The D-Link support website is EXCELLENT and highly recommended. Check it out support.dlink.com before you buy!

Another problem is that every time you turn off the router the date and time get reset to the year 2002, and the automatic time-set feature using NTP doesn't work at all.

How will this impact you? Well, if you want to do file sharing between a laptop and desktop computer you're going to have a problem. In my case, I have a DLINK DP-300U print server plugged into the router. I can print to it just fine via wire, but I can't print via wireless. Can't even ping it from wireless.

I mean, the fact that you can't form a network amongst the devices connected to this product via wired and wireless connections is an amazing oversight. No, it's not firewall software, etc., etc. Using a laptop with a USB "wired" adapter and two "wireless" (g and b) adapters, the same result appeared in all tests. Wired worked for communicating with devices physically connected to the DI-624, but wireless did not.

In case I wasn't clear earlier, all devices, wired and wireless can talk to the DI-624 and they can access the Internet. Again, the problem is that on the DI-624, wired and wireless devices cannot communicate, making a home network a pipe dream. All devices in these tests interacted perfectly with the DI-624's DHCP server and all were on the same subnet.

I used my laptop with the CardBus in every room of my house. At the farthest point from the router (about 45 feet spanning 3 standard walls at varying angles ), the cardbus' strength readings hover around 50-55% and my throughput averages 48Mbps. I have transmitted rather large TIFFs (I work in the printing industry) from my laptop to my computer, which is wired to the router, without fail or concern for speed.

I RMA'd the DI-624 router and the DWL-G650 CardBus because I could not find another D-Link product to complete my wireless networking needs. I bought a DWL-2000AP along with the router and card so that I could (at least I thought I could) connect another wired network wirelessly to the router. Unfortunately, the DWL-2000AP is not compatible at all with the DI-624, despite what D-Link's product description web page for the DWl-2000AP states. (This has been confirmed with D-Link's technical support.)

Please note that if you have two wired networks located in separate parts of your house and you wish to connect them wirelessly with D-Link products, you will have to use two DWL-2000APs. If you want Internet access, then you'll need to add a wired router to it. For details, check out D-Link's web site. The information is there; it's just buried.

Overall, I was pleased with the performance of the DI-624. If you have simple networking needs such as sharing files, a printer, or an Internet connection between several laptops and wired computers, then consider the D-Link DI-624.

P.S. Because I needed to wirelessly connect two separately wired networks, support a wireless connection for my laptop, and share an Internet connection to all of the computers, I ended up buying the following Netgear products: WGR614 Wireless Router, WG511 Wireless Card, and WGE101 Wireless Bridge.

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I installed the DWL-G650 card first in my laptop and it was installed and ready to go in less than 5 minutes. The instructions are about as straight forward as you get. Insert the CD to install the drivers, put the card in and turn on the laptop. Windows will see the new equipment and complete the installation process. That's it!

Next was the router that would have a direct Ethernet connection to my desktop. The DI-624 has 4 ports for a direct cable connection so I would not need a wireless card for the desktop. In the box were 2 cables to make the connection from my cable modem to the router and then the desktop computer. This was a nice surprise since I figured I would have to buy one and in fact had already done so. The steps to install this were just as easy as the laptop card. You unplug the modem and turn off the computer. Connect the modem to the router, the router to the computer. Turn on the modem, wait about 1 minute for the connection to be re-established, plug in the router, and turn on the desktop. From there you follow the Wizard to set up the network which takes 2-3 minutes and Voila' you're up and running. That's it!!! Total time was about 1 hour and only because I kept reading and re-reading the instructions, the actual work time was about 15 minutes total for both.

The only hiccup I had was the laptop didn't have a connection initially even though it showed the card installed. I had left it running while setting up the router and after thinking about it for a minute wondering why it wasn't working I rebooted the laptop. It recognized the network and has worked great ever since. The direct cable connection with the desktop is at 100Mbps, the wireless connection is 54Mbps. There is not difference between uploads or downloads I can tell with either connection

I am definitely happy with both items and would strongly recommend them.

However, if you're looking for techncial support, be advised that the outsource technicians don't know what they're talking about, and you'll most likely need to get to Tier II level support before you hit the jackpot of someone actually knowing something about the software/firmware/OS interface.

If you have McAfee Firewall installed, you may need to reinstall a .dll to make this work.

All I can say is be patient, wireless setup is not as straightforward as any of the mfrs. say and for all the Dell notebook users out there, make sure you have your BIOs updated to the latest or you might pull your hair out like I did.

Hope this helps all the other non-techies out there.

The system was easy to install and configure if you consider a 'default' system as truly 'configured'. For anything else, the setup parameters aren't well defined and they are not grouped together in logical places. The manual is of little help in setting up the advanced features of the firewall: it has lots of pictures but few examples.

The system has been on-line for three weeks now. Throughput isn't bad and it doesn't seem to slow down my Cable Modem connection with its firewall activity one bit. But there are a few too many 'issues' for such a highly-touted consumer product:

-Router reboots at intervals ranging from twice per hour to once every 5 days, even when there is no (known)traffic. The last reboot can be seen in the log file, but reboots clear the log so the number of reboots since last viewing can't be known for sure. All internet connections drop for a time during a reboot. This can play havoc with a VPN connection (or, I would think, gaming!).
-Router seems to reboot when it encounters certain inbound traffic. Online Firewall test web sites can illustrate this. I assumed that a firewall would itself withstand the very attacks it guards against?
-Wireless card must be manually connected using the Dlink utility every time laptop is booted up. Although the card indicates that it has established a link, one doesn't exist!
-"108 Mbit" link is not indicated very often when Dynamic mode is selected.
-Dlink email tech support refers all but the most elemental question to their phone support lines.... where the waiting can be an eternity.

Their are some nice reviews about the DI-624 in print. But search the web and you can find many complaints similar to mine about the '624. The D-Link DI-624 and DWL-G650 really need further maturing (a couple more firmware revisions?) before they can be recommended.

Also, I've check the firewall security and it's fairly good (there is a problem with port 113 not being totally stealth but the web site has a configuration change fix that.)

I was able to successfully load the firmware and driver changes to bring the network up to 108Mbits. The only issues that I've had is getting the WPA to work. From reading articles on-line, I may need an XP service patch to fix this problem.

Otherwise, I've been very pleased with this product and the easy at which I was able to setup my network, connect the internet, and configure the MAC filtering and firewall.

I have worked in IT for years and configured networks for 10's of thousands, trust me, I know how to do this.

This is just one of 4 new D Link products that I have purchased over the last 2 weeks.

With out boring any one with the details suffice it to say that OUT OF THE BOX 2 of their products have been DOA. Router and an Access Point. Also 2 PCI cards that were completely incompatible with 2 of my systems.

Then there is the false advertising plastered all over their boxes. Upgrade to 108Mbps with a free firmware download. Well when you go to the site it says not yet available for my revision. Then you talk to tech (brain dead) support and they tell you that Dlink will NEVER be writing new firmware for this product. DON'T BE FOOLED!

Then there is the endless hold for an RMA, worthless tech support, even at level 2, and worthless non existent customer service.

Stay away, do NOT buy their products unless you have a thing for endless frustration.

I would return all of these products in total if it didn't mean having my network down for days. I will be replacing all of these products as soon as possible though.

Go with another company.

The router CONSTANTLY emits this high pitched tone. I checked the web for more info and apparently i'm not the only one. It's a design flaw with the Rev. C. model.

I called D-Link technical support and between that gimp clearing his throat and coughing in my ears all he had to say was that it makes this noise while it's broadcasting a wireless signal. So I turned off wireless access, and it still makes the same noise.

I felt this odd because the HUGE WAP's I have installed at work (that cover an area of 300+ yards) are completely silent.

Skip this product if you can and definately buy outside the D-Link product line. Between my experience with this product and D-Link technical support, I will never buy any D-Link item ever again.

As many other people have mentioned, i've very weary about the positive reviews on this item. Whether they are actully customers or D-Link employees killing spare time.