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Originally Posted by joeperson The wireless n standard is sort of the next step from g. It's based on using multiple signals to increase the usable range and signal strength. If your laptops don't support the new standard, which is possible, the dlink routers can be set to operate in the previous g mode. Dir-655 management console emulator (no password)
Recent versions of dlink firmware bundle in the ability to enable "securespot" stuff for extra security (for a fee) you may want to look at. ( Secrurespot 2.0 Emulator) |
Do not, and I repeat, do NOT, use SecureSpot. That shyt is so terribly implemented. Unless you have absolutely no idea how to configure your router via the normal 192.168.0.1 site, and you have no idea what network management is, then it may be of use. Though it's still slow (was for me) and just absolutely annoying. Also most of the features you need to pay a monthly fee to have.
If you get a DIR-655, your best bet is probably to not go past firmware 1.21. That's the golden one by many people. Anything 1.3x is non-downgradable, and has quite few issues. I'm running 1.32NA though and it's been alright after tweaking some things. For example, I can't have DNS Relay enabled otherwise the router locks up after a couple hours. If you don't believe me, look here:
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And I had a DGL-4300 as well before, this seems the same after I figured out how to configure it so it wouldn't lock up all the time.
If you aren't using "N", then the DIR-825 isn't really worth it. All it adds is 5GHz "N" capabilities. You're "G" laptops will work fine with either though.
Though if you have no use for "N" or Gigabit, then neither of these routers are necessary for you. You'd be fine with something like the ASUS WL-500G Premium v2 or Linksys WRT54GL and install DD-WRT on it (rather simple to do). Probably the most powerful combination, assuming you're fine with "G" and 100Mbps.