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Summary: It's working just fine.
Review: I installed this product a few months ago. I configured two computers using the hardwire ports. I also hooked up my portable using of the D-link receiver card. I had a slight problem configuring the receiver card in my portable because I had another type of card installed prior to this one (uninstall/re-install, you know the story). Also the installation, configuration instructions for the receiver card is not very clear. I configured the router software using the browser interface without any problems. And everything has been working fine. Lets see where things stand after six months. The price/feature is very good. It's plugged into a UPS and it's always on and the power is filtered. May help is last longer then others. I have not hooked up the printer support because at this time I don't need it. I really don't think they could have made this product work 100% for all printers. I would expect problems. Overall I like the product and I just purchased my second unit. In six months I will come back and update this review up or down. Lets see what happens.
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Summary: You Get Exactly What You Pay For!
Review: When I was looking to purchase a router for my new broadband connection I thought that instead of just purchasing a router I would purchase a wireless router. Well I came upon Dlink and I purchased this product, against the guidence of one of my friends who said the product would go bad in a few months, because it was very inexpensive compared to other companies. Well I can assure you that I will NEVER buy from Dlink again. I've had this product for about 6 months and it has died on me just like my friend had said it would. I called Dlink and the first few tech support guys i talked to were very unhelpful. But I finally got in touch with a tech guy who cared and he didn't seem too surprised that the product died. Infact he said he's surprised it didn't happen sooner. So, I'm being sent a new one and i'm immediately taking it back to the store to get a product from Linksys. I do NOT recommend this product to anyone at all. It will die and has very horrible compatabiltity as it interferes with panasonic phones. Definately buy a router from Linksys or another reputable company that has GOOD products and helpful technical support.
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Summary: Print Server Doesn't Work
Review: The wireless networking is fine. The print server doesn't work. The documentation is sparse.
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Summary: Nice features! Worked out of the box!
Review: For the money you really can't beat this deal... It was a no brainer. So far, so good. I have two Cisco Aironet 340 PC Cards that I am using and the link around my 2 story, 3100 sq foot home is prety good. The link stays at 11Mbps but I have seen it drop to 2Mbps only to go back to 11Mbps around 30 seconds later. The only down side I can see is the print server. I setup one of my laptops with access through D-Link's LPT port driver and it worked the first day. After that, printing from the laptop wouldn't work at all BUT the hardwired PC of mine still did work. So, have yet to reinstall the D-Link printer driver to the laptop to get it connected again (atleast I hope that will fix the problem). So, I have had good luck thus far. As I said, out of the box, plugged in AC/DC adapter, plugged in the Cable Modem out to the WAN port and the LAN port connect to the PC, and the 802.11b PC Cards and I was rockin'. Oh, don't forget to set the SSID on your PC Cards and the access point otherwise connecting wirelessly won't work. Cheers!
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Summary: excellent for price
Review: i use this at my two bedroom two story condo...works great. i love the print server...its so convenient to be able to print from my laptop from anywhere in the house! lots of security features and is a breeze to set up...
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Summary: Great product, for a great price
Review: Up and running in less than 10 minutes without reading any manuals. First, I am replacing my Linksys BEFSR41 in order to go wireless. I have had nothing but a great experience with my Linksys. I had a hard time deciding between the D-Link product and the Linksys product. But I choose the D-Link because of the Print Server Feature and Price. My home network
AT&T Cable Modem
Dell P3/1000 w/ 100 mbps ethernet card (Windows ME)
IBM T21 (laptop) w/ D-link DWL650 802.11b card (Windows 2000)
HP Deskjet 820Cse Notable Applications: Web surfing, occasional on-line gamer (Gamespy), IPSEC VPN tunneling for teleworking (heavy user), webconferencing, streaming media (audio/video). I telecomute about 2-3 full days a week plus I usually log in every night to do some quick e-mail using my laptop. The main motivation for upgrading from my wired Linksys to the D-link set up was so I would not be tied to my home office. I wanted to be able to check my e-mail at work from my back patio. EXPERIENCE WITH D-LINK First, I unplug my linksys and plugged in the D-link. Then I inserted the PC Card in my laptop. I booted up my laptop. Windows detected the hardware. I inserted the CD and selected the Windows 2000 driver. Rebooted my laptop. And like magic, when I booted up I was connected. 10 minutes from start to finish. From this point, I did log into the router/access point and did some configuring (i.e. change admin password, etc.) Highlights: Easy setup, lots of features, good price.
Lowlights: Not much of a manual, you have to look at the PDF on the CD. The case for the router is not "cool" looking like some others (sounds stupid but coolness is a factor)
TBD: Have not played much with the range yet. I have not tried to set up the print server yet. Amazon.com Experience: Great. Nothing to complain about. The products arrived before they promised. NOTE: I am a network engineer for a major telecommunications provider. I have my CCNA. All to say that, I have a pretty good understanding of TCP/IP and WAN/LANs. Although I am not an expert, my experience I am sure made this process a lot less painful.
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Summary: Technology not there yet
Review: This item does not work in a house because it has difficulty transmitting throuh walls or around corners. After calling the help line to make sure we had set everything up correctly, the manufacturer confirmed that it is really designed for a very large office space without walls so that the signal can travel at a straight shot, and that almost all home users were reporting very poor performance of the product.
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Summary: Nice product but with some bizarre wireless issues
Review: I was initially able to get both my wired and wireless D-Link clients working immediately through this router. I like the fact it has its own print server so any Windows client can print to the attached printer. However I did have some problems with the wireless connectivity. After about three months, the wireless side just stopped working regardless of the settings. I tried all combinations (different channels, SSID, WEP/no WEP, MAC control/no MAC control) and nothing would connect no matter how close or far I was from it. So I tried something totally off the wall last week and REPOSITIONED the router from horizontal to vertical. No settings were changed nor was the router rebooted but all of a sudden the wireless connection was up again with excellent signal strength. I'm speculating the metal case in its horizontal position was drawing a lot of static interference from my desk or it just works better in a tower antenna-like position. The wireless connection's been consistent for over a week so I'm satisfied for now. I'd give it a higher rating if the connection stays up from now on.
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Summary: WEP does not work
Review: Good price (especially with recent price fall and rebates) with excellent features. Easy to setup, I was up and running in less than 10 minutes out of the box. No problems with interworking with 802.11b Wireless lan cards from other manaufacturers (Addtron, 3COM and Buffalo), but I simply cannot get WEP (64 bit or 128 bit) to work with this product despite many hours and numerous exchange of emails with D-Link technical support and numerous firmware update. I found the printer server feature was extremely easy to setup and has been working very reliably and faultless even though I have a really ancient Kodak laser printer. If WEP is important to you when interworking with wireless cards from other manufacturers then this may not be for you.
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Summary: Make sure you have the new model of DI-713P .....
Review: I baught this D-link DI-713P...I have activated 128 bit encryption, firewall for blocking unnecessary ports etc. and everything is working fine. I did not feel any degradation in the connection speed after I turned on encryption. I think this is a great working and great looking product. I would not hesitate to recommend it .... GO FOR IT ... SHARE YOUR RESOURCES IN HOME NETWORK .... and HAVE FUN!!!!
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