Great deal on a nice gigabit n-router …
Uninterrupted whole home coverage
Up to 300 Mbps* speed
Advanced QoS bandwidth optimization eliminates glitches or lags
6 element beam forming antenna
4 high-performance Gigabit Ethernet ports
SharePort™ Plus Technology for sharing USB 2.0
3 Year Warranty
No dual band … !!! But for single band sounds like very decent router … esp. for this price.
Review: http://www.techradar.com/au/reviews/pc-mac/networking-and-wi…
you need to use the link from our edm, you should subscribe ;)
Link for you
http://www.megabuy.com.au/d-link-dir-645-wireless-n300-gigab…
Thanks OP. Just bought one. Note there is a 2.5% fee for credit card and paypal payments.
Wonder when this deal is going to get ozbargained.
Network newbie here. Could I use this as a second router in my lounge and have the DNS as unblockus? I want my TV to be regioned to america without my ps3 doing it.
Just bought one. Thanks op and rep
Solid deal. For those wondering, it has no dd-wrt support and only partial open-wrt support (no wireless).
this router is aids. Dont buy it expecting it to be great. good for surfing the web and simple things. dont try to game online with it. Good value though.
should i suggest a L33T gaming router for your needs (not $17)
:)
Sam
What is the best consumer router wrt to speed, reliability and compatibility?
I would probably suggest the DSL-2890AL.
Just made a special link for OZBers. (below)
http://www.megabuy.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=10375…
Nice offer Megabuy!
the page shows error 403 access denied?
I don't see why you can't use this for gaming?
Just bought one. Cheers for the deal
Got one to replace my Linksys which likes re-setting itself. Have been using a spare router which only gives me half my speed from the NBN. Cheers op.
hows is the range of this between say hypothetically a lounge room to 3rd bedroom with 3 brick walls in between.
All wifi signals will be really bad with that set up…
Any chance you could get a cable to the centre location?
or to the room?
Does anyone know whether I can use this as an wifi extender to my existing wifi network? I have an Airport Extreme (bought it about 5 years ago). Thx in advance.
yep, that's what i use mine for.
Yes, but cable will be req. to bridge the routers as there is no wireless bridging functions.
Just bought one and another to give to someone. Thanks op
No wireless on OpenWRT. Don't buy this in haste. See this https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?pid=199945#p199945
Good catch, sk280! And it's been that way for 12 months, so could be that way indefinitely. I'll give it a miss then.
Grabbed one to use as an extender/bridge - primarily for my Ouya which just absolutely sucks on the wifi connection. Connect this in my room, run ethernet from this -> ouya = profit?
Let's hope :P
Looks like the new Mac Pro.
I recommend to AVOID ALL DLINK NETWORKING PRODUCTS
Instead look into Cisco , Linksys or TP Link
Any reason why?
tp link r shite
I've heard them called "budget range" although I guess that's the same thing.
TP Link are not shite. Not by a long shot.
Before I switched to cable, I used my TPLink 8920G ADSL 2+ Modem for 4 years. I would've restarted once a year maybe. Its the most stable wireless modem I ever had. My other single port modem (forgot the model#) is fantastic too. Compare to D-Link they are way way better, esp at their price point.
I have ADSL and I connect about 8 devices in the house, is this product be ok?
I'm surprised this isn't sold out by now. There must be a lot of stock.
we are keeping an eye on stock, will advise if any issues.
Got lots for now.
This is only a router, not a modem router, right? So I still to purchase a modem to plug the phone cable in?
Yes.
Yes. It's an N300 router. You'll need a standard ADSL2+ modem or cable modem to go with it.
Here's a TP-Link ADSL2+ modem you could use it with. You only have to place the ADSL2+ modem into bridge mode.
http://www.megabuy.com.au/tp-link-td-8817-1-ethernet-port-an…
Snagged one. Hope the 2.4Ghz WiFi (which has beamforing) has better throughput than the dual band DIR-826L I have (w/o beamforming). Will be bridging these between rooms with some cat6 for gigabit & using the shareport plus for some wireless DVB-T! :D
OP - any upcoming deals on AC routers?
Thanks! Been looking for a gigabit router to extend my existing wireless network
Grabbed one this afternoon use as a outdoor unit over eop to cover a far corner of the yard. Thanks op:)
Can I use this as a wireless repeater?
Got one, thanx OP.
Thanks, grabbed one .
I need a router because the Optus Cable Wireless Netgear CG3000 won't talk to my Engin VOIP box. The 'solution' is to put another router into Bridge-Mode (rather than either of them opening the ports required to make this work natively, Grrr)
Anyhoo - the one feature of a DLINK that caught my eye is the myDlink App - I want to be able to restrict / slow down access to the wireless depending on usage. We keep hitting our 500Gb cap each month and there doesn't seem to be an easy way to find out which device is doing all the leeching.
Does myDlink work with this? If not, which is the cheapest router that will do something like this?
The DIR-826L I currently have has myDlink or any of the higher models that have 'cloud' branding on them.
I am about to get the nbn.. I know I dont need a modem anymore, will this be all I need?
Yep, only need a router. This will be fine if you don't have any 5Ghz wifi devices.
thanks mate
I wouldn't recommend this, it apparently has WPS which makes it vulnerable to the reaver attack. 4-10hours and your neighbour could be ozbargaining your monthly download limit
Can be avoided. Just disable WPS (useless anyway), disable cloud functions, enable WPA2, enable MAC + IP filtering & also check you don't have any unnecessary open forward ports.
Done & done.
unfortunately, "disabling" WPS doesn't help with this type of attack.
WPA and WPA2 are both vulnerable to the attack… plenty of tools to spoof MACs.
I'm no networking techie, but have a little knowledge about this.
I think WPA2-Personal is the highest security a consumer can access (unless you have a radius server). I'd imagine it'd still be pretty hard to crack though even with tools.
Not like they're gonna camp outside your house in a van while the program runs (could take some time) unless they know there are useful files resources within your LAN to warrant cracking in the first place.
Another thing you could do also is disable SSID broadcast so it appears as a hidden network on client scans/sweeps. So it would require the user to know the network name.
Besides what's already been mentioned above there really isn't any other options to secure you network from outsiders….unless you turn off WiFi & resort to Ethernet only.
i won't post links about network security here as it could be misconstrued, but its worth googling if you are thinking about getting a router with WPS (like this one) or already have one…. especially if you live in an apartment complex with lots of strong wifi signals.
the price on this deal is good but these types of routers should be off the market IMO.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Protected_Setup
In December 2011, researcher Stefan Viehböck reported a design and implementation flaw that makes brute-force attacks against PIN-based WPS feasible to perform on WPS-enabled Wi-Fi networks. A successful attack on WPS allows unauthorized parties to gain access to the network. The only effective workaround is to disable WPS.
So they can't do the brute-force attack & gain access if they don't acquire the WPS PIN.
The first thing I do is disable WPS when get a new router (within 5min of it being switched on).
I can confirm D-link routers do use PIN based WPS.
Also note:
In some devices, disabling WPS in the user interface does not result in the feature actually being disabled. The device remains vulnerable to attack.[5] Firmware updates have been released for some of these devices so that WPS can be disabled completely.
For people concerned about any WPS vulnerability it appears to have been addressed in the Firmware 1.02 update in 2012.
You can read all the exact firmware fixes here -
ftp://ftp2.dlink.com/PRODUCTS/DIR-645/REVA/DIR-645_RELEASE_N…
according to this link (google spreadsheet) from United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, its still vulnerable.
Perhaps the firmware update fixed the disabling of WPS to fully disable it, since the WPS is a protocol/standard of some type that needs to be fixed at that level, something beyond D-Links control.
Still, WPS is enabled out of the box.
http://www.us-cert.gov/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.googl…
My order has been shipped. Not a bad deal for $23.49 delivered.
I just received my router here in Rockhampton QLD from Australia Post. Brand new and shrink wrapped box. According to the sender address on the shipping label it came from Coorparoo QLD. My first purchase from Megabuy was a positive.
Megabuy must have a heck of a lot of these routers in stock considering it hasn't sold out yet.
MB tend to hoard/broden everything…like a certain HP 36L Microserver in the past. Even boasted/cocky about it by posting a photo with a wall full of them.
Hopefully they have changed their attitude, business methods for the better. Received my parcel yesterday here in NSW by express from CouriersPlease.
I also just received the router and I am in Melbourne. All up an A+ from me for Megabuy.
Delivery is now $7.95 so now $24.90 delivered.
very upset cos dead on arrival , the wiresless is not working, only wired ports are working.
cost more than local store if post it back to megabuy or dlink for replacement
:(
Are you sure that you've got the wireless settings right in the router. Such as the wireless security. Some older computers may not connect with WPA2 security. Try setting the wireless security to WPA-PSK TKIP.
Why did the shipping go up?
Just setup my router, connected via wireless N and immediately updated it to the 1.03 firmware. It's working great. Bargain of the month.
How did you find this deal?
When I search the site I can see this model listed twice for $35
It is a good deal!