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 enlarge | Brand: D-Link
Category: CE
List Price: $149.99
Buy New: $94.99
You Save: $55.00 (37%)
New (49) Used (1) from $94.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  113 reviews
Sales Rank: 367
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 4.6 x 1.5
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: DGL-4300
Model: DGL-4300
UPC: 790069272554
EAN: 0790069275449
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Perfect for X-Box Live and Nintendo Wi-Fi November 19, 2005
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I agree with all the preceeding reviews. This router is extremely stable, has a fantastic range, the blue LEDs and black chromed finish are beautiful too. Best router I've ever owned.
I'm posting here to add that (once you upgrade to the 1.5 firmware) this router works great with BOTH X-Box Live and Nintendo Wi-Fi with no additional setup. I even enabled WEP and there were no problems connecting to either service, all I had to do was enter the WEP key on the Nintindo DS and it was ready to go. Be you a router configuring expert or a novice, you'll find this router meets and exceeds all your needs.
The Perfect Gaming Router for the Home May 24, 2005
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
If you play a lot of online games, or download a lot of files all the time, then this is the router you want to get the best performance out of your Internet connection.
I will save you the time of reading my review since it will mostly reiterate what other reviews have said.
Basically this router rules, as it does what it says it can do, and you don't have to fiddle around with it much to get it working properly. The wireless signal is great, it works well with it's partners in crime (DGL-3426 - Wireless Adapter) and looks totally bi*chen with the blue LEDs and black casing.
I just want to add another 5/5 rating because this product deserves it.
An excellent router February 15, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This DGL-4300 is the nicest router I have owned, in looks, features and reliability. My previous routers were an SMC, Microsoft MN-100, Microsoft MN-500, Linksys WRT54G. I've owned this router for over a month now.
This router basically is everything I want in a router, minus a few bugs. Such as if I uncheck one of the logging options, and then it will email me a blank log file instead. The log file btw is detailed, and holds many log entries (350 or more).... unlike many other brands which only store a few lines which tell you nothing. It also does not support UPnP yet, but may in the future, although it does have support for Port Triggering which is a variation of UPnP.
The BLUE LED lights on this are also super bright. So much so that it lights up your room at night time. I suppose that could be a drawback to some people who don't like any lights when they sleep. Its a very nice looking router, with a chrome front plate around the LED's (remove the thin plastic to see the shiny chrome, there is also a thin plastic covering the logo on top of the router), and the matt black color all adds up to a nice looking router.
The chipset inside this router is made by Ubicomm, the chipset and cpu are specifically designed for QOS. Unlike any other routers which claims to have QOS. Just remember to turn on the Gamefuel option and you don't need to really do anything else. Except set your maximum upload speed so it knows how to adjust the QOS. The QOS works great for games and when I was uploading at full speed, it had little to no affect on the game.
I have not tried VOIP, I don't plan on getting that any time soon. One thing I have learned over the years is that every brand of router has its own problems. This one has been the best for me so far.
Excellent wireless router! August 2, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
We had 3 desktops, a laptop and a TiVo all wirelessly connected in our home using Linksys adapters and a WRT54G Linksys wireless G router. That router was the bane of my existence--it dropped signal constantly, at least 3-4 times per day, for no explicable reason. Numerous calls to Linksys as well as warranty replacements and firmware tweaks did nothing to fix the issue.
Despite the larger price tag, I decided to try the D-Link DGL-4300 after reading several positive reviews from people who had the same Linksys troubles as I did.
This router is fantastic! The menus are easy to navigate, featuring a simple format for novice users and a detailed menu for those more technically inclined. I literally had it set up and working with WEP encryption within 5 minutes. In addition, since it is designed with gamers in mind, the router already had a pre-set list of games and the communication ports they use. Since we play World of Warcraft, it was a snap to set up the firewall to allow WoW to communicate through the router, just by selecting the game from a list.
But the best aspect of this router is that it has been running for almost a month now and we haven't had a single drop in signal that has affected our network at all! I attribute this to a smart feature inside the router configuration (you can enable or disable it) that will automatically channel scan for the clearest channel available if it picks up any interference, a lot like a cordless phone does. So if my neighbors change their wireless network channel, the D-Link DGL-4300 will switch to a clear channel and then inform all my wireless devices to do the same--the total process takes less than 3 seconds and is fast and efficient enough not to result in lost signal or packets. It's wonderful!
My only reservation about an otherwise perfect experience thus far has been some limitations D-Link's firmware imposes on WEP security. With several wireless networks in my neighborhood, security is a big concern for us. With the Linksys, even a 64-bit WEP password could be up to 21 characters long. With this D-Link, a 64-bit WEP password has a maximum ASCII character length of 5, which forces you to get really creative with your password choosing. To add a little insult to injury for those less technically-minded, it also requires you key in your WEP password in hexidecimal, rather than plain text. This can be a bit of a pain--indeed, I had to Google a web site to translate my password to hex for me. Still, it is a small price to pay for an otherwise top notch performance router.
If you're having any connection or synch issues with your existing wireless network, or if you are looking to add a wireless network to your home and want speed, performance and (mostly) ease of use, you don't have to be a gamer to appreciate the subtle perfection that is the D-Link DGL-4300.
Finally, a router that actually works as advertised December 6, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I don't know what it is, but all the routers I've had have all been, well lousy. Random hangs and crashes, crude and sloppy software, moody DHCP servers, unreliable upgrades, garbage power supplies, and general bad behavior. Funny thing is, they've all been linksys, and they never improved. Yup, faster, and more expensive was the claim, but they all were just junk. I'd finally had it. Especially in a house with school age kids that learn to rely on the internet, and when it crashes twice a week, I become tech support boy real quick.
Now this router is another story. I'd started playing around with Gigabit Ethernet last year, for gaming and MP3 file sharing, and was surprised to see a router that featured GbE when I went looking to replace yet another failed blue box. Let me tell you, after some 6 or so blue routers over the past 8 years, this one rocks. It just worked, no drama. The software makes sense, and is not a sloppy mess. It upgrades itself it you tell it to. It tells you whats going on. Its fast. You can find things in it.
The power supply even looks decent. I've had some D-Link stuff over the years, mostly wireless cards, and I knew they were pretty good, but this thing takes the cake. It IS worth the extra money, especially if it lasts a couple of years. Highly recommended
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