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[FromAtoN]

http://games.dlink.com/products/?pid=643&#DGL-4500

http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=548

[FromAtoN]

DGL-4500 is my choice and don't use it for gaming.  I turn off "gaming" options.

Pros:

802.11n Draft 2.0 300Mb rate

802.11 a/b/g/n

HTTPS server (although it should disable HTTP when used)

GigE wired ports

Price (as low as  $162) http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/Search.do?c=1&searchType=user&keyword=dgl-4500&searchSection=All&go.x=0&go.y=0

It's available now


Cons:

No simultaneous dual-band usage (5GHz/2GHz)

No D-Link 5GHz A/N Cardbus notebook adapters available

Shiny black (why oh why is everyone going for that look?!)  Arrgggg oily fingerprints!

External OLED display (Who cares?  I have mine on top of a rack and can't even see it!)

Included SSL certificate expires 09/04/08

WPS - Played with it and didn't work - Not that I'd use it anyway - Lower the cost and exclude the hardware and software associated with it.

Marketing Hype - "Gaming Router" - Not even going to get into it.


  DIR-855

Pros:

802.11n Draft 2.0 300Mb rate

Simultaneous dual-band usage (5GHz/2GHz) (But you'll only get G/N according to specs on web site)

Hopefully it will include HTTPS server and disable HTTP when used

GigE wired ports


Cons:

802.11 g/n only (according to specs on web site) - Why not A/N only?  The two best 802.11 versions thus far.  Why not all (a/b/g/n)?

No D-Link 5GHz N Cardbus notebook adapters available

White, enough said!  (Trying to convince people this is an ipoop device?  Same oily fingerprints problem as black?)

External OLED display (Who cares?  I have mine on top of a rack and can't even see it!)

Will included SSL certificate expire 09/04/08 or one year after product is ready to ship?

Included USB support for storage - I would not use it and would refuse to pay premium for capability I would not use.

Price! (MSRP $360!)

WPS - Will it not work with this version? - Not that I'd use it anyway - Lower the cost and exclude the hardware and software associated with it.

Marketing Hype - "Media Router" - Not even going to get into it.

Still not available

[Lycan]

The only difference between the 855 and the 4500, is the Concurrent Radios. Other then that their almost identical. The 4500 has the better "battle tested" MS beta code firmware. Joy!

(p.s. If you're not using the BETA, i suggest you give it a try. It can be found here.)

ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Gateway/dgl4500/firmware/DGL4500A1_V102MSBeta.bin

[FromAtoN]

What exactly is "battle tested" MS beta code firmware?  The link you provided was for the DIR-655.

The directory for the DGL-4500 on the FTP site shows a DGL4500A1_V102MSBeta.bin file dated 01/03/08.  It is exactly the same size as the dgl4500_firmware_102.bin file dated 11/21/08 (I assume there is a problem with the site's year for that file.

Wouldn't there be some kind of BETA firmware announcement for the DGL-4500 like the DIR-655?  Just wondering because I don't like to blindly update hardware firmware.

[Lycan]

Corrected. by Battletested I mean, it's been tested rigorously, by both D-Link and M$.
I run it at home (switching between that and a 655 depending on what I'm testing), and I have 0 issues.

[FromAtoN]

Now are you talking about the BETA?

The directory for the DGL-4500 on the FTP site shows a DGL4500A1_V102MSBeta.bin file dated 01/03/08.  It is exactly the same size as the dgl4500_firmware_102.bin file dated 11/21/08 (I assume there is a problem with the site's year for that file.

How about the above question?

[AWDL]

Repost what question you are looking for an answer too. I see alot of questions (or atleast question marks) over your posts to this thread. Most have not been answered (rhetorical, or otherwise), which one are you looking for a specific answer?

As far as pointing out a couple times that the files are the same size are you meaning to ask a question there? 

On the one question I can answer

Q:

Wouldn't there be some kind of BETA firmware announcement for the DGL-4500 like the DIR-655?  Just wondering because I don't like to blindly update hardware firmware.

A:
Not necessarily.

[Lycan]

Now are you talking about the BETA?

Yes I was.

[FromAtoN]

Thanks for the replies.  I was hoping an issue would be resolved with the beta but that will be another thread.