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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-506L wireless router Fast Ethernet vs NETGEAR D6300B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 7identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • Fast Ethernet
    • Gigabit Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • 10,100 Mbit/s
    • 10,100,1000 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 4
  • Security algorithms
    • WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPS
    • WPA, WPA2-PSK
  • Weight
    • 125 g
    • 654 g
  • USB ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • xDSL connection
    • No
    • Yes

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47 specifications
A

D-Link

DIR-506L wireless router Fast Ethernet

Model DIR-506L

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B

NETGEAR

D6300B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet

Model D6300B

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WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Top Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standards802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one1300 Mbit/s
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffersFast EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers14
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one1
DC-in jackKnown for oneYes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementYesYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWEP, WPA, WPA2, WPSWPA, WPA2-PSK
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)YesYes
FilteringKnown for oneYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)YesYes
DoS attack preventionKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneNo
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for oneInternal
Antennas quantityKnown for one2
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for oneYes
Internal memoryKnown for one128 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one128 MB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthKnown for one22.3 mm
HeightKnown for one79.8 mm
WeightDiffers125 g654 g
WidthKnown for one102.9 mm
Other features2 differ
Rack mountingKnown for oneNo
USB ports quantityDiffers12
USB versionKnown for one2.0
xDSL connectionDiffersNoYes
BandwidthKnown for one2.4 GHz
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, Mac OS, UNIX, Linux
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one205 x 255 x 77 mm
Minimum system requirementsKnown for oneMicrosoft Internet Explorer 5.0, Firefox 2.0, Safari 1.4, Google Chrome 11.0
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet, WLAN
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one300,1300 Mbit/s
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes

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