The Wireless DSL Broadband Starter Kit is designed specifically for Qwest DSL service. It is actually three products in one: an ADSL 2/2+ modem, four-port switch, and a wireless access point. This pro...
I bought this modem to replace an old Linksys Wireless-G that my cable company dropped support for.
There are other reviews that describe why this is a good modem. I agree.
What I found is that the setup software is poor. The automated process wants to connect to the internet to proceed. Well, fine, but in my situation I needed to have the settings configured in order to register my modem with the cable company. No big deal to configure manually, except the CD forces you to install some useless software to access a .pdf user's manual -- very stupid Motorola, the .pdf manual should be in the root file of the CD. It took longer to get to the manual than it did to configure the modem.
Once I got to the user's manual, configuring the modem was very fast and easy. Wi-fi setup was also very easy. The configuration settings are laid out in a straightforward fashion, so once you are in the setup you almost do not need the manual anymore.
A very good modem for the money. I give the product a high rating because the issue with the manual is a one-time irritation and does not impact the quality of the product.
Don't forget to change your admin password and the wi-fi SSID.
17 computers connected effortlessly - -
This works like a charm. I picked up these from Best Buy for 9 and tested them out. After that I bought it off Amazon for half the price (returned those of course). I have 13 servers that are connected to this modem through a switch and about 4 computers connected wireless. Its good stuff.
The SURFboard SBG901 Wireless Cable Modem Gateway offers a fast connection, a secure network, and the convenience and flexibility of wireless Internet access — all in one! And when you're online the 802.11g wireless technology means you're not tied down with wires. Roam throughout your home or office — and even take your laptop computer out in the backyard (up to 1312 feet) — without losing your network connection. At the same time, the commercial-grade firewall will keep hackers and viruses from attacking your network. Give your entire family or small office all the benefits of a secure wireless network with the SBG900 — your effortless broadband network solution.
I just got one of these and for the most part it worked just fine. Mr. Fleming's rating of 1 star doesn't make sense to me since he is blaming the D-Link for his ISP's inability to tell him what their setup is. The DSL-G604T has a *lot* of configuration options so I'm sure it could have been configured to work if the people at the ISP knew anything at all.
Pros:
Nice compact design which replaced two of my boxes (Speedstream DSL modem & D-Link DI-614+) with one. The DSL-G604T is actually smaller than my original DI-614+ alone. The upright stand helps save more space.
Many many configuration options which can allow you to set it up in many different ways. This is also somewhat of a con as explained below.
Setup was mostly easy for me and I got two wired PCs and one wireless PC using a D-Link wireless network card with WEP working in a few minutes. Getting my Thinkpad T40 wireless working took some work though (See below).
Cons:
Documentation is not so great and there are many features that are simply not in the help files or manual so it's not really clear what they are for. Basically, if it's not in the doc, don't mess with it.
The myriad of features is both a pro and con. The sheer number of configuration settings and the way they are arranged can be confusing to some one not familiar with networking or the DLink user interface. However to a sysadmin or some one who is experienced and needs that level of control it is a plus.
IBM T40 Wireless Debug: The only part that gave me trouble was getting my IBM Thinkpad T40 wireless to work with the DSL-G604T. I am not sure, but I am inclined to believe it's actually a problem with the Intel PRO Wireless 2100 drivers. The T40 I have is three years old and they have basically stopped providing new wireless drivers for it.
Basically, my T40 wouldn't connect to the G604T with WEP or with the encryption turned off. Just for yucks, I decided to try the WPA-PSK security with TKIP encryption and *boing* it instantly worked. While in WEP and no encryption, my T40 would always misidentify my wireless network channel as 0 so I really don't think D-Link is to blame for that. I think it is a driver bug with the Intel wireless chipset which they are unlikely to fix since it's out of production now.
I just put all the wireless devices on WPA-PSK TKIP and everything now works fine. I'm typing this on my T40 over wireless now.
Works great. Less filling. It just may take some tweaking to get it to work with non-D-Link wireless stuff. D-Link to D-Link worked pretty flawlessly.
Just remember that it takes two devices to have an interoperability problem and either one (or both) could be the culprit.
Good Wireless Router but overpriced... - Lahiruwan -
I bought this a few weeks ago but got it from Singapore. The Router works as intended and haven't had problems so far.
My only concern is that this costs more than double in Amazon than what I paid for it in Singapore. Got it for about US$ 60 with tax in Singapore. Surely freight can't be that expensive??
Pitiful documentation especially on security setup - CF - Perth, Western Australia
How anyone can sell a wireless networking product in this day & age without clear guidelines on setting up security is beyond me.
If you care about security at all be aware that the documentation included with product will not help you set it up. I'm MCP & CompTIA A+ certified & after three+ hours I'm still scratching my head.
D-Link, an industry leader in networking, introduces the DSL-G604T, a Wireless ADSL router modem combining both an ADSL modem and 802.11g wireless router in one unit, bringing high-speed wireless Internet connection to a home or office. The DSL-G604T uses ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) technology for Internet connection speeds of up to 150x faster than dial-up, while using a standard phone line. Using 802.11g wireless technology, Wi-Fi enabled computers and devices can wirelessly connect to the DSL-G604T and share a connection to the Internet. With four additional Ethernet LAN ports, you can connect your network Ethernet-enabled devices.
