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[weijung]

Hi guys, I was thinking about purchasing a wireless router to replace the old one I got.
I've heard nothing but wonders of the DLG 4300 but I kinda wanted to geta .n router instead of a .g

Now.... seeing the reviews in most sites like newegg.... and this forum... im kinda afraid of getting this router.

Is it really that bad?
I am looking for a router capable of work with p2p (of course ) and online gaming.

I use it mostly for:

- 1 p2p pc wired (dont really trust wireless for lots of open connections).
- 4 wireless laptops.
- 1 PS3 (I like to use ps3mediaserver to stream movies, so far I've not have much luck with HD content, will be really choppy with my current router).
- a couple more of wireless gadgets.
- 1 wireless gaming pc.


What will be the recomendation for the guys already on this boat..... Is it that bad... I would really like a routers with this DLG4500 features... but reading all this threads makes me not want to buy it.

Please, if someone could make sincere comments about the product.

I've also read a lot of you guys speaking about going for the WNDR3700, is this one capable of sustaining connectivity on a p2p enviroment?

Thanks all for you comments.

[Syaoran]

If you can wait a few weeks, do so.  There's a new beta fireware for the DGL-4500 that hopefully will start to resolve some of the issues with it.  You really don't want to go through the headaches I went through or that anyone else around here has gone through with the router.  Wait if you can.  Otherwise, the DIR-855 A2 1.12 is about the best experience I've had out of the 2.  3 DGL-4500's that were nothing but horrible and useless but the DIR-855 has been fairly solid.  My only complaint is the errors tend to rack up in the 2.4GHz G band but I'm hoping that will eventually be fixed.  It's a solid N platform though (from my experiences anyway). 

[WEAZ1]

I just dont see any of the problems with the 7 of these units that I have set up and often manage.  I have the newest firmware on all but 1 of the units & my customers have been nothing but ecstatic about there performance.  The few problems I have encountered were not the router but the MOBO network controllers that were installed in place of the windows controllers.  On any router you must realize you can never use the auto setup without bad consequences.  You must use manual setup to have a stable network!!

[Syaoran]

I can tell you that I've never used the auto setup for anything with any of the routers I've ever owned.  You must be one of the luckier ones to have significantly less issues than the rest of those around here.