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D-Link DIR-655 Wireless N Gigabit Firewall Router - IEEE 802.11n Compliant - 300Mbps - 10/100/1000Mbps - 4-port switch
 
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D-Link DIR-655 Wireless N Gigabit Firewall Router - IEEE 802.11n Compliant - 300Mbps - 10/100/1000Mbps - 4-port switch

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D-Link DIR-655 Wireless N Gigabit Firewall Router - IEEE 802.11n Compliant - 300Mbps - 10/100/1000Mbps - 4-port switch + D-Link DWA-645 Wireless N 300Mbps , notebook adapter card, , + D-Link DWA-140 Wireless N USB Adapter - up to 300Mbps high speed performance - Wireless N 802.11n (Draft) with backward compatibility: 802.11b & 802.11g - Data security - Wi-Fi protected access (WPA, WPA2) - 11 year warranty
Price For All Three: £159.68

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  • Your Fastest Online Experience with 802.11n (Draft1.0) speeds of up to 300Mbps
  • High speed processor, providing best throughput available - up to 650% faster than 802.11g
  • Get Connected: Link the Internet to all your computers, your media player and gaming console
  • No Data Delays: Intelligent Quality of Service (QoS) StreamEngine allows quality streaming audio and video media
  • Intelligent Wireless Prioritisation Technology
  • Superior Coverage: 3x3 antenna from room to room, removing troublesome coverage blackspots
  • Firewall Protection to keep you safe from harmful intrusions
  • Security with Encryption plus no interference with other Wireless Networks
  • 11 year Warranty: Full reassurance for your peace of mind
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T3 issue no.149
Our most powerful, multi-award winning router. "Blisteringly quick, wall penetrating 802.11n router for super fast broadband. Network gaming nirvana."

Product Description
Wireless N Gigabit Router: The D-Link DIR-655 Wireless N Gigabit Router is an 802.11n (Draft 1.0) compliant device that delivers real world performance of up to 650% faster than an 802.11g wireless connection and also faster than 100Mbps wired Ethernet. By connecting the DIR-655 router to a cable or DSL modem, users will be able to share their high-speed Internet access with everyone on the network and create a secure wireless network to share photos, files, music, video, printers and network storage throughout their home. High-performance: The DIR-655 features the fastest processor in the RangeBooster NTM range, achieving ever higher throughput results between WAN and LAN networks. Combined with the acclaimed QoS StreamEngine, this allows the DIR-655 to provide a better Internet experience by keeping Internet phone calls and online gaming smooth and responsive. In addition, the router includes four Gigabit Ethernet switch ports for highest transfer speeds to other Gigabit capable devices such as a network attached storage device. Wireless LAN Intelligent Stream Handling (WISH) technology: The DIR-655 router includes Quality of Service (QoS), wirelessly as well as to and from the Internet (StreamEngine). It features WISH, which enhances the consumer's experience for gaming, HDTV and other media applications over a wireless connection by minimizing the disruptive effects of competing traffic on the wireless network. It automatically detects if audio, video or gaming content is being used on the wireless network and gives these applications priority over less time-sensitive traffic such as email or file transfers. It then adjusts priorities on the fly to ensure media content is transmitted without jitter or lag. Furthermore, the router enforces a "good neighbour" policy, ensuring that it will not create interference for neighbouring networks. This is achieved by reducing the amount of radio spectrum used when detecting a legacy 802.11g/b network in the vici

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Sooooo FAST, 27 Oct 2007
Set up: Its simply a case of plugging it in and running the setup CD. Even with my forgetting to turn the modem off and on again the whole thing was up and running in no more than 5 minutes.

Ease of use: I've yet to explore the settings in full but suffice to say they are what you would expect from a £100 router. I was quite happy to find this is the first router ive ever used that didnt require some kind of tweaking to open any ports to use with bitorrent.

Performance: This is the DIR655's trump card. I bought it because CNET and Tom's Hardware reckoned it to be the fastest 802.11n router they'd ever tested and it supports more multiple connections than any other home router too [i.e it wont overheat/crash if you use torrents]. So far i have been seeing wireless download speeds between 5 and 10 times faster than my old Belkin 54g could muster. Coupled with a Netgear WN311T PCI adapter it sits happily connected at between 250mb and 300mb with about 20m and 2 walls to pass through, and will easily match wired transfer speeds on my 20mb cable connection.

Dont be alarmed by the reviewer's poor rating below me. This is a wireless router, NOT a wireless modem router and it says nowhere in its description that it is. So long as you understand what you are getting you wont be disappointed.

EDIT: i was browsing my profile and saw this review and thought id provide a small update. I bought it over 6 months ago now and to date it has never once needed a reset or done anything other than sit quietly in the corner purring away to itself. I wont be bothering with Netgear, Belkin, Linksys or any of the other brands ive had in the past again.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for BT Broadband, 13 Feb 2008
By Ed (London, UK) - See all my reviews
After becoming increasingly frustrated by the poor performance of my old D-Link ADSL broadband wireless router, I opted to investigate the current range of routers. Being on the BT broadband ADSL service should have ruled out this D-Link router, but coupled with the LinkSys AM200 ADSL/Ethernet modem, the DIR-655 has proven to be a star performer that has outstripped the old router's performance in leaps and bounds. The DIR-655 is highly configurable and has many very advanced options, making it a suitable candidate for installation in small office/home office situations. It also boasts Gigabit Ethernet support on all LAN ports and the latest WiFi standards. It even does Dynamic DNS registration with all the major offerings on the Internet. All in all a superb choice.

The average BT Broadband user might well disregard this router as it has no built-in ADSL modem, but don't let that deter you. If you're comfortable with a two-unit solution, then this is definitely for you. Simply configure the ADSL modem to perform RFC 1483 bridging and let the router do PPPoE to authenticate with the ISP. It took a few minutes to setup and performs outstandingly with no line drops.

A point worth mentioning is that the installation CD that comes with the router is fine for the novice user, but be aware that on autoplay it automatically changes the IP configuration of your Windows installation to use DHCP, removing any static IP configuration. If you want to configure the router and you are experienced, simply point your browser to the router IP address of 192.168.0.1 and ignore the setup utility.

Highly recommended!
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Why pay this much?, 9 Mar 2008
By Mr. P. Stewkesbury "www.use-ip.co.uk" (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
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I had happily been using an old Belkin wireless router at home for many years to share my internet connection between three desktops and a laptop. It had performed perfectly well, and never let me down.

Similarly, at work, I had used many Netgear 834G wireless routers; it's a solid performer, and I believe that it is now available for about £40.

So why did I pay over £100 for this new-fangled D-Link 655?

It's all Virgin's fault. Stephen Kemp describes it well in his review below. I have been with ntl cable internet for years, without any problems using my old Belkin wireless router. When I upgraded to Virgin's 20Mbps download offering my old router just could not share it quickly enough! It is all to do with the WAN-side capability, and what they term the WAN to LAN throughput.

Plainly, even Virgin's 20Mbps downlink speed is way below the current widely available networking capability of 100Meg, but, most routers cannot pass-through and share from WAN (the internet) to LAN (your computers on your home network) at a sufficient rate to realise the benefits of Virgin's 20Mbps.

NB by sharing I do not mean to infer that the problem is due to multiple users all accessing the web at once, that is not the problem. If you imagine that three PC users in your home are all using the router to access the internet at once, it is very unlikely that they will all repeatedly call page downloads at the same time. We all spend more time looking at pages than calling them; this diversity factor means that sharing the downlink is not the cause of the problem. The problem might more effectively be thought of as the internals of the router acting like a bottleneck in the pass-through rate from the web to your PC.

I checked the reviews on the web and found several raving about this router's ability to do so.

The Gigabit networking is a nice bonus, and a further sweetener for the high purchase price, but it'll be a while before you'll be receiving downlink speeds above 100Meg, so if you just want the benefit of Gigabit linking home PCs than buy a £25 Netgear Gigabit switch and keep your current router (just connect the switch to one of your router's ports, and all your PCs to the switch).

I use wireless to a laptop and one desktop. Both are currently still using Belkin 54g cards. I get about 7Mbps wireless internet connection (compared to about twice that with a wired connection to the router) - yes, I know, less than Virgin's 20Mbps offer, but that's a whole other story!

I will in due course purchase N-wireless cards, but I'm hoping that they'll come down in price a bit soon - currently about £40 for a D-Link pre-N USB adapter.

Range is not a problem, good signals all over the house - my router is high up in the house - sits out of sight on top of a wardrobe on the first floor. I can use my laptop in my garage which is 30m separate from my house. NB I always could, even with my old Belkin wireless router! That is why I say you need to consider why you are paying a premium price for this product.

The sole killer application that it delivered for me is the WAN/LAN throughput, which I only needed because of the availability of Virgin's 20Mbps downlink (50Mbps is now being tested by them in a nearby town!).

If you just want Gigabit networking, buy a cheap Gigabit switch.

If you want greater wireless range, look to RangeMax or better aerial products.

If you want to share a fast internet connection - buy this.
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