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Summary: Reliable Connection, Easy to install
Review: I bought my MR814 & MA521 ( PCMCIA Wireless Ethernet Card ) based upon reviews here at amazon.com. Install took about 5 minutes or less. Configuration took about 10, I needed to enable WEP encryption because I'm not the only "hotspot" in the complex.I have a two-story condo and the connection is solid in every room, both up and downstairs. I haven't taken it outside yet for a distance check.
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Summary: I have only good things to say...
Review: ...or so far at least. It works flawlessly, looks really good and has a great price. Now what else would someone be looking for in anything (not just a router alone)?
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Summary: just one too many features
Review: There aren't any technical flaws in the router that I've found, heard about or otherwise experienced. It works just like it's supposed to. The feature I don't like is it keeps a record of everywhere you go on the web, which can be emailed to anywhere, automatically, or checked from the router. This means, were somebody else to have the password, they can check on my internet activities, which include a huge list of adult sites. That's what the feature is for, but I hate it.
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Summary: Easy installation, performs well
Review: I am using the Netgear router along with my DSL and VPN hardware to provide wireless access to my laptop. I was able to easily configure the router as a DHCP client of the VPN hardware. I changed my mind about the configuration and decided to configure the router as a wireless hub. This too went smoothly. I get good range with the wireless, and have had no dropped connections or other problems. I was also able to easily set up the security features. Great price too. I initially hesitated in buying Netgear, since most of the people I know have Linksys but decided to go ahead because of the price. Now I am glad I bought it.
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Summary: Solid and Easy to Set-up
Review: We went wireless and this Cable Router works great. Its faster than I thought it would be and range is great. We have a 4 room apartment and its works in all the rooms. Set-up was easy.
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Summary: poor wireless connectivity. excellent wired router
Review: as a wired router, it is beautiful and great. works superb.
i tried everything possible, distances from 2 feet to 50 feet, the connection DROPS all the time, in WinXP and Win2k.
I was able to remove the annoying messages that the connection was dropped, but nevertheless connection drops very often and internet is getting slow, very slow at moments. Don't buy NETGEAR router for wireless, it sucks!
Don't buy Belkin router wired or wireless, it's a tragedy.
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Summary: Works like a charm!
Review: I read a bunch of the reviews prior to buying the product and thought I would give it a try. The product was relatively easy to set up and for someone like me with pretty limited computer knowledge I was up and running my little wireless network in about an hour. I run Windows ME so I didn't have any of the issues experienced by those operating XP. I have a MA111 USB adaptor for my desktop and the system has been running without a hitch for over a week now - although I must admit that the data only has to travel about 30 feet. Would reommend this to anyone who has a limited knowledge of wireless networks but wants something that is easy to set up and seems to works well.
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Summary: It is the best, it looks smart and is very sleek
Review: If you are scared that you might not be able to figure out the wireless home networking process, then this is the product for you. I don't think it could get any easier than this. Try it out you will be SURPRISED!!!
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Summary: paid $36 bux for it and it works great!
Review: I have 3 desktops and 3 wireless laptops in my network. 2 laptops use Compaq IPAQ USB wireless and one uses a $9.00 Siemens Speedstream. Setup was easy and it worked out of the box for my desktops. My wireless needed some tweaking but works. I get awesome signal throughout my home. Do read the posts here on troubleshooting the Centrino WiFi as many users have problems and it does work but needs reconfig. I dont need it cause I dont run XP on my laptops. The firewall functionality is good enough. If you need a lot of access control or rulesets or a VPN gateway you will have to buy a much more expensive unit. Your best bet if you have more than one computer is buy this unit and then use a software based firewall the the more advanced rules. I can also confirm the VPN pass thru works good. For the price its a helluva good deal and much better than the Linksys or Belkin IMHO
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Summary: Great Product for the Price
Review: Considering the price of this router hovers around $30-40, it's a great deal for a well-featured 802.11b router with 4 ethernet ports. The ethernet ports are 10/100Mbps and the WAN port is 10Mbps. The router can go up to 128bit WEP, MAC filtering (good for keeping others off your connection), and it does a fine job of serving as a NAT/firewall too. I have had a few problems, notably the connection completely locking up in times of high activity (e.g. during a CS game). Giving the router a power cycle cleared this up the last few times, and it hasn't been an issue since then (yet). Arguably a minor issue. Although I have had my share of wireless issues (I'm using an Intel Centrino laptop), I've found the wireless connection to work quite well and reasonably stable, even with 64bit WEP turned on. I've found that updating the router firmware, Intel PRO/2100 drivers, and using 64bit WEP helps. Updating the firmware is a good idea anyway, as the latest firmware fixes quite a lot of issues, including the ugly interface in the factory firmware if you use Mozilla. Ditto for the drivers. Sometimes rebooting with the wireless card enabled at startup helps too. For those techies out there that must know, I believe the chipset used in this device is an Intersil. The wireless range on the MR814 isn't great, but that's probably a result of the building I'm in more than of the product itself. Expect about 20-30 feet of good coverage. As of this writing, features that might be useful but are currently missing from the firmware are ability to disable wireless broadcast completely, ability to reduce power supplied to wireless antenna, and the use of alphanumeric WEP keys (MR814 only supports HEX at present).
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