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Title: Actually Make your DGL-4500 Perform.
Post by: bryannitro on January 12, 2012, 04:07:21 PM

1:)First the little bastard likes to overheat so make sure its upright and in a open space.

2:)Second make sure you have the right firmware to hardware revision they dont tell you they have changed the hard 3+ times "1.15 First Gen - Second Gen/1.23 Third Gen"

3:)Third by just lowering the broadcast strength from "HIGH to MEDIUM" makes a big difference for First and Second Gen DGL-4500.

(http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/6533/makeyourdgl4500perform.jpg)

Title: Re: Actually Make your DGL-4500 Perform.
Post by: FurryNutz on January 12, 2012, 04:36:13 PM

I have 2 4500s, one at v1.22 and an A2 at 1.21. Both work just fine. The A1 is going on 7 years old now. There other options that you can use too. All in the stickys. Both units run fairly cool too. Nothing hot.

Changed the hard 3+times?

V1.2x came released with the A2's Both A1 and A2s can run the latest v1.23.

Title: Re: Actually Make your DGL-4500 Perform.
Post by: KKWL on January 13, 2012, 07:52:25 PM

Actually if you modify the Logs it reduces the heat quite a bit.

Title: Re: Actually Make your DGL-4500 Perform.
Post by: bryannitro on January 15, 2012, 01:57:15 AM

A1's definitely do not like 1.2x, 3 out 3 routers all purchased at the same time hate 1.2x i've got 5 days under my routers belt. I tried the same firmware on the 2 other routers same results "crashes every 4-5 hours","Hate wifi N spotty even close to router","Gamefuel unusable 4% average packet loss" hmmmm maybe your house is very cold or something of the sort.

Title: Re: Actually Make your DGL-4500 Perform.
Post by: FurryNutz on January 15, 2012, 12:18:27 PM

Both my a1 and a2 werk flawlessly. Only reason your wound be crashing would be external interfrences or user mis-configuration.

Title: Re: Actually Make your DGL-4500 Perform.
Post by: BTRY B 529th FA BN on January 17, 2012, 07:02:00 AM

What is this A1 A2 stuff?  How do i tell which I have to make sure I have the correct firmware.  I'm currently using 1.22N

Title: Re: Actually Make your DGL-4500 Perform.
Post by: FurryNutz on January 17, 2012, 07:14:28 AM

You can check the sticker under the router.
If your router is working, probably doing just fine man. If it works, don't fix it.

I have an A1 using 1.22NA and it's working great.

Title: Re: Actually Make your DGL-4500 Perform.
Post by: BTRY B 529th FA BN on January 17, 2012, 07:46:23 AM

Looks like it's an A2

I also have the Motorola SB 6120, thumbsup

Title: Re: Actually Make your DGL-4500 Perform.
Post by: FurryNutz on January 17, 2012, 07:53:18 AM

Good modem 2, I still have my old one. Bought a 21 and now using an 80. ALL good modems.

Title: Re: Actually Make your DGL-4500 Perform.
Post by: BTRY B 529th FA BN on January 17, 2012, 08:52:47 AM

what does the 80 offer over the 6120?  have you noticed a difference?

Title: Re: Actually Make your DGL-4500 Perform.
Post by: FurryNutz on January 17, 2012, 09:17:07 AM

8 Channel bonding if your ISP supports it. Mine doesn't yet so I only get 4. Hoping maybe they might sometime.

Title: Re: Actually Make your DGL-4500 Perform.
Post by: cyke1 on January 18, 2012, 12:40:57 AM

where you get a 6180 from? All i heard of them they were in US at least only way to get one is with a business account from ur isp