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D-Link DWL-G730AP Wireless Pocket Router/AP w/ Client Mode, 802.11g, 54Mbps | List Price: $64.99
Discount Price: $47.50
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Brand: D-Link
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Enables 802.11g Wireless Connectivity
- Supports Access Points, Router, or Wireless Client Mode
- Supports Power over USB
- Includes Convenient Travel Case and Necessary Accessories (Cables and Power Adapter)
- Enhanced Security with WPA-PSK
Wonderful tool for on the road [Posted on 2008-09-14]
I got this before a business trip recently. It is just what it is advertised to be: compact and functional.
The only negative I have about this device is that even though it can be powered over USB, the power connector on the device is not a standard USB connector, so you have to carry the included USB cable along. (not a big deal with the included zippered case)
The first time I tried to set it up, the wizard didn't save my configuration changes. I just ended up setting it up manually, so I never figured out if the wizard actually works or not.
The device supports WPA2-PSK, which is a good feature.
Range is a lot better than I would have thought. A colleague three hotel suites down (same floor though) than me was able to reliable use my connection.
Could not configure properly, does not pass AppleTalk [Posted on 2008-10-06]
I could not get this device to work properly in client mode, despite many years experience setting up wired and wireless networks. (My router is a D-Link Gamefuel wireless G.) It would frequently lose its settings for no apparent reason, and I'd be forced to reset the device to factory settings and start all over again. Also, it does not appear to support AppleTalk over wireless. This is the first purchase that I've returned to Amazon in 10 years.
in client mode, cannot connect to WPA2-secured router [Posted on 2008-10-08]
we have 2 wireless routers, each serving multiple clients. one is an open, insecure router; the other is secured with WPA2.
in client mode, the DWL-G730AP can connect successfully with the open router, but not with the secure one. it shows up in the DHCP client list of the secure router, but cannot pass any data thru it.
i'm an experienced network administrator, and i couldn't make it work after several hours of trying.
Cheaper Alternative to the Xbox 360 Adapter [Posted on 2008-10-24]
I use this device to connect my 360 to my wireless network. I didn't read the directions very carefully in the first place, but once I did set up was simple. This device even allows me to stream TV shows from my server which is a great bonus for me.
Nearly useless for Client Mode [Posted on 2008-11-10]
I bought this primarily for Client Mode use. It turns out it's nearly useless for that:
- The documentation offers no real help in configuring it. Turns out the trick is, after setting it to Client Mode with the hardware switch, you need to fiddle it in the web interface using the default IP address, with the machine you are configuring it from configured to have a static address in the same subnet; and then change the machine to use DNS through the DWL-G730AP to your real router. Confusing matters is that once you've configured it, you can never access it again to change the configuration. Instead, you have to reset it (paper clip in a little hole). And then power cycle it--until you've power cycled it the reset doesn't really reset it, it puts it into "upload firmware if you dare" mode. And like I say, NONE of this is described in the documentation: not the paper quick start that comes with it, nor the so-called manual that is on the CD or downloadable from their web site. D-Link gets an F for the documentation.
- But after spending hours figuring out the above it does "work" in Client Mode. In that there's connectivity, for a while. But it's horribly slow. Using a direct wireless network adapter to talk wireless to my main router, or using a cable to it, I'm getting >10Mb/sec. Using the DWL-G730AP I'm getting < 0.2Mb/sec.
- And that was after freshly power cycling the DWL-G730AP. If you leave it running for a few hours it gets slower, and slower, dropping more and more packets. After a few hours it doesn't see the network any more at all. Sounds like maybe some kind of resource leak in the firmware? Dunno.
Anyway, in my experience it's useless in Client Mode. I'm returning it.
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