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D-Link DGL-4100 Broadband Gaming Router, 4-Port Gigabit Switch | 
 enlarge | Brand: D-Link
Category: CE
List Price: $119.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  46 reviews
Sales Rank: 1173
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 4.6 x 1.4
nv:Device Type: Router
RJ-45 Ports: 4
Form Factor: Desktop
WAN Port(s): 1
10/100/1000 Mbps Ports: 4
Management: Web Based
Dimensions: 7.5" x 4.6" x 1.38"
Ethernet: CAT3
Ethernet: CAT5
MPN: DGL-4100
Model: DGL-4100
UPC: 790069272547
EAN: 0790069272547
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Product Description
Push the limits of basic networking technology and experience the evolution in networking. Share broadband Internet, boost network performance, stay competitive in your online games with D-Link's new cutting-edge GamerLounge Broadband Gigabit Gaming Router, powered by GameFuel Priority Technology.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 41 more reviews...
 CCIE VoIP Certified says this thing rocks! January 27, 2007
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
This router hands down is a solid performer that beckons to be on radar. Configurability, performance, stability, firmware updates, D-Link has made a huge statement in a world of cheap routers that freezes, frustrates, and basically ridicules users that demand more out of their internet connection. Not sure if my Cisco CCIE VoIP certification makes any difference to this review but I can honestly say with what I do both at work and at home, I expect network device to perform to their specification and more. I also play hardcore online MMORPG with 5 accounts running through this router, no lag, no hiccups, performs like a star. A Router's first priority is stability, this thing is so solid, I wonder if there is something wrong with it. Without stability, nothing matters. With stability non-issue, next comes performance. When I prioritize my MMORPG traffic to 1 (highest priority possible), regardless of how many Torrent traffic in the background, or the 10 or so desktop/laptops that running in my home, this BEAST can take it. Functionality? I bought the LAN only version, no wireless, and I hook up my old Linksys Wireless-B router, disable DHCP, and this D-Link automatically detects, AUTOMATICALLY re-routes its network path internally, and can broadcast wireless network as an extension. READ: ease of use. Other functionality includes being able to lock down every MAC address easily, and assign easy to understand NICK NAMES to every individual laptops/desktops MAC Address with great organization and quick lookup for network troubleshooting. I like the ease of setting up Static IP assignments for key Gaming PC/Laptops that can be easily tracked, monitored, and configured for QoS applications. Though not as robust as professional software but I am able to track all TCP connections with their corresponding ports all in one convenient page. I am able to see if my little brother is downloading/uploading porn and shut it down if I pleases. Last but not least, the last update allows the router to update ANY/ALL changes WITHOUT requiring the router to REBOOT. THAT shot my rating up to the stars.
Reliable Affordable QoS router December 31, 2006
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is a great router for the price. It's easy to configure and the documentation is pretty good. It explains the routing pretty well. What sets this router apart from others is the quality of service settings (QoS) that allow you to prioritize ports for bandwidth usage. You can set your streaming music or game ports to use a high priority and thus never get cut off by maxing out your bandwidth. This alone makes it worth the price.
One thing to note: if you're on a Mac and try to configure this router through safari (It's web page configuration) it won't work because of a bug in safari. Use Firefox and you'll be golden.
(Yes it works on Macs.)
Pretty good router, so far June 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got this router as an upgrade from a Microsoft MN-100 router. Basically the MN-100 was just too slow. Networking between our four home computers was too slow. And worst of all, downloading from peer to peer networks invariably caused the MN-100 to crash.
Some people gave this DGL-4100 router negative reviews. I guess it all depends on what perspective you are coming from. For me, this router has proved to be everything I hoped it would be.
The peer to peer downloading has improved tremendously. No more router crashes. The download speeds are now up to some 280 kb/s with uploads about one-tenth of that (my DSL connection isn't that fast, as you can see).
I plugged in my existing Speedstream 5100 which I had gotten five years ago from my DSL provider and it worked fine. I'm not sure what the other reviewer's problem was with his Speedstream 5100 DSL modem. You do need to know what your DSL settings are. But, it's not that hard to set up a standard PPOE DSL connection - you just need to plug in your userid and password.
I was also looking for some way to control the internet usage from the various family computers, and this router has an excellent set of Access Control tools which allow you set up any number of blocking schedules so that Internet access from certain computers on the network can be blocked for certain periods of time. The MN-100 had this feature also, but for some reason, it did not work reliably for one of the computers.
There are also more sophiscticated filters such as a web filter, inbound filter, and other filters that that I have not had a chance to explore. You can set the web filter so that it only lets through a certain list of websites that you enter in manually.
One complaint that a few reviewers have lodged is that this gigabit router does not do jumbo packets. If you are a connoiseur of gigabits routers/switches, the ability to do jumbo packets does speed up the network traffic even more, but considering that I was coming from a 100T router, this one does network transfers so much faster that I'm not complaining.
More recently, I expanded the number of ports available on this DGL-4100 by attaching a D-Link DGS-2205 5-port switch. This router automatically detects the devices plugged into the 5-port switch and assigns router addresses as if the ports on the switch were part of the original router. You don't have to input anything, just plug things together and it all works automatically.
Overall, an excellent upgrade from my first ever 100T router. If you are looking for something even more sophisticated, there may be some nits to pick, but then you'll have to pay much more to get something with more professional quality.
Very flexible router June 12, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this router to replace a wireless router to become the main WAP and LAN interfaces on my network.
I now run a wireless access point off the router, as well as a Linksys phone adapter-router, two gigabit switches, two print servers, several computers and a network hard drive.
The router was simple to configure and had many, many options to enable my Vonage internet phone router to access the internet without interfereing with my other computer tasks. I was also able to easily make several configuration adjustments for my network.
D-Link DGL-4100 - A great game router May 12, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
We have been using this gaming router for nearly two months. It works great. It was a snap to setup and offers the features we needed to play various online games without loss of connection or lagging. Our prior Linksys router just did not measure up to the DGL-4100 in its default mode. For the first time we can have three of our computers playing Battlefield 2 with little or no lag. If you are a gamer, you need to get the DGL-4100 or its wireless brother the DGL-4300.
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