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Summary: Great Router!
Review: First off, there are two versions of this router, v1 and v2. I received the v2 router. This router is good in many aspects. It has excellent security options; there is a built-in firewall, WEP encryption, and it allows you to filter wireless access by MAC address; alternatively you can disable wireless access completely. You can also block Internet Access and/or service (MSN Messenger, Yahoo, etc.) completely or by a time schedule. The router also supports blocking sites by keyword and/or URL. One thing I find useless is the logs, it only logs sites visited, not very useful if your concerned about security. It performs well, I haven't had to reboot it once in the few months I've had it. Overall it's a great router.
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Summary: Trouble free wireless connection
Review: I bought this unit along with 2 MA311802.11b cards to establish wireless cable connection for 2 computers. Neither is connected directly to the router. Install the router in the cable line somewhere in the house, install the cards in the computers. Install the software. I cannot imagine what could be easier. I am totally satisfied with these products.
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Summary: Wireless Feature touchy at best
Review: I previously owned the Netgear 614 router, and was pleased enough with the performance and ease of operation to upgrade to this model for the wireless features. While the basic features of the router remain solid, I've been extrememly disapointed with the wireless feature. Like one of the other reviewers, the signal seems to drop sporatically. This is not interferance, the router must be rebooted in order to get the signal back...
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Summary: Connection problems getting worse
Review: Got this in December of 2002. It worked quite well for 9 months, although the port-forwarding feature is iffy at best. Nice amount of parental controls (ie:block undesirable websites by url or keyword). I live in an area with at least 4 other wireless networks and I have restricted mine by MAC address so only my 2 computers can use it. Fairly good range on the wireless area.Despite the good points, after 9 months the Netgear starting dropping the wireless signal. After several firmware updates, it ran sporadic, but acceptable. Then after 11 months starting dropping the entire internet connection, requiring frequent reboots, often times several reboots in a row in order to get it to connect. I'm now using an "special" beta firmware (4.14 RC3) in order to address the problem. The last beta firmware lasted only 3 days before giving out, but I'm hoping better from this. I would not recommend this router.
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Summary: $40 rebate requires you buy a computer too!
Review: "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is false!"
Don't expect to get this product for $19.99. If you buy this product alone, you are only eligible for (one) $20 rebate from Netgear. Do the homework, view both of Amazon's "rebates." They show the same rebate twice! I search online and found a $40 rebate, but you had to buy the MR814 and a computer. Good luck!
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Summary: One Happy Camper
Review: We got the kids computers for Christmas, so we knew we wanted to go wireless. Rather than paying $14.95 a month to use our cable company's equipment we decided to invest in just buying the equipment outright. I was able to install the router in about 10 minutes. This included configuring the email log alerts (a must if you have teens -- even good ones:-), and blocking several sites and keywords. I did have to call Netgear support to ask a question during the set up (this is included in the 10 min. setup time), and considering that I am a night owl and this was at 3:00 in the morning, I was pleasantly surprised to get a knowledgeable (albeit overseas) support person. I would not hesitate to recommend this router. The setup was easy, tech support was instantly available, and the price for the router and 3 additional adapters was a very reasonable $142.00 after rebates.
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Summary: Not worth the low price
Review: Coming from a standard router (Netgear RT314) I thought the best way to do wi-fi was with a combo unit so I bought the MR814v2. Hooked it up using the same settings as the RT314 (on Comcast cable.) The wired ports were very sluggish, it took 1/2 to 1 second to load a page. Whereas with my RT314 they load instatntly. So I'm returning this and getting a stand-alone access point (I'll stick with my rock-sold RT314 thank you.)
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Summary: It is excellent - just buy it - dont think twice
Review: Bought Netgear MR814 802.11b Wireless 4-Port Cable/DSL Router from Amazon - connected to cable modem - ready to use in two minutes Bought Netgear WG511 Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps PC Card from amazon - connected to SONY VAIO (Windows XP) laptop - started surfing internet in two minutes Amazing!
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Summary: do not order
Review: Do not order you will be shipped a mr814v2 that only has a 2 db antenna that is not removable I even had support send me another one yes it was also a version 2 after I told them the deference I did not try the second one but the first has a slowdown in the switch that is not noticeable in the mr814 so if you order be ready for a router with a 2db gain antenna not 5 db removable as listed in both Amazons review and tech specs listed.I feel that Netgear should have used a diffrent model number for the second version not just adding a -v2 to the end of the model number and only putting on the back of the box the front still is marked MR814
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Summary: easy to use
Review: I have purchased a couple of these and have had no problems. Very easy set-up with no problems. When I have had to call support they were very helpful. A much better experience than friends have had with other brands of routers!
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