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Summary: Worked Great Before it DIED
Review: Well, I bought this router about 5 months ago, and it was super easy to set up and and worked great. The internal firewall, when combined with a decent software firewall, makes your computer practically invisble, and it was easy to set it up so that certain programs could bypass the firewall when needed. I hooked up two computers on a cable modem with this thing, and got a really fast connection on both PCs (routing the Internet to two computers was my primary reason for purchasing the D-Link). And it was the cheapest and best-rated router I could find after a longish search. But THEN, after 5 months, the WAN light suddenly turned off, never to turn on again. Essentially, this means I can no longer route the cable internet connection anywhere. Not to four computers, two computers, or even one computer. It's useless with a defunct WAN, even though the four LANs still seem to work fine. I've tried rebooting it, I've tried using new ethernet cables, I've tried resetting it to it's factory defaults... all to no avail. After doing a quick google search, I found that there are quite a few others that have had the exact same problem with this router -- after about 5 months to a year, the WAN just stops working. Kaput. I may reorder the same router, in hopes that I can't be unlucky twice (since so many people on Amazon have given this router a good review, there must be a lot of good ones out there, although some people may not be following up with bad reviews after the router fails, a few people on here claim to have been using the router for a long time without any problems). But If my second one breaks, it's gonna really hurt (my pocket book, my trust of the D-Link router company and of Amazon, etc.). Amazon should have a warning on this thing -- it's cheap 'cause it may not work for more than 5 months. Heck, they should make it even cheaper since this is a known problem being reported on all over the Internet. Still, it worked really great while it was actually working, and it's much easier to set up and configure than many of the other routers out there. At this low price (and with glorious free shipping), I guess you have to expect the product to be somewhat kinda expendable. Oh well.
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Summary: (...)
Review: Good product. Very easy to use and set up. I haven't had any trouble since I turned it on. It tells you to run a setup program, I didn't even have to do that with any of the computers in my house. I've had three computers (ME, 98 and XP) set up with no troubles at all. Just plugged it in and they all worked immediately. (...)
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Summary: Flawless!
Review: Right out of the box this thing works great. Runnning Windows XP, 98, and ME on three pc's and I didn't have to do a thing to get all of the features to perform. Can't say why anyone would have a problem with this router. 100% success at sharing my connection. Followed the instructions and I had my pc's connected in less than 5 minutes! It's been 4 weeks and I have yet to experience a single glitch. Current speed reports show zero loss in speed. Very satisfied with the DI-604!
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Summary: Outstanding Tech. support!
Review: I purchased this router to allow my son to share my Verizon DSL connection. The setup seemed to be pretty easy at first , however, not being a verry experienced computer person ( I know enough to be dangerous) I could not finish the process and establish a connection. I placed a call to the D-Link Tech. support and was amazed that I was quickly connected with a real live human. The Technician had me up and running in about 15 minutes. The router seems to working fine.
Five stars for Outstanding customer service.
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Summary: Worked out of the box...still working a month later
Review: Bought after looking at the reviews. Works great with my Mac G3 running OS9.2 and SBC DSL. No problems setting up the DSL connection and the onboard firewall setup wizard had me up and running within 30 minutes. Have had my Windows laptop on a second port and saw no noticable slowing on either computer with average websurfing. Flawlessly ran a VPN connection through the firewall to my office's network. Highly recommended. The only reason for 4-stars is if you want to run any more extensive firewall rules, D-Link needs way better manuals to help. If you know as little about firewalls as I did, I also recommend the "Absolute Beginners' Guide to Firewalls" book by Jerry Ford.
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Summary: Very Easy Setup for Me
Review: I purchased this unit a month or so ago, and everything worked as advertised. The setup was very fast and easy on a standalone Windows XP Pro system, and the end result is a very stable DSL connection. Although I'm technically proficient, I'm ignorant about a lot of networking procedures. Despite that, the documentation provided was easy to understand and use.I use Earthlink DSL and had been using the WinPoET software to make my connection. This router has negated the need to run WinPoET (woot!), and the connection is no longer dropped at random times. The firewall functionality also seems to be doing the trick quite well. I run Zone Alarm Pro, and since the addition of this router, ZA has recorded no incoming connection attempts. (Prior to adding the router, ZA was stopping 100 to 200 connection attempts daily.) My only complaint is that I've not yet found where (or if) the router is keeping a log showing the specifics of any blocked connection attempts. This data might be there, but I've not found it. All in all, I'm very happy with this piece of equiipment, and recommend it to others.
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Summary: Its No Cisco, But...
Review: Let's face it, this is bargain bin along with Linksys, Netgear, SMC, Belkin, and etc., but among the cheap brands, this D-Link has suited me the best. This wired router is just as good as the wireless routers D-Link sells.
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Summary: Looks great-Works great!
Review: I purchased the DI-604 about a month ago and I love it. I'm not very computer literate, but it was an ease to set up and get running. The instructions were easy to follow, I'd say it took about 10 minutes from taking it out of the box to where I was surfing the net. The set-up wizard is short and detailed. Opening ports for gamming is explained well in the manual which is included in the CD. When I needed an explaination about a networking term, the D-Link website provided it in easy to understand terms. I was expecting a nightmare, but it turned out to be a breeze. The delivery by Amazon was also incredable--it came in about two days!
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Summary: Cross Platform Perfect, No Network Software =(
Review: I bought this Router for one purpose. Network and Internet sharing with my iMac DV SE. At first I had trouble getting my mac to connect but realize I had to update the ethernet extensions. Once I did that, it worked perfectly. My iMac was using Mac OS 9.2.2. Overall, I like this router, cheap and works great. I think my internet connection got more stable ever since because of the firewall. One thing I wish they included was networking software.
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Summary: Mac compatible... If they say so...
Review: I bought the DI-604 router (rev. E) to connect my iMac 350 (running OS 9.1) and my iBook (running Jaguar) together into a network for simultaneous Internet access. According to the box, it's Mac-compatible. Despite my best efforts, I could never get the router to connect online properly. First, the manual never specifies that the browser installation also applies to the Mac. Secondly, even after I got everything connected together and finally managed to make the wizard appear in my browser, the installation would jam at the WAN autodetection. Even my father, a former electronician and an advanced Mac user for nearly 15 years, could not get the router to work correctly on my computers. I have no use for a router that pretends to be Mac-compatible when it fact it fits the Mac as well as my left shoe into my right foot. Maybe that router is great on Windows. But if you're a Mac user, skip over this router and opt for a real Mac-friendly brand, like Belkin.
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