another marketing ploy anyway. Bottom line - with some experimentation, I figured out the firmware thing. IT has worked BETTER than the linksys ever did (can we say firmware of the week?) and improved over the netgears I have used (you can print and not be disconnected from the internet - thanks a lot netgear). 4 stars because firmware is supposed to fix stuff, and their two listed updates should not have affected the RDP stuff in 2000/XP. But it did.
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Summary: Works fine with my Canon i850 !!!
Review: The 714p+ print server works fine with my Canon i850 !!!
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Summary: It is working OK in a small LAN
Review: The configuration utility is relatively easy to use. It depends in your knowledge about networks and computers. I assign an static IP from my LAN for the router with access to the internet. I use the WEP encription with 128 bits. I didn't use the 256 bit encription, because I am using different adapters from differents brands. Some of them didn't support 256 bit encription. Currently, I have conected a Dell truemobile 1300 in a Dell Inspiron 600m, Dell Truemobile 1180 in a Desktop Dell Optiplex SX270, Dlink adapter DWL 650+ in a Laptop Dell inspiron 2650, and a Sony Vaio Z1RA. All of them are conected and working fine. I can access the internet and share files with no problem at all. Interference? Remember that this device and the adapters use the 2.4Ghz range. Is the same range that some of the long range Cordless Telephones like Panasonic, Sony and other popular brands use. So, if you have this kind of Phones, just dont put the base next to the router. And also, try to locate your router as high as you can. I still didnt test the print server so I cant tell you anything about it
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Summary: It is working OK in a small LAN
Review: The configuration utility is relatively easy to use. It depends in your knowledge about networks and computers. I assign an static IP from my LAN for the router with access to the internet. I use the WEP encription with 128 bits. I didn't use the 256 bit encription, because I am using different adapters from differents brands. Some of them didn't support 256 bit encription. Currently, I have conected a Dell truemobile 1300 in a Dell Inspiron 600m, Dell Truemobile 1180 in a Desktop Dell Optiplex SX270, Dlink adapter DWL 650+ in a Laptop Dell inspiron 2650, and a Sony Vaio Z1RA. All of them are conected and working fine. I can access the internet and share files with no problem at all. Interference? Remember that this device and the adapters use the 2.4Ghz range. Is the same range that some of the long range Cordless Telephones like Panasonic, Sony and other popular brands use. So, if you have this kind of Phones, just dont put the base next to the router. And also, try to locate your router as high as you can. I still didnt test the print server so I cant tell you anything about it
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