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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-657/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs Linksys X2000 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

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  • 19specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 8identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • Fast Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • 10,100,1000 Mbit/s
    • 10,100 Mbit/s
  • Cabling technology
    • 10/100/1000Base-T(X)
    • 10/100Base-T(X)
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 4
    • 3
  • LED indicators
    • LAN
    • Yes
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 212 x 160 x 32 mm
    • 245 x 67 x 273 mm
  • Networking features
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • Fast Ethernet
  • xDSL connection
    • No
    • Yes

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43 specifications
A

D-Link

DIR-657/B wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

Model DIR-657/B

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B

Linksys

X2000 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

Model X2000

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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 standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Network4 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers43
DC-in jackYesYes
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneNo
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPSWPA, WPA2
Firewall securityKnown for oneVPN
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for oneYes
Network address translation (NAT)Known for oneYes
FilteringKnown for oneYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Design1 differ
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsDiffersLANYes
Indication lightKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneLAN (RJ-45)
AC adapter includedYesYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneDLNA, IPv6, CE, C-Tick, Wi-Fi, WPS, WMM
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one331 g
Other features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs212 x 160 x 32 mm245 x 67 x 273 mm
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
WLAN data transfer rates supported300 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionDiffersNoYes
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
Minimum system requirementsKnown for oneIE 7.0 Safari 4 Firefox 3
Rack mountingKnown for oneYes
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL2+Known for oneYes

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