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(More customer reviews)The DI-824VUP is a very impressive device for the price, offering wireless routing for DSL, cable, and even dial up (through the integrated serial port) connections. The built in print server worked well with a HP 1100d Business Inkjet and a HP 895 printer using the built-in parallel port (USB functionality not tested). The wireless 802.11b/g offers various power levels up to 100mW, offering signal strength that rivals that of the Cisco 350 series wireless access points. The built in 4 port 10/100 switch worked without problem. The integrated DHCP server has the capability of always issuing the same IP address to a particular MAC address, which is necessary when using the virtual server settings of the DI-824VUP.
Had it not been for a couple bugs and/or limitations, I would have rated the device at 5+ stars. Problems and limitations experienced include the following:
* Attached printers eject a page with a single character at the top left every time the DI-824VUP restarts.
* The DI-824VUP must restart after making nearly any change to its configuration.
* The VPN functionality does not support X.509 certificates, preventing it from being used for corporate VPN connectivity.
* The VPN (IPSEC) pass-through does not work correctly - this feature must be disabled and a special application created on the DI-824VUP to allow UDP port 500 and 4500 packets to pass through, or a virtual server set up to forward those packets to a specific internal IP address, so that VPN client software on a computer can communicate through the DI-824VUP.
* The automatic modem backup occasionally did not dial out automatically (tested with a Zoom 56k external modem).
* The print server software did not recognize that I changed the subnet of the DI-824VUP (prior to the print server software install), requiring me to manually enter the correct IP address of the DI-824VUP on the client computer.
* The DI-824VUP worked as expected when the WAN port was directly connected to the corporate LAN (HP 4108GL gigabit), but would not allow traffic to pass through from a Speedstream 5100b DSL modem when connected in the same way. After setting the Speedstream modem to act as a bridge, and entering the PPPoE user name and password into the DI-824VUP, the DSL connection became available to devices attached to the DI-824VUP.
Nearly all limitations can be addressed using various combinations of the setting available from the web interface. For the cost, there are few devices on the market that offer similar capabilities.
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D-Link introduces another breakthrough in wireless connectivity for the remote sales personnel, field representative, or telecommuter the DI-824VUP VPN wireless router. Allowing connection of up to four computers to share high-speed Internet connection, files and media content, the DI-824VUP provides protected access and connectivity. It also includes its own robust set of firewall security features preventing unwanted Internet intruders from accessing your private network. In addition, the DI-824VUP features a Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) firewall which helps protect against Denial of Service (DoS) attacks such as SYN Flood, Spoofing, and Ping of Death.
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