Print server: no setup available on the router - it either is or is not plugged in. Software setup for PC works fine. Did not try it with linux yet.

Wireless: finally, something that works with 64/128 bit WEP. Netgear never worked. Linksys was so-so. This works. NOTE: For those who want to limit ACCESS to the WIRELESS by MAC ADDRESS - this unit cannot do it. It can limit by MAC to the INTERNET, but that will also limit who can attach to the unit, both with wireless and with a physical connection. Most other units only use this filter to limit access to the wireless portion. If used, you have to put in all the machines connecting to it - both wireless and physical....

Firewall: Syslog, email logs available. Nice. SPI works. DMZ support. Passthrough ports available. Works great with my nortel VPN client (this is always a good test of PPTP and so on).

FIRMWARE NOTE: I had the hardest time getting this thing to work with windows terminal services. No matter what setting I used, it would lock up then drop the connection until I rebooted the router (software reboot). Some settings would go longer, but I could get it to lock up within 2 minutes. Nothing seemed to fix it - a few people have reported this on the internet, but since most people aren't using the terminal services part of windows on a regular basis - they would never know it.

The fix was to load the 1.22 firmware, not the 1.23 that came with it. This REMOVES the 802.1X authentication tab (some type of shared radius key BS - if you want radius support, get a REAL wireless device) and it removes the 4X mode for the B+ series of wireless adapters (which I do not have anyway).

TO LOAD FIRMWARE: you would need to run either executable (one for MAC or the other for PC) OR use the web browser to upload the file (requires either java or activeX - not sure) because it opens up the "open file" dialog box - meaning - experimental browsers, like those in my beloved linux box - don't work well with this. ALSO - it states in no unclear terms DO NOT UPGRADE USING A WIRELESS LINK. Use a hard wired computer. I went from 1.23 to 1.22 and back and forth and so on testing this remote desktop issue.

FINAL FIX: load 1.23, hit the button to reset the router to the defaults, load 1.22, reboot, hit the button to reset the router to the defaults, then type all your configuration back in.

Why the crazy steps? If you loaded 1.23, typed ANYTHING in the boxes that aren't available in 1.22 - it remembers and will cause problems, even though that option isn't availble in 1.22 (I tried this - several times for fun). 1.23 -> load setup defaults -> load 1.22 -> load setup defaults -> configure.

Live without their crippled version of RADIUS (if you don't know what this is you don't need it) and who cares about the crappy 4X mode for the B+ stuff? Another marketing ploy anyway.

Bottom line - with some experimentation, I figured out the firmware thing. IT has worked BETTER than the linksys ever did (can we say firmware of the week?) and improved over the netgears I have used (you can print and not be disconnected from the internet - thanks a lot netgear).

4 stars because firmware is supposed to fix stuff, and their two listed updates should not have affected the RDP stuff in 2000/XP. But it did.

Look around in forums to see this is no joke!

I use the WEP encription with 128 bits. I didn't use the 256 bit encription, because I am using different adapters from differents brands. Some of them didn't support 256 bit encription. Currently, I have conected a Dell truemobile 1300 in a Dell Inspiron 600m, Dell Truemobile 1180 in a Desktop Dell Optiplex SX270, Dlink adapter DWL 650+ in a Laptop Dell inspiron 2650, and a Sony Vaio Z1RA. All of them are conected and working fine. I can access the internet and share files with no problem at all.

Interference? Remember that this device and the adapters use the 2.4Ghz range. Is the same range that some of the long range Cordless Telephones like Panasonic, Sony and other popular brands use. So, if you have this kind of Phones, just dont put the base next to the router. And also, try to locate your router as high as you can.

I still didnt test the print server so I cant tell you anything about it

So tonight, I decided to upgrade my home wireless network. I was running a Linksys with their Signal Booster, but was still unhappy with the range.

I'm now running a D-Link DI-714P+, and the signal has improved considerably. This is in reference to the signal meter application that came with my laptops SMC wireless card.

Setup was easy, but I've had experience setting these things up. It only gets easier the more you do it.

I'm very happy so far, and it goes great with my Tungsten C, I can know read my e-mail while I sit on the toilet! Hahahaha...

In conclusion, after reading the mulitude of reviews, it seems that these things fail after a few months according to a few (very few) people. We'll see.

*-Still haven't been able to share files between the PowerBook G4 and the PC's... but not a big deal to me.

DI-714p+ is a great product with all the needed functions in one package, built on the solid grounds of DWL-900+AP. It is a router, a switch, a wireless accress point, and a print server. I was watching streaming video online while installing it. I unplugged my computer from the cable modem, replugged it into DI-714p+, and plugged DI-714p+ right into my cable modem. Amazingly, after 3 secs of interuption, my streaming video restarted by itself. Yes, no setup necessary to get DI-714p+ to work. With the built-in print server, everyone on my network can print to the printer independently. Now I can get rid of my old router, wireless access point, and print server.

I am so glad that DI-714p+ makes my desk look much cleaner and my life so much simpler. I strongly recommend it.