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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-655/A wireless router Fast Ethernet White vs Linksys E1500-LA wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 20identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

  • Wi-Fi standards
    • 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
    • Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
  • Security algorithms
    • WPA, WPA2, WPS
    • WPA, WPA2
  • Product colour
    • White
    • Black
  • LED indicators
    • LAN, USB, WAN, WLAN, Yes
    • Yes
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 193 x 117 x 30 mm
    • 245 x 70 x 283 mm
  • Minimum system requirements
    • IE 6.0+ Mozilla Firefox 1.5+
    • IE 7.0 Safari 4 Firefox 3+
  • WLAN data transfer rates supported
    • 150,300 Mbit/s
    • 300 Mbit/s

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45 specifications
A

D-Link

DIR-655/A wireless router Fast Ethernet White

Model DIR-655/A

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B

Linksys

E1500-LA wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

Model E1500-LA

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WAN connectionidentical
Ethernet WANYesYes
Wireless LAN features1 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)300 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeFast EthernetFast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology10/100Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
VPN supportKnown for onePPTP, L2TP, IPSec
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
DC-in jackYesYes
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementNoNo
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA, WPA2, WPSWPA, WPA2
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneYes
FilteringYesYes
MAC address filteringYesYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
DHCP clientYesYes
DHCP serverYesYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv6
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
Indication lightYesYes
LED indicatorsDiffersLAN, USB, WAN, WLAN, YesYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneLAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedYesYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideYesYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneFCC, CE, Wi-Fi
Antennaidentical
Antennas quantity33
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one317.1 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one277 mm
Package depthKnown for one206 mm
Package heightKnown for one66 mm
Package weightKnown for one906 g
Other features3 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one300 Mbit/s
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs193 x 117 x 30 mm245 x 70 x 283 mm
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one0.1 Gbit/s
Minimum system requirementsDiffersIE 6.0+ Mozilla Firefox 1.5+IE 7.0 Safari 4 Firefox 3+
Networking featuresFast EthernetFast Ethernet
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers150,300 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionNoNo
BandwidthKnown for one2.4 GHz
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP SP3 Windows Vista SP1+ Windows 7 Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6

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