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D-Link DIR-628 RangeBooster N Dual Band Router with 4-Port 10/100 Switch 2 Antennas and Dual Band Draft 802.11n | List Price: $119.99
Discount Price: $75.99
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Brand: D-Link
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Dual Band N is the latest addition to the RangeBooster N product family. The dual band technology in the DIR-628 supports selectable 2.4GHz or 5GHz wireless signals.
- The RangeBooster N Router supports the latest wireless security features to help prevent unauthorized access, be it from over a wireless network or from the Internet.
- Delivering unmatched wireless performance, network security, and coverage, the RangeBooster N Dual Band Router (DIR-628) is ideal for networking in larger homes and offices.
D-Link DIR-628 Rocks! Goodbye Linksys [Posted on 2008-10-15]
The D-Link DIR-628 truly rocks! This router which replaces a Linksys wireless G, has solved all of my Vista wireless issues. Now I even like Vista. As a certified MCSE I knew enough about network protocols to know an OS like Vista calls for a router that will meet today's speed and security standards (IPv.6). The DIR-628 has a few funky looking pages in it administrative control panel, but hey, I'll sacrifice form for function. Buy this unit and enjoy speed and security at a good price point. With the money you've saved you can afford to donate to the John McCain campaign! D-Link DIR-628 RangeBooster N Dual Band Router with 4-Port 10/100 Switch 2 Antennas and Dual Band Draft 802.11n
Extremely disappointed and then deceived [Posted on 2008-10-16]
At first was disappointed with lack of N capability (no better, often worse at distance than a G network I had previously) . .finally gave up, decided to use it as bridge (put the other router back as main rounter) so I could access the N capability . . after spending hours trying to figure out why I couldn't bridge it (the way the MANUAL said it could). . technical support says it can NOT be done and can not take back the router or exchange it for a different one (THANKFULLY Amazon has).
I would not recommend this router, or D-Link after this experience (at best very deceptive /??? fraudulent marketing with NO thought to correcting the situation for me as a customer)
Beware the firmware upgrade [Posted on 2008-11-02]
The good
* a/n support works great (I bought this only for the 5Ghz support; so the "you have to pick" is ok)
* Relatively easy to configure
The bad
* DNS is slow. The device has it's own DNS server and it's slow... talking to my ISP directly is a ton faster
The really ugly
* The updated firmware redirects you to a webpage where it tries to sell you some commercial software on first use... just like all those annoying hotel wireless solutions. This is obviously just totally bad and.. it keeps forgetting that I already told it to go away as well.... and it's not totally obvious how to get rid of it either.
If not for this, I'd have given the device 5 stars.. but this is just obnoxious.
Wireless keeps stalling [Posted on 2008-11-18]
I have this D-Link DIR-628 connected to a desktop PC (hardwired) and a Dell Latitude laptop (via 802.11g). Both computers are running Windows XP Pro SP3 and I use Time Warner cable broadband. I don't have any other 802.11n capable devices, but I figured that if the router worked well in G, then it might be worth upgrading the laptop to use an N card. I also have a Linksys WRT54GL router, which I used for comparison.
Unfortunately, I keep having a recurrent issue with this router. While it works flawlessly with the hardwired PC, the connection with the laptop via 802.11g keeps stalling. Both the router and the laptop still show that they are connected to each other with a strong signal, but the data transfer completely ceases. I have to power cycle the router and establish a new connection with the laptop for data transfer to resume. Within an hour, the data transfer rate begins to slow down gradually until it ceases again. Then the whole procedure has to be repeated. It's very annoying.
While the problem could reside in the laptop, the router or the broadband connection (i.e. cable modem), I'm confident that it is due to the router. While the router-laptop data transfer is stopped, I can still access The Internet via the hardwired desktop. This tells me that it's not the cable modem or broadband. If I use the Linksys router with the same configuration, I don't have this issue at all. Perhaps there is an incompatibility between this D-Link router and the laptop, but it's odd that the connection does work for a limited amount of time. I've searched for a timeout setting in the router software, but haven't been successful.
On the plus side, when the wireless connection is working properly, the signal and transfer rate are as strong as the with Linksys router. It also looks a bit better than the Linksys routers.
I love the 802.11a connection [Posted on 2008-11-18]
As I am the only one using the router, I am not bothered by the lack of true dual-band operation. For the price, it's a good deal. No dropped connections with 802.11a.
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