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Netgear WGR614 802.11g Wireless Routerby Netgear
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Features
- Powerful WEP encryption (40/64- or 128-bit), MAC address control, and parental controls
- Compatible with Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Mac OS, NetWare, UNIX, or Linux
- Compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b networking devices
- Delivers 10/100 Mbps (auto-sensing) WAN and LAN connections and interoperability with 54 Mbps (802.11g) and 11 Mbps (802.11b) devices over a 2.4 GHz band wireless network
- Automatically detects and configures your ISP type, Exposed Host (DMZ), MAC address authentication, URL content filtering, logs, and e-mail alerts of Internet activity
Product Description
Netgear WGR614 802.11g Wireless Router with 4-Port Switch - The amount of homes with high-speed Internet access and multiple computers is growing steadily. Wouldn't it be nice to share that high-speed Internet connection with all of the computers in your home? Wouldn't it be great to also share files between your computers? And wouldn't it be amazing if you could do all of that wirelessly!? Well you can, with this 802.11g Wireless Router. Just add optional 802.11g, or 802.11b, adapters to each computer, connect your modem, run through the easy installation process, and you're ready to go. It even supports the slower 802.11b wireless protocol for increased compatibility. VPN pass-throughReviews
Worst product I have ever usedThe network is hard to config, I have to reboot many times to get a connection. It is such a piece of crap, I am giving up on this company forever!
worst support and customer serviceNetgear has attractive appearance and is competitively priced. It is generally cheaper.
To be fair the product works great when the it works. However, once there is a problem, don't expect any useful support and customer services.
Mine works without problem for 5 months and suddenly the wireless stop working. It's not about configuration, it's not the problem of ISP or my cable modem. The power led keep switching color from green to orange and the wireless led goes off every few seconds. I tried call their support 6 times and gave up finally. The CSR always say oh we experience problem with our database and promise to call back within 30 mins but they never do so. I keep calling and finally I get a human being answer the phone. I ask for RMA and they told me to get a RMA number first from tech support. Instead of admiting it's a hardware failure, the tech support seems more interested in selling me their 'premium services' which cost over 20 bucks something. BTW they only offer 90 days free tech support. so my interpretation is if you want to RMA the product, you need to pay first. I end up buy a new Microsoft router. It's the worst customer service I've ever seen.
Would not recommendThe router was simple enough to set up and use, and the feature set is attractive. I purchased this for my parents' home, in which they have 2 PCs and a Playstation 2. Wireless features work very well around the two story house. The problem lies in attempting to one of the PS2 games. After almost exactly 20 minutes online, the PS2 is disconnected by the router. This is a very odd issue.
Wow, this router is just terribleGoes catatonic if you run Azureus (requires a reboot to get it to stop rejecting connections) and is noticeably sluggish loading Web pages even when working "correctly." I should have read the reviews here before buying one of these turkeys. Yes, I upgraded the firmware and checked the MTU. Didn't help. In fact, when I changed the MTU the device stopped taking incoming connections entirely. Stay far, far away.
YOU MUST DOWNLOAD NEW FIRMWARE!!!!I FOLLLOWED THE INSRUCTIONS GIVEN AND NOW MY ROUTER NEVER DISCONNECTS. U MUST DOWNLOAD THE NEWEST FIRMWARE AT WWW.NETGEAR.COM.
before i downlaoded it, it would say i was connected at 5 bars of reception, yet internet still would not work, and it would cut off intermittnetly
i just downloaded the firmware and it is working like a charm!!!
thanks to all the previous advices!
