Netgear WMB521 802.11B WIRELESS ROUTER ( WMB521NA )

Rating:
Summary: do not buy
Review: The router has not worked since the day I bought it. Technical support sucks! Don't waste your money.

Rating:
Summary: Good features; may have quality issues
Review: The wireless router/ap include good logging features. Many entry level units of this type do not have these funtions. This is very easy to setup for the novice.

I am partially convinced that these units have quality issues. The wireless portion on a friend's Netgear MR814v2 stopped working. The router that I purchased was returned due to a similar problem; there was definately a malfunction as some LED lights stopped working after several days. The switch portion remained active, however. If the units did not have any problems, I would have given this 5 stars.

Rating:
Summary: Great wireless router
Review: This router offers a lot in a small, good-looking, easy to use package. There are countless security features (MAC address filtering, WEP, Firewall, etc.) and it has VPN passthrough, allowing you to telecommute.

I have not had any problems with this router crashing in the 2 years that I've had it. The only problem was once it seemed to be running very slow because all of my network traffic was crawling along at only a few MBPS. But after resetting the router, everything worked fine and I haven't had a problem since.

Overall, this is a SUPERB router at a SUPERB price. I highly recommend it