 Manufacturer : D-Link Model : DIR-615 ASIN : B000QD7B6W Price : 59.99$ See Special Offers   Product Description10/100Base-TX, 10/100Base-TX - IEEE 802.11b/g - Wireless Router  135 of 147 people found the following review helpful: Good Value and Performance This review is from: D-Link DIR-615 Wireless N Router, 4-Port (Personal Computers) This is a very good router, but I had issues during setup. I have Qwest DSL and the DIR-615 wizard setup couldn't auto-configure the router to provide internet service. Most routers use an intranet address in the range of 192.168.x.x and then devices connected to the router are assigned within that ip range. I finally manually played with the settings and still couldn't get it to work. Frustrated, I called Qwest thinking the problem was with the DNS values. That assumption was incorrect and generally Qwest DSL requires no tweaking at the router level. Qwest DSL tech support was great. They said it was a setup issue with the router and called Dlink's tech team on a Sunday morning and we had a 3-way call. Dlink's technician had me fixed up in 3 minutes. Here's what worked for me. Under the router's 'network settings' we set the router IP address to 172.16.0.1 and the subnet mask to 255.255.0.0. If not checked, enable "DHCP Server". Under 'Wireless' set the Channel to 11 and the Mode to "Mixed" to support 802.11b,g,n. I set security to WPA-Personal. Be sure to save the configuration and this will cause the router to reboot. If things don't work immediately, unplug the modem to cold-start the system, wait a minute and finally plug in the router. Contrary to what someone wrote in a review, this router does indeed support wireless-N devices in a mixed environement and does not downstep to G for the whole network. Remember, you can't setup the router via wireless. You have to use an ethernet cable from your pc to port #1 on the router. Another cable runs from the router Internet port to the dsl modem. Before calling tech support, first confirm that the modem is working. Run a cable from the pc to the modem and confirm you can browse the Internet. With the modem eliminated as an issue, the tech people can quickly help you configure the router. I'm using Vista and the setup process did not require any Windows firewall changes so keep the firewall 'On'. I may be wrong but here's what I think the core setup problem was for me. The Qwest DSL modem uses a DHCP Default Gateway of 192.168.0.1. This is the same IP the Dlink router attempts to use as its address. Thus you end up with an IP addresss conflict since both can't use the same address. The Dlink technician changed the router address to a different subnet in 172.16.x.x and eliminated the conflict. 39 of 41 people found the following review helpful: Check the date on these reviews. The firmware has improved things. This review is from: D-Link DIR-615 Wireless N Router, 4-Port (Personal Computers) I bought this router and, after the fact, was curious to see how it was rated on Amazon. I was surprised to see so many negative reviews on here. I don't normally write reviews, but I just wanted to clarify some points raised in other reviews on here. First, many of these reviews, both good and bad, were written one to two years ago. The latest firmware has resolved some of the complaints I've seen on here. One complaint was that it was not possible to use the fast N connection if you simultaneously have G devices running. In other words, having one G device connected to the router forced any other N capable devices to run at G speed. While that may have been a problem in the past, the latest firmware has made it possible to have both types of devices running simultaneously at their respective speeds. Set up was REALLY, REALLY easy. I didn't even use the Quick Install CD that came with it. I had my desktop (wired connection), two laptops, Vonage, a Wii, and a PS3 all set up to run on this router in less than 20 minutes. I've also seen complaints that the router gets too hot. This has not been my experience with it. I've had other D-Link routers before that got really hot, but this one's fine. It's a really good router and a killer value at $49.95. If you have a handful of devices, want to do some online gaming wirelessly, stream Netflix to your TV, surf the internet, etc. then this router is an excellent choice. This review is from: D-Link DIR-615 Wireless N Router, 4-Port (Personal Computers) I'm writing this review to help dispel the myths about this router. I read many bad reviews for this router after I ordered it. I got really anxious and started getting buyer's remorse, before I even had it in my hands. I received the DIR-615 today and immediately hooked it up, I transfered all the cables from my D-Link 'b' wireless router. I restarted my Time Warner Cable Modem and my Mac G4 computer. Everything worked fine. I checked the wi-fi connection to my iMac, which worked perfect, after I changed the network selection on the iMac. I then took my Titanium G4 Powermac to the second floor (the DIR-615 is setup in the basement). I got perfect reception 2 flights up. After checking all Wi-Fi functionality, I upgraded the firmware, from ver. 2.2 to 2.4 via D-Link's web site, all is well. no problems.  Great Router The D-Link routrr has worked very well for us. We went from DSL to cable modem on everything, and this router works very well with our cable modem. by William O. Slack A nice and reliable router that covers all corners of our house A nice and reliable router that covers all corners of our house. the setup was easy and the router was up and running in seconds. by Salta Don't like it Maybe because I am using comcast Blast! and IPV6, the router cannot tolerate my speed! I think the router is quite broken, it get rebooted automatically after days, maybe because... by Alex I had to reboot it every day It works great, but it get "stuck" once a day and that requires rebooting. It's a pain in the neck. I returned it after a week. by Marco Z. I will NEVER buy D-Link again! This is the worst computer product I've used or owned in 23 years. The install CD is supposed to auto-launch. It doesn't. by Caleb not bad this is definately not expensive... so far the quality is good all working well.. the signal penertration is not great but the speed and stability is very impressive for this... by cga Newer revisions don't have detachable atennas! I bought this router because I needed to upgrade to high-gain antennas in my house to get acceptable signal everywhere, and Internet reviews of the DIR-615 specifically mention... by Rebekah Klabunde Unreliable device This router is terribly unreliable. I installed it as a replacement for a 5-year-old Linksys after a power supply failure and it seemed to work fine for about two weeks. by K. Ward Very Good, Muy Bueno Excelente producto, de facil configuracion y buen alcalce de señal, recomendado. Excellent product, easy setup and good signal range, recommended. by Emil Dlink router from Amazon.com It is one of the many products Ive bought through Amazon.My whole family has one or more .If Im looking to purchase something I check Amazon.com first. by Elaine |
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
D-Link DIR-615 Wireless N Router, 4-Port
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