D-Link DGL-4300 Wireless 108G Gaming Router by D-Link Systems, Inc.
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Digital camera reviews of D-Link DGL-4300 Wireless 108G Gaming Router
Digital camera Review: Excellent Lag-Free Gaming!
Summary: 5 Stars
I've used Linksys, and the DLink WBR-1310 for XboxLive Gaming and for the life of me, could not get the darn thing to connect so instead of going wireless for game nights, I ended up pulling out the longest cat5 cable and ran it from the bedroom to the living room with much frustration, then finally! The DLink DGL 4300 Wireless Gaming Router (the answer to my prayers) was bought and simply connected with out a hitch and voilà, gaming without lag or glitches ensued, life is good and I love my new router to say the least! Thank You Amazon for offering this product and Dlink for creating this masterpiece. Buy this router even for your most basic wireless needs and it'll far surpass your everyday expectations.Digital camera Review: Excellent combo with D-Link DWL-G550
Summary: 5 Stars
This device works flawlessly with my D-Link DWL-G550 wireless PCI Card. I use it mainly for my living room PC which doesn't do a whole lot, but these two devices get the job done! I don't have much technical info for you, but if you are looking for a good and reliable setup, this device along with the DGL-4300 are the best solution IMO. I have had tons of issues with Linksys, especially their client software which is just hideous, which is why I researched and switched to this combination. You can't go wrong with these two!Digital camera Review: Excellent router
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a home network that includes 4 machines, 3 hard-wired and one wireless. Aside from a fair amount of business conductyed on the net, my wife, step-son and I are gamers, playing Everquest specifically.
My old router, a Belkin pre-N, was not performing well. We sufferred a significant amount of lag that increased as each machine signed on the Everquest. If the wireless machine was online - just to the internet (Everquest is not played on the wireless typically)- the game was unplayable anywhere.
I purchased the D-Link based on the reviews I had read here, in PC-Gamer mag online, and on C-Net. The router performs nearly flawlessly. It was plug ad play, everthing just worked immediately on startup. We can now play with no lag even with 2-boxing on some machines and the wireless machine online In fact as a test I logged the wireless on to EQ as well. The wireless did incur some minor lag, but it has no video card upgrade and a mere 512 RAM. Still the game was more playable on the wireless using the D-Link 4300 tha the other VERY upgraded machines hardwireed to the Belkin.
If you are a gamer running multiple machines, you need to consider this router!!! I am very happy with this purchase.
Digital camera Review: Excellent router, very stable wireless performance
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a PS3, 2 laptops and a desktop which leverages the wireless b & g, 100 MBs & 1 Gigbit wired connections. In short it performs perfectly, can't ask for more, the reason I'm posting this review is that I realized how stable is it, after attempting to upgrade to another DLink router that incorporated Wireless n but turned to be a disaster.Digital camera Review: Excellent wireless router!
Summary: 5 Stars
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.