HOT: D-Link DGL-4300 for $73.99 SHIPPED - Frys'com

[yuppiejr]

http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4315795

4315795 D-Link DGL4300 108Mbps GamerLounge Wireless -G Gaming Router; 4-Port Gigabit Switch! $73.99

Enjoy!

 

[EKKC]

pretty good. i used to have this router before selling it on ebay (i needed DD-WRT on linksys)
$74 is definitely hot.

 

[KenAF2]

The DD-RT software is crazy good, but the hardware in most compatible routers can't compare to what you get in the D-Link DGL-4300 and D-Link DIR-655.

The DGL-4300 uses Ubicom IP3023 processor @ 250MHz with 16Mb memory. The DIR-655 uses the newer IP5160 processor @ 275MHz with 16Mb memory. The wire routing speed of those multi-threaded chips is 5x to 6x that of the Broadcom 5352 used in the popular Buffalo G54 routers. You probably won't notice a difference with a 5Mbps network connection, but you probably don't want most of the DD-RT compatible routers if you've got a 50Mbps network connection.

http://www.ubicom.com/processors/ip5000/ip5000_family.html

If wireless performance / range is what you want -- rather than maximum possible broadband throughput with faster connections and QoS -- then you should probably save yourself some money and opt for the Buffalo WHR-HP-54 with custom DD-RT firmware. You'll get superior 802.11g range with the Buffalo and DD-RT.

Note the D-Link DIR-655 is on sale for $99 as well, but the firmware on that unit isn't as mature as what you get with the DGL-4300, which has improved significantly in the past few months. The current firmware on the DIR-655 is also limited to 120 simultaneous connections, compared to 180 on the DGL-4300, which may impact torrent throughput.

 

[ProsperoLT]

Originally posted by: KenAF2
The DD-RT software is crazy good, but the hardware in most compatible routers can't compare to what you get in the D-Link DGL-4300 and D-Link DIR-655.

The DGL-4300 uses Ubicom IP3023 processor @ 250MHz with 16Mb memory. The DIR-655 uses the newer IP5160 processor @ 275MHz with 16Mb memory. The wire routing speed of those multi-threaded chips is 5x to 6x that of the Broadcom 5352 used in the popular Buffalo G54 routers. You probably won't notice a difference with a 5Mbps network connection, but you probably don't want most of the DD-RT compatible routers if you've got a 50Mbps network connection.

http://www.ubicom.com/processors/ip5000/ip5000_family.html

If wireless performance / range is what you want -- rather than maximum possible broadband throughput with faster connections and QoS -- then you should probably save yourself some money and opt for the Buffalo WHR-HP-54 with custom DD-RT firmware. You'll get superior 802.11g range with the Buffalo and DD-RT.

Note the D-Link DIR-655 is on sale for $99 as well, but the firmware on that unit isn't as mature as what you get with the DGL-4300, which has improved significantly in the past few months. The current firmware on the DIR-655 is also limited to 120 simultaneous connections, compared to 180 on the DGL-4300, which may impact torrent throughput.

this guy knows his sh..tuff, i was going to post this exact same info, i have a DGL-4300 and it's by FAR the most stable and fastest router i've used, the throughput/bandwidth alone w/ gigabit built-in and QoS is REALLY REALLY nice, incredible deal, i got in back when it was $82, probably the most favorite peripheral i own

 

[GZeus]

Top notch router. Possibly my favorite $'s spent. Never crashes - never fails.

Good price OP!

Can anyone give me an excuse to buy second one??

 

[Chinox22x]

Originally posted by: GZeus
Top notch router. Possibly my favorite $'s spent. Never crashes - never fails.

Good price OP!

Can anyone give me an excuse to buy second one??

yeah, buy it then send it to me since i'm broke

 

[EKKC]

Originally posted by: ProsperoLT

Originally posted by: KenAF2
The DD-RT software is crazy good, but the hardware in most compatible routers can't compare to what you get in the D-Link DGL-4300 and D-Link DIR-655.

The DGL-4300 uses Ubicom IP3023 processor @ 250MHz with 16Mb memory. The DIR-655 uses the newer IP5160 processor @ 275MHz with 16Mb memory. The wire routing speed of those multi-threaded chips is 5x to 6x that of the Broadcom 5352 used in the popular Buffalo G54 routers. You probably won't notice a difference with a 5Mbps network connection, but you probably don't want most of the DD-RT compatible routers if you've got a 50Mbps network connection.

http://www.ubicom.com/processors/ip5000/ip5000_family.html

If wireless performance / range is what you want -- rather than maximum possible broadband throughput with faster connections and QoS -- then you should probably save yourself some money and opt for the Buffalo WHR-HP-54 with custom DD-RT firmware. You'll get superior 802.11g range with the Buffalo and DD-RT.

Note the D-Link DIR-655 is on sale for $99 as well, but the firmware on that unit isn't as mature as what you get with the DGL-4300, which has improved significantly in the past few months. The current firmware on the DIR-655 is also limited to 120 simultaneous connections, compared to 180 on the DGL-4300, which may impact torrent throughput.

this guy knows his sh..tuff, i was going to post this exact same info, i have a DGL-4300 and it's by FAR the most stable and fastest router i've used, the throughput/bandwidth alone w/ gigabit built-in and QoS is REALLY REALLY nice, incredible deal, i got in back when it was $82, probably the most favorite peripheral i own

:thumbsup:

I did own DGL-4300, now i may not be a network engineer but i know enough (I would think), but the DGL-4300 I owned had its problems (it was the first generation, I bought it when it came out), it would reboot frequently, and it would just disconnect my internet connection for no reason, and like you said, wireless coverage wasn't the greatest...
until I updated the firmware to the latest, most of these problems would be corrected but then i had a hard time configuring QoS... internet would just crap out on all PCs while I am downloading a few torrent files. i attempted a few different QoS configs, it didn't help much. That's why I opted for the Linksys WRT54G (i also had a spare WRT54GS with more memory), running DD-WRT, I have less problems than I did with DGL-4300.

But. DGL4300 got me gigabit ethernet out of the box (now I have a separate gigabit switch), and it was very good and stable with the latest firmware unless I started downloading BitTorrents. Maybe the newer hardware revisions would help out.

 

[solgae1784]

Good deal for a Gigabit router, but I'd rather wait till those Wireless-N routers go down on price. Wireless-G is old technology nowadays, and I'm weary on buying anything on that at this point. Even when you consider the fact that Wireless-N isn't finalized yet.

But that's just me though.

 

[Miramonti]

I really really love this router.

 

[IBUYCHEAP]

Wireless N is going nowhere and this is the best g router you can buy. QOS is great for voip (vonage) my calls got disconnected constantly with the old linksys and smc and low end dlink, this thing changed that.

 

[MikeyLSU]

good router, have had it for about 10 months, never had 1 problem with it. Love it.

 

[ivan2]

it's a wonderful router, I've used it for more than a year and it didnt reboot once (not during when i am using anyway so I wouldnt know lol =P).

One thing regarding it's QoS though, the games work fine, they were never choked during when I was downloading BT. However, I am having problem with democracy player that it's got a monopoly on all the bandwidth. Whenever democracy player is downloading stuff, NOTHING ELSE goes through, even aim, msn, or webpages. Now I did find a check box in democracy player so that it will not use all of the outbound and it's suppose to solve this problem, but it didn't.

Got mine at the egg for 90 something AR, i think it's worth the money.

 

[Pabster]

Originally posted by: IBUYCHEAP
Wireless N is going nowhere and this is the best g router you can buy. QOS is great for voip (vonage) my calls got disconnected constantly with the old linksys and smc and low end dlink, this thing changed that.

I hate to break it to ya, but next year at this time N will be the norm.

 

[Jeeper94]

Has anyone had experience using the DGL-4300 router with the DGL-3420 Wireless 108AG Gaming Adapter for Xbox Live? My router is upstairs and my Xbox is downstairs in the basement. I was hoping this solution would work well enough so that I would not have to run an Ethernet cable through 3 levels of my home.

 

[EliteRetard]

OK so Im a complete idiotard...WTF is all this shiot about? I still totally dont get the whole freaking internet thing. GB gb Gb KB kbps MB mb mbps ect ect ect WHAT THE HELL?!! Im supposed to have a 6GB(?!) cable connection, what the hell does that mean? My downloads max at like 400k (.4 megabytes a second?) Ive got a horrifically ****** linksys router currently thats constantly dropping connection and kicking me off the net. Id like to get a nice router but dont know crap. I totally dont understand this junk...whats the difference between something like this and an el cheapo? Why are they different, and how can they make any difference in speed when your cat5 cable is rated at only 500k or whatever?

Ive got a decent computer but my whole internet experience blows ass. Ive got a couple computers but gave up networking them cause it doesnt work. What all do I need to know? Do they have faster connections now? Would I have said connection on my computer (Its an MSI Neo4 or something...FX-55 1GBDDR 79GTX) and/or would getting this router help me out at all?

 

[tr1kstanc3]

i got this router when it first came out and i still love it. good buy.

 

[KenAF2]

Originally posted by: Jeeper94
Has anyone had experience using the DGL-4300 router with the DGL-3420 Wireless 108AG Gaming Adapter for Xbox Live? My router is upstairs and my Xbox is downstairs in the basement. I was hoping this solution would work well enough so that I would not have to run an Ethernet cable through 3 levels of my home.

That works, but you must update the 3420 to firmware v1.02 if you update your DGL-4300 with firmware v1.8.

 

[KenAF2]

Originally posted by: EliteRetardI totally dont understand this junk...whats the difference between something like this and an el cheapo? Why are they different, and how can they make any difference in speed when your cat5 cable is rated at only 500k or whatever?

CAT5 can easily do 100Mbps. Most cable providers offer sustained throughput of 5Mbps to 6Mbps, although a few like Verizon FiOS offer connections up to 50Mbps. I pay about $40/mo for Verizon FiOS at 20/5.

Just like computers, routers are available with varying levels of performance. The D-link DGL-4300 and newer DIR-655 are high performance consumer routers. You can't buy a consumer router with a faster processor(s) today.

The processor in the DIR-655 is around 15% faster than that in the DGL-4300, but I like the 4300 better because its firmware is more mature / refined. It's possible that in six months, after a few more firmware updates, the DIR-655 will be the better unit.

Ive got a decent computer but my whole internet experience blows ass. Ive got a couple computers but gave up networking them cause it doesnt work. What all do I need to know? Do they have faster connections now? Would I have said connection on my computer (Its an MSI Neo4 or something...FX-55 1GBDDR 79GTX) and/or would getting this router help me out at all?

If your Linksys is more than two years old, you should run, not walk, to order one of the DGL-4300 routers, especially at the current price of around $70 shipped. At $100, the DIR-655 isn't a bad deal either.

 

[EliteRetard]

Originally posted by: KenAF2
CAT5 can easily do 100Mbps. Most cable providers offer sustained throughput of 5Mbps to 6Mbps, although a few like Verizon FiOS offer connections up to 50Mbps. I pay about $40/mo for Verizon FiOS at 20/5.

Ive got shitcast...er I mean comcast.

So whats up with this gigabit thing? I still dont understand these speed ratings at all. I know the whole KB MB GB TB thing...thats easy, but WTF do these damn internet rating have to do with anything...they dont seem to relate to anything. What does 6mbps mean? Whats a gigabit connection? And that whole 10/100/1000 thing...

The router Ive got now is probably 10 years old now, I guess Ill be getting a new one. It seems rather odd though, my 10 year old router is rated for 100 whatevers and your saying that even modern cable connections only use 5-6% of that? WTF?! So who the hell is gonna use 1000 thingymawhatevers and why the ****** is our technology still so damn slow?

Hows about this whole wireless thing...is that as fast as a wired connection, as safe/reliable? How would I prevent someone from stealing said connection? Is there a way to setup a password and secure it (and any transmitted info) somehow? Since this router has wireless (yes?) I figure I better know something about that too. How would I get my computer to receive the wireless signal...do I need an add in card or something (PCI? PCI-E?) if so what do I need for that?

Thankz 4 teh infro man! Er...yeah lol.

Edit: Oh and wheres this other 100$ deal...should I be considering that one too? I gotta pay tax at frys so the price seems real close...any difference between the two, or is the other one just a little faster/more expensive?

 

[IBUYCHEAP]

Originally posted by: Pabster

Originally posted by: IBUYCHEAP
Wireless N is going nowhere and this is the best g router you can buy. QOS is great for voip (vonage) my calls got disconnected constantly with the old linksys and smc and low end dlink, this thing changed that.

I hate to break it to ya, but next year at this time N will be the norm.

I heard that line 2 years in a row now, not happening.