D-Link wireless router question
I bought one a few months ago, and now at least once a day it stops transmitting and I have to go upstairs and unplug it for 1-5 minutes to get it to start sending a signal again. Is this a "less than great" brand, or did I just get a lemon? It's getting extremely aggravating. Today, it quit right in the middle of a surfing session...the "dlink" network just disappeared. I'm about ready to smash the damn thing, but thought I'd ask here first.
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Maybe a firmware update will fix the problem?
Before you sack your D-Link, try changing its default channel. You might be experiencing interference either from inside your residence or from a nearby neighbor. A 2.4 GHz wireless phone or microwave oven is all it takes to knock a weak router off the air.
Channels 1, 6, or 11 are the usual default channels for routers. Many cordless phones default to channel 1, so try a higher channel. My neighborhood is full of networks on those channels, so I've had good luck on channel 3.
You might also try setting the router to transmit on 802.11"b" only. Even though "b" is slower than "g", it is often more reliable and you'll probably only notice the difference if you transfer large files between your wireless Macs.
Cisco is the industry standard for business, their consumer brand is linksys. Stick with them.
Originally posted by cuello del pollo
I've been experiencing the same problems with my D-Link (DI-514) wireless router. Normally a simple unplugging/replugging of the router would do the trick but recently my aiport extreme card isn't finding my home network. I read reports of D-Link routers not agreeing with a mac setup but my system worked flawlessly for a year. The only bit of troubleshooting advice I could give would be to test out another wireless machine on your network (a friend's laptop) to see whether the issue stems from your wireless router OR your airport card.
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Same here...I replaced it with a Linksys WRT54G and it all works like a champ
EDIT: I also had the same problems with the Dlink card that they recomended for that router...
Originally posted by jpennington
Several years ago d-link was the low end, but so was netgear. Now netgear surpasses linksys products in many wants.
Cisco is the industry standard for business, their consumer brand is linksys. Stick with them.
Great hardware on both Linksys and Cisco...but face it, the ONLY reasom folks buy Cisco is IOS...it is the best routing/switching platform out there but you do not get IOS on a Linksys...I recomend the linux firmware on a linksys if you want to really have fun (like getting all of the features in a $500 IOS image for a Cisco desktop router), but the Linksys firmware out of the box isnt bad
Originally posted by Voxapps
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Before you sack your D-Link, try changing its default channel. You might be experiencing interference either from inside your residence or from a nearby neighbor. A 2.4 GHz wireless phone or microwave oven is all it takes to knock a weak router off the air.
How do you go about doing this? My router claims to be transmitting now, but the "dlink network" signal it's supposed to be putting out is nowhere to be found. I'm only able to post at the moment because I'm picking up my next door neighbor's network.
Originally posted by Chris Fitzgerald
How do you go about doing this? My router claims to be transmitting now, but the "dlink network" signal it's supposed to be putting out is nowhere to be found. I'm only able to post at the moment because I'm picking up my next door neighbor's network.
I've never used a D-Link router. However, it should have -in its Web interface- some settings for its wireless configuration. Somewhere in those settings should be one for "wireless channel", with a range of channels from 1 to 11 (in the USA). Often it's in a drop-down menu that's easy to change. It might require restarting the router for a change to become effective.
Originally posted by jpennington
Several years ago d-link was the low end, but so was netgear. Now netgear surpasses linksys products in many wants.
Cisco is the industry standard for business, their consumer brand is linksys. Stick with them.
my linksys router goes out the same way as described. it hasn't done it too much since i took my macbook off the network, but i'd like to add it back to the network without the loss in connectivity.
Just like Chris I would like to know about the Aiport extreme base station. Some things I'd like to know, can it share internet connection with wired pc/mac? It only has a wan link and one other link to connect to. Is this link/port for management purposes only? Can you connect to the internet through this port? If so, would it be possible to add a switch to that port to connect wired pc/macs?
Any recommendations for a better unit now that more time has gone by?