D-Link Wireless N300 Mbps Extreme-N Gigabit Router (DIR-655)

I bought this router after buying a MacBook Pro which has built-in 802.11n capability (after buying the n "enabler" from Apple for $2). I wanted to take advantage of the fast wireless speed as well as the gigabit Ethernet interface on the MacBook Pro. Oddly, Apple's much more expensive Airport with draft n capability does not have a gigabit Ethernet interface, so the D-Link Extreme N seemed like a good choice as it had all I was looking for. This product did not disappoint. I got all of the speed I was looking for plus the extra range I needed for a difficult spot where I needed the signal to go through two cinderblock walls. It also gets a stronger signal to two floors above the router location. Configuration was easy and the router has been very stable for the several weeks I have been using it. I particularly like the detailed status and logging information. On the wireless side, I'm currently using the router in a mixed g and n setup. I had some reliable wireless b cards that I would have continued using, but there was a problem. Security is not a major concern in my location, so I would have continued using WEP except that it is not supported in the draft wireless n standard. I moved to some D-Link g cards that were on sale and they perform very well and I can now use both WPA and WPA2 simultaneously with this router. Mixing b with n would probably seriously degrade the n performance anyway. As it stands now, my wireless n performance is excellent where the signal strength is strong. My Internet download speed is typically close to 27 mbps on a wired connection and I get the same real throughput on the n wireless. Even g does not do that in a real Internet benchmark. The router comes with a cat5 cable which should not be used for a gigabit connection, so be sure to purchase any cat6 cables you need as I did. I also purchased an Intel gigabit Ethernet card for my Windows PC to enable fast transfers with the Mac. I upgraded the router firmware a few days ago and it works fine, but the only problem was that it would not load my saved configuration, so I had to input my custom settings again. This was an annoyance, but also a flaw that I saw with my old DI-624 router. There are likely to be more upgrades especially because the n spec has not been finalized. The wireless n works fine with the Mac. The other issue to note for Mac users is that the router's web-based configuration application does not seem to work with any of the browsers I have on my Mac, so hopefully you will have access to a Windows PC to do the setup. (Presumably a Parallels Windows PC on the Mac will work, but I have not tried that yet.) Bottom line, this is the best consumer router I have used.

I am replacing a returned Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station (Gigabit) MB053LL/A with this router after our previous D-Link router started rebooting excessively after 5 years. We have 2 dedicated iMacs and 1 powerbook, 1 Apple TV, 1 HP printer, several external hard drives, and 1 gaming hungry Wii on our home network. We also have 3 iphones/touches and the oh-so-troublesome Nintendo DS coming on and off the network. My husband has a newly developed addiction to Call of Duty: World at War for which I will soon be purchasing Nolo's Essential Guide to Divorce or a Truper Herramientas #MD20HC 20LB Sledge Hammer . In his defense, I have Boxee running on the Apple TV streaming shows, and I regularly video chat with family, as well as need to upload large files to my course webpages, so let's just say a the health of our router may impact the health of our marriage (or at least the day-to-day happiness). Bottom line: we need a Mac-friendly router that can allow WEP (for the Nintendo DS), allow me to prioritize certain traffic, and a gracefully handle large amounts of upstream and downstream data. Pros: 1) Easy set-up if you know something about what you are after. I was up and running in about 10 minutes with some problems getting it to happily accept my PPoE 2) Very configurable - I wanted no SSID broadcasting, WEP password (archaic, cannot handle N with this - of course), e-mails sent on triggering events 3) It can handle WEP passwords (the AirPort could not and the big daddy DIR-825 appears to have some trouble with it) - so, if you have a child or adult with an old-school WEP-requiring device, keep this in mind. Otherwise, take a look at D-Link DIR-825 Xtreme N QoS 4-Port Gigabit Switch Simultaneous Dual Band Draft 802.11n Router (White) if you have an internet-heavy household or small business. 4) I can assign static IPs by Mac address at will - e.g. to 3 networked hard drives, 1 of the iMacs, and the Apple TV, which I need to SSH into fairly regularly. 5) Printing even large, picture heavy pdfs is fast with no loss of data - much faster than the AirPort, which is surprising 6) I have not had to reset the thing in 3 weeks, whereas the Apple was dropping every time the phone rang 7) I can talk on a 2.4 Ghz phone while typing on my laptop while streaming video and uploading powerpoints with no problems even with the router 10 feet away from a running microwave, the phone base station, and the fridge - so it is robust (obviously, pick a better spot if you can - I just wanted to see how it handled interference) Cons: 1) No included software for the Mac - 192.168.0.1 in a browser is all you need to get set-up 2) No included USB drive software for the Mac (so you can attach a USB drive directly to the router) - ummm.... yeah - I was hoping to have one of the networked drives hooked up to the router, but this is a no-go. However, it is my understanding only 1 computer could access the drive at a time. I tried SharePoints, which did not help at all. There appears to be no work around for this. 3) Customer service is poor - I e-mailed them to inquire about work arounds for the Mac and never even received a reply beyond the "we'll get back to you within 48 business hours" response - that was 2 weeks ago - this jives with my 1 previous past experience with D-Link in which the tech could only read off his screen and did not comprehend it in the slightest 4) I had to (no kidding) download a patch for the router to handle the hubby's Call of Duty game, but it still hangs up if I am downloading or streaming online Final thoughts: This router has a lot of options while still being relatively user-friendly (I was able to get it going with only a basic understanding and zero interest in reading the manual). The AirPort was not acceptable because I needed to assign permanent addresses to certain things (like the AirPort or external drive) to make it easier to find. I also needed to keep WEP until the hubby gives up the DS. It does not work as promised, as he cannot connect to his "game" if I am even downloading podcasts. He must connect first. I would NOT recommend buying Call of Duty for your husband, but I WOULD recommend this router.

Para uso doméstico o de oficina es sencillamente PERFECTO. 4-5 años ya de uso sin apenas reiniciarlo más que contadas ocasiones por fallos de internet que resultaron ser de la operadora. Jamás se me ha colgado, ni saturado por ningún motivo. Ni siquiera por exceso de equipos conectados. Ha llegado a tener hasta 10. Este router es 100% recomendable.

Prodotto di alta qualità, utilizzato ininterrottamente da tempo e mai nessun problema rilevato. Ottimo anche l'estensione del campo wifi. Tutto perfetto.

Installation hyper facile Donne satisfaction pour un prix raisonnable Je l'ai branché au modem de la parabole car je ne peux être connectée à internet que par satellite... Et je craignais que ça fonctionne mal, car j'avais essayé avec un netgear et ça n'avait pas fonctionné... Donc impec, maintenant je ne sais pas si je pourrais avoir mieux du fait de ma faible expérience.

Metto la recensione solo ora ma lo uso da un bel po va ancora bene ottima ricezione Wi-Fi e configurazione molto evoluta!! ...consiglio

Je l'ai depuis quelques années maintenant. Il m'a bien rendu service. Robuste, rapide et facilement paramétrable pour qui est habitué à manipuler des routeurs. Un autre routeur asus vient tout juste de le remplacer car avec les années, les connexions wifi ne permettaient plus d'aller sur le net tout le temps. On était bien connecté au wifi mais plus d'internet alors qu'en rj45 tout fonctionnait à merveille.