D-Link DI-514 Wireless Cable/DSL Router, 4-Port Switch, 802.11b, 11Mbps

Average customer rating: 2.5

Review of D-Link DI-514 Wireless Cable
Pretty good
Reboots and Disconnects
Don't buy even if the price is $5
It works, but some aspects are frustrating.

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D-Link DI-514 Wireless Cable/DSL Router, 4-Port Switch, 802.11b, 11Mbps

Manufacturer: D-Link Systems, Inc.
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000088NO8

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D-Link, the industry leader in wireless networking, continues to offer breakthroughs in wireless connectivity. With the new D-LinkAir DI-514 Wireless Router, the latest member of the D-LinkAir family of competitively-priced wireless networking products, D-Link once again sets the new price/performance standard.The DI-514 combines the proven stability of 802.11b wireless technology and D-Link's own robust firewall security features. The DI-514 is ideal for those creating their first wireless network, as well as for more advanced users looking for additional management settings and policy-based content filtering. Filters can be set based on MAC address, IP address, URL and/or Domain Name.A simple yet intelligent, web-based setup wizard makes the DI-514 easy for any user to quickly and securely connect computers to share a high-speed Internet connection, files, resources, games or just to communicate. An integrated 4-port switch allows direct connection of up to four computers. Several wireless clients can also securely connect to the network using 64 or 128-bit WEP encryption.Additional advanced features include pass-through of multiple concurrent IPSec and PPTP VPN sessions for telecommuters or for anyone who needs to transmit sensitive information more securely.The D-LinkAir DI-514 is the ideal networking solution for small business, workgroups, home offices, and schools.

Customer Reviews:

Review of D-Link DI-514 Wireless Cable.......2007-05-18

My son was unable to estblish a reliable connection to this router from a straight line distance of less than 30 ft, albeit one floor down.
We ended up purchasing a Linksys wireless router and he has been able to connect wirelessly with both his PC and his Apple laptop.

Pretty good.......2007-01-25

Had a little trouble with the installation. I am, however, pleased with the performance. I wish it had a little more range, but it performs as advertised.

Reboots and Disconnects.......2006-07-29

I had to return one DI-524 because it locked up and would not boot at all. Then, the one I received from D-Link did the same thing after a few days.
Now, the router works some of the time. However, now it will drop wifi connections or my Vonage connection. This router is going to the trash. I'm looking for a new router now.

Don't buy even if the price is $5.......2006-05-31

It crashs every day. Tech support sucks, you will waste your time by calling them. I wasted tenths of hours in calls and reseting the router.

My router was crashing every day, I call tech support, they asked to reset the device at least 5 times during a call waiting up to 15 min every time. They never accepted that it was defective. I just gave up. If you value your money and time don't purchase a D-Link product.

I got a Netgear and is working great, is a little bit more expensive but it worths.

It works, but some aspects are frustrating........2006-05-26

We got this router after having no luck with a Belkin router (a new family rule: no Belkin products enter the house). This one works, for which I give it one star. The other star is for its stability - most of the time there isn't any problem but around midnight every night the thing cuts out about every two minutes.

The other really annoying thing is probably not going to affect many other users, but I am running a webserver on my computer. When I try to access the pages from within the network, I get the message "401 The web site is blocked by administrator." I couldn't find anything except for other users getting the same message - nothing on D-Link's website (and I only found discussion on their German site). But it really angers me and I'm looking into another router.

It has served well for the past year or more, but it's aggravating to have the connection cut out so often (especially when gaming) and the signal from two rooms away is almost non-existant.

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