Rating: 
Summary: Works flawlessly with European ADSL
Review: I have been using it for four months already with my ADSL provide in the Netherlands. At the beginning I was a bit concerned that the US-targeted model might not be compatible with Euro-DSL. Not to worry. My ISP even limits my account to one permanent IP address by binding it to my MAC address. So, I gave them the MAC address of router's WAN port. I initially had a bit of a problem losing my DNS server but that was remedies when I entered a secondary DNS server in the router's configuration.Wi-Fi - I am using Netgear's MA401 PC card. The range in my three-story townhouse is excellent and I have never been out of "green" even in the backyard. And since European DECT cordless phones operate at 1.8 Ghz there cannot be any interference with Wi-Fi working at 2.4 Ghz. I am very pleased with this device. The only complaint is when I need to check for new software on "the manufactur'es" web site it is often very slow.
Rating: 
Summary: Great Tech Support, Bad System
Review: I recieved this as a gift for christmas and I set it up right away. Then it didn't work, so on CHRISTMAS MORNING I was on the phone for 2 Hours! Then, that night, the network failed! This happened to me about 3 times. The tech support is awesome. It could be a defective router but I do not think so
Rating: 
Summary: It's just OK
Review: I purchaced this router because we share DSL between 4 computers in our house, and we didn't want to run wires all over the place. The router works well, and we've used it for everything from surfing the net, sharing files between computers, and a little LAN gaming action. When I use this router however, sites that you must log into, such as Hotmail, or E-bay, don't work very well. The router has some issues dealing with these types of sites and it always takes me a couple tries to get the websites to work. It's pretty annoying. Other than that it works fine.
Rating:
Summary: Ideal wireless router for Mac & PC computers
Review: As I have a mix of PC's, G4 PowerMac and an iBook (both running OS X.2) I compared quite a few routers out there. Most of the routers (including the Netgear MR814 and all Linksys routers) do not retransmit AppleTalk wirelessly. This would mean that I would not be able to print from my iBook to a network printer (unless I setup CUPS [common unix printing system] and print using TCP/IP). Setup was fairly easy using the html web interface. This can be done from any computer (Mac or PC) using your favorite browser (in my case Mozilla). Placement of the router is critical. Placed on the (concrete) basement floor, I got very poor reception on the third floor. Raised to the desk (still in the basement), the reception on the third floor shot up to 80%+. The Apple iBook (with a built-in antenna) gets excellent reception anywhere in the house (and down the driveway). The IBM ThinkPad with a Netgear wireless card gets excellent reception in two floors and drops off to about 60-80% on the third floor. Clearly the little stub of an antenna built into the netgear network wireless card is not ideal but doable. With MAC authentication turned on and 128 bit WEP enabled, the IBM thinkpad had a little trouble maintaining 80% connection speed on the third floor. The iBook never broke a sweat and maintained an excellent connection. Bottom line: excellent wireless router that will work with both PCs and Macs. The sturdy metal casing is preferrable to the plastic case of the upgraded Netgear MR814 (although the latter has a detacheable antenna).
Rating:
Summary: Excelent
Review: Excelent Product. Works perfect and the signla strenght is excelent all over the house. Easy to setup also.
Rating:
Summary: Breeze to set up
Review: I use XP professional with a DSL line. This router took me all but 5 minutes to get up and running. Follow the manual to the letter, and save yourself from the horrors of the cheaper brands. One downside I've found is that my Eudora client does not always like to cooperate with this router to check my POP server. Be warys that the range is precisely what you'd expect of a sub-hundred dollar router...100-150 feet in my case. I've also noticed that turning the little antenna in different directions seems to improve the range. I consistenly get the highest speed connection with my Thankpad (using a 3Com wireless card). That is good enough in most cases, unless of course you live in Graceland.
Rating: 
Summary: good router but missing printed manuals
Review: This router was easy to configure. I purchased 2 of these routers. One for my employer's work. The other for his home. Just remember to set the encryption key so that no one can mooch off your broadband. Also change the router password. Set the key on your wireless pc and your set. Not too difficult. One bad note is that the manual is on cd only and for some reason you can't find it on the netgear homepage.
Rating:
Summary: VDSL Compatible
Review: I've using MR314 model for four month, I recently changed my Broadband service to VDSL. It just worked same as DSL did.. Speed is awsome, (14Mbps up-download) design's great. I strongly recommend MR314!! My name is JJ, Living in Korea... The country of Broadband.
Rating:
Summary: Newbie in Networking... up and running after about two hours
Review: I read the directions first, and it was clear as mud to me. I attached the router as directed and used the MA401 PCMCIA card to network my laptop: P233, 128MB running Windows 98 second ed. and my desktop P4 1.3GHz, 256MB running Windows XP. I quickly found that using XP's networking wizard was easier than following the instructions that came with the router. As long as your settings are appropriate for your ISP, you should be good to go. REMEMBER TO REBOOT... and when trouble arises... unplug the cable modem and router for a bit, then plug it in and it should reset itself. I found that my reception was poor in certain spots of my small 1300sq ft. house, but my router is inside a cabinet with my computer etc... and that my effect it. I did find I could sit in my living room (down the hall from my computer: about 40 feet ) and easily surf and watch tv with a consistant connection on the laptop... faster and easier than ever before! If you are unfamiliar with networking, don't panic... just keep playing with it and it will work for you. I did read some of the reference material on the resource disc when I ran into problems too. "BUY IT. With current rebates you can't beat the price and quality." (The reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5... I wish it was simply PLUG and PLAY!)
Rating:
Summary: Good performance/value with minor problems.
Review: Bascially this router do what it suppose to do. works great with Comcast cable/Motorola SB4200 cable modem. Wireless performance is adequate, just don't expect too much on its range. I guess the specified range on the box is simply derived by some ideal link model, so... be ready. Problems: 1. when you try to mount the unit on the wall, be carefull! There are little metal plates inside the case shielding the two mounting holes useing, guess what? STICKY TAPE! It's not strong enough so if your nails on the wall happens to extrude a little bit too much than necessary, and you push the box hard enough, you know what will happen. 2. Weird that the web based setup menu just won't work on my Dell 4100/Wind2K (I can only get the top layer menu), since it happened to be the first computer I used to hook to my network, I simply wasted more than 2 hours trying to figure out what happened until I went to work on my second computer. The setup menu just works fine on my Sony Vaio/XP home. All in all, very good choice for a home network environment. Very happy up to now.
| 
