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for joe consumer, 802.11n is just a bunch of pork barrel spending.
I agree, they should be John McCain's pork knives.
But seriously, (n) is the future and if your lappy supports it then why not take advantage? $40 isn't too bad for this router + free shipping
no doubt, $40 is a good deal, especially for N. If you already have a router, you can get the trendnet N access point for less.
nevermind that trendnet N access point was $29.99 at newegg, but it just hard workerto $49.99.
"N" won't make a difference as far as surfing the internet goes, but for streaming HD video across a home network, it is probably the only workable wireless option.
I have this router and once I got everything set up right it works well. I get great signal strength from one side of the house to the other. Lots of people who claim to have problems with their router just don't have it set up right.
Works good so far wired and wireless. No complaints.
I need a router and this might be the one!
I doubt many people can tell the speed difference between g and n. And I haven't seen that many laptops with n either. I doubt anyone with a laptop right now even has n.
MacBook.
My laptop has a regular 802.11g card. Will this n router give me better range or do I need to have 802.11n on my laptop as well? Speed is not the issue for me, only range.
This is a decent router for the price but I wouldn't use it for heavy traffic.
It's easy to see the diff between g and n. N is MUCH faster, no doubt about it. And I have a 4 year old Dell Latitude 610 and a 2 year old Dell Latitude 830 that have had wireless n from the beginning.
But the difference between g and n is negated by the fact that, for most of us, RadRunner HS internet is the limiting factor when it comes to surfing, am I right? Bottleneck anyone?
the tubes are full.
I currently have this as my homes Router. In order for you to use the 'N' band, you will need to use AES security option in its config pages. RevA However will only achieve 130mbps and not the 300mbps as desired.
1) The router and adapter are both D-Link 802.11N products and are using the latest firmeware/drivers. Ensure that the 802.11 Mode of the router has a 802.11N mode selected. Also if you have issues with mixed mode, try locking the 802.11Mode to either 802.11N Only or 802.11G/N.
2) If you are using encryption the router must be configured to use AES cipher. In some firmware versions/models, the only way to get the AES cipher is to run WPA2. If you can not select the Cipher, selecting WPA2 only will force this cipher type.
3) The channel width needs to be set to 20/40Auto, if it is not, the adapter will report a connection speed of 130Mbps. This is a feature that was added for compatibility with Intel 802.11N adapters, as they only operate on a channel width of 20.
Assuming you have met all of these conditions, you should see a 300Mbps connection speed with either the D-Link Utility or WZC.
dlink FAQ: http://support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=3061&question=11+mbps
Thanks #15. I've had this router for a long time, and about 6 months ago spent a week e-mailing tech support with those problems and got nowhere. Just the usual "update firmware" crap. I'll have to try that when I get home. The only problem I see, is that "legacy" wireless products that don't run AES won't work any more right?
To "gmijackso", not sure about if legacy devices would work or not. I would lean towards you being right - they wouldn't work. Since i encountered this fix recently, i am now leaning towards getting this:
Linksys WRT610N : http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Promotion_C1&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1175245913880&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&lid=1388027773L02
It supports both the legacy 2.4GHz and new 5.0GHz devices simultaneously without having to downgrade your N channel to have to be backwards compatible. So you should be able to leave the 2.4GHz set for your a, b, g's while reserving the 5.0 for N and set N to WPA2(AES). best way i can find to support both without having to run two different routers
as of 11/3/2008 Buy.com has the Linksys WRT610N for $144.99
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=208226470&SearchEngine=CJchannelintelligence&SearchTerm=208226470&Type=CJ
back on, not sure about the cost of shipping though.
$40.00 is good deal.