Is D-Link Gamer DGL-4300 really worth it?

darksparkz · Dec 3, 2005

I currently have 1 ethernet and 2 wireless hooked up to my SBC 2Wire 1701HG DSL modem. I'm wondering if getting that D-Link DGL-4300 would really boost speeds, especially since gaming goes on pretty often, I know it sorta "dedicates" bandwidth to a certain thing or something, but would it be worth it to upgrade over my current wireless modem? It's about $127 cheapest at zzf.

bchur83 · Dec 3, 2005

Not worth it IMO. Get something like a Linksys WRT54G.

darksparkz · Dec 3, 2005

Hm, then it does sound like a waste, it's either upgrade to the D-Link router or stick with what I have, I'll look up some more things.

Xenocide · Dec 3, 2005

its just a router with QoS already setup for gaming

dig an old computer out of the trash and setup a smoothwall then add the QoS mod...

its better, faster, and way cheaper

Fr3@k3r · Dec 4, 2005

im using the 4300, i got mine on rebate for $120 and so far its running smoother than any other router i've ran, tons of features and tweaking

. Smoothwall would be better tho.

shortyes · Apr 29, 2006

Has any more people bought this particular router? My Netgear just fried from a firmware upgrade since it started to drop the connection every few days and need a restart.

I tried the D-link DI634M and it is a piece of xxxx. Felt like molases from my cable connection.

I am looking for something that can handle heavy BT traffic and stable in that it does not need to be restarted every week.

Any personal experience welcome. I read the review but what it tells me is that it is a good router if it works. What it does not tell me is that how it held up a few months to a year down the line.

Atheus · Apr 29, 2006

bchur83 said:
Not worth it IMO. Get something like a Linksys WRT54G.

I wouldn't do that if I were you, unless you can find an old one (v4 or less), they're quite crap.

crash013 · Apr 29, 2006

Unless you get their more expensive Linux version. Thats the only one you get if you want to use third-party firmware

=ACID RAIN= · Apr 29, 2006

I use the 4100 for hosting a game server and nothing can beat it without serious work. Plus it fits on my laundry room shelf, and I couldn't do that with a smoothwall machine without spending cash on smaller components. With this router, QoS keeps my FTP and general traffic from slowing down the game server clients, and that is exactly what I was looking for. I power cycle it maybe once every 6 months, but that is due to cable screwups usually.

klingens · Apr 29, 2006

I'm curious: how much RAM does this d-link router have?

shortyes · Apr 30, 2006

8 or 16

TalRW · Apr 30, 2006

it's 16 check this chart

http://www.tomsnetworking.com/2006/04/19/which_router_for_p2p/page4.html

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