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Summary: No problems!
Review: Worked straight out of the box. Updating firmware after a few weeks was also easy.
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Summary: Works Perfectly!!!!
Review: I received this as a wish list gift after buying an 802.11b card and being blown away by the speed at the local Starbucks.With little to no technical expertise, I installed this in 20 minutes and have turned my ATT Broadband connection into a multi-computer wireless network. It works in all corners of my rather small two story home, and is very fast. Has printer connection for network as well. Very nice product which delivers more than its quiet reference on Amazon indicates.
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Summary: Great Product
Review: I own a Linksys Wireless Access point and use it with a Linksys Router and Linksys PCMIA wireless card & also Linksys USB Wirelss hub. Bought the D-Link b/c couldn't find another Linksys at the store Easy set-up Print server works great D-Link PCMIA card easy to configure No complaints
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Summary: It worked right out of the box!
Review: I spent several hours online, exploring various wireless network hardware specs and reviews before finally deciding on a D-Link wireless system. This DI-713P Wireless Broadband Router had both hardwire and wireless ports. This allowed me to continue using the wired Ethernet card already installed in my P3-800 Windows-Me PC, yet also install wireless networking for my wife's P2-400 Windows-Me PC (located about 25' away) and for our P2-233 Windows 98 SE laptop, no matter where it was used in our home (up to 60' away). I had originally wanted a wireless network only for sharing our Broadband Cable modem with our 3 computers. A complete and fully operational home network was a secondary consideration at the time. I ordered the DI-713P, a DWL-120 USB wireless adapter for my wife's PC, and a DWL-650 PCMCIA wireless adapter for our laptop, then anxiously awaited their arrival in the mail. When they arrived, I figured the installation was going to be problematic, since several reviews had warned users of some potential problems and the need to upgrade the DI-713P's firmware right away. I turned off my PC and Cable modem, unboxed the DI-713P and inserted it between the modem and my PC's Ethernet card, then powered everything up. Voila, success! Immediately I had internet access through the DI-713P. I installed the software, then connected the DWL-120 to my wife's PC via a USB port. Voila again! Her PC had instant wireless broadband internet access, although I had to play around with the DWL-120's and DI-713P's unit and antenna orientations to get an acceptable signal level between them, diagonally (45 degrees) through two walls at 25'. Next, I plugged the DWL-650 into a PCMCIA slot on our laptop and installed the drivers using the included Quick Installation Guide...and you guessed it. Wireless internet success! I was on a roll and my vision had shifted to include a complete wireless network, which I now sensed was within my grasp. It was now time for real "wireless" networking. To give myself an edge, I downloaded and installed the latest firmware for the DI-713P and drivers for the other two wireless units. By now I was wondering why I had waited so long to set up a wireless home network. I read the User's manuals, took a deep breath, and started setting up my PC and the laptop to "talk". But...for some reason I could not get the two computers to communicate, except for internet access. The User's manuals are fairly descriptive, but I would have killed to know what Windows software options needed to be installed in each computer and a step-by-step procedure on how to set up Network configurations for Windows 98 SE and Me OS's correctly. Fortunately, I was able to get my PC and our laptop communicating after about an hour of trial and error semi-educated guesswork. When it finally started working, it was a thing of beauty to behold. Unfortunately, I wasn't so lucky with my wife's PC. Apparently, two Windows Me machines are harder to set up to network together then are an Me and a 98 SE . I spent several hours trying to get it to work "properly" and finally shut everything down in disgust, thinking that I would call Customer Service the next day for help. When I powered the system up the next day, it worked PERFECTLY. My guess is that I needed to reboot the DI-713P before it would recognize and allocate an IP address to a second computer. What a kick! So now I am a happy camper, smiling and chuckling to myself every time I use our ... wireless networked system with its two shared printers and 80 GB's of shared hard drives. I LOVE IT! My only problem is that I think the advertised communication distances are overstated. Indoors, our laptop can only get about 25 meters (not 100) away from the DI-713P before useful internet/network communications are lost. Even then, the laptop/DWL-650, the PC/DWL-120, and the DI-713P orientation and antennas must be carefully aligned to transceive adequate signal strengths and achieve acceptable signal qualities. This is borderline performance in my book and cries out for product improvement.
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Summary: Great Product (D-Link DI-713)
Review: I've had the D-Link DI-713P Router for a month. I also have the DWL-120 USB Network Adapter.. It was very easy to setup this configuration (wired W2K machine, wireless WIN98 machine), with a distance of approximately 50' (floor and 2 walls). I also have an HP Deskjet 720C printer attached to the router/print server. It took almost three weeks to get it to work from my WIN98 (wireless machine). I finally corrected the problem my installing an older print driver. Now everything works fine. I really like the product, but the company has some issues. The web site doesn't have information for the problems that you might encounter. The documentation that comes with the product is not that good and the fact that I had to update the firmware was odd since it was a new product. Overall, I am impressed with the product and would highly recommend it.
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Summary: Fast and Easy Set Up
Review: We have a three computer network that (one laptop, two desktops) that shared our DSL connection (through Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing) and a HP Inkjet printer attached to one of the desktops. This was cumbersome, requiring one of our computers to be on all the time. After much researching I decided on the D-713P because 1) it offered wireless networking, 2) had the added feature of a built in print server, and 3) had received great reviews from several web sites and users. I had put off this purchase because I was afraid that it wouldn't work with my DSL and that configuration would be complex. I couldn't have been more wrong. Installation was a breeze. I followed the fast start guide and had my network attached to the internet within five minutes of unpacking it. The print server was similarly easy. I accepted the defaults and everything worked. I bought the D-Link PC Card for the laptop (the 650, I think) and the only hitch I had in the whole set up came in the card installation. It made the laptop lock up, but seemed to install the software. However the card would not link up with the router. Uninstalling and reinstalling the PC Card made it functional. Once it was working my wife grabbed the labtop and headed straight towards the back patio. She then proceeded to download and install real player and spent the next hour cruising internet radio stations. Needless to say, the connection was great. So far I am extreemly happy with the installation and performance. I recommend this unit highly!
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Summary: Nice 'N Easy
Review: I rec'd this yesterday and aside from trying to connect with my PC card upside down, it was a breeze to get up and running. The directions aren't inclusive of obstacles you may have, especially in assigning an IP address to your computer. Had I not had some network knowledge it could have been a project trying to figure that out. I combined this with a D-Link Wireless PC card and a D-Line FlashCard for my IPAQ and everything was running smoothly in an hour from opening the boxes surfing the nET. Now that I'm wireless...I'll never go back to the "old" way.
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Summary: How I got the D-Link wireless router to work on XP - Comcast
Review: How did I finally get it to work? I followed the setup guide carefully. I did everything the manual said to do, step by step, in the proper order. But that didn't work. I would get no Internet connection and the cable modem would reset itself every 5 minutes. I read the reviews here and followed the suggestions. I updated the firmware. I rebooted the computer. I reset the cable modem. I rebooted the router. I repeated the above a bazillion times in different orders. But that didn't work. I swore. I whimpered. I threw a tantrum and promised to be good the rest of my life. But that never works. Finally, what eventually worked for me was:
- I cloned the MAC address of my network card
- I held in the reset button on the cable modem (RCA) for 20 seconds until all lights on the front panel were lit solid
- I sacrificed a chicken
- I cold booted the PC
- I danced, I laughed, I rejoiced. It worked! This may not work for your situation, but it's worth a try. And hey, what's one chicken more or less?
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Summary: Got it to work with Windows XP and Wireless PC Card
Review: Works well under Win98SE, and with just hardwire RJ-45 cabling. Had a lot of trouble getting it to work under WinXP (not fully supported yet), otherwise would've given it five stars. My new laptop (1gHz P-III with 512mb RAM, Intel EtherPro 10/100VE) apparently does clock at T1 speeds using web-based speed tests. I suspect our ISP upgraded from 10mb/s to 100mb/s at some point, and that the extra system ram boosts speed in comparison to those computers that rely on disk storage (such as my desktops). I am still working on printer support with old HP DJ712c. I run mixed Win98SE and WinXP laptop (wired/wireless) network at home and at office. Gateway via my cable modem worked without a hitch. Screams along with 100MB/S connection thru my cable modem when connected via ethernet RJ-45 cable. Getting it to work with my wireless 802.11b D-Link DWL-650 wireless card took several tries. Seems the "new" drivers for the card are only for Win98/2000. They DO NOT work under XP, and I had to revert to the drivers found off the D-Link web site (no manual with minimal web information). Secondly, the DI-713P with originall 2.55 R4 firmware crashed the wireless portion if attempting with WinXP. Upgrading to latest 2.5.7 R4 works with Windows XP without hitch. I am able to go thru two apartment walls about 75-100 feet. Better range outside, as is on second-story window-sill with uncluttered range outside the glass window.
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Summary: Unreliable Hardware
Review: After the good reviews this product received in August 2001
from Mobile Computing, I purchased one. In the first six
weeks, it required frequent reboots, probably from its
weak firewall capabilities. Finally, it just stopped working
entirely and couldn't be reached by ethernet or over the
serial port via a null modem cable. The replacement unit
did the same thing in about 2 months. D-Link technical support is extremely unresponsive. It is
almost impossible to reach a person by phone and "a certified
engineer" never calls back. Stay away from this product and avoid D-Link because of their
complete lack of technical or product support.
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