Review on 📶 D-Link DWL-1000AP 11Mb Wireless LAN Access Point 802.11b: High-Performance Connectivity for Seamless Wireless Networking by Mohamed Greene

Products Tested: D-Link DWL-1000AP 11MB Wireless LAN Access Point 802.11b D-Link DWL-650 11MB Wireless PCMCIA LAN Network Card 802.11b vs. Linksys WAP11 - Instant Wireless Network Access Point Linksys WPC11 - Instant Wireless Network PC Card Computer Hardware: Laptop: Dell Inspiron 600MHz, W2k Network: NT 4.0 Server, W2K Server Switches: 3Com and Linksys Quality: After working with dlink in First of all, Linksys dlink has blown away for a sense of quality and craftsmanship. As we all know, these components are so tiny that they fit into any lightweight suitcase. dlink has taken a lightweight approach to packaging. feels "cheap". Linksys has opted for the middle package. They perceive it to be of higher quality. And you got something for your $250-$300! Linksys has opted for a dual antenna instead of a single one for the dlink. Technically I'm not sure if that's better, but the real reception is actually better. These are subjective and personal factors, but they matter to most. Ease of use: From the documentation to the support to the software, it's really clear that dlink saves on everything and things that shouldn't be there. The installation is extremely confusing, the software is indeed buggy and the documents are terrible. In my manual, every second page was not printed. Quality control missed! linksys. Although I had to use the USB setup first (dlink doesn't have a USB port on their access device), configuration was easy. The docs actually explained the options in the configuration screens. After setting the IP address to be discovered on my network (I don't use DHCP), I used the Linksys SNMP configuration tool to set and configure other settings. i have a laptop If you use a wireless network card in a long line and remove the card, it will not save your setting the next time you reinstall the card. You need to go back and set the parameters to get the map working again. That's why I called dlink's technical support, which lasts forever, hangs up and doesn't call back, even when asked, I left my cell phone number as a precaution. When I plugged the wireless card back into the Linksys, it remembered the setting. Service and Ease of Use: Both products have a signal meter and a quality meter in their utilities. An important clue. The distance specs for these two products (I think the 802.11b category in general) are NOT accurate. Expect much less in your home, through walls, etc. How much less. You must try to be safe. If you have visual contact with the Access Unit, these distances increase. I installed an entry barrier over the entertainment center in my living room. I chose this place because it had the best reception. With a long cable in the master bedroom (through a wall!), I was *barely* able to use the network. 0-40 on the signal meter. In one case when the dlink card lost the network, I couldn't log in again? The total distance to the access block was 30 feet. With Linksys, my signal was consistently around 40-60. Once or twice it dropped to 20-30 but came back. I also tried configuring with dlink access block and linksys map. They worked together but I couldn't improve the signal quality. I concluded that one of the issues was the dlink access lock. Did my computer shut down automatically multiple times when I was using the dlink wireless card? Overall: Save tons of time and money. Just buy an access point and Linksys system cards. Linksys is reasonably priced and offers a quality offering. I fully understand that the dlink is simply focused on price and reducing its cost.