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"I guess you have to be a tech" on by cbjwthwm
Pros: Not Available
Cons: Not Available
Summary: As a consultant I have set up around 10 to 15 of these for client sites as I have been picking them up for screaming deals as refurb products. I have not had a single defective unit, and none have failed during firmware updates.
The versions I have used were mostly v2 and v3 products, though I setup another v4 model today. All have been flashed immediately (manually, not automated to firmware versions released in the last half of 2005) and subsequently reset and configured.
I have run across two sites (both residential) where people had interference issues, but in one case a v3 router solved the issue (severely congested area) and in the other case two Linksys products had severe issues as well. On the other hand, I have also used them in congested areas to replace routers such as a Dlink DI-524 which could not be configured to function reliably.
I think this is a great product and they have worked spectacularly for me and my clients, but I do a more advanced setup than the average user including scanning the area for busy channels (using my WG511T) and configuring the router appropriately to avoid channel traffic. From the looks of other reviews these may not be the best plug and go products for non-technical users. -
"Horrible product" on by jleafgre
Pros: Inexpensive, good speed
Cons: Inconsistent, drops service
Summary: This has to be the worst product I have ever owned. If you install the software, you are inviting nightmares with inconsistent performance and dropped service. Not installing the software makes this product a little better but than you are not getting the security. Absolute worst product ever, drops service all the time.
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I replaced this POC with the Linksys WGT54GS about 6 months ago and could not be happier. I have not had one reset, drop, etc since installing it and I have to say, after the frustration I had with the Netgear, I am glad I got rid of the POS. The Netgear had major issues ranging from slow speed, inconsistant service, and multiple issues with other wireless products. -
"Netgear is going down the tubes" on by ces_gonzalez
Pros: Great througput, Great range when it works
Cons: Unstable, mediocre web interface, limited flexibilitiy
Summary: I have had this for about 4 days. Let me say the first day i had it i was up and running in about 1 hour with my machines either connecting 54 Megs or 108. I was loving life. In the morning however all my machines lost their connection. I have all different wireless cards 11b, 11g, 11superg and they all quit. Well after having to reset this baby i was up and running again for a whopping 4 hours then i had to reconfigure all my crap again. It fluxuates from 54 meg (on my 11g) to 1 meg! This is horrible. I am actually in process as i write this of running a hard line. I did a bit of research and saw complaints on this firewall earlier but i put it on user error. Now i see that it is a poorly designed machine. I know some of you say what if its interference? i have checked and run my 11b router and everything runs fine. So i think netgear's quality might be slipping. I still like them and am writing this product off but i still like their other network products. Especially their biz stuff. Anyway stay away from this product, i would suggest checking out other firewalls i have wasted too much time on the promise of wireless. My old wireless router is great for surfing but for real biz nothing beats cable
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"Warning....stopped working after 2 weeks" on by milesb
Pros: Was fast when it did work
Cons: Stopped working after 2 weeks
Summary: Please make sure you can return your purchase before buying this product.
I knew about the problems other people were having and knew what settings to use so I thought I would be ok. Netgear products have been good to me in the past.
However, this router only worked ok for a short time. After the first week, I noticed that the router was kicking me off fairly frequently so I kept tweaking the settings to reboot the router and get my connection back.
Somewhere in the second week, the wireless portion of the router just stopped working. I spent about 20 hours troubleshooting this router. I tried multiple network cards, had the latest updates, disabled any security settings, and still ended up taking it back. -
"Firmware Updates Destroy Router" on by commsoft
Pros: Worked reliably until the auto-update broke it.
Cons: Firmware upgrade rendered my router a paperweight.
Summary: I installed a firmware update by hitting the "Yes" button on the router's admin screen to download and install the latest firmware (i.e., this was not user error in installation). The so-called "update" rendered my router totally and unrecoverably nonfunctional.
For more details on this problem suffered by many people, see:
http://forum1.netgear.com/support/viewtopic.php?p=38327#38327
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