Advantages: once set up correctly you can forget all about it
Disadvantages: initial setup can be confusing

...It has taken a long time for me to get here but I have finally managed to get myself an wireless network. It took lots of investigation and searching for the right price but I have ended up with a D-LINK 624 802.11g/b wireless router. One of the best things about it is that when you have an compatible Dlink adapter you can have speeds up to 108MB instead of the standard 54MB. Mind you at one stage I was begining to wonder if I was get the network up and going at all. (And I think myself pretty computer literate). I had hunted around for a long time and finally managed to win an auction off e-bay for this bit of kit. I couldn't wait for it to arrive. When it did I went upstairs and gleefully opened the packet and connected it to my desktop. It should be noted that this device needs to be connected to another computer that has internet... Read review

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Advantages: Wide range of connection,Supurb Firewall In Built, Easy to use, Small and Stylish
Disadvantages: only up to XP capatible, Vista driver soon hopefully

...I recently bought one of these routers after my dlink blew up, I was told by a friend that buffalo made excellent wireless routers and he wasn't wrong, this router works brillantly. This router has wireless access, including 4 ports intergrated for any ethernet cable needs, its small and easy to place anywhere without it looking out of place, It has a 54mbps data transfer rate which is rather good for todays router standards, a 2.4ghz frequency band, which means it can be recieved over a good distance, but the distance can be changed using the easy browser setup. It has many data link protocols incluing Ethernet, Fast Ethernet. IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g. It also has many features to this device as, Firewall protection (never had a virus since using it), auto sensing per device, DCHP support, auto uplink, IGMP snooping, Stateful... Read review

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Advantages: value
Disadvantages: none

...The D-Link 805TP is a great hub to use if you have very little desk space available, and need to network up to 5 workstations together either in a workgroup or a LAN environment. The Hub has 5 LED lights on (5th port is the uplink port to connect to your local LAN if you desire). The remaining 4 ports have UTP connections with corresponding LED's. Power is drawn from a AC/DC jack plug transformer. Great value annd a great buy! If you need a hub then this is the one to buy!... Read review

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Advantages: Router & Modem in one box.
Disadvantages: User interface, documentation, functionality.

...With my last hardware review (of an 802.11g card) I realise I may have lost many readers by simply going in at the deep end… it was appropriate for that review (where only users familiar with wireless networking technology would even consider the purchase) – but the same can’t be said for this bit of kit which represents one way to take advantage of broadband internet over a standard BT phone line. Here I will attempt a gentle introduction to the benefits of buying a router of specification similar to the Dlink 504T – then I’ll expand on the specific shortcomings of this particular device. The DLink 504T is a combined 4-port Ethernet switch and ADSL modem sporting features for DHCP, DNS, NAT / PAT and Firewall. I consider it mid-priced at about £55 (more expensive than an unbranded unit with a Connexant chipset, slightly dearer than... Read review

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Advantages: 8 Port
Disadvantages: Static.

...Dlink DES 1008D Why a switch? Switches are the backbones of a network. They are the devices that at all the computers in the office have no choice but to use. They are a great tool in modern computer networks. The switch allows communication between computers, servers and network printers. What does a switch need to do? 1. Connect multiple computers 2. Be Fast 3. Be Reliable 4. Be user Friendly So will the DES 1008D model handle the pressure? 1. Connectivity The DES 1008D has a total of 8 ports witch means that you could have 8 computers connecting simultaneously, or you could have a variety or pcs, servers, printers, and other networks switches connecting to it. 8 ports will happily support a small office or home based network. 2. Speed So we have found out that it has 8 ports so what will the speed be like. Well... Read review

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Advantages: Amplified signal
Disadvantages: Will most likely need an external antenna

...be improved with using an optional External antenna connected to the card's MC interface, but you're looking at another £30 for one of those. If you wanted a long range wireless network, one of these cards with a high power Buffalo Access Point should give you a reliable connection a couple of hundred metres after the competition has disappeared into the ether, and the extended transmission ranges of the AP and the card should serve you well, but if only either one of these is a Buffalo product, then you'll probably not be terribly satisfied. The bundled software seems more robust and just as useful as the client end software I've come across in my brief flirtations with DLink and Belkin kit, and I think that next time I replace my Access Point, I may well be tempted to see what Buffalo is offering then.... Read review

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Advantages: Great wireless range, Futureproof, Nice looking, Fast!
Disadvantages: Some may say it looks a little chunky

...The Belkin first struck me as a bit odd, really. Alongside it in the local PC shop were simpleton designs from companies such as 3COM and DLink for £80-£90, then there was the lovely-looking and future-proof Belkin for £69. Confused? So was I. Anyway, as you would expect, I took the Belkin to it's new home on a dusty shelf in my room. It was a simple case of Plug and Play really (Not Plug and Pray as with so many other routers). Within 5 minutes of opening the box I was happily browsing the Web, with the router sat happily flashing it's little lights at me from accross the room. And thats it really - To this day the router lives - and I have had it for 9 months and counting. Not ONE other router has made it past the 3 month mark (I don't know why either). I have a home-based Web server, and the Belkin makes light work of forwarding... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap and functional
Disadvantages: Seemed fiddly to setup

...I wanted an easy way to connect to the internet from any room in my house without the aid of putting new cables in freshly decorated rooms, so based on price alone, I went for the DLink DWL 610 which could connect to my workstation (with a DLink DWL 510, basically the PCI version of the 610). Following the manual's instructions to the letter, I installed the drivers on my XP-based IBM Thinkpad laptop, slapped the card into the PCMCIA slot, and configured it as the manual showed. Oops. Spot the deliberate mistake - I followed the manual. Amazingly, after following the instructions for both cards, I couldn't get the laptop to connect to my workstation, even after fiddling with the settings, checking them and starting again several times. Not the best start really. However, after setting the IP addresses to the 192.168.0.* range... Read review

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Advantages: To Many to count
Disadvantages: The user interface

.... Dlink D-link is a fast growing network solutions company that offer high quality products at an affordable price. I have nothing but praise for d-link and there products. The rougher in question is a great piece on engineering. The rougher specifications are great considering its age. It came out in around 2002 and still keeps up with most of the modern roughers. 22 megabits per second is defiantly enough for any broadband connection the standard broadband will run at about 0.5 mbps so over a 22.0 mbps connection there is no problem. The rougher also come with a built in modem which will accept any speed ADSL connection, so if you have a 0.5mbps Connection or an 8 mbps connection the modem will support the link. Also if the connection ever drops for some reason the rougher will automatically attempt to reconnect. The other... Read review

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Advantages: BTv1.2 better for voice, Tiny, very small and did I mention diminutive
Disadvantages: Err...cap can drop off...does that count?

...or in advertising than in reality. If you want to see my review of the much chunkier DLink AirPlus G DWL G122 54G USB dongle please follow the debcrane reviews link). They cannot make the thing any smaller due to the limitation of the size of the USB plug. A nice feature is that the cap to protect the plug can be stored at the opposite end when in use, so it does not get lost (though it can be a bit loose). For those who like blue LEDs you get a nice bright flashing one that tells you that things are happening. Opening the package you get a CD, a pamphlet and the gadget. Slip the CD into your drive and run the install (you do not HAVE to do this, you can just use built in BT drivers if you have them in your OS). It will install a BT monitoring/control utility into your system, with icons scattered in the usual places for activation. Then plug the gadget... Read review

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