Product comparison · 2 wired routers

D-Link DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black vs NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White

20specifications compared
15differ
5identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the D-Link DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black (5 vs 4). The D-Link DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black has 5 - 95% more storage relative humidity (H-H) than the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White (5 - 95% vs 0 - 95%). The NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White has 117 mm more width than the D-Link DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black (314 mm vs 197 mm). Networking standards: IEEE 802.3x on the D-Link DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black, IEEE 802.1Q on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White. Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet on the D-Link DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black, Gigabit Ethernet on the NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White.

Networking standards
- DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black:IEEE 802.3x
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:IEEE 802.1Q
Ethernet interface type
- DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technology
- DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data rates
- DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black:4
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:5
Product colour
- DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black:Black
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:White
LED indicators
- DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black:LAN, Link, Power
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:Yes
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black:0 - 40 °C
- BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White:0 - 45 °C

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Comparison of DIR-100/F, BR500
66 specifications	A D-Link DIR-100/F wired router Fast Ethernet Black Model DIR-100/F View product	B NETGEAR BR500 wired router Gigabit Ethernet White Model BR500 View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network4 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.1Q
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100Base-T(X)	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	924 Mbit/s
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port forwardingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
DMZ supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Routing protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RIP-1, RIP-2
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6
Management protocolsKnown for one	IGMP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
FirewallKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Firewall securityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall
Authentication methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NETGEAR Insight SSO
URL filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	- PPTP pass-through - IPSec pass-through - L2TP pass-through	Unknown — not stated by the source
NAT functionalityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1700 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE/LVD, cUL
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC 15 B, CE, C-Tick B, VCCI
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Link, Power	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 A
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 55 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	0 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	197 mm	314 mm
DepthDiffers	114.2 mm	187.5 mm
HeightDiffers	28 mm	43.6 mm
WeightDiffers	515.5 g	1.55 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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