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D-Link AirPlus G DI-524 Wireless Router
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2.8 out of 5.0 stars 21 Ratings (13 Reviews)

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    Great Buy

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 3, 2004 | 6 out of 6 found this D-Link AirPlus G DI-524 Wireless Router review helpful

    Pros: Every thing works terrific. signal is great

    Cons: Could use another antenna because the signal could be better, but it is still great

    This beats linksys 100%. I didn't have any trouble with it. I don't know about the other reviewer, but this is the best router i have bought. The wireless signal is great, but could be a little bit stronger. The new firmware update makes it s...o much better than it was. Read more Less

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    Go ahead, waste your money.

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 28, 2004 | 8 out of 13 found this D-Link AirPlus G DI-524 Wireless Router review helpful

    Pros: Attractive enclosure; relatively nice features.

    Cons: Very bad signal - No range; quirky interface after firmware flash update; Poor documentation on how to use the "nice features".

    If you give me your money, I can make better use of it than if you were to waste it on this thing. I have fought the configuration of this unit from day-one. The signal only has to go 30 feet around a corner to get to the remote PC. Even after att...aching external 6db antennas to both the router and the D-Link DWG-510 card on the remopte PC, I only get marginal and intermittent signal.Tech Support also leave a bit to be desired. After calling them, I was told to “reinstall the drivers” and use the “Microsoft Zero configuration utility”. Neither, of course, worked. Beyond that, I was left to my own devices. Word to the wise, investigate the signal strength of a unit before you buy it. Read more Less

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    Horrible

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 2, 2006 | 1 out of 1 found this D-Link AirPlus G DI-524 Wireless Router review helpful

    Pros: Inexpensive

    Cons: Overheats

    I received the router as a free promotion from D-Link when I purchased a notebook computer. After a few days it lost connection. I had to turn it off along with my cable modem and reboot my computer. I spoke to tech support and they told me that mode...l has overheating issues. They acknowledge the fact that it is a faulty model and would do nothing for me. Read more Less

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    Very disappointed

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jan 10, 2006 | 1 out of 1 found this D-Link AirPlus G DI-524 Wireless Router review helpful

    Pros: Price

    Cons: Quality and support

    Part would not work right out of the box. I spent almost an hour on the phone with tech service who was the rudest customer support person I have spoken with in recent memory. If not for him, I'd have exchanged the D-Link for another. Instead, I&...#39;m going to try Linksys. If you decide to go the D-Link route, good luck and I hope you have better experience than I did. Read more Less

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    A good little home router

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 5, 2005 | 1 out of 1 found this D-Link AirPlus G DI-524 Wireless Router review helpful

    Pros: Once you update firmware it works good..Security features

    Cons: Make sure you get the newest firmware update

    For the home and the price it's a good router.. The range is good and the security features are great! It took me a couple of days and a few visits to Dlinks web site to get it setup correctly. But once I got it up and running I've had no pr...oblems for weeks. It hasn't been or had to be reset in weeks,the range is good,and with MAC filtering and WPA it's secure as can be.. Overall I am pleased.. Read more Less

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    Good for the price

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Mar 14, 2005 | 1 out of 1 found this D-Link AirPlus G DI-524 Wireless Router review helpful

    Pros: A good hub/AP

    Cons: Missing routing feature, router part sucks

    The guy that said his signal dies at 30 feet, he probably has interfearence from a cordless phone. Putting a better antenna on won't help this becuase it picks up the interfearence better as well as the real signal. 30 feet? that is really short.... But i'm not saying that the wireless hardware is all that great, it does come with a pritty small antenna. I am looking into the orinco^? wavelan hardware:). I got this on rebate for something like $20. Great for the price, still havnen't sent to rebate in yet :). Is has very good wireless features, including adjustable signal TX power, 3 different security encryptions and MAC filtering. It is a great hub/AP. The router part is ok, and it has advanced firewall rulesets, forwarding and all that stuff. It has uPnP(universal PnP support) which is nice for some people but I don't need it so I disabled it. Avoid most dlink wlan cards because they don't have open source drivers for non windows OSes! The ports on the hub/wan will plug into anything, I have never had to use a cross-over cable with it. IT DOES NOT HAVE A ROUTER MODE(where it doesn't masquerade(share one ip) and acts like an internal router) OR STATIC ROUTES(where you can have a network behind it, throught the type of router stated above). I don't miss this because it isn't being used as a router in my house, just an AP and hub. I have a Linux box that does that. I hope they fix this in the firmware! Read more Less

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    Dangerous

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 4, 2007

    Pros: uh, none

    Cons: overheating

    Our 604 unit overheated and burnt our floor, and obviously created a fire risk in our apartment complex (obviously we have one unhappy landlord). D-Link said it was our responsibility to affix feet to the bottom of the router in order for it to not ...overheat. wha--? needless to say, there was nary a "foot" in sight when we bought it new. Let alone a warning in the instructions. Read more Less

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    Good Little Wi-Fi

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 30, 2006

    Pros: Compact, good range, fast throughput

    Cons: No dual band support (G) only

    I bought this to replace my crappy Linksys WRT51AB which was Linksys basically abandoned after manufacture. So far, I've had little to no luck with any Linksys wireless networking devices. They suck! This D-link is my first and for $50, it was a... great buy. I've had it for a little over 2 years and it works great. Easy setup, great compatibility, good range, and solid throughput. D-Link really stands by its product and even after 2 years, they release new firmware to improve its performance. Unlike Linksys which hardly ever supports their equipment. Give D-Link a try. If this one fries out after this year, I'll buy another D-Link any day over Linksys. I've also had really bad experience with Netgear. Read more Less

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    Absolutely sucks

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 10, 2006

    Pros: Nothing really!

    Cons: does not work!

    The device claims to support many standards, and you will find many of the settings possible, but most of them will cause serious trouble in the operation. e.g. Yes, it supports 802.11B and 802.11G, and Yes the setting says "G only" or mixe...d mode, but go ahead and try the mixed mode in a real mixed environment and the thing will go crazy! The device resets completely every few minutes, and you loose all the connections, wireless and wired. This is a defenite waste of money and time! Read more Less

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    OK, but not great

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 6, 2006

    Pros: Works with Sony PSP and Nintendo DS, as well as some laptops

    Cons: Cuts off desktop computer from internet

    I use this strictly to play my DS online and to use the internet on my laptop. It is great for those. But when it's hooked up, it cuts of the desktop computer from the internet. If I'm not online wirelessly, I unhook it. It makes your compute...r say "a network cable is unplugged." If you intend to use it as a router, don't waste your money on this. However, unlike other users, I did get my rebate. Read more Less

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