Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

D-Link DIR-855/E wireless router vs Linksys Wireless-G, Annex A ADSL2+ Gateway + SpeedBooster

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Weight
- DIR-855/E wireless router:376 g
- Wireless-G, Annex A ADSL2+ Gateway + SpeedBooster:273 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- DIR-855/E wireless router:120.5 x 198 x 40.9 mm
- Wireless-G, Annex A ADSL2+ Gateway + SpeedBooster:140 x 27 x 140 mm
Maximum data transfer rate
- DIR-855/E wireless router:5 Gbit/s
- Wireless-G, Annex A ADSL2+ Gateway + SpeedBooster:0.054 Gbit/s
xDSL connection
- DIR-855/E wireless router:No
- Wireless-G, Annex A ADSL2+ Gateway + SpeedBooster:Yes

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Comparison of DIR-855/E, Wireless-G, Annex A ADSL2+ Gateway + SpeedBooster
29 specifications	A D-Link DIR-855/E wireless router Model DIR-855/E View product	B Linksys Wireless-G, Annex A ADSL2+ Gateway + SpeedBooster View product
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Supports ISDN connection	No	No
VPN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPSec, PPTP, L2TP
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DSL specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Annex A
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
FilteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPSec, L2TP, PPTP	CP/IP, PPTP, L2TP, IPSec, PPPoE, PPPoA
Management protocolsKnown for one	HTTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data link protocolsKnown for one	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft 2.0)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, Wi-Fi
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 85%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	376 g	273 g
Other features3 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	120.5 x 198 x 40.9 mm	140 x 27 x 140 mm
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5 Gbit/s	0.054 Gbit/s
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IE 6.0/Firefox 1.0 CD-ROM ADSL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet, WLAN
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12VDC 1A
xDSL connectionDiffers	No	Yes
Digital signal protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ADSL2+
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Mac OS X (v10.4)	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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