| D-Link DI-624 Wireless Cable/DSL Router, 4-Port Switch, 802.11g, 108Mbps |
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Model: DI-624
Brand: D-Link
Manufacturer: D-Link Systems, Inc.
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 461
Form factor: External
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, 802.11 Super G
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Up to 108 Mbps with AirPlus Xtreme G products
Advanced Firewall and parental control
Backwards compatible with all 802.11b and 802.11g products
Increased Security with 802.1X and WPA
Features robust security to protect the wireless network from intruders |
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| Description: |
| D-LINK DI-624 - The D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DI-624 Wireless Router is ideal for those creating their first wireless network, and for more advanced users seeking additional management settings and policy based content filtering. Filters can be set based on MAC address, IP address, URL and/or Domain Name. Allows pass-through of multiple concurrent IPSec and PPTP VPN sessions Dimensions - 1.3H x 6.5W x 9.25D; weighs about 2 pounds 3 year warranty Product is Firmware upgradeable for updates via D-Link (requires product registration) |
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Works Great - Less Filling - YMMV, August 30, 2004
By RAD Moose (Canoga Park, CA USA)
While reading the other reviews, I have to say that it seems that either there is a bad batch of routers, non-updated firmware or something in their environment that is causing problems.
The router is on 24/7 and only experienced a couple of wireless disconnects during the past 90+ days.
The router is working fine at 54kbps with a HP notebook (built in 802.11g) and a MS Xbox 802.11g adapter.
The range varies depending on what is between the router and the wireless device. If the microwave is on, in a direct route between the two devices, it does not get a good signal. If the wireless phone base or handset is within a foot or so, it does have interference (if it is beyond that, it seems to work fine.)
Xbox Live works fine via either the wireless mode or wired mode.
The unit is fairly configurable and easy to setup and use.
I have 2 wireless items (Notebook, Xbox) always connected to it and 4 wired items (2 PCs, 2 VoIP boxes) without problems.
DLink Support seems to be a bit lacking, but that was to ask a question about another product and not about this one.
The only "gripe" I have is that I wished it had a print server built-in like the previous SMC wired router that this replaced.
This review is based upon the "C" revision (1 antenna) version of the router built with 2.38 firmware and upgraded to 2.42 firmware.
There is a beta 2.45 firmware also available at the time of this review. I have not installed the beta firmware.
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thank God something works, August 28, 2004
By stecia (knoxville)
Installation a breeze; two laptops and one desktop immediately recognized simple cable switch from linksys. Much better range and speed than WRT-54G (anyone interested in used router?). This review from someone frazzled after spending the prior 12 hours performing "quickrestore" (uh huh) on personal laptop, which blew out after windows sp2 recommended update (beware of "improved windows",another story)
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Easy to Use, Great Performance, August 24, 2004
By T. Tian (Madison, CT)
I bought DI-624 router and G-520 PCI last week to replace my existing wired router. The install/configuration is a no-brainer. Last evening, it took me 5 minutes to hook/unhook the routers, maybe 20 minutes to physically install the PCI, and 5 minutes to setup.
Now I have two pcs wired to DI-624 in the first floor, and one wirelessly connected to the DI-624 in the second floor.
The performance is awesome. I tested the Internet speed from all of my pcs, they were all 3.3 mps. File transfers from on pc to another is past, as a matter of fact, you cannot tell that you have a wireless connection.
I like these products.
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Works perfectly, August 20, 2004
By Milos Eric (Belgrade, Serbia)
Compatibility issues are always present and, depending on hardware you already have, there is a chance that any given router will not work for you. That said, I had a chance to test my DI-624 on four networks (both LAN/Ethernet and Wireless B/G) and it worked perfectly. Cable modems I've used were Motorola, Cisco and Netgear.
I know D-Link's tech support is somewhat sketchy in the US, but I don't think this is a product you'd need support on. It self-explanatory, really. You can access it's configuration interface from any PC that's connected to one of it's four LAN ports via Internet browser on 192.168.0.1. However, there's only wireless SSID and optional password to set, everything else in plug and play. Unless you want to customize firewall, DHCP and things like that. Actually, there's a demo of this interface on manufacturer's site so you can check it out yourselves.
Using DI-624 in a home network with 3 "wired" PCs and 2 wireless notebooks has been a trouble free experience. Suddenly, all 5 PCs were connected to the Internet and were in LAN. It's range is superb - I can connect to it from the parking, which is some 300ft from my builing, and router is on the 5th floor, behind a reinforced concrete wall. Of course, inside the apartment itself, reception is always perfect. I just had to set password, though, so I wouldn't provide free wireless Internet to entire building.
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Waste of time and money, August 20, 2004
By T. Q. TRAN (California, USA)
I bought this router for its wireless capability and to replace my old router. This router is a real bag of troubles. It would randomly disconnect the wireless connection from my laptop, and sometimes, it would drop the entire network when the wireless connection attempts to connect. I had to go into the router admin menu and turn off the wireless feature(router reboots), then turn it back on(router reboots again); why? I don't know, It just works after that(Note: Just rebooting the router does not help.). After weeks of trials and error, I ended up buying a Linksys and kept this one as a spare. The router works great WITHOUT the wireless feature, but that was not the original purpose of my purchase. Buy it if you want a challenge of troubleshooting, but avoid it if you want a reliable router.
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Very Capable Router with Great Wireless Range, August 17, 2004
By the streets
The wireless range is what caught my eye the first day I set it up. The setup was easy, no problems there, the configuration was rather painless, thanks to the setup wizard. Then after all that I wondered around the house with my laptop seeing how far I can actually be from the router and still be connected to the Internet. Everywhere in my 5 bedroom home was covered with wireless signal that allowed me to be connected to the network/Internet.
The price is good for everything this router provides and so far it all seems very stable with zero reboots as others have claimed. I can stream MP3s to my laptop from my desktop wirelessly and I hear no skips in the songs. Very nice.
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Easily Installed and Works Reliably, August 10, 2004
By Disco Stu
I was able to isntall this within a couple minutes. Very easy with my Cable Internet connection. I also appreciate the wireless range this router/access point is capable of. Anywhere in my 2 story 2 bedroom townhome is Internet ready so to speak. My laptop is always online as long as I have my D-Link wireless card (DWL-G650) plugged in and my laptop powered up. Speeds are comperable to being wired. I can download files just as fast as my wired PC. I did a test withe the same file on some server, I downloaded it on my desktop PC (Dell) wired into router and directly after with my laptop wirelessly connected and the laptop was only 1 second slower in the time it took to download. That doesn't sound like a sacrifice to me. Plus with the 128-bit WEP, or even the WPA-PSK (passphrase) enabled I feel comepletely secure and I don't see a drop in speed when the security is enabled.
I like this router, it works great for me, and I've recommended it to others because of it's real world performance.
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piece of crap, August 10, 2004
By software & pc addict (Miami)
d-link needs to get its act together. this router of airplus is a laugh. never seen so much problems from one equipment. lost connection, rebooting itself every half hour, losing signal, rebooting computer to get back signal. returned twice over a span of 3 weeks. fianlly returned back for good for another brand. a linksys speedbooster. now that works great!!
tech support wasn't helpful either..spent more time on phone with tech than anybody else. still didn't get the problem solved. each one kept telling me to return the router back and get another one after there book runs out of troublehsooting ideas. tired of that...:( the tech needs help with updatng there knowledge of the equipment and manners. d-link needs to rebuild there router again.
its not worth it......buy a linkys speedbooster or netgear instead.
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Great Value, August 6, 2004
By Daniel Jason (New York, NY)
This is a great little router at a fantastic price. I have it on a home network with a Dell Inspiron laptop using a D-Link Air Plus card and a Lexmark X6170 all-in-one using a Lexmark wireless adapter. No problems. I never have the reboots people are complaining about, BUT I do NOT have 2.4gHz cordless phones in my home. The manual clearly says that anything running on 2.4gHz in the vicinity can cause interruption. For me, the router constantly connects (occasionally I have to press the Rescan button in the laptop's wireless card setup window, which takes 2 seconds) and provides great service. The encryption was very easy to set up. I live in a large apartment with steel beams in some of the walls and I still get a solid signal in every room. I have no reservations recommending this product.
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A Solid and Stable Router, July 31, 2004
By Paranoid (Las Vegas)
I've had this router up and running for about a year now and I've run into too few problems to ding thie router from it's outstanding daily use. I've thrown everything from LAN gaming, Online gaming, multi-day long download times, VPN passthrough, PCAnywhere access, broadband video phone traffic, not to mention lots of 802.11g and 802.11b wireless access.
This router can handle it all with the right configurations and proper settings. The problems I had were few and far between and were easily solved with a reboot and/or corrected settings. I was usually the cause of the problems anyway. I'm a little impatient sometimes. :)
Overall I have to give this router 5 stars and I hope it is at least in your list of products to consider.
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Recommended for Home Users, July 30, 2004
By Dr. Frank (Mission Viejo, CA)
I am a home user with an Internet connection, 2 desktops and one laptop. This is fairly normal. One desktop is next to the router & cable modem. One desktop is down the hall from the router & modem. The laptop, obviously, roams around our 2 story "cookie cutter" home in Southern California.
I have desktop 2 and the laptop working wirelessly using D-Link DWL-G520 (desktop) and DWL-G650 (laptop). The desktop next to the router is plugged in using Ethernet cable.
Ok this is all pretty standard.
This wireless router works great for my setup.
Setup was rather painless, setting the encryption was easy after you figure it out (read the instructions!) and the wireless coverage in my home is excellent. The laptop is connected to the Internet no matter what room its with usually a 60% or better signal strength. The desktop down the hall always has 80% or better signal strength (Always in the green).
I haven't had any rebooting problems other people have been claiming, nor have I had drops in wireless while in use. Maybe I got a "good" batch. Either way I followed instructions and it all worked as planned. I can't give this router anything less than 5 stars.
Well done D-Link.
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Continously Rebooting !!!!!, July 28, 2004
By Ronald (San Francisco, CA United States)
Yes this Dlink product is notorious with rebooting problem
as more users connect to the WLAN. Maybe 1 or 2 is not.
But more than 5 then this Wireless Router starts rebooting.
Also it's gonna get warm faster than you think.
Dlink is cheap. And you get what you pay for.
PS. To Dlink Company: When are you going to remodel the ugly
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Easy setup and Solid Performer, July 27, 2004
By Guitar Solo (Oregon, USA)
I've had this D-Link wireless router setup in my home for about a year now and it has been running great since the first install. I say first install because I've recently moved and got a new ISP. I went from DSL to Cable and setting this up for Cable Internet access is even easier than DSL. With DSL you have to enter your login (usually email) and password, but for Cable you just use the routers default settings and it connects itself.
The wireless has been working great for our one wireless desktop (with PCI card adapter) and our laptop we use frequently. The laptop is infinitly useful when you can be completely wireless (no power, no network) and still use the Internet. My wife will use it for recipies in the kitchen, my son will use it for games outside on the porch, my daughter uses it for chatting in her room, and I can use it to simply browse the Internet on my free time and not be tied down to a desktop (read: be lazy in bed).
The wireless connection works everywhere in our 4 bedroom home with the D-Link DWL-G650 communicating with this DI-624 router.
When we moved, setting the network up again was just as easy as setting it up the first time, except this time all my security settings were all ready there. I don't have any memory of the router ever crashing on us, or randomly rebooting, or the like. Everything this router has provided us, wireless freedom, secure firewall, Internet sharing, has been well worth its small price tag.
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Excellent router, but read the manual., July 24, 2004
By J. Geary (Northborough, MA, USA)
This is probably the best value router for the price that you can buy. I've been a network administrator for 5 years, and this was a dream to set up. It has all the features I need and then some, and worked great right out of the box. I haven't had any problems with signal loss or session timeouts, which is a big improvement over the Linksys model I had before.
One warning: you absolutely must read the entire manual before starting. Particularly if you're not very familiar with wireless networking. The setup utility is web-based and quite easy to use, but you have to take the time to learn what each option controls -- for the sake of security if nothing else.
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Good for shared Internet access, bad for the home network, July 24, 2004
By T. Leary (Ashburn, VA USA)
I purchased this router hoping to share our DSL connection across our three computers, and share a networked printer.
While set-up was flawless and the Wireless connection worked out of the box, we were not able to connect to any computers within our home network. After speaking with customer support they stated that the router does not support computers connecting to each-other, nor shared printers within the local network.
Needless to say, this is going back to the store.
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can't handle browser idle time (poor support), July 20, 2004
By unknown
Installation was easy and everything looked great. Until I tried to access the internet via my browser the next morning ("page cannot be displayed"). All ideas of the helpdesk how to fix it didn't change anything (we exchanged about 20 emails) so that they agreed it was a hardware problem. I returned it and got the next one with the same problem. The answer of the helpdesk this time: don't use ZoneAlarm. And if this is not the problem, then it must be Windows XP. Unfortunately, shutting down ZoneAlarm didn't fix the problem. So the problem must be Windows XP in their opinion. That's an easy excuse because nobody can prove anything and I got stuck with my router and my problem. So I returned it. Conclusion: if you have a dial-up connection and don't stay connected while being idle, this is a good product. If you have a cable modem and don't shut down your computer all the time, try a different router.
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Fast w/ good range, but sometimes I lose connection.., July 18, 2004
By unknown
bought this wireless router along with the DWL-G650 wireless card adapter and overall it pretty good. it is quite fast, no complaints there, and has great range (i can use it in any room in my house, even downstairs). the only compliant i have is that once in a while, my laptop loses connection after it has been on standby or has been powered off. its easy to fix (i just unplug the router for a few seconds and plug it back in) but its just annoying since the router is in another room and i have to walk over there. i'd say this happens on average, once every couple days. its not so inconvenient that i'm returning the router, but if it worsens at all, then i probably will (i bought the router and card together from costco, which has a good return policy). it's a pretty expensive router, so while i haven't had many problems at all, you may be able to find a better deal for your money elsewhere.
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good product, July 16, 2004
By Chopps (Md, USA)
lo conect a mi modem zyxel y ya tenia internet en mi laptop, si funciono en 5 minutos... i recommend this product
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I got owned, July 13, 2004
By laffy4 (NJ)
Pros : Easy to setup, looks nice
Cons : Doesn't really workUgh, why didn't I read about the insipid disconnection problem of this router BEFORE I bought it?? Save yourself the trouble and don't get this thing. Even with the latest firmware, and various tweaks to the router settings, I still lose connection randomly. And it's not just the wireless connection! Even my desktop and its CAT5 line will get dropped from time to time WITHOUT WARNING. There is a ton of people with the same problem, and D-LINK knows it. Check out broadbandreports.com and save yourself the hassle.
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Great, July 13, 2004
By Robert Giuliani (Shelton, CT United States)
The DLink 624 is one great wireless router.
Works great and its security features are easy to set up.
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