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This is a great router but I do actually have one thing that I cannot figure out and I feel the need to tell others about. We both use Vuze and as soon as you open the program the internet will stop working; but as soon as you close it out the net starts working again. you need to use the install disk. Unless all you ever do on your computer is Bittorrent(and if you don't know what this means don't worry about it, everything will work fine with your system) this is a perfect wired router for any application.
My friend has a D-Link and has the same problem that I do. I am sort of new to networking and have never set up a router in my life and was able to have this one up and was on the internet in just minutes. I believe that this is just some incompatibility with the ports or something and I did try port forwarding and it didn't work. I would like to note that if you are using this router with a Windows Vista or Windows 7 computer you do not need to use the install disk that comes with it; just plug it all in and turn your computer on and Windows will do everything for you. I've been using it for around a month now and have had no problems. I currently have a Windows 7 pc and my Xbox 360 attached to it and the performance is top notch. If you are running any other o.s. You see, the router works perfectly fine but for some reason it will not work with Bittorrent clients very well.
With all this being said this is a great router and I would not hesitate a second to buy it again or another D-Link product. This is a great little router and with a price tag of about $35 its an incredible deal. I can still surf the net just as fast as I did when I just had a straight to modem connection and I've never received any lag at all while playing on Xbox Live. I'm not sure why this is; I've looked into it and have not been able to figure out why.
This is a known problem with this product, and they have not done anything to fix it in year. If you look at the router's log, it says it is dropping packets when the load gets heavy. Mine is going to the recycle bin. If you are a heavy user and/or have quite a few devices on your network, this router will drop packets. It will look like you are losing internet connectivity for 5-60 seconds occasionally. AVOID.
Runs 2 xboxs and cpu with no problems. A++++ in my book. Highly recommended. Brand new in box w/cd rom for easy install. Sets up in about 5 minutes. Dont second guess yourself, this is a great router for gamers on any system.
First, very unclear directions for Mac setup. Tried both DHCP and static IP addresses; no difference in performance Called D-Link customer support.
Won't be buying another D-Link product anytime soon. After an hour on the phone and no solution D-Link insisted that the driver on the mac computers must need to be updated.
No help at all. Product was cheap, but you really get what you pay for.
This router is terrible. Once hooked up, it FREQUENTLY drops the connection, especially when web browsing with multiple tabs or high bandwidth activities.
The drivers are the latest version but that was the end of the road for D-Link's support- blame it Apple.
Tech support was very unhelpful, and could neither diagnose nor fix the problem. Spend $5 more somewhere else, or you will be very disappointed. Very poor performance, This router was (until I replaced it with decent hardware) a bottleneck in between my home network and broadband connection -- when multiple users were sharing the connection, they got extremely poor connection speeds. It's certainly cheap, but in this case, that's because it's poorly made junk.
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