In Feb DLINK put out Firmware Rev 2.36 which dropped all connectivity with wireless devices after 60 seconds. A week later, they put out Firmware Rev 2.37 which appears stable, although (a) there is no documentation from DLINK regarding changes in the interface, and (b) the late firmware will not load in configuration files from slightly earlier versions, meaning that you have to enter everything again (which is a pain if you've done MAC filtering and static IP addressing).

Furthermore, DLINK refuses to put out documentation regarding its "Gaming Mode" which explains what blanket settings this mode actually applies to the router, so one can assess the security implications of electing it. Their post-sales staff referred me to their pre-sales staff who refused to release anything. It's not as if such settings are proprietary in any way.

Although this product appears to work fine now, the headaches I had to go through would have turned me to Linksys had I known what I was in for prior to purchase. The only reason I chose DLINK was its XBOX Live compatibility certification.

Everything I just wrote are FACTS. If anyone has doubts about this, go to broadbandreports.com and do searches on DI-624. The issues I highlight are talked about in substantial depth.

One final note, stay AWAY from the DWL-G810 bridge. It does not support DHCP from the router to PCs connected to it. Using Firmware revisions 2.0 and 2.12, I have not been able to get it to obtain its IP information from the router via DHCP. The setup is entirely manual--you must setup the IP address of the bridge manually and any computer connected to it manually. The most ridiculous problem is that IT WILL NOT WORK IF YOU ARE NOT BROADCASTING THE SSID. What a crock. That's basic wifi security to not beacon your SSID. Strangely, the DLINK range extender DWL-G800AP will work if the SSID isn't broadcast, so obviously DLINK could address this deficiency.

I hooked up the di-624 router and dwl-g520 pci card yesterday. Signal strength was low at first with connection speeds varying between 11mbps and 54mbps, but the connection existed. Then, I upgraded firmware on the dwl-g520. Since then signal strength has been good to very-good and connection speeds have been a consistent 108mbps. Also, I've never hooked up a router before in my life, and it was relatively painless to do so and enable WEP.

So, to conclude: fast speeds, good range, easy set up. And a pretty decent price. What's not to like?

My laptops Windows 2000 Operating system warned that the drivers had not yet been certified by Microsoft. I decided to let the install proceed anyway. Didn't seem to matter. Everything worked perfectly. The wireless modem reported it was doing 54MBPS rather than the theoretical maximum of 108MBPS that one should get from a Super G Router.

We selected D-Link because their website was so informative. It appeared that their support might be just what a network novice needs.

For a couple of days we delayed getting started with the setup just because of fear. Finally, we sat down with the Install Guide and started with the first step, then step two, etc. Within a surprisingly short time we were finished and everything worked! And it continues to work!

With D-Link's help, we are happy to say that the hardest part of the entire setup process was figuring out how to get the cover off of one of the computers.

We don't know enough yet to be checking speeds or testing range, but we can say that our surfing experience is just as smooth and fast as it was when wired. And we don't have cables on the floor.

We think those who are seeking network help should have visited D-Link.

When the router is up, it seems to perform just fine, although the administration screens for the router could use some better human factors design.

But, I recommend you don't get this router until you read consistent reports of the reboot problems being cleared up.

Following were the problems I had with it:

1. The setup procedure does not help.
2. The wireless and wired network could not communicate with each other or simultaneously.
3. Wireless network was very difficult to setup.
4. The speed was hardly 54Mbps, but mostly just above 11 Mbps which is 802.11b.
5. Range was very poor.
6. Wireless network encryption does NOT work and could work only without it.
7. Does NOT work with other Network switch, u must connect PCs thru' router's switch.
8. I upgraded the firmware also but could not get advertised 108Mbps speeds inspite of using D-link DWL-G650 adaptor.
9. To top it all router reboots very often ... almost once every hour.
10: D-link has released many versions of the router A,B & C u must check D-link's site to find which gives 108Mbps and what u r buying.

In short this router is just a piece of junk or somehow my router was defective. I suggest not to buy it. I returned it and bought a Linksys which is just great.

I can use it w/o wep enabled, but I don't want other people stealing my bandwidth, so I'm going to return this and pay $20 more to get linksys

After having spent a good deal of time experimenting with different placements for the router, my conclusions are: 1. you get 108Mbps if in the same room and not very far from the antenna; 2. the link will work fine if you do not have more than a couple of (brick) walls between you and the router; 3. anything more than that will give you an instable connection, that may or may not work depending on very careful positioning of the receiving card.

When close enough, I managed to send and receive large files at pretty high rates (close to 2MB per second for large file transfers). So, my impression is that if you live in a small place, with thin walls, this may be of help. Otherwise, forget it.

The other problem was configuration. My ADSL modem works as a router and I already have 2 other computers hardwired in a network. I spent many hours in D-Link's site to find out how to set up the DI-624 so that I could see the rest of the network. Finally, I found out I should not use the WAN port, that DHCP should be disabled, and that the IP no. should be in my modem's range. The solution is not in the manual, it's not in the quick guide, it's not in the faq's, but buried deep in the knowledge base. This is the case for almost everything that is not the pretty obvious. For instance, the manual won't help at all when it comes to encryption.

My final problems were with the card, but these I'll tell somewhere else.

Documentation is fairly good, although I wish the manual or D-Link website would give more real world examples of how to configure the DI-624.

So far, I've got it configured with a new network SSID (the default is "default"), 64bit hex encryption, MAC address filtering, and shared key authentication. Most of what I've learned is bits and pieces I've assembled by searching the D-Link website, and by searching other websites.

So far, this router does what it advertised.