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Summary: money wasted -- and bad support, too.
Review: ...if only it included a hub, or better yet a wireless hub!I bought this almost a year ago, in late 2000. It was extremely easy item to set up. I followed the instructions, making only one mistake -- using a regular Ethernet cable instead of a rolled one. It worked right immediately (as I recall), or perhaps after one restart. Since then, I haven't ever had to use its Web-based administration. It sits in a corner of my basement, between the DSL modem and the hub with its wires leading off to various rooms. Before I opened it I phoned NetGear to reconfirm that it was the right item for my needs. They answered quickly and accurately. My only complaint is that the product doesn't include a hub -- who'd use it without one? Or, these days, a wireless hub. I figure that five stars shouldn't go to a product that requires you to buy another product too, but only to a full solution. Other than that, though, this has been great.
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Summary: Easy to set up; if only it...
Review: ...if only it included a hub, or better yet a wireless hub! I bought this almost a year ago, in late 2000. It was extremely easy item to set up. I followed the instructions, making only one mistake -- using a regular Ethernet cable instead of a rolled one. It worked right immediately (as I recall), or perhaps after one restart. Since then, I haven't ever had to use its Web-based administration. It sits in a corner of my basement, between the DSL modem and the hub with its wires leading off to various rooms. Before I opened it I phoned NetGear to reconfirm that it was the right item for my needs. They answered quickly and accurately. My only complaint is that the product doesn't include a hub -- who'd use it without one? Or, these days, a wireless hub. I figure that five stars shouldn't go to a product that requires you to buy another product too, but only to a full solution. Other than that, though, this has been great.
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Summary: Excellent value and easy to configure.
Review: After fussing with the Linksys equivalent, I dumpped them for the Netgear (actually the RT314: same thing just more ports for internal network). Didn't have a problem with it afterward.
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Summary: Perfect.
Review: After trying the LinkSys router and being frustrated with packet corruption, it was quite refreshing to plug the router in, read the one-page quick install guide, and be up and running quickly. It turns out that where I work ran out of class C IP addresses - so after only using the box for a day at home, I brought it into work to let 32 more IPs use the LAN - both Linux and Windows 2000 Professional boxen. After several weeks of solid, heavy use in a development environment (note that it is a 100BT on the LAN side - VERY fast!) - not ONE packet collision. Note that the web-based administration tool is sufficient for most installations - but telnet to the thing, and you can tweak the filters and SUA and whathaveyou six ways till Thursday. One other note - if you have problems with SMB (Windows file sharing) - make sure you telnet to the box and turn off the SMB LAN filters. Yes, Virginia, SMB does work through SUA/NAT just fine, thank you very much (as opposed to several remarks made by usenet posters)... This is a one trick pony that does it's trick VERY well.
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Summary: Great bit of kit ...
Review: Bought one of these in the US and brought it back to Europe. The router works great and taking ICS off my computer has certainly sped it up. Upgrading the firmware was easy too. Only downside was finding a 3rd party adapter that is rated at 1.2A as the US one was the wrong voltage (120v when I need 220v). Apart from this I haven't had any serious mishaps yet.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: Bought the rt311 to share my roadrunner cable modem service...i already had a 16 port netgear hub (which i used to share my previous dsl service) so i didn't need the 4 port rt314 version... It works well so far...Basic setup is a breeze and i had everything safely surfing (using the rt311 as the firewall) in 10 minutes... did lots of research...linksys vs netgear, etc...i've had good luck with netgear hardware for the past 3 years and most of the problems and bad reviews i've seen with the netgears seem to have been with advanced users...which i am not... the netgear should do the job very well for any basic to intermediate user...
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Summary: Easy to setup!
Review: Bought this router 3 weeks ago. It took less than 40minutes to setup and configurate. Although the included manual(16 pages, folded) is not that helpful. But the pdf file I downloaded from Netgear really helps! (110pages)
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Summary: I Was Surfing the Internet Waves on My Keyboard
Review: Boy, this is a great product! I just received it, and was a little hesitant to open it, since I was positive it wouldn't work with my RoadRunner connection. (Most products such as direct connections to a hub don't work; connection sharing refused to cooperate) Anyway, since I couldn't resist, I ripped open the seal, and removed all the packaging. It was so easy to set up that it actually took longer to open the box! All I did was connect my router to my 3Com hub, and my modem to the RT311. I re-powered both units, and I was flying on the net. The product comes with a web-based configuration utitlity, but my computer automatically recognized the connection. Troubleshooting is easy with the online wizard, and the product comes with 24x7 tech support. This has been the best network purchase I've made in a while, and I will definately continue to purchase with NetGear, so it's the perfect place to buyit. I LOVE this product!! :-)
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Summary: Actually speaking about the RT314
Review: For some reason Amazon doesn't have the RT314, which is the 311 with a built-in 10/100 switch so that you can connect up to 4 devices before you need to expand with hubs or more switches. It's fantastic. Set-up for basics is a breeze, but advanced set-up is a bit harder to get to, which is a potential problem since you need to use advanced setup (via telnet/serial port) to change the default password. Fortunately you also need to use advanced setup to allow outside access so it's not as big of a security issue as it might seem at first glance. Great box.
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Summary: Very, very nice.
Review: I actually have the newer RT314 model, but this version is not much different. I have a 4 PC domain set up in my home all running NT 4.0 and Win2K with 2 DNS servers and file server. This router works without a hitch with only a cable connection. Downstream rates still stay in the 200Mbps-1Gbps range as they were before i added it. Transfer speeds between PCs have drastically been improved since changing from a 10Mbps hub to the full-duplexed 100Mbps switching router since all my NIC cards are 100Mbps full-duplex compatible. I saw mention that few thought the advanced feature documentation was shallow, however, there is much better documentation on the CD in .PDF format than the silly foldout that was included with mine. I'm not sure if the RT311 has this documentation or not, however. All in all it's a great router for the home/small office and this is a competitive price as well...
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