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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DGL-4500 => Topic started by: ZoSo925 on November 23, 2008, 10:56:01 PM
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Im looking to treat myself this Christmas and upgrade my network to Gigabit and to fully go CAT6.
I just live alone in a 2 bedroom apartment and currently have Linksys Router in my Living Room w/ a 50FT CAT5 running to Master Bedroom (My Office) that connects to a D-Link 5 Port 10/100 Switch II (8 years old).
I plan on getting all D-Link products and when the new firmware comes out, also get the DNS-323 NAS.
My D-Link 5 Port Switch, I'll be upgrading that to a 5 Port Gigabit Switch for my office.
My Living room with router will be attached to my Playstation 3 and possibly the DNS-323 when I get one.
If I use my Notebook, I normally just hook it up to my router when in the Living Room , but never really use my Notebook.
Now comes to DGL-4100 vs DGL-4500. I really dont care or need Wireless in my apartment. Especially since 802.11n is not fully ratified yet. Is there a difference between DGL-4100 vs DGL-4500 besides the 4500 having wireless feature? The 4500 is newer, so does it have a more advanced chipset inside or router features?
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I get better speeds on the dgl-4500 over my dgl-4300 over wired and wireless.....lower pings too
I'm using a DAP-1522 as well
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I owned the DGL-4100 for over a year and it just recently died. Instead of trying to deal with exchanges or support issue, I just went out and purchased the DGL-4500. I didn't need the Wireless N support, as I have a DAP-1555 network already. I use the GDL-4500 as an 802.11b/g AP, as the DAP-1555 is only serving 802.11n. The DGL-4500 is the better option IMO. Firmware for the DGL-4500 seems to still be in development, as the 4100 hasn't been updated in well over a year.