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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-657/E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs Linksys E2500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 11identical
  • 25known 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
    • 5
    • 4
  • Web-based management
    • Yes
    • No
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 160 x 212 x 32 mm
    • 245 x 70 x 283 mm
  • Networking features
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • Fast Ethernet

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47 specifications
A

D-Link

DIR-657/E wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black

Model DIR-657/E

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B

Linksys

E2500 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

Model E2500

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Wireless LAN features1 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network4 differ
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) portsDiffers54
Management features1 differ
Web-based managementDiffersYesNo
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
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
NAT functionalityKnown for oneYes
Protocolsidentical
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv6
Designidentical
Indication lightKnown for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneDLNA, IPv6, CE, C-Tick, Wi-Fi, WPS, WMM
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for oneInternal
Antennas quantityKnown for one4
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
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 7, Vista/XPWindows XP SP3 Windows Vista SP1+ Windows 7 Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs160 x 212 x 32 mm245 x 70 x 283 mm
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
Ports quantityKnown for one6
USB ports quantityKnown for one1
I/O portsKnown for oneSD-card
BandwidthKnown for one2.4 GHz
Minimum system requirementsKnown for oneIE 7.0 Safari 4 Firefox 3+
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one12 V

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