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[Beeder]

Prospective new owner...supporting 2 xboxes (like the DGL-4500 does) is important.
My reasons for upgrading are simple: getting much more interference from neighbor's wifi after we moved to a new location--need a more powerful signal.  Went from DGL-4500 for Xbox (great, but neighbor competition is killing me) to Cisco E4200v2 (signal, great for PC, but awful for Xbox supportl--even for 1 xbox).  Trying to come back to DLink.

[FurryNutz]

You might see if going 5Ghz on 4500 or the 857 will help you. We notice lots of problems with people using 2.4Ghz in crouded areas, I call it WiFi congestion. 2.4Ghz is very prominent in everything. 5Ghz is less and is the alternative in using WiFi. Both 4500 and 857 work well in multiple xbox configurations. I'm currently using a 4500 in AP mode onn 5Ghz with my xbox. Works great.

One other thing you should try is using wired connections for gaming. It's preferred and in your case, might be a better way to game if your having Wifi interferences.

Review the XBL Gamefuel and QOS in the FAQ Library.

Keep us posted.

[kargo27]

We have 4 xboxes, 3 are wireless and they run great on the 857 with open NAT.  However, only one of these are on 5GHz band.

I know that the original style xboxes with the Microsoft black wireless N adapter will run 5GHz or 2.4GHz, oddly the Slims only seem to be 2.4 or am I missing something?

[Beeder]

Thanks, Kargo.  Slims only support 2.4GHz.  From your report, sounds like it works well, kind of what I expected. With my E4200v2's FAQ indicating multiple Xbox on UPnP is "impossible", looks like I'm going to be donating a router to charity or trading it in somewhere.  Apparently, "full cone NAT" was lost in translation with that other company's engineers.

I can deal with a few oddities in the UI if the router runs stable (BTW, does DLink recommend which browser/s to use to do config?)

[FurryNutz]

I use Safari on Mac and IE on Windows. Both Opera work great on both Mac and Windows to configure any Dlink router.

[kargo27]

Thanks, Kargo.  Slims only support 2.4GHz.  From your report, sounds like it works well, kind of what I expected. With my E4200v2's FAQ indicating multiple Xbox on UPnP is "impossible", looks like I'm going to be donating a router to charity or trading it in somewhere.  Apparently, "full cone NAT" was lost in translation with that other company's engineers.

I can deal with a few oddities in the UI if the router runs stable (BTW, does DLink recommend which browser/s to use to do config?)

Hey Beeder, thanks for the heads up on the Slim!

BTW, I have an e4200 V1 that ran the xboxes (3 at that time) with no NAT issues either.  But again, it was the first version.  However, I had an E2000 that could not get open NAT with 1 of the 3 no matter what.  It was just impossible and was a known issue.  So, you're right, I don't know what Linksys engineering was thinking.

This 857 has been flawless for me, I'm using Charter high speed with the new Motorola Surfboard SB6141 modem on a 30/4 plan.

Edit to add: A weird thing with the e4200 is that QoS throttles the upstream speeds so my 4MB up speed was only getting 1.5.  I had to adjust the settings to "manual" and set the upstream speed to 10MB in order to get my full 4MB up.  Other than that, I have to admit it's a great router, too, but the 857 is less quirky and required fewer configurations on my part.

[Beeder]

Well, I pulled the trigger this morning.  Should have a shiny new DIR-857 tomorrow...won't have to fight with my son as to who gets to use their Xbox online (stupid E4200v2....)

[FurryNutz]

I think you'll like it. Keep us posted on your experiences. I haven't had a chance to test it out with more than one xbox so having your experiences will be helpful. I think Kargo has some good times with his. You'll like it. 

[FurryNutz]

BTW, whats your ISP and ISP Modem? I highly recommend Motorolas SB 6 series cable modems if your using cable ISP. 

[Beeder]

No modem upgrade for me just yet...I have a Motorola SB5101 that I purchased about 3 years ago.  Currently we're in an apartment (hence the horrible Wifi interference), but maybe I'll upgrade the modem when I move into a house in a couple of months.  Time Warner Cable is my ISP, and I'm not too happy with them.  I see slowdowns in my bandwidth when my neighbors rent movies.  Even watching TV on the digital channels gets hurting (digital blocky dropouts) on busy cable nights.

[FurryNutz]

The 5 Series is a ok modem, pretty base line and isn't DOCSIS 3. Ya if your in a apt complex, the down side of cable is that your neighbors will impact performance the more that are online at the same time. I think if you get moved into your own place and upgrade to a 6 series modem, and in a area with less cable internet users, TW might be better for you. You might check out DSL too if your moving to another area with high cable internet users, if DSL is available. More and more now days, people are getting internet and WiFi routers. Hard to find a good area that isn't congested. 

[Beeder]

Installed it last night. So far so good, both xboxes on and open Nat. No lag on either the wireless or wired. Speed tests show the full speed advertised by my ISP.

As a bonus, I was able to put my Ooma behind the router without a hitch: no special settings needed (and yes, I did try this with the e4200v2 aka ea4500 and tested xbox with no Ooma). While playing Xbox and making phone call, no problem with call quality or lag.

It's too early for me to comment on stability, but I had no problems at all using the web interface in regards to formatting or text. Router also lets you configure settings and defer the reboot. I'm impressed.  This is the only router I've ever owned where the 1.00 firmware was even useable, let alone great.  2.4ghz band has a better signal (stronger) than the ea4500. 5ghz is on par. Signal "owns" my apartment.  Son says this thing is a beast.  I could go on and on,

[kargo27]

Beeder, we use an Ooma Telo too, behind the router, and have experienced no issues.  Just FYI.

[FurryNutz]

Enjoy!!

[Beeder]

Update: After a week with this router in service I have only noticed one problem:  If you do not use a fixed I.P. (reserved) for all Xboxes, UPnP can become confused, resulting in strange lag/disconnects from Xbox Live.  I'm guessing this has to do with the two units exchanging IP addresses in the midst of the connection, but I haven't tested this theory out by reserving only one of the two.  Confusion is evident by single "m" entries occurring in the log periodically (no explanation, just "m":  looks like garbage--took only one day to reproduce this).  Reserved I.P's have not exhibited the problem, so that's a feasible workaround, and fairly painless.  Thinking back, I had to do this on my DGL-4500, so this is probably nothing new, just an old lurking bug.

This is the only thing I've noticed so far, so router gets an A- because of it (stability issue, but easy to workaround, no sacrifice in performance)