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Summary: Good tight product, few tricky bits easily surmounted
Review: This is an easily configured router, gateway and firewall. It took 10 minutes to get up and running. I now have a web, ftp and email server available to the public on one PC, and everything else locked down. The firewall works a treat, the DHCP and DNS work well, no problems. As a relative novice to networking at home (but experienced with most other IT matters) I found it a breeze. The only difficulty I had was getting it to work with the ADSL modem, which took about 2 hours of cursing, but eventually came good. That wasn't entirely the DI-704P's problem though. The only thing that I couldn't get to work, was being able to hit my DSL-300 modem through the router. This means I have to plug the modem in directly to the computer to configure it which is a minor inconvenience.
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Summary: ok
Review: My DSL line has little problem to me so far. However, after I install this product, I connect my PC and laptop with it. I start my bad days. my pc and laptop freeze frequency. At the very beginning, I don't know know what happen. After trouble shooting on computers, I find nothing wrong but when I work on internet, email or doing the files transfer to my office. Later, I disconnect my DSL router and everything work fine now. I rate this product to 2 stars because it is easy to install.
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Summary: Very stable and affordable
Review: I am 4th year computer science major at Berkeley, and I bought this product back when it was having a huge rebate... I bought it to split a DSL connection among me and 3 other roomates. My friends also bought it too for the rebate. It's a pretty solid working gateway, but it will once in awhile kill your connection. It happened to both me and my friends who bought it, and after we simply turned in on and off, things were good to go again (of course, this might have to do with other problems, but I'm pretty certain it's the gateway). The configuration is pretty straightforward, though if you're not sure what you're doing (not tech savy), it might be difficult to wade through. It gives you a host of options, and the company has even updated the firmware. As for the firewall, it blocks out all besides the standard ports pretty well. So well in fact, that some applications (such as sending through AIM) fail to work unless configured correctly. I think people without enough computer knowledge might find this annoying. Also, a tip for cable modem users, I had to search through the companies FAQ online to figure out how to make it work with AT&T modems. I hope by now, they've included this in the manual. Overall, it's a good product, but a better FAQ or manual would help make it easier ot use.
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Summary: Very poor, especially since Linksys is so good
Review: I purchased this router because it was on sale, and I was forced to return it after it failed to function consistently. It took me nearly two hours to configure. After returning it, I got a Linksys and it was 5000% easier to install and didn't have any of the problems this had. Yes, D-Link has good customer service, but they hire so many employees for that department only because they know their products are bound to fail and the customers will send frequent complaints.
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Summary: Not if you want to host servers
Review: I was looking for a small office appliance when I purchased this item. We host two web servers. I was misled by the statement that the device supports NAT. It does, but not in a typical way. You can map an inbound TCP port to an IP Address on the internal network. You cannot, therefore, host more than one IP address that exposes port 80. THerefore, you cannot host more than one web site. Also, you get no real control over the NAT, and no way to turn it off. We returned the product and and looking at the DLink DFL 300 instead. On the other hand, this device would probably work really well on my Cable modem at home.
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Summary: Tech Support needs a lot
Review: I got the DI-704 last Oct. After a lot of problems, I got it up and running. It quit working in April. After many e-mails and voice mail tag with their tech support, I bought a new Linksys. It was up and running in five minutes. I am very discouraged with their product which has lifetmie warranty. There was no good documentation with the D-link product(no manual). Had to download off the web. The tech support kept wanting me to reset the router. I finally convinced them it was not a reset issue. In short. Don't waste your money on D-Link product when there are better suppliers out there at same price with seamless installation and proper documentation.
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Summary: LESS POPULAR MORE TECH READY
Review: As a tester of Soho voip equipment, I,ve dealt with the 3 mayor brands and find the D-link is z-best, others like NG are horrible in assigning ip addresses when a varierity of equipments,computers, ipphones consoles are on board they cannot handle it and then require some knowledge about port mapping to get most of these equipments work,also there dmz are horrible, if there was a half a star more available, I would of add it to the d-link.
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Summary: Trusty one
Review: I have the DI704 for a year now and can conclude this: it's a sharp little device that does exactly what it's designed for: realizing plug-n-play hi speed communication between your home pc's and shielding them from outside port scans.
Blocking port scans is extremely important, as an uncontrolled response may attract a hostile, targeted attack. I'm on cable, and believe me, the D-link crunches and records dozens of port scans every day. The D-Link allows for fine-grained configuration through a clear Web interface, and does not try to be smart and make automatic choices. You have every bit under control.
What I am saying is: a basic understanding of what ports and protocols are won't harm. It's not really explained in the documentation though. Once you figure that out, you can make the D-Link block, pass, trigger whatever you want. At the other hand, I consider the firewall capabilities of ZoneAlarm superior to what hardware firewalls can do. ZoneAlarm is capable to bind ports to applications, to follow complex port trigger schemes, and to produce detailed reports. You'll see that the D-Link can't handle the port dance of e.g. Messenger Voice and that Terrarium .net game. You have to lift the 704's firewall capability at that point (easy to do).
ZoneAlarm may be better, yet I prefer that not my precious work station, but rather that little gray 704 gladiator fights the fight with external aggressors on a every day basis. Runs continuously for ages, and makes a great hub for the LAN.
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Summary: Overall, a very good product
Review: I bought this router becuase i wanted to link my laptop and my desktop to my cable modem. I am now going wireless with my laptop...but anyway this router is amazingly fast(probably depending on your connection)and I love it now, but when i got it, it was a different story. I knew NOTHING of networks and all the technical stuff, and I bought this because the Linksys routers werent in stock at the store i went to. I took it home and I was really excited, so i set to work straight away. Now I'm a bright kid, i'm 15 and a straight A student. But when it came to the technical part of the installation i was COMPLETELY LOST. after a couple hours of basically screwing up my computer trying to get it to work, i was almost crying in exasperation. In the end i re-did all the instructions and I had to call my service provider to obtain all my information(it doesn't mention this in the instruction manual) so that was the step i had missed. This product is amazing and has great features once you get it running...also the tech support is great...one of the reviews degrades the tech support..this person was definetly not dialing the number I dialed! the number on the website is very good. I have had no wait for any of the 3 times that I have called. Overall, a very good product, just needs a bit more in the instruction manual on how to obtain your numbers. Lacks a print server, but that isnt the biggest deal in the world, you just need to leave the computer on that the printer is hooked up to.
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Summary: Good Functionality, Poor Packaging
Review: I purchased this product in order to share my cablemodem over two machines. It worked well and was easy to set up but it began to give me problems after a week. The case of the gateway is poorly grounded and is very sensitive to static electricity discharges. After a few accidental shocks, the unit began to fail. I would recommend that if you live in the desert and your house is prone to generating static in the summer, purchase the Netgear product. The Netgear Gateway has the same functionality, but has a better case design.
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