COMMENT: To the person who didn't find this review helpful, what would you have liked me to say? I hope you enjoy your new DI-624!

Well, I don't want to bother with encryption and I don't want other ppl using my router. Can't do that with this router. I wish I had known this b4 I bought the DI-624.

The indicator light interface in the front is very primitive. They are small, and blinking means normal. Usually blinking or a different color signals something is WRONG. There's only one colour. Kinda counter-intuitive.

The latest e-manual is outdated and does little explaination of the features.

I spent 2 hours setting this thing up and searching
in D-LINK web site just to discover that I am
missing a "special cable" that can't be purcashed anywhere..

They will sent it to me for free with-in 4 business days...
but , what will happend if the cable is too short ?
then I will have to order another one ?

This doesn't make any sense.
BETTER GET A LINKSYS PRODUCT !

I turned the power off to everything, plugged in the cables per the quick start guide into the cable modem and CPU, plugged in the router, and turned on the MAC G4. I didn't even need to access the website for the connection wizard, as the computer recognized it immediately. (I will probably configure this to my needs more later).

I installed a D-Link wireless access card into the PCI slot of the Windows computer after putting the CD in the drive, installing the driver, and turning off the PC with the CD still inside. I turned the computer back on and it configured itself (Windows 2000 Professional) and an icon with a green light appeared in the lower right corner. I was able to access the web immediately.

Easy and simple if you understand computers and have this setup. Be sure to turn encryption on through the web browser D-Link settings, and put your firewall up.

The wireless connection goes smoothly through 2 steel doors, down the hall 200 ft. to another apt. in a high rise. My mom thanked me (her PC) and gave me some Ben and Jerrys (she kept saying 'we should wait till your brother is off work to help you'). Screw him, I did it myself and its fine!

I am pretty familiar with computers, though knew nothing of wireless routers on my setup. The setup was easy, and the web interface easy to use, though I have yet to explore all the different options. Overall speed is very fast (used in conjunction with the wireless card DWL-650), around 40 MBPs on the first floor (80% signal strength), and ~ 30 mpbs (70% signal strength) upstairs. Range is good, although strangely, I only get a 60% reading 1 foot from the base station. I live in a large brick house, with perhaps one other wireless connection from my neighbors.

I did encounter the trademark problem of initially having the router reboot every few minutes back to April 1, 2002. If you read the boards carefully, it's recommended that you do a full factory reset (some junk leftover on the memory needs to be cleared out), and make sure that you hold the button in for at least 30 seconds, leaving the power on, then off, then on again. By then, the load firmware page should appear on the web interface, and you can load the latest firmware (2.48 I think). (After loading the firmware, it doesn't tell you when it's done, so you'll have to go ahead and reboot both your computer and the router.)

Also, disable any built-in internal wireless cards you might have; I had an Intel Wireless Pro 2100 on my IBM Thinkpad that was causing problems with the functioning of the DWL-650.

After applying those two fixes, my network has been running flawlessly. Tech support is 24/7, and I got help from a very helpful tech that was fortunately based in the US!

I intend to buy the signal booster and usb wireless adapter (for my printer) to eventually establish a true wireless network.

Am very happy with the products!

Finally realized that the problem was not the router but my Wireless card. I have a Intel Pro/Wireless 2100B or something like that. It is 802.11b standard, and found out that not fully compatible with WEP encryption.

The solution? I installed Intel PROset Utilities which gives compatibility with every security standard at this time.

Now my connection works great, great range, great speed.

Before blaming the router, find out if your networking card fully supports WEP or any other security standards.

I am impressed. For the value, I think D-Link probably can't be beat. Excellent web site support and service, too.

In Feb DLINK put out Firmware Rev 2.36 which dropped all connectivity with wireless devices after 60 seconds. A week later, they put out Firmware Rev 2.37 which appears stable, although (a) there is no documentation from DLINK regarding changes in the interface, and (b) the late firmware will not load in configuration files from slightly earlier versions, meaning that you have to enter everything again (which is a pain if you've done MAC filtering and static IP addressing).

Furthermore, DLINK refuses to put out documentation regarding its "Gaming Mode" which explains what blanket settings this mode actually applies to the router, so one can assess the security implications of electing it. Their post-sales staff referred me to their pre-sales staff who refused to release anything. It's not as if such settings are proprietary in any way.

Although this product appears to work fine now, the headaches I had to go through would have turned me to Linksys had I known what I was in for prior to purchase. The only reason I chose DLINK was its XBOX Live compatibility certification.

Everything I just wrote are FACTS. If anyone has doubts about this, go to broadbandreports.com and do searches on DI-624. The issues I highlight are talked about in substantial depth.

One final note, stay AWAY from the DWL-G810 bridge. It does not support DHCP from the router to PCs connected to it. Using Firmware revisions 2.0 and 2.12, I have not been able to get it to obtain its IP information from the router via DHCP. The setup is entirely manual--you must setup the IP address of the bridge manually and any computer connected to it manually. The most ridiculous problem is that IT WILL NOT WORK IF YOU ARE NOT BROADCASTING THE SSID. What a crock. That's basic wifi security to not beacon your SSID. Strangely, the DLINK range extender DWL-G800AP will work if the SSID isn't broadcast, so obviously DLINK could address this deficiency.

I hooked up the di-624 router and dwl-g520 pci card yesterday. Signal strength was low at first with connection speeds varying between 11mbps and 54mbps, but the connection existed. Then, I upgraded firmware on the dwl-g520. Since then signal strength has been good to very-good and connection speeds have been a consistent 108mbps. Also, I've never hooked up a router before in my life, and it was relatively painless to do so and enable WEP.

So, to conclude: fast speeds, good range, easy set up. And a pretty decent price. What's not to like?

My laptops Windows 2000 Operating system warned that the drivers had not yet been certified by Microsoft. I decided to let the install proceed anyway. Didn't seem to matter. Everything worked perfectly. The wireless modem reported it was doing 54MBPS rather than the theoretical maximum of 108MBPS that one should get from a Super G Router.