Re: DI-624 opinion

speeder wrote: 
On 23 Sep 2005 19:49:19 -0700, erables40@xxxxxxxxx wrote:


I just baught this wireless router because it had a great special on
it, and because of the speed advertised. I did some research on google
and seems a lot of people have been having connection stability
problems and weak signals.
I baught it to use with a future laptop purchase I will be making.
My questions are:
are the problems people state with this product still occuring or are
the newer models OK?
I baught this thing for it's advertised speed, but if I understand it
correctly you need a special d-link laptop card in order to take
advantage of the speed. Most laptops now already have a wireless card
built in so I doubt I will buy another card. So is this unit really
worth it in speed compared to others, if using the original laptop
wireless system?
I have 30 days to test it but don't know if I will have my laptop by
then so I am wondering if I should take it out of the box or bring it
back, and wait for a linksys or netgear to come on special.
Thanks in advance.



As for speed, I hope your expectation is not in line with the
advertised 108Mbps. That is just a marketing gimmick. That said, G
routers are very quick even if you don't use the propietary Super G
mode (expect something between 15-25Mbps). Your assumption regarding
your laptop wireless is correct. But if you choose to buy a D-Link
card for it, you will get even faster speeds (expect something around
20-45Mbps). Numbers are just to give you an idea, they vary
considerably depending on many factors.

The DI-624 has many useful features. If it works for you, I am sure
you will be pleased. I stress the "if it works for you" because a lot
of people can't manage to get it working. While a lot of that has to
do with misconfigurations and interference problems I would have to
say that a (considerable) part of it is due to firmware/driver
instability/robustness.

You will hear all sorts of horror stories about ANY home router you
ask about (and success stories too). Considering sub-50 dolar prices
for these boxes, I'm not surprised that shear luck has a considerable
part in this.

After playing around with a Linksys and D-Link myself, I would say the
Linksys is more stable/robust than the D-Link. This does not mean that
you will be hassle-free or trouble-prone by either one necessarily. It
just means that with the D-Link your *chances* of encountering
problems are greater (or, your *chances* of success with the Linksys
are greater). I speak for my own experience. Example: I could get the
DI-624 to work perfectly (and under heavy load) with WPA-PSK (using
firmware 2.42). The instant I upgraded to firmware 2.70, the router
starts to reboot every 15 seconds. The 2.42 has some noticeable bugs
for me but any firmware after that makes it completely unstable. With
the Linksys, no problem, but I can't do all I want as in the DI-624.

Make the best of that 30-day trial period. If by the end you can get
all the features you need to work, keep it. In general, I think it has
more features than the Linksys. Personally, I would go for a Linksys
WRT54G and a third-party firmware that adds more features. Then you
could get the best of both worlds, stability AND features. No
guarantees, though :-)
I have a Dl624 Revision C. Upgraded to firmware 2.7 and have no problems. I use the wireless with 2 laptops and WPS-PSK. One of the laptops is using a Dlink wireless card. The reported lan speed is 104Mb/s (it runs in the proprietary mode). The other laptop has an internal receiver and runs at 54Mb/s. The network is stable and has been like this for about a year now. I agree that this is a specific installation and others may be less stable - try testing it with all the possible bells and whistles. If it works for 30 days you should be OK.
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