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Summary: Great!
Review: It's really great. Easy installation. Easy access to the router software, no connection problems. Have 2 wireless and a wired connection, no problems whatsoever. Get a 100% signal strength on first floor with router on 2nd floor. I had to change the channel to 6, though.
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Summary: poor coverage.
Review: This router seems to have a range of about 12 feet. Seriously. I recommend the similar SMC wireless router.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: I recently got this wireless router to replace a Linksys cable/dsl router. The power supply was starting to get noisy after a year or two's use and it was bugging me. So I got the Netgear and I'm extremely satisfied.I was up and running in 5 minutes and that includes the time I spent setting up the security. (I'm very familiar with these type of devices so your results may vary.) The security is very high with this device. You can specify which MAC addresses (and thus network cards) you want to be able to access the wireless network and you can also turn on WEP encryption. Furthermore, you can also turn off the SSID broadcasting which makes your access point act in stealth mode where people would have to know the name (SSID) you configured it with in order to connect. When you combine these three levels of security, you get a great system. Besides security, it also has a much better web interface than the Linksys Cable/dsl router. There are more options for content filtering, logging, firewalls, etc. Besides that, I haven't had to reset it yet while I used to reset my Linksys about once every two weeks or so. This device is just more stable. Previously, when I would try to ftp to the public IP address of my FTP server from inside my LAN, it would hang my Linksys. This works perfectly with the Netgear. To all the geeks out there, this is a great device. Check it out!
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Summary: Great Router, Wireless AP, Switch, Good Filters Poor Support
Review: First I am using MR814 version 1, with Windows XP with the latest Service pack and IP version. With Road Runner Cable Internet and Vonage VoIP telephone. Setup was easy I just shut everything down. Then Hooked up the MR814, then computer then phone. No need to adjust the setting.
The router works great. When I hook up other computer to the few Ethernet ports they are detected with no problem. If you are using Wireless Access be sure to limit access by(Wireless Card Access List), change the Name SSID from the default "Wireless" and enable encryption. To prevent anyone using your network without permission or eavesdropping on your connection. The other feature I like is the ability to block certain site based on site name and also based on time and service. So if you want you can block all sites with... [a certain subeject or word] in the title, or block internet access between 11am and 4pm OR blocking file sharing or any specific port etc. Then it comes with a FIREWALL to protect against hacker attacks.
Such as Denial of Service (DoS) attacks, Ping of Death, SYN Flood, LAND Attack, and IP Spoofing
There is great as more things in the home get connected to the internet e.g. TIVO, Internet Radio etc.
However for full PC protection install a software firewall in addition to the Netgear router firewall, especially to protect against attacks or release of info from the PC side of the network. One problem I had is when I upgraded to any firmware above
4.11 the connection was lost after a few minutes. Netgear Tech still has the firmware posted even though people are having issues with it. I suggest if you have version 1 of the MB814 stick with version 4.11 of the firmware until the issues with the newer firmware is solved. Another issue my MR814 came with a limited version of the firewall software however now the listing says full version.
I not know what's shipping now. Overall a very good router, for the price less than a router by itself, without wireless access (after rebate).
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Summary: Great router for the price
Review: This router is great! It replaced my linksys wireless B router version 2, which started to die on me. The netgear really knocked the socks off of the linksys. I get easily twice my previous signal. With the linksys, i couldnt get signal everywhere in my 1500 sq ft appartment. Now, i get a good signal everywehre. BTW, amazon ships the version 2 of this router, which is supposed to have better signal. Also, the linksys router did not work with a linksys wireless g pc card. The netgear does! Best router ever for 35 bucks!
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Summary: Hardware is better than other brands - BUT ->
Review: I've had my MR814 for about 8 months now. Straight out of the box the thing was an absolute cinch to install, and worked perfectly. But as soon as I upgraded the firmware the thing would frequently lock up. So I downgraded back. If you look in forums that discuss Netgear's support and development of new firmware and general hardware support you'll see that many have a bad experience with Netgear's support. Beyond waiting for hours on the phone, many of the techs are unable to help for some reason. I should restate that my router has been awesome, just don't expect to be able to upgrade to the latest firmware version and have your router work. If you stay about 3 versions behind Netgear's releases, you'll be fine and love this thing. I just called Netgear yesterday regarding the latest frequent lockups and their solution was to have me load a firmware that's 3 releases behind. Sure enough - fixed. Among it's main attributes are the extremely long ranges I can get out of the thing. That antenna really pumps it out, which I love because I've joined a local group that sets up free hotspots in parks all over NYC. This router handles the traffic GREAT (on the old firmwares.) For the price you can't go wrong. And as long as you aren't anxious to be on the cutting edge with support from Netgear, you'll love this router!
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Summary: Extremely easy set-up and great reliability
Review: I have had the Netgear MR814 wireless router now for a week and have had no problems. Installation was a breeze for a non-technical person such as myself. I was simply amazed how easy it was to install and setup the router to get instant internet access. My network setup consisted of a desktop PC hardwired to the router by a USB network adaptor cable as well as a Dell Latitude notebook with a Cisco Aeronet 350 series wireless LAN adaptor card. Everything has been running now a week with no problems.
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Summary: Great Deal More
Review: This product (version 2 on major rev of firmware) has supurb GUI interface for firewall configuration. I get great reception with my think pad... cisco wireless pc card installed.
I purchased a similar product 3 years ago for triple the price, before wireless!. This type of device is now at appliance grade and this my friend is a nice slim silver 4 port switch / nat firewall with stateful inspection. Relax and surf from the couch for less than you thought.
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Summary: Does what it says it does
Review: As a router, no problem at all. Style - is nice, comes with a vertical stand so it looks like a PS2 in some ways. Functionality - does what it's suppose to. Works great as a router. Wireless, I can't say much since I live in a 1 bedroom apartment and I only use the wireless functionality in 2 rooms next to eachother. Seems to be good =). Control Panel - Can be a little more user friendly, had problems finding things at times, but not bad.
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Summary: Excellent with XP
Review: I finally decided to go wireless and bought Netgear based on co-worker comments. The router immediately detected the DSL line and the XP machine directly attached had no problems connecting. Then the XP laptop detected the wireless network and connected easily. The problem was the Win 98 machine using a Netgear MA-101. After an hour of setting changes and reboots, it finally recognized the network and connected. Since then though, there have been no problems. I've taken the laptop across the street to the neighbors and still had 73% signal strength. The biggest room for improvement would be the installation documentation. XP knew what it needed to do, but with 98, it was trial and error.
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