Vista - D-Link DGL-4300 Gaming Router works on Vista64bit?

Well has anyone managed to get this popular gaming router running?

Microsoft compatibility status is still unknown:
Windows Vista Compatibility D-Link DGL-4300 GamerLounge 802.11b/g Wireless 108G Gaming Router


D-Link doesn't state clearly a complete OS support list:
http://support.dlink.ca/products/vie...uctid=DGL-4300



If you succeeded, what options did you have to tweak?

Yes. It is a good router. I use it. What is your OS? Did you configure it yet?

I am using it right now and have been since I built my x64 machine 2 months ago....

And the reason D-Link doesn't *clearly* state OS compatibility is that if you use the easy setup software you *may* run into issues - but as I log into the router itself and manually adjust my settings from there (and I don't use the built-in wizard either) it works just fine.

I could use it with Solaris if I wanted to - Windows 95 - any computer that will be using standard TCP/IP for Internet access and / or local LAN access.

And the firewall is top notch - I am routinely submitting (to DShield) between 800 and 1300 individual hits attempted on my IP by various botnets trying to get in - using the DShield client and a free Syslog Server that monitors for the Syslog messages coming from the router.

Oh, and I am hitting speeds as high as 25 Mbits/s through it as well. It really does it's job well.

YMMV.

i'm currently on xp86 but i'm having problems so i want to try vista64

1-connection dropped often daily on v.1.7 and went back to v1.6 where it still happens but less frequently: once every 1-2days with the "advanced wireless fix tab"

Fragmentation Threshold :2100
RTS Threshold :2100
Beacon Period :80
DTIM Interval :1
802.11d Enable : unchecked
Transmit Power :high
WDS Enable : unchecked

2-file transfer over wireless extremely slow from this PC (marvell yukon pci gigabit ethernet controller) to dell laptop (1490 dual band wlan mini-card 54mb/s on vista86)

slow = 10mb/s max and varies constantly, 700mb file takes 30mins if i'm lucky (while accessing the router from my browser the transfer basically dies -15kb/s)
with overhead a 54mb/s wireless laptop card should do much more than that right?

*should* - but it depends on what the wireless card is actually connecting at - if it is connecting at 802.11b speeds (11mb/s which is right in the range you're saying) then I can easily see the connection dying.

I had similar issues with a WAP that only ran 802.11b connections and an iMac - as soon as I replaced the router with a LinkSys Wireless G router and the iMac was able to negotiate a true Wireless G connection, all transfer problems went away.

Also, just so you know, the latest firmware for the DGL-4300 is 1.8:

i think you're right it must be using 802.11b

-in my basic wireless settings it was b and g (i'll force g only now)
-transmission rate is on automatic aka best (i'll force 54Mb/s)

i was aware of the v1.8 firmware but that was pulled down very quickly, must be for a good reason?

and there was also an unofficial v1.9 that was causing problems i hear

the consensus was v1.6 is the most reliable.


so you're saying you actually downgraded to a weaker router to fix your issues? that's sad.



just like i thought, even while forcing g/54 there's a marginal improvement, i might see it pop to 17Mb/s for a second but still goes to 5-10 every 2 seconds

No, This was at work, and it was definitely an upgrade from the 802.11b WAP made by Cisco - g is better than b, even if it *is* Linksys :P

Oh, and thanks for telling me about the 1.8 being pulled - when I updated it it was there and it showed for at least 5 months - I haven't looked for a newer version since the router keeps saying it is the latest version.

I may downgrade to 1.7 / 1.6 - if you could point me to articles explaining why 1.8 was pulled, and why 1.6 is more stable than 1.7?

NM - I can Google :P

yep google is our dear friend


that's where i found all that info and your great website

I've changed all my hardware now and i'm still having the same router issues.

on vistax64 with new asus p5k se/epu

D-link support is really a joke...don't even bother.

I don't know what i should do anymore...

So should i just leave WPA/TKiP and never power down for the best possible stability?

I read all the articles about 1.8 having a security issue, but I have yet to be hacked, and on top of that, I am not getting dropped packets.

Also, this router services 4 computers, with an occasional 2 more wirelessly, and never has any issues.

If you want I can send you the 1.8 and you can test it. However, be warned that I changed both my admin and user PWs every time I get a router, so that may be why there is no security issue on my end...