Rating: Summary: Perfect for Home Use Review: With the low price tag and the simple and easy to use interface it makes this router perfect for home use. I bought this expecting nothing more than a simple router with 4 port switch. I didn't ask for Parental Controls, a built in cable tester, elaborate firewall rules and options, or insanely easy setup.We have cable internet so setup was literally plug it in and you are done. Then I started playing with the different options and found this to be extremely easy. The speeds are no different than without the router and I feel much more safe behind a firewall.
Rating: Summary: Great for internet sharing between computers + game systems Review: If your prospective home or small business network setup doesn't require wireless connectivity and has an existing broadband connection, then the DI-604 is for you. I've had no less than three computers and a Playstation 2 gaming system hooked up to the DI-604 since I purchased it a few months ago and the internet sharing between the devices has worked flawlessly. As with most routers, the DI-604 occasionally requires some extra configuration for use with certain programs; I've had to do a few such configurations with this router and found them to be exceptionally easy to perform. The only downside to this router is the fact that it requires an existing internet connection to work properly. (You won't be able to configure the device if an internet connection is not present.) In all, though, the DI-604 is probably worth much more than its listed cost. If your prospective network can operate within the confines of ethernet cabling, this is definetely the router for you.
Rating: Summary: A very good router, you won't go wrong with this purchase. Review: I have had this router for about 9 months; I never had a problem. It is very reliable and very easy to setup. If you're looking for an inexpensive and reliable router, you can't go wrong. I highly recommend it.
Rating: Summary: Easy Review: This router is easy to use and takes little to no effort to keep up. In fact I don't need to access the configuration pages ever anymore. It took me one time to upgrade firmware and set my internet settings and then I was done. Very simple and straight forward.
Rating: Summary: Uncommonly Easy to Use Review: This is very easy to implement into your home network setup. We bought a new PC recently and wanted to share our Cable Internet connection. So we were told we needed a router with a firewall to do that safely and easily. We then asked what the least expensive solution is without comprimising our safetly and making if difficult. Well the young gentlemen we asked let us know that this D-Link router would probably be our best bet. Well he was right about it all. All we had to do was plug this in and access the setup screens as stated in the quick install guide and in minutes both computers were connected to the Internet behind a firewall safe from the outside world. I didn't think this whole situation would be this easy, but now I've been proven wrong. I appreciate the effort D-Link took in making this small and inexpensive router easy to use and not time consuming at all. I also appreciate the young fellow who helped us at the store for making this suggestion. So I wrote this all down to let others know how simple this actually is to use and setup.
Rating: Summary: One Awesome Router Review: This router is awesome, with it's easy to use web based configuration and its small size it makes my old router all jealous. Making this work has been very easy from the moment I opened the box. I just took the time to read through and follow instructions in the manual that came with it. Now I can share my Internet connection with my old PC that used to get zero use.
Rating: Summary: Good Experience Review: My dad got me this for when I moved out and told me it's pretty easy to setup and call him if I needed help. So the day of my DSL kit arriving I went on the journy to install this router so I would have a firewall and share the Internet with my roomies. It was much easier than I expected. I didn't even have to call my dad. In about 30 minutes I had my DSL modem plugged in, the router plugged into that, and my roomies and I were plugged into this DI-604. We were all able to access the Internet with no prblems at all. I felt very proud of myself. We've been using this for a couple months now and this router has never froze or rebooted on us. We've been opening ports, playing games, and transfering lots of files over out little network and I can't believe I set it all up myself. I am no networking guru, but I am the network guy as far as my roomies are concerned. I hope all D-link products are this easy.
Rating: Summary: Stable and reliable Review: I purchased this router after 2 failed attempts to get a netgear FVS318 working. The DI-604 was easy to setup and has been working flawlessly for over a week. This is amazing since the FVS318 would disconnect every few hours. I am not a big fan of the interface since it is more graphical and geared to the home user, I prefer a cleaner text interface. All of the routers features can be accessed through a web interface and then by selecting various tabs. Overall a very good product, I just wish it came in 8 ports.
Rating: Summary: Great for Online Games Review: My 2 brothers and I play online games all the time and we each have our own computers attached to this D-Link router. We've opened up many ports so that our games will work, and with this router it's very simple to do just that. This router can handle when all 3 of us are playing an online game plus we are hosting the game on a game server we have behind this 604. Plus 10+ other people are playing on the game server with us at any given time. This D-Link router can hold up under all that, plus it is one of the most inexpensive, if not THE most inexpensive router out there. Recommended for gamers, by myself and my brothers.
Rating: Summary: Inexpensive router makes easy home network, plus firewall ! Review: We had been wanting to network our two home PCs, and since we are "ever on" the Internet by virtue of our cable-modem service, felt like a firewall would be a good protection as well. Based on its good reputation, features, and economic cost, we selected the DLink and were glad we did. Its excellent instruction manual walked us through the installation process in minutes, with appropriate lighted indicators on the router itself letting us know where we stood each step of the way. Our only quibble might be that the firewall features are not as straightforward to "program", but we soon set some parameters that provide us the modest protection from inbound traffic that we wanted. Our home network is now up to three PCs, all of which work well through the DLink device. We would highly recommend this router for its effectiveness, simplicity, and value !
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