🔌 D-Link DIR-632 Wireless-N 8-Port Router: Discontinued by Manufacturer but Still Packs a Powerful Punch! Review

Initial review: It took forever to arrive and the wizard didn't work. I had to configure manually by going to IP address. When I entered the language was set to Russian. It was fun. Now everything works fine. 02/28/2015 updated review: I am sending the router back and had to pay $29 shipping (it sucks). The router keeps reverting to open authentication for the wireless network. If I press the reset button, it goes back to Russian. It has a European power adapter with a US adapter. When you snap

This D-Link DIR-632 works well for my purposes. When my old 802.11b D-Link didn't work with the new iPod Touch I got for Christmas, I started looking for a new router. None of them had enough ethernet ports for my needs, and most of them didn't have a USB port for a printer. Most highly rated WiFi routers have been dual band routers, which I don't need as I don't have any devices that can use the second 5GHz band. A dual-band router significantly increases the cost of a wireless router. Then I…

(03/04/12) I saw some bad reviews and some good reviews so decided to try my luck as I really needed some extra ethernet ports. I have 2 phone lines, 2 TVs, a network drive and a computer connected via Cat5 cables and have had no problems for 24 hours. Easy Install requires you to install the software first. I was too lazy to get my laptop (drive) from the top floor and decided to do the manual setup with a netbook. It was quick and easy. In addition to the 6 devices listed above, I have a…

I had an old Linksys Wireless-G router that worked for 5 years but due to buying new wireless devices I decided to upgrade to Wireless-N. I chose this router because it seemed to give me the best bang for my buck and had decent product reviews. Well, last night I was sitting here talking to a friend when my connection just dropped. I did the usual steps (turn modem and router on and off) and nothing. I bypassed the router and connected my desktop PC directly to the modem and was able to…

I bought the DIR-632 after reading dozens of reviews and personal testimonials on Amazon, cnet and others. It was the best road compromise I've personally explored. It has a long range; So far I'm getting 98% signal in the farthest corners of my house, 40-50 feet from the router and up one floor. It drops to 75% to get through 3 walls but still has very good connection/transfer speeds. It was very easy to set up (although the instructions aren't clear, you do NOT need an internet connection to…

I switched from a Belkin wireless router with a G 4 port to this D-Link wireless router with an N 8 port. Setup was easy. I use 6 wired connections including a VOIP phone connection and a wireless one. I love the expandability that the 8 ports offer. Wired is always better in my opinion. .That was always a problem for me, regardless of the router. A simple D-Link setup worked great! If I plugged the cat5 modem into the correct port on the router, everything would go very quickly. Lesson…

Yes, the installation is quite confusing. Mainly because the day I got this my ISP was down for maintenance (D'OH!), so the whole time I was trying to set it up I thought the router was the problem. That being said, they should have some sort of automated thing that picks subnet masks and IP addresses and whatnot for you. It was a HUGE pain in the ass to set up. Mainly because I'm not a techie. I am what you would call an "average consumer with a little more computer skills than a beginner"…

Ha! Very funny, isn't it? Hey, this thing has been dropped a few times since I bought it, but I can't complain. In 3 months of use, the connection was lost maybe 2 times and restored with a quick reset. I have two TIVOs, a multimedia PC, a Wii, a Slingbox, a smart receiver and a Blu-ray player. These are 7 things that needed an internet connection, so my problem with an unused port was solved perfectly. I almost never use the internet functions of a receiver or Blu-ray player, but what good are