D-Link DGL-4300 Router $94.95 AR

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dxpaap

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anyone know if this allows blocking users by time of day - to auto block internet access of my kids systems at 10PM :) They need sleep!
 
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bunnyfubbles

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Originally posted by: alobell
^ short answer is yes. look under the Advanced tab>Schedules.

here's an emulator, if you want to check out it's features (of course, it doesn't actually save any settings)-

http://support.dlink.com/emulators/dgl4300/

great router, I love mine!
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Yeah, you can set up schedules and then you have to setup access controls based on those schedules. It really gives you so many options to play with in terms of administrating your network.
 
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This router is unbelievable. I was an early adapter and I haven't looked back. Unbelievable piece of network gear.
 
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aimanzym

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how is this one work? I got a DLink wireless router, it drops a lot. I had to change it finally.
 
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I set one of these up for one of my friends kids and just bought one for work when I found this deal. Router was installed in the office then using a Belkin Wireless Ethernet adapter in the kids room with a 8 port gigabit switch attached and hooked all of his gaming systems to it. He has a 60 something inch Mitsi DLP and about every gaming system out there. It smokes and I have never heard any problems with it. No lag on XBox 360 or I would have heard about it.

In contrast I put a 624 in their store and it drops connections a few times a week requiring a reboot.
 
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JoeyM

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How does this router compare to the $79 D-Link DI634M Wireless 108B MIMO 2XR Router at Costco? Link
 
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feelingshorter

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I had a Dlink modem, died on me. Linksys routers are solid, certain ones can be flashed to 3rd party firmware (open source) and it is the only router out there that can do that. I always get the lowest ping on CS/CS:S servers. Tom's hardware does have one issue, they dont include the WRT54GS in their benchmarks, especially earlier versions. The one they do include is the WRT54G v5 which has lower ram/memory and cannot be modded to run 3rd party firmware. My WRT54GS v2 on the other hand has like 32 ram compared to 2-4 on the one benchmarked. With those older linksys, you can even run it as a bluetooth box, use it as a wireless bridge and among other advanced things with 3rd party firmware. The link does show the dlink 4300 ranked quite high though.
 
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dxpaap

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alobell, thanks for link to the emulator - looks like this is a winner! Even handles all the online games that for my current router, I have to remove all security to permit playing.

Looks like this router can not only allow selected games, but restrict them to specific systems on the lan !

wondering if it can restrict traffic to a specific computer on my lan for those "file sharing" programs that my kids use. I've read that one system on your lan runing those types of programs, could make the other systems on the lan less secure. Where as there is no data on my kids systems to be concerned about being stolen, my home computer is a different story.


 
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erwos

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I have a DGL-4100, and it's fantastic. $95 for a DGL-4300 is a good price.

As for quality control issues vis a vis the brand: I've never seen them. My entire networking stack (discrete switch, discrete router, and discrete 802.11abg ap) is D-Link, and it's been rock solid stable for the two months or so that I've had it - no lock-ups or anything. Then again, I buy the higher end gear, which could be the secret. I keep meaning to grab a DSM-G600 to play with (I have a spare USB drive) and hack up, but it keeps falling to the bottom of the list. Too bad.
 
Googer

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Originally posted by: erwos
I have a DGL-4100, and it's fantastic. $95 for a DGL-4300 is a good price.

As for quality control issues vis a vis the brand: I've never seen them. My entire networking stack (discrete switch, discrete router, and discrete 802.11abg ap) is D-Link, and it's been rock solid stable for the two months or so that I've had it - no lock-ups or anything. Then again, I buy the higher end gear, which could be the secret. I keep meaning to grab a DSM-G600 to play with (I have a spare USB drive) and hack up, but it keeps falling to the bottom of the list. Too bad.
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They are 99% the same.

DGL-4100 -Wired Only
DGL-4300 - Wireless and Wired.

 
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dxpaap

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Sorry if this question about the router is in the wrong forum, but not looking for a long explaination. What is the DMZ option used for? I'm guesing its that "virtul space" between the modem (cable modem w/ firewall in my case) and a router (eg DGL-4300).

I have one pc connected directly to the cable modem and the other 3 systems (2 pc & on PS2) connect through a router.

So what features / capabilities would turning on the DMZ on the router provide?

thanks in advance -

Dave
 
Googer

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Originally posted by: dxpaap
Sorry if this question about the router is in the wrong forum, but not looking for a long explaination. What is the DMZ option used for? I'm guesing its that "virtul space" between the modem (cable modem w/ firewall in my case) and a router (eg DGL-4300).

I have one pc connected directly to the cable modem and the other 3 systems (2 pc & on PS2) connect through a router.

So what features / capabilities would turning on the DMZ on the router provide?

thanks in advance -

Dave
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DMZ is a form of access control.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demilitarized_zone_%28computing%29
 
fustercluck

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An idiot question, why is it so expensive? I don't doubt it's worth it, i'm just curious as to what the goodies are. I've had a hell of a time dealing with my crappy router for too long, time to get a new one.
 
Googer

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Lifer
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Originally posted by: Adaman
An idiot question, why is it so expensive? I don't doubt it's worth it, i'm just curious as to what the goodies are. I've had a hell of a time dealing with my crappy router for too long, time to get a new one.
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You get what you pay for. This thing is really fast, secure, and prioritzes certain udp/tcp packets via QOS.
 
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Originally posted by: Googer
Originally posted by: Adaman
An idiot question, why is it so expensive? I don't doubt it's worth it, i'm just curious as to what the goodies are. I've had a hell of a time dealing with my crappy router for too long, time to get a new one.
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You get what you pay for. This thing is really fast, secure, and prioritzes certain udp/tcp packets via QOS.
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i have QoS/Gamefuel on for a while now, its starting to suck for some reason, when I download 8-9 BT connections, QoS doesn't really help and my whole network would slow down (even streaming video over wireless across the living room) when i shut down the number of BT connections , its a little better, i have to reset my router a lot now to get the speed back. (and its not my WAN/cable modem)

i am on firmware 1.6, but hardware revision is the original one (got it when it came out). i am comparing with the QoS features on my WRT54G's DD-WRT firmware, and Linksys/DD-WRT is much better, I turn up my TCP connections from 512 to 2048 or 4096, and throttle down the TCP connection lifetime, and the thing flies regardless of how many BT connections I have. Is there an option to tweak the TCP connections on the DGL-4300? i think thats the only thing causing my network slowdown...

thanks.
 
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