D-Link DI-524 Wireless Cable/DSL Router, 802.11g, 54Mbps

Manufacturer:	D-Link Systems, Inc.
List price:	~~$69.99~~
Our price:	$47.79 that is 32% off!

D-Link DI-524 Wireless Cable/DSL Router, 802.11g, 54Mbps

Average rating: Stars

Extremely Poor Wireless Connection

The reason people install wireless networks in their homes is to provide access to their broadband connection throughout the home. While this router has a nice form factor (very small) and fairly easy installation, the wireless link is terrible. I installed this in my office. I tried to access the wireless link in my living room--through 1 wall and less than 30 feet away. NO signal. Only when I was in line of sight of the router was I able to get a link. My old, cheap Linksys router provides much greater wireless coverage. Don't buy this wireless AP/router--it is a useless piece of junk.

D-Link DI-524 Wireless Cable/DSL Router, 802.11g, 54Mbps - D-Link Systems, Inc.

Terrific Value and Great User Interface

I have purchased several of these units for friends because they seem to be rock-solid and very well priced. I don't think a lot of people realize that to get the higher speed (beyond 802.11g 54 Mbps) advertised with higher priced routers that the terminal equipment has to match the router, which of course is almost never the case. Besides, 54Mbps, even de-rated for real world conditions, is way beyond almost all consumer-grade broadband connections. The combination of a 4-port wired router with a solid wireless access point at this price is hard to beat. If you need to do port forwarding for games or remote access, this router is one of the easiest I have seen to set up. Rather than requiring you to set up the target computer with a fixed IP address, the router allows you to easily assign the MAC address for that computer to a reseved IP assignment on the DHCP server.

D-Link Systems, Inc. - D-Link DI-524 Wireless Cable/DSL Router, 802.11g, 54Mbps

Solid product

Took me about 5 minutes to install and set up. Gives me a slightly better range than my last Netgear 802.11b router. It's been running smoothly for 2 weeks since I had it - no dropoffs, fade outs. 5 Stars for my experience so far.

Haven't really used DLink support (didn't need it) or read the product documentation (again no need), so I can't really comment on those.

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