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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DIR-615 => Topic started by: Bialykot on March 24, 2010, 01:32:31 PM
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Hi - taken delivery of Dlink 615 n router and Dlink USB wireless n stick from Virgin as part of their 50Mb/s cable service. I don't really understand the teccie bits of networking so bear with me please. I did manage to upgrade the firmware to the latest 4.11 (I think) and everything works well on the main computer I use with this at fast broadband throughput. But a couple of questions please ....
1) My old Belkin G router had a built-in print server port but the Dlink doesn't. How can I link in an old USB printer to the router so it can be shared (without main computer being on) - or do I need to buy a new print server? If so, which Dlink product will do this and how do I wire it all together?
2) I received a Dlink USB wireless n dongle to connect my laptop wirelessly at the higher speeds. My laptop has a G wireless thing built in already. The USB n stick gives a much lower throughput (8Mb/s) (after setting it up with default settings) than running the laptop off it's internal G setting (I get about 20Mb/s from same location). Is there anything I should be considering in the setups? It all seems pretty confusing.
The shared printer is the most important though - I want to have this simply wire into the router and be available 24x7.
Thanks for your help in advance - I really am a rookie where networking is concerned.
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Oh - one more thing. If there is no way the 615 can be set up to share a priner, can this be done with my old Belkin G wireless router (with inbuilt print server) linked to the new Dlink N router? And if so, would this compromise the overall network speed or get messy to support?