So, rather than spend all day setting up and configuring the network, I spent all day sitting on the couch watching football and surfing the web.

Good show D-Link. I am truly impressed.

I think D-Link did a great job on making this router as easy to install as possible. I have to give props to my Mom for completing the installation, as well.

There is a great story on 802.11 Planet on how to overcome attenuation associated with wireless networks.

This is a great product especially considering the price. I would suggest the new enhanced wireless products from D-Link to anyone.

PROS:
I purchased the D-link DI-614+ broadband router and the DI-650+ together. While most manufacturers claim a 11Mbps throughput, the Airplus combination claims a 22Mbps throughput. In fact, if you do a little research you'll find that the 11Mbps systems rarely seem to transfer above 4.2-4.8 Mbps. The Airplus on the other hand transfers at roughly 150% that rate or 6-7Mbps in personal tests. The range has been great; allowing me to travel upstairs and through 2-3 rooms. Also, traveling in my backyard has not produced any noticeable dropoff. The setup was VERY easy. I'm sure each reviewer will have a different opinion. But, the D-Link wizard walks you through EVERY step. It cloned the MAC address of my computer that was currently connected to my cable connection and I was done in a matter of minutes. The card was also VERY VERY easy to configure. It found the router instantly.

CONS:
Tough to find any. I got this up and running straight out of the box. I recommend this for anyone looking to upgrade their systems for increased security or those simply looking to get into wireless for the first time.

However, DLink released the latest firmware on their site - and with it, all the problems were solved. The connection is stable and the speed as expected. It clearly outperformes the DSL bandwidth so that you can't tell the difference between wired and wireless connectivity while surfing the internet. Of course, the LAN connection to my server via wireless is much slower than via the 100MBps Ethernet - as expected.

After all, the DLink 614+ is a reliable router including rich features and quite fast wireless connectivity - with the latest firmware. Given the fact that you have to download a firmware to get the product operational, only 4 stars.

I used to have the Netgear RP114 router for a year with the Earthlink DSL service: after putting the Dlink 614+, a Toshiba Satelliet 1805 laptop conncted via a Dlink Airplus DWL-650+ card had faster internet connection than with the Netgear. This relatively new router model is better than the others in its lineup in that it has a 256bit encryption mode and can transmit upto 22Mbps on certain wireless cards(like the DWL-650+): whereas the 614+ has four router ports, the 713P has three router ports and one printer port but has only a 128bit encryption mode and max. transmission of 11Mbps.
The looks are nice too: plastic case, but two tone colors with nice design with a large D-Link logo on the top of the box.
The range is pretty good: note the router be placed at a appropriate place for better reception (places where there are less electrical interference).

Ok, the thing is, it took me four hours to get technical service, all the while agonizing over the router that refused to work on the first installation.
It turns out that the manual is poorly written; insufficient information about the encryption mode, which I mistakenly turned it on during the installation procedure, was the problem and took forever to find the right method of hardware rebooting(the manual said it wrongly: how can a machine be rebooted after having its power turned off???) Thankfully, the technician(who must be overworking) helped me out to the end, which was really nice(to see some humanity still being served at the end of the telephone line).

A piece of warning: if this is the first time you are using a router, be advised to consult the DSL provider service first. You need to use the PPPoE for Earthlink(and other DSL services alike), and for the person who below says this machine does not work with Earthlink DSL is mistaken. It works fine- too bad that the manual is somewhat obsolete in telling you this. Get a friend who knows something about networking, and buy him a meal after his/her headache-the machine will work in the end.
There is no wireless router currently at this price range, so if a price is your priority, check this out. After pain, you certainly gain something in this model.

The DI-614+ requires a reset every couple of days because it flakes out and drop routing functionality through the WAN for all of my computers inside my local network with statically assigned IPs (you must assign static IPs to your machines if you want to use some of the more advanced features of the router) This is a HORRIBLE flaw that makes the router useless for any serious use.

Another big problem is that it has a *VERY* weak routing implementation - if you keep TCP/IP connections open for more than 2 minutes without constant activity, kiss your connection goodbye. (i.e. don't expect to be able to use telnet, ssh, or ftp programs without your connection being dropped every time you leave your connection idle for more than 2 minutes) This problem didn't happen with my old linksys router.

I emailed tech support on this one over 5 times - they just kept sending me back a cut-and-paste of the entire user manual - they're completely useless.

Bottom line is - DON'T BUY THIS ROUTER. Get a different brand router, or a string and two paper cups, because communicating across the web with this router is so unreliable - it's worthless.

If you own this router and having problems logging in, plug your dsl modem to one of your computer and create a PPPoE connetion in Network Connetction in Control Panel (easy for WinXP)Otherwise you need to install Ethernet300 software for other Operating Systems (Me, 9x) In other words, use the way you log in before you get this router.

What made the installation a nightmare was that I had sucessfully logged into pacbell dsl with the default firmware the day before. So it was a complete mystery as to why I couldn't log in the next day. I did tons of troubleshooting before I could pinpoint it was the router not pacbell than was causing the problem.

I installed wireless networks before, and I do have a lot of networking experience. For the typical user, it would be too much hassel to get this thing to work. So I am not recommding it to newbies. I am giving it a four star b/c it seems to have a lot of features, very cheap, and looks decent physically. I have no idea how dlink can make a 22Mbps claim on this router. I have not tested it. Maybe it is just pure marketing hype.

Please don't try to call pacbell and expect them to fix your problem with this router. In fact, phone support in general is very unprodctive for consumer products. Always search the web first, then newsgroups, or send a detailed email. In my opinion phone support is just two clueless people yelling and pointing fingers at each other. Not offense to either side, but it just seems to be that way.

Update - 2 months later and this router has never lost a connection. Only time down has been for a power outage during a storm. Wireless signal is great. I moved the router more to the center of my basement and fiddled with the location of the antenna's and have fantastic coverage everywher in the house. I even installed a 230 foot cat5 cable to my parents home and hooked up my dads computer next door with it. Now have 3 wired computers and my laptop hooked to it without any problems. I also received my rebates already from D-Link. Extremely pleased with this product