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Summary: Buy a NetGear instead, it's painless compared to D-Link
Review: I purchased the DI-704P with the intent of networking 3 computers so that each could simultaneously access the Internet. After spending the better part of a day and talking with DLink's Tech support 4-5 times, I never did get it working properly. I returned it and bought a NetGear RP614. I figured the NetGear couldn't be any worse and was prepared to spend hours trying to make this one work. I removed my LinkSys (plain vanilla hub) and connected the NetGear RP614 in its place. Guess what? It worked perfectly immediately! No settings to change, no software to load, I did nothing and it worked perfectly! All 3 computers could talk to each other and access the Web simultaneously, buy the NetGear RP614, it works right out of the box, no hassles or setup.
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Summary: Worked well at first, unstable after less than 1 year
Review: I thought this was a great router at first for the price and it used to work well too. Lately, it's been rebooting itself and refreshing constantly. Contacted Tech support and had a brain boggling experience from this supposedly technical support guy who didn't know jack. He kept telling me "No, you're wrong" and "It's the ISP". I'd like to think that I'm not your typical user having worked in various departments within IT for over 7 years. I'm the third person I've known personally who's had very similar problems as I have with this specific model of dlink router. If you're going to buy a router, don't go for dlink. I've heard some really good things from some of my colleagues about SMC in particular, and also Linksys and Netgear. Needless to say, I'll be looking to buy a new router soon.
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Summary: Worked well at first, unstable after less than 1 year
Review: I thought this was a great router at first for the price and it used to work well too. Lately, it's been rebooting itself and refreshing constantly. Contacted Tech support and had a brain boggling experience from this supposedly technical support guy who didn't know jack. He kept telling me "No, you're wrong" and "It's the ISP". I'd like to think that I'm not your typical user having worked in various departments within IT for over 7 years. I'm the third person I've known personally who's had very similar problems as I have with this specific model of dlink router. If you're going to buy a router, don't go for dlink. I've heard some really good things from some of my colleagues about SMC in particular, and also Linksys and Netgear. Needless to say, I'll be looking to buy a new router soon.
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Summary: Can't disable firewall, unstable print server
Review: I was thrilled when I first installed my DI-704P last summer. Internet connection sharing is a breeze, and the print server was a great feature. I soon found, however, that Windows (98, 2000 and XP) would often fail when trying to print to either of my Canon printers (BJC-2100 and S750) using the print server. I had to reconfigure Windows to print directly to the printer, which causes the program doing the printing to hang until the printing is complete. Even at this setting, the print job will often fail, requiring a re-boot of the PC. I have better luck when I cycle the power on the printer JUST before sending the print job, but that really shouldn't be necessary. The firewall has recently began to give me problems, following a firmware update to version 2.70. I use Lotus Notes and an IBM AS400 Client emulator to access my company's VPN from home. Both programs worked flawlessly through the DI-704P until recently. Now, I have to physically bypass the router by re-plugging ethernet cables to get onto the VPN. I tried to configure the DMZ (which supposedly bypasses the firewall for one computer), but found that when I set a static IP address for the computer (as required by DMZ), I was unable to access the internet. Firewall settings are VERY spartan, and some seem to be completely ineffective even after several re-boots of the firewall and all client PCs. Overall, the management software for the DI-704P is severely lacking. Technical support is limited (almost non-existant), but that's par for the course these days. Their web site offers firmware downloads and a FAQ section, which is very sparse on meaningful information. I've set up several SMC and Netgear routers for my clients, and currently plan to replace this DI-704 with an SMC "SMC7008BR Cable/DSL Router with 8 Port Switch" (Amazon has a great price!). My recommendation? Bah - skip this product and look for comparable products from SMC or Netgear.
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Summary: Can't disable firewall, unstable print server
Review: I was thrilled when I first installed my DI-704P last summer. Internet connection sharing is a breeze, and the print server was a great feature. I soon found, however, that Windows (98, 2000 and XP) would often fail when trying to print to either of my Canon printers (BJC-2100 and S750) using the print server. I had to reconfigure Windows to print directly to the printer, which causes the program doing the printing to hang until the printing is complete. Even at this setting, the print job will often fail, requiring a re-boot of the PC. I have better luck when I cycle the power on the printer JUST before sending the print job, but that really shouldn't be necessary. The firewall has recently began to give me problems, following a firmware update to version 2.70. I use Lotus Notes and an IBM AS400 Client emulator to access my company's VPN from home. Both programs worked flawlessly through the DI-704P until recently. Now, I have to physically bypass the router by re-plugging ethernet cables to get onto the VPN. I tried to configure the DMZ (which supposedly bypasses the firewall for one computer), but found that when I set a static IP address for the computer (as required by DMZ), I was unable to access the internet. Firewall settings are VERY spartan, and some seem to be completely ineffective even after several re-boots of the firewall and all client PCs. Overall, the management software for the DI-704P is severely lacking. Technical support is limited (almost non-existant), but that's par for the course these days. Their web site offers firmware downloads and a FAQ section, which is very sparse on meaningful information. I've set up several SMC and Netgear routers for my clients, and currently plan to replace this DI-704 with an SMC "SMC7008BR Cable/DSL Router with 8 Port Switch" (Amazon has a great price!). My recommendation? Bah - skip this product and look for comparable products from SMC or Netgear.
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Summary: Well Done
Review: I would like to say thank you to Amazon.com and to all of you who rate products on this site. Because of your rating, I know that which product is good for my need.
I bought this router at Fry's [$$$], the new one - the "express" which has metal case, and gave it my ... year old son. After [a few] minutes, he told me: "It is working good, but we need to install the printer on the second computer. I found out that my printer is not for windows 2000. I searched looking for software to update my HP deskjet 930c. After downloading the updated software, I installed it with the port of the printer is "D-link printer port", and it has been working well. Now I and my son can surf the internet at the same time, and we can print from the shared printer through DI-704P.
I recommend it.
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Summary: Great router when it is working
Review: I've had this router for about a year now. I remember it being difficult to configure, but for the most part it has worked okay until recently. Now the router stops working constantly. I have to reboot it by unplugging it, waiting, and plugging it back in. Once I go through this routine, it's good for another few hours of use. Obviously this is unacceptable. I'm looking for a replacement but its hard to find something with the a print server, which I really need.
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Summary: Won't Keep Working
Review: I've had this router for about a year now. I remember it being difficult to configure, but for the most part it has worked okay until recently. Now the router stops working constantly. I have to reboot it by unplugging it, waiting, and plugging it back in. Once I go through this routine, it's good for another few hours of use. Obviously this is unacceptable. I'm looking for a replacement but its hard to find something with the a print server, which I really need.
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Summary: Up and running in 20 minutes!
Review: Installation:
Was quick and easy using the browser interface. This was my first ever encounter with a router and I could connect, configure and go online in less than 20 minutes (including opening the package etc.)
I have ATT broadband cable internet and I was able to configure a Win98 and a Win2k machine with ease. Documentation:
This is the reason for this product to get 4 stars instead of five. It could do with improved documentation. I'm very happy with this product so far. I got it for [the low cost] with mail-in rebate and I think its very much worth the price.
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Summary: D-Link DI-704P (Silver Case)
Review: The DI-704P does everything that is promised. Port forwarding works with AIM and MSN file transfers. You can play online games right out of the box without any configuring, and you can also host matches as a server with such games as Unreal Tournament 2003, Nascar 2002, and Medal of Honor without exposing yourself in the DMZ, as long as you forward the appropriate port ranges. I run Kerio firewall on all the client machines and allow those forwarded port ranges to only be accessed by the game executables. This gives me full stealth reports from grc, sygate, and pcflank, even when hosting games or doing file transfers. Out of the box, port 113 (Ident) does not stealth. This is easily fixed by forwarding this port to an unused IP address on your LAN, or to a computer with a firewall, such as Kerio, that will stealth it. The most recent firmware (version 2.70) is flexible, easily configured, and stable. The only thing that I find odd with the 704P (silver case) is the seemingly poor arrangement of ventilation holes on the case. The unit gets pretty warm to the touch. It hasn't complained, but it makes me wonder why they didn't provide for more air flow through the case. I found that by moving the provided rubber feet to one of the side ends, and standing it up, a lot more air flows through the case. So, to make it short, it looks good and it works great, and the price is right!
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