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D-Link DI-604 ExpressEtherNetwork 4 Port Broadband Router Review

Tim Higgins

August 04, 2002

Introduction

D-Link ExpressEtherNetwork 4 Port Broadband Router

D-Link DI-604 ExpressEtherNetwork 4 Port Broadband Router
Summary	Fast 4 port 10/100 switched broadband router with SPI-based firewall & street price around $40.
Update	8/5/2002 - Corrected logging info. 7/30/2002 - Corrected performance test info. 7/8/2002 -
Pros	• Establishes a new price / performance point for SOHO routers • Faster than you'll ever need • Lots of filtering / firewall features
Cons	• No traffic logging

When I heard D-Link's price of $49 for the DI-604, I'm sure I wasn't alone when I thought that it would be some feature-crippled, slow-as-a-dog loss-leader that only folks who didn't know better would buy. After spending some time with the 604, I'm glad to say that I couldn't have been more wrong...

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