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Netgear WGR614 Wireless-G Router | List Price: $66.00
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Brand: Netgear
Binding: Electronics
Release Date: 2003-04-28
Warranty: 1 year warranty
Features: - 802.11g router offers an easy way to set up a network with wired and wireless connections
- Delivers up to 54 Mbps of wireless throughput
- Four RJ-45 Ethernet ports allow for wired connections to the network
- Enhanced security includes a double firewall, and WPA and 128-bit WEP encryption
- Device measures 6.9 x 1.1 x 4.7 inches (WxHxD)
Works great out of the box. [Posted on 2008-07-07]
Plugged it in and ran the wizard and walla! It works great compared to the refurb I bought from T Direct.
MISTAKE! Do NOT Buy This Product!! [Posted on 2008-07-09]
This router worked for just over a year; I just spent almost an hour troubleshooting with them on the phone, only for them to tell me that it has "gone bad" and there is nothing they can do about it!!! I asked to speak to a supervisor, and they still refused to help. They acknowledged that their product went bad but said because it had been more than a year (2 months over a year), they are not liable.
I will never buy another Netgear product again, and I am filing a claim with my credit card company (GO AMERICAN EXPRESS! At least THEY were sympathetic and are going to refund my money).
Cheaply Priced Rock Solid Router [Posted on 2008-07-09]
Team,
After suffering through Linksys Router Freezes and wired/wireless dropped connections, I decided to give Netgear a try. Sure glad that I did! The router I got is version 7 and it has been rock solid. All my wireless devices work without drops and the wired works just as well. I'm so happy that I don't have to spend my time troubleshooting home routers anymore and more time doing other things.
If you are tired of the buggy routers most vendors have put out and just want a stable router to give you peace of mind, run out and grab this.
Works Great, No Problems [Posted on 2008-07-15]
I've used this router for over a year and a half. It was easy to set up and we have had very few, if any, problems with it.
Works great [Posted on 2008-07-19]
This product works great for me. I bought it to replace an old wired router I've had for probably close to 10 years, which is also a Netgear Product.
However--
I was actually almost about to send this back at first. Like some of the other reviewers, I experienced dropped connections constantly on my PC. My 802.11g Skype phone and Playstation 3 were connecting fine, but I figured it was interference in the 2.4Ghz space around the area of my PC that the router just wasn't strong enough to handle. As a last ditch effort, I booted into Windows XP to see what happened there. My wireless card connected just fine. It turns out that certain wireless cards that worked fine under Ubuntu 7.10 stopped working fine after an upgrade to 8.04 because of issues with ndiswrapper and the kernel not playing nice. There is currently no fix for this except 8.10 alpha (not recommended for most people).
Since obviously not everyone uses linux, I don't think this was the cause of the headaches for everyone who has posted here about trouble with dropped connections, but it may have affected some since many wireless cards use drivers that require ndiswrapper to work properly in linux. So if you are transitioning from wired to wireless, even if you tested your wireless card before and it worked, if you are running linux and have upgraded your kernel to 2.6.24, beware of this issue. I "solved" it by simply putting the router next to my PC, connecting it with an RJ45, connecting all my other devices wirelessly, and waiting for Ubuntu 8.10. For those who can't wait, you can compile a custom 2.6.25 kernel, which I understand has this problem resolved.
After figuring out the issues above, this router works great. I live in apartment building and can see about 10 other SSIDs in range when I scan. No problem with interference. It's a lot lighter and seems flimsy compared to my old Netgear, but it's much faster and was definitely worth the upgrade for the price.
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