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Скроменый эксперт
19.02.2011
6/10
Оценка пользователя
Плохо
I received this router for Christmas to replace an older Netgear wireless G router so I'd have increased range and better speed. I hooked the router up around the first of the year and once I figured out how to get it to play nice with AT&T (had to go through an on-line process of registering the router with them)it worked as advertised, for about a month...A couple of weeks ago the router started freezing up on me. All of the lights were lit up on the front but none of my connected devices were registering an internet connection (I have a desktop PC an Ooma phone hub connected directly into the device and a laptop, PS3, Wii, and cell phone that I connect to it wirelessly from time to time). I would have to unplug the router to reboot it to get it running again. This morning when I came downstairs the only lights that were functioning were the power light (red) and the "1" and "2" lights to indicate the two Ethernet connected devices. I've tried re-booting the thing several times but it's shot. It's not even trying to establish an internet connection now.I replaced it with my old wireless "G" model (DG834G) and the old device works just fine. I spoke with the person that bought the gift for me and she bought it here on Amazon. I'm hoping I can still exchange it through Amazon because I don't want to go through the Netgear customer service nightmares that others have experienced.UPDATE: Unfortunately my window to return the device thru Amazon expired at the end of January. I had to call tech support and that was a nightmare. The problems that others have reported are true, the tech did everything he could think of to try and not replace the defective unit. We rebooted it by pulling the power cord, pressing the reset button, holding down the pinhole reset button, plugging it into another power outlet (really?) despite the fact that I told the guy right off the bat that I must've tried to reboot the darn thing on my own at least 10 times this morning BEFORE I called.When it was all said and done I finally got an RMA ordered. Despite having a 1 year hardware warranty I had (3) options:1) Go down to the post office, mail them the defective unit at my expense, and wait for a replacement2) Have them send me the replacement first at a charge of $16.99 w/ a prepaid label for the old unit.3) Same thing but pay them twenty something dollars for next day delivery of the replacement (the tech was very hard to understand)I chose option #2. I really don't like the idea of sending them mine first. I will update again once I receive the replacement unit... And here I thought Netgear would be much better than that 2Wire crap AT&T gave me when I renewed my service...UPDATE #2: I received my replacement unit and it seems to be working pretty well so far. I had to update the firmware before wireless devices could connect to it but (fingers crossed) so far it's been running for several days straight without needing to be rebooted.UPDATE #3: I added a third star to my review because the router seems to finally be working properly. As I stated early on in this review the first unit died and had to be replaced but after several months of dealing with Netgear and AT&T they isolated my problem to a bad line. AT&T kept blaming Netgear (said they couldn't troubleshoot the router because they don't sell them) and Netgear kept saying the problem was with the ISP. After suffering another week of dropped & weak DSL signal I FINALLY convinced AT&T that the problem was on their end and they sent out a tech the next day. He immediately identified the problem as a bad line in our neighborhood and had it fixed within an hour. Ever since I've had a stable signal and the router has done its job.UPDATE #4: It's been a few weeks since my last update and this router has worked the entire time without missing a beat. I guess if you're one of the lucky ones and get a "good" one they work great, if not you're in for many hours of troubleshooting hell trying to get it up and running.
Скроменый эксперт
01.08.2011
10/10
Оценка пользователя
Великолепно
<промежуток класс="">приятно и легко
<промежуток класс="">я живу в большом доме с толстыми стенами и маршрутизатор прочно посадил на окно на одном конце с управлением на другой. ФРС с того, переходники кабели, идущие в коридор, чтобы забрать сигнал, я решил опробовать расширитель диапазона и компания были лучшие отзывы. Я поставил расширитель в спальне наверху, который просто управляет стабильный сигнал от маршрутизатора и перемещается со своим ноутбуком под мышкой к самой дальней спальне, где нет сигнала роутера следует. Ноутбук подхватил расширителей Netgear и с помощью логина браузер стало легко выявлять и пару усилитель к домашней сети. Теперь у меня есть хорошая сеть и доступ в интернет по всему дому, во всех комнатах наверху и внизу расширителя. Я переключаюсь на роутер, когда я ближе к этому, но я мог бы просто оставить мой ноутбук и телефон на расширитель.<бр /><бр />я узнал, что если вы используете экстендер и когда-нибудь есть проблемы с переключением сетей обратно в исходный маршрутизатор нужно перезагрузить маршрутизатор, чтобы переназначить IP-адрес вашему ПК, телефоне или другом устройстве. Вы можете преодолеть это, указание статических IP-адресов для всех элементов сети, но это займет гораздо больше умеют, чем настройка медиаприставки. Невозможность подключения к маршрутизатору будет только в том случае, если он был перезагружен и вы вошли в расширитель, а затем посмотреть, чтобы вернуться к оригинальной сетевой маршрутизатор. Если роутер не перезагружается с момента вашего последнего входа в нее, а затем вы можете двигаться слишком взад и вперед между маршрутизатором и удлинитель к сердцам ваших содержание без всякой связи проблемы с
я в процессе строительства офиса вне дома и даже подальше от маршрутизатора и ретранслятора позволит мне забрать сети в мой новый офис построить. Вот что я надеялся на и я не был разочарован. В целом я очень счастлив с этим продуктом.
я в процессе строительства офиса вне дома и даже подальше от маршрутизатора и ретранслятора позволит мне забрать сети в мой новый офис построить. Вот что я надеялся на и я не был разочарован. В целом я очень счастлив с этим продуктом.
Скроменый эксперт
21.09.2012
2/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
For 5 years I owned a perfectly good Linksys router. Numerous laptops, a wireless security camera, a wireless printer, smartphones, and other devices all worked perfectly with this Linksys router.One sunny afternoon, in a fit of altruism, I decided the house needed a new router. Standing in the aisle of the electronics store I carefully weighted our internet surfing needs. Since we don't stream much video and mainly check email and wikipedia for the latest subject of the day, the WNR2000 model seemed to provide enough bandwidth and other features. "Awesome," I thought to myself, "I will receive tons of accolades when everyone sees the new router and experiences a more pleasurable online experience."Setup was easy and I liked the "Netgear Genie" at first since it gave me easier control of router settings than my 5 year old linksys. "It's a router. It does what it should. No big deal." Or so I thought. About an hour after installing the router and linking it to all the devices in the house, I tried to print a page on my wireless printer. The page wouldn't print. Then I noticed my laptop was disconnected from the internet and the other laptop was disconnected too.I rebooted the router thinking it was just a glitch. But, no, it wasn't a glitch as a few hours later everything was disconnected again.Reliability has only declined since that first day. I must power off the router at least a couple times each day to reestablish wireless for one laptop. The other laptop rarely connects wirelessly so I have to connect with an ethernet cable to the router. The printer never works wirelessly and must be connected via USB cable to the laptop and the wireless camera has yet to be installed.It was very frustrating to go from very reliable wireless internet to sporadic (at best) service. The Netgear router is going back to the store (or into the trash) this weekend and I will reinstall my old, trusty, Linksys.
Скроменый эксперт
27.07.2012
6/10
Оценка пользователя
Плохо
I purchased this Adapter because I was extremely happy with the results of my Netgear N300 adapter.I live in a three story house and my wireless router is on the third floor but my office is on the first floor...I purchased the N300 and was pretty satisfied with the connection for doing work and normal browsing.However, when I watch netflix or play online games, I noticed that the FPS on the games was not where it could be...I looked online and saw that there was an N600 that was supposed to be a step up from my N300 as far as connection ability and consistency, and from further studies saw that the N900 was a step above that...I took a leap and purchased the N900 because I knew the Olympics was coming up and had planned to watch the Olympics online through Satellite DirectThe setup seemed nice and smooth, no issues at all like some of the other users were experiencing... but the first thing I noticed was that instead of Five Bars (I was getting Four Bars with my N300) I was only getting THREE bars???I decided to look past that and try out an online game that I play called America's Army 3My FPS was all over the place... With my N300 I was averaging 150 FPSWith my N900 I average 100 with extremes ranging from 50 FPS to 250 FPSI watched the Olympic opening ceremonies today with the N900 and it looked terrible... I thought for sure I would get HD Quality from this adapter as I was getting it with the N300...I am willing to take blame if I did something wrong, but according to the instructions given, it does not appear so...Here are my specs just in case you are wondering:Operating System MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1CPU Intel Core i7 @ 3.50GHz Sandy Bridge 32nm TechnologyRAM 16.0 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 824MHz (9-9-9-24)Motherboard ASUSTeK Computer INC. P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 (LGA1155)Graphics PanasonicTV0 (1600x900@59Hz) AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series (ATI AIB)Hard Drives 977GB Seagate ST1000DM003-9YN162 ATA Device (SATA) 117GB OCZ OCZ-AGILITY3 ATA Device (SATA)Optical Drives ASUS BW-12B1STAudio AMD High Definition Audio Device
Скроменый эксперт
03.09.2011
8/10
Оценка пользователя
Хорошо
Just purchased this at local store. I avoided latest and greatest version (DGND3700) due to NETGEAR past history on new products and poor early reviews. This device seems to be working fine so far and I will update this review in month or so to report status. Not noticing a huge difference in speed but I really bought it to replace a modem that was going on the fritz. I upgraded the firmware to 48 and do not see any problems. The product documentation mentioned to not call your ISP for help except for your network password. Guess by now they figured most ISP help desks are not going to give you the settings needed to get it working. I did not need support for this install however as it was very easy.Pros:-Interface similar to old NETGEAR router-Very easy set-up. Skipped CD install disk and went to wizard running on 3300. Ran wizard and it set-up AT&T DSL with no problems.-Like ability to define multiple networks.-Nice to have only one device handling modem and routerCons:-Noticed some signal strength fluctuation which I did not have on older NETGEAR router. This is not impacting speed or connectivity so far.My experience with these NETGEAR devices:Don't buy the newest device they just released. NETGEAR has a history of not getting all the kinks out of new products before shipping. I noticed this router has a "v2" attached to the model number. Probably means they have made modifications to fix earlier problems. If you look at all the early reviews on this product they tended be more negative -reporting more problems- than the latest ones.I only gave 4 stars due to the signal strength flux. I would not expect that from a new device. Also as I was writing this my DSL connection went out in a rain storm. Happened on other DSL modem occasionally so with this one no improvement there.UPDATE: 11/25/11Working without any problems after a tweak on the DNS config and have seen faster downloads and streaming after making sure my PC was running 802.11N. I had web page loading errors (time out loading pages) due to the router always looking up my ISP DNS which is the default factory setting on Netgear. If you go into the router config you can manually set your ISP's DNS in the router and then the router will stop asking for it. This was causing web pages to not load 1 out of 10 times. Go to "whatsmydns.net" to find the IP address of your ISP's DNS server.Other note:Signal fluctuations are due in part to implementation of the 802.11N spec on my PC and the router but are not impacting performance. Browsing and streaming are much better that previous router.Still only giving this 4 stars. Too much fiddling required to get the PC and router in optimal settings. But since I got it set-up it works great. I am even using the remote USB storage with no problems.UPDATE: 12/26/2012Still works great. No issues at all. No dropped connections or access issues. Upgraded my DSL to a higher speed and it is obvious that this router is not a limiting factor to my download speeds. Everything sped up nicely. With a teenager always playing PS3 online games my bandwidth to the router was hitting its capacity.
Скроменый эксперт
25.03.2012
8/10
Оценка пользователя
Хорошо
I just got the WNDA4100 yesterday and here are my first impressions. First, I am using the WNDR4500 Netgear router. I have been using it for about 3 months and have been very happy with the router. It has been very reliable since the last firmware update (v1.0.1.6). My router and PC are on opposite corners of the house, about 60ft and 8 walls. I know 5GHz does not do well penetrating walls but I wanted to see what it could do. My laptop with 802.11n and a single antenna at the same distance gets 72Mbps, the max it can get with 1 antenna. My desktop PC (Dell Inspiron 531/Windows 7) has a 802.11g PCI card adapter and gets 54Mbps. I wanted to upgrade since I have been working on some large video files that take 15mins or more to backup. I also wanted to try out 802.11a (5GHz). With 3 antennas in the adapter 2.4GHz max is 216Mbps and 5GHz max is 450Mbps. The WNDA4100 is a large USB adapter. It won't fit in my PC directly so I had to use the connector cable. Using the cable is a good idea since I could easily hit the adapter if it was plugged in upfront. I installed the software from CD and everything installed correctly. The router has an SSID for 2.4GHz and one for 5GHz. I disconnected from the 2.4GHz SSID and connected to the 5GHz SSID. I was not getting the expected performance. I was getting 54Mbps. I started inSSIDer to see what was going on. I rebooted and it did not fix it. I was finally able to connect at 162Mbps. I think inSSIDer was causing problems with the connection. I was only getting 3 bars (-80db) with 5GHz so that explained the 162Mbps and proved my concern about 5GHz penetrating walls. I then disconnected at 5GHz and connected at 2.4GHz. I got 4 bars (-60db) and connected at 216Mbps, the max. I then tried to ftp a 1G file to my NAS server. It took 3mins versus about 15mins. I am happy. I plan to try it on my laptop at a closer distance to see if 802.11a @ 450Mbps is possible.Side rant. I am looking at getting a new laptop. A laptop usually lasts me 5 years so I want it to support 802.11a as well as 802.11n. I want it to have 3 antennas so I can get the max connection speed. I am willing to pay extra for an option to upgrade wireless networking. I just can't believe the new round of laptops coming out don't offer this. I found the Dell Ultrabook supports 802.11a with 2 antennas but other than this high-end model I have not found one.
Скроменый эксперт
25.01.2013
2/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
DO NOT BUY THIS OR ANY OTHER ROUTER FROM NETGEARI encountered two bugs with this router, one causing the wireless to drop out daily and refusing to accept wireless connections until rebooted.I searched the Netgear support site and saw this (and my other MAC address validation bug) were both known bugs in the firmware.I had a dozen painful email exchanges with the customer service team. I only seemed to get clumsily canned responses where the canned response was carelessly pasted in, starting or stopping mid sentence, in broken English. To do a factory reset, I was told to press and hold buttons on my router that it didn't have. When I let them know the router does not have such a button, they thanked me for factory resetting it. I felt like I was talking to an automaton.The ticket was moving between staff with no one reading the notes, giving the same update the firmware and factory reset instructions. Talking to customer service was like talking to a brick wall or an IVR. There was no resolution. There's no fix and, because I didn't keep the receipt, no replacement. So, I have a broken router that can go in the bin and I can buy a cheaper one that works. Good one, Netgear.I have worked in IT for 28 years and my experience with Netgear customer support was the worst experience with tech support I have ever had with any company.
Скроменый эксперт
15.11.2010
10/10
Оценка пользователя
Великолепно
After using two other WiFi routers in as many years I had given up on maintaining a steady WiFi connection. I finally concluded there were just too many other people in my condo that also had WiFi and especially with the new devices that can switch channels on their own the situation was getting hopeless. Turning my old devices off and scanning for signals I noticed there was always one the was fairly strong, and they weren't even the closest router in the building. Fortunately it was someone I knew and I asked them what they were using. It turned out to be the version of this device that was just a router (no modem). So I decided to fight fire with fire.When I looked the price up it was very reasonable (it might have been on sale that week I think) and I also found a sterling review by a well known Open Source advocate. I decided to give it a try. This device did everything I expected and more. I did not use the enclosed software for set-up as I prefer always to use the web browser interface from the very beginning. It is a complex device so there are a lot of settings, although in my case most of the defaults were correct and didn't need to be changed. It autodetected my PPPoE settings and all really had to do was pick meaningful names for the WiFi networks (I also changed them to hidden for extra security) and set the passwords. Note the use of plural. There are actually four (4!!) WiFi entry points with two internal antennas for each. B/G and N are handled separately and for each of those there is both a "private" and "public" version. The private version allows all the computers on it to see each other, the public version isolates each machine and only allows Internet access. Of course you would at least want to put passwords on the private networks. I recommend passwording all four. When you have guests, just give them the ID and passwords for the public networks and feel secure that any viruses on their machines won't migrate to yours.This thing has four wired ports as well, and also has a USB connection for a primitive NAS (network attached storage). I didn't even notice this last point when I bought it, but as it was there decided to try it. What I found and also noticed documented elsewhere is that it is fairly finicky about which external drives it will recognize. In fact the only thing I got to work was a 4G thumb drive. I suppose it will be a handy transfer or I could leave the router alone running and access it from the road. I can't say anything about the reliability of the interface though having barely used it.One thing to note that I had to look hard to find (it's in the most recent version of the manual under "troubleshooting"): The blue"button" on the side/top has two purposes. One purpose is to sync with other Netgear routers. I've never used the feature, but I think you push buttons on both routers within a short period of time and they locate each other and configure themselves. The other "function" is of dubious usefulness and simply lights up some blue lights to indicate activity of the 8 internal antennas (or so they say). The effect of this has caused people to call them "disco lights" as they blink on and off constantly. In a darkened room it can be quite noticeable and distracting. The solution is to simply push the button for about 2 seconds (have to get the timing just right) and the lights go off and stay off, even after power cycles or reboots etc. If you find you miss the blenenlights a similar process will reactivate them. Great for parties.Also note they always show these things standing on-end. Little clip-on things facilitate this. Make sure you don't throw them away with the packaging. I suspect it is better for the antennas and also for heat dissipation. Past experience with these things indicates that leaving them laying flat can cause them to overheat and malfunction earlier (at least this has been true for the previous generation of Netgear equipment. They may well have resolved this with the larger box. I put mine on end for reasons stated above.
Скроменый эксперт
31.08.2012
10/10
Оценка пользователя
Великолепно
My son, who is an active Gamer, used this same make and model of router while living in Oklahoma and said that it was plenty fast enough for his super fast cable DSL up there. So....when I was looking for a router to connect 2 computers in different bedrooms, using a 100ft. cable, I decided to give it a try. I bought this unit via Amazon.com, but the seller, who is NOT Amazon.com, misrepresented my unit as NEW, but in fact it was used, but I needed it right away, so kept it and hooked it up. My son and I can download movies at the same time or he can game and I do my thing at the same time WITHOUT any slowdown. MY Highspeed DSL is over AT&T telephone line with a speed of 6 Mbytes down and 512 kbts up. This unit does not hesitate at all. It is a good machine and I'd order another one from Amazon.com,......but NOT from the same specific seller as the first time. I have not used the wi-fi capability yet, but may in the near future when I get my mother a laptop. I'll set it up for wi=fi and don't foresee any problems.I would recommend this unit to anyone.EDIT: I wish to update my original comment about this router and it's seller. I replaced the original N300 with another one bought locally. It's a excellent unit. Now, I want to correct my first comment about the seller. When I contacted him about getting a refund, he was very fast in answering and working with me. He told me that my "new" router was indeed a used one that was SUPPOSED to have been shipped to another customer, but was,in fact sent to me by mistake. He not only paid for the return shipment cost, but also refunded all original shipping and handling costs plus made an immediate refund of the price I paid for the unit. I accepted his explanation and would do business with him again, if he has any products I need.
Скроменый эксперт
15.03.2013
8/10
Оценка пользователя
Хорошо
Router works well, never drops VPN connections however Netgear operates in a very strange way. A router requires setting up which means accessing the settings via a fixed IP address. The provided access information is incorrect so no access. Unless set up the router is useless. I almost sent it back but fooled around trying common 192. addresses until I found the one that worked: 192.168.1.1. The router is sold as refurbished but is actually new with the protective film not yet peeled off the shiny surfaces. No wonder it is sold as "refurbished", many people must be returning them having failed to gain access. Also, the device has no serial number so the firmware cannot be updated, and the manual must be downloaded. This is a Netgear management problem, their customer service was ineffective on this problem and on two other cases so if you buy one to get a good router cheap then be prepared to solve these issues on your own. What is with no serial number? is this perhaps a pirate copy and not a real Netgear product? Another Netgear product recently purchased from Amazon also has no serial number
Скроменый эксперт
07.04.2012
10/10
Оценка пользователя
Великолепно
A year and a half ago I had DSL and tried everything to extend my wireless network to no avail. I even tried to connect two routers wirelessly through DD-WRT. After two weeks of frustration and returns I had nothing left to lose and bought a WN2000rpt range extender. Within 20 minutes I was able to extend the range of my DSL modem all over my house without any hassle or frustration. Occasionally, you had to reset the range extender, but just a simple power off and power on usually keeps it working for weeks on end without any problems. For that convenience and simplicity alone, I gave the WN2000rpt 5 stars.Unfortunately, this January I upgraded to uverse and my WN2000rpt range extender doesn't work with it. I tried going googling all sorts of fixes, which occasionally worked, but nothing provided a consistent internet connection. I loved the range and convenience of my old range extender and was frustrated to see that I would have to go back to having practically no internet on the upper floor of my house.I even called ATT, but they have no clue what products will work with Uverse. They told me to configure a router behind the uverse gateway, but that did practically nothing for my range. Googling gave no answers and by sheer luck I searched for netgear range extenders and saw in one of the lines of text on amazon that this could work with Uverse so I gambled and bought a range extender the next day hoping it would fix my internet problems.Again, THANK YOU NETGEAR!!! In practically 5 minutes of configuration, my new range extender worked with my 2wire modem and I now have regained Internet all over the house! I have 5 bars everywhere, (you do need to know how to carefully place the range extender for maximum range), and I can actually use the 5GhZ band without any issues. For that alone I give this product 5 stars.However, I do have to complain a little about Netgear's customer support. I went to their website and asked numerous times if they had a product that would work with uverse and I never received a response from them. It shouldn't have to take random luck to discover that they have such a great product which could have saved me a lot of time and frustration. They already had my trust with their earlier product, I just needed something else.
Скроменый эксперт
01.11.2012
4/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
I bought this router for home use in January of 2011.Configuring it the first time was tricky, as it was reluctant to connect to my AT&T Broadband. But once it was able to log in to my DSL, things were better for awhile.Then the wired LAN ports started to die.It wasn't obvious at first that this was happening-- who expects the WIRED side of a wireless router to go bad? That's one of hte most basic components on the box. Upgrading the software didn't help, and neither did resetting the router to its factory defaults, because once the hardware starts to die, software can't reclaim it.After 1 1/2 years, we had only 1 wired port still working. Netgear support did not care that this was a hardware defect-- the product was out of warranty, so "too bad." There is honestly no excuse for dying hardware 18 months after purchase, and I see I'm not the only person to encouter this issue. Netgear clearly has a quality control problem in its manufacturing.Now we have to shop for a new wireless Modem/router combo (there aren't many, and the newest Netgear will not connect to my AT&T service). I would LOVE to have a reliable networking vendor offer an alternative product, because Netgear is fast becoming worthless.For those who are annoyed by the way the router "bumps" many of the connected devices to new IP addresses whenever a new device connects, try making use of the multiple wireless VLANs and and using the advanced "LAN setup" to assign fixed IP addresses to your various devices. This will make your home/office network much more stable.
Скроменый эксперт
03.02.2013
2/10
Оценка пользователя
Ужасно
I used to have several routers such as belkin, cisco, TP link, and most of these worked pretty well. In order to maximize my speed, I purchased this WNDRMACv2 model at Amazon because it was on a deal. Initially I am SUPER satisfied with its speed and connectivity. HOWEVER, the product partially failed within 1 month of purchase. The 2.4G part of the router did not work anymore.I tried to contact Netgear. The friendly staff exchanged couple email with me and I still cannot solve the issue. I believe it is a HARDWARE problem. And, I asked for an exchange. HOWEVER, it seems like the Netgear staff tried their best not allowing you to do that. But my product is still under warranty. I submitted several inquires about information on exchanging products. However, the staff asked me again the problem.I would say Netgear is a great company, it also has friendly staff. However, the management of the company is bad! Restricting customers from exchange and return is not an ethical way to do business. Now I have to wait for the staff to contact me again. Or, I have to throw away the router and leave a negative feedback here until everyone realize the fact of Netgear Router.
Скроменый эксперт
17.01.2013
10/10
Оценка пользователя
Великолепно
I have been using a really old and outdated Linksys BEFW11S4v4. Comcast finally bumped up our speeds so figured it would be worth upgrading to a newer router to take full advantage of the bandwidth.This router was recommended by a tech-savvy friend. His first choice was to go for the N600, which is more advanced and over-spec'd than I need. So I went for this N300 instead. To see this as a refurbished for so cheap, it's a bargain.Came in the box with just a router, power adapter, and an ethernet cable. No instructions other than a sheet of paper for lifetime warranty and instructing me to go to netgear.com for product support. I can understand why users who are less adept with tech may have difficulty setting up the router without a manual, but the support site really has everything you need including pdf guides and videos to guide you through the setup. With a little patience, you should be able to get it setup quick. Only took 15 minutes for me. Signal strength is very strong and seems quite resistant to interference, and router options are abundant if you need to make any special configurations like hooking up to your xbox. Even has a data counter if you need to keep track of your monthly data caps.
Скроменый эксперт
20.12.2012
10/10
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For the price, this is a fantastic product. The nonrefurbished version, however, probably wouldn't be worth the money. I've been using this for about three weeks now without incident, but there are a few minor negative points:-Painfully slow interface-Extremely lightweight, making it hard to position upright as just the weight of the cables attached to it will make it fall over-Nonintuitive options and setupThese are very minor flaws, but ones that would annoy me if I had paid the full price of (currently) 45 dollars instead of half that. Considering it from the price point that I paid, I can't justify any kind of complaint, and I would strongly recommend this router, as it is:-VERY quick to set up. I had it out of the box and running in about ten minutes.-Quite handsome. High-gloss black plastic (mine even came with removable plastic film on the sides to protect the finish) and very nice looking lights.-Shipped with a very reasonable warranty.It functions very well, seems to not inhibit my transfer speeds at all, doesn't drop connections, and allows all of the security setups, filters, and options you might want. This router is definitely far better than your typical Belkin or lower-tier Netgear, and at roughly the same price. There are some little annoyances, but, hey, it's cheap and it works.
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24.03.2011
2/10
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We purchased the Netgear N300 router to replace our aging (but highly reliable) Linksys for home; we have a number of streaming video devices that needed the extra computing juice of the Netgear. The product was easy to set up, and handled traffic seemingly without a hitch for two months. We began to notice, with increasing frequency, loss of connectivity at both the wired and wireless level. This problem was isolated to the router itself; swapping in our old, trusty router would always immediately fix this problem.Since we were having such tremendous problems with the router, I called Netgear support, located in a call center in India, about two and a half months after purchasing the router with the intent of securing an RMA. However, after more than an hour on the phone, the technician told me I would need to bring in yet another computer to test the networking issue; he seemed convinced (against all reason) that this was due to a networking issue with the computer plugged into the ethernet port. Despite my protests that this was a hardware issue, he proceded to ignore my request for an RMA and demanded that a second computer would be needed to test this issue before he would issue an RMA. Whil I did not feel that his request was reasonable (since all of the evidence pointed to a hardware issue with the router), I told him I would call back with the case number when I secured a second computer. I called back three weeks later with a second computer in hand. I spoke to a second technician, who indicated to me -- against all of the evidence to the contrary -- that there was nothing wrong with my router because all of the lights on the front of the unit were on. "So," he concluded, "it can simply could not be that your router is misfunctioning, sir, this is an impossibility." The technician went on to tell me that "we are very sorry, but we cannot issue an RMA because the unit is clearly not defective. This is a IP issue, sir." The technician then went on to state that the IP address issue would be simple to fix, but unfortunately my technical support for the router was 90 days and had expired, so that Netgear would only be able to fix this issue if I purchased a "technical support contract, sir, that will allow us to provide technial support for not only your router,but any electronics you own, even your blackberry, sir." The price of the support contract was $69.99 for 6 months, or $109.99 for 1 year.I expressed my outrage, indicating there was no hope that I was going to pay for such a contract when a new router cost $79.99. I told them that I believed that this was a hardware issue, and requested an RMA. The technician completely refused to honor my request, said he would transfer me to his technical agents for futher evaluabiton, and then the line was cut off.I have to say that I have purchased other products, such as a ReadyNAS, from this company; after this experience, Netgear has lost my business forever. I'd go so far as to say my experience with Netgear was one of the worst I've ever had with a vendor, and it felt like they were trying to run a scam. I'd urge those of you who are considering the purchase of this product, or other Netgear products, to take the technical support into your purchasing decision.Lest you think this is simply sour grapes, if you look through the reviews, you can see that I am not alone in my experience with Netgear customer service. Do you really want to deal with a company that treats its customers like garbage?
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03.07.2012
10/10
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First I want to say this extender went way beyond my expectations. I have an Amped Wireless extender I used before this one, so I didn't expect a whole lot. I thought I might get a little boost in signal, but this thing extended the range a good 60 feet with download speed reaching 10Mbps on my smartphone, and download speeds reaching 20Mbps, and 5Mps up on my laptop (out of a 30Mbps connection). I didn't see how far I could go before the signal weakened, but I know I can go at least 50 to 70 feet from my back door outside, and still get a good solid, reliable connection with 5 wifi bars. This is on the 2.4Ghz band by the way. No more 3G at home for this guy! I was Amazed, and ecstatic!I saw a few reviews complaining about the setup process, and even one reviewer mentioned having to hook the extender up to the computer to get it to work. That person is talking about a completely different extender, and even brand of extender. At no time during setup will you ever need to connect this to a computer. You just plug it in, connect wifi via WPS, or you can do it through the browser.Another reviewer mentioned the instructions were hard to understand. Seriously, they can teach a chimp to set this thing up. Just read the instructions slowly, and carefully. We're talking about two steps via WPS, and two steps to reach the wizard which walks you through the process if you want to do manual setup (if you can call it manual).Don't try to connect to the 5Ghz band if your device doesn't support it! That may be part of the reason behind some of the other negative reviews.All in all I'm beside myself with the performance of this thing since I've been trying to get a good Internet connection outside of the house for 3 years now. Finally, something not only works, but works great. I'm very happy with this extender, I would absolutely recommend it to a friend, or family.
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29.04.2010
10/10
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I recently purchased one of these routers as a replacement for my Linksys WRT54GL, a stalwart in the realm of home networking. My Linksys router is healthy and it works but it does not allow me to set up DHCP reservations without a 3rd party firmware update, and it does not support Wireless-N. After searching for a good balance between functionality, quality and price I settled on this router by NetGear. So far I am very pleased with this unit, though I had some minor issues when setting it up.Setup of NetGear routers (including this one) is simple and easy. There are two methods of setting it up, using the Wizard CD or going in manually. For users not too familiar with setting up wireless networks or routers, using the CD to get started is a good option. More seasoned users may prefer to work without the CD and work directly with the router. I chose the latter of the two. Even so, tapping in and finding any given setting is relatively easy, everything broken down into several pages. Because the router configuration is accessed through a browser, manipulating the router configuration is very much like accessing a web page and should feel familiar.The factory-default username, password, and access address are printed right on the router itself so there is no risk of losing this information at any point.I connected 3 laptops, one at a time, to the wireless network and encountered my only difficulty with moving to this router. Because I retained the network name and key I expected the swap to be seamless and mostly invisible, but my systems each complained when tried to connect, stating that the network configuration had changed even though I retained the settings, the type, key and everything else. To get each system working I had to delete the connection completely, then I allowed each to redetect wireless networks available. Two of them came up without any further incident, but one of the laptops required a reboot before it would properly connect.Signal strength is important when it comes to wireless networks. My Linksys router gives me very strong signal strength, and I was fearful that this new NetGear router would lack the same power to broadcast. Happily, it broadcasts brightly enough that I have had no problems with connectivity due to losing signals. It is *at least* on par but seems to be stronger. My router lives on the second story of the house, while my personal laptop is in the basement.As soon as the router was configured and provided a connection to the internet, I logged in ang got a surprise - it is configured by factory default to look for firmware updates every time I log in. This is fine as logging into the router becomes an infrequent activity after a while, though up front it can be annoying to have to wait for it to download and then update itself.I have had no connectivity issues or drops since setting this router up.The DHCP reservation and MAC filtering work well, which are the two advanced features about which I care most.Something I have not seen in any other router up to this point is a USB port. According to the documentation, the router can be set up to provide persistent storage through the network by simply connecting a USB hard drive (or even a thumb drive) to it. I have not tried this but I absolutely plan to put this to work, which will make sharing files between the different computers simple without having to make several copies. It should be noted, though, that this could be a risky practice if using to access the same file frequently from multiple points.Looking through the options that can be set up, I found a keyword-based page filter, QoS settings and a lot of other features I have not previously seen. For a mid-range wireless router this one has a generous set of features. Of course, the standard features are there - firewall, MAC filtering as mentioned above, different encryption key types and a lot more too.This is a very nice router with a nice feature set. It is very easy to set up, easy to configure once it's running, and so far has proven to be stable. If you need more than a basic wireless router, consider this one as a good candidate.===UPDATE 12-01-2011: It has been over a year and a half and I still have not had any trouble with this router. I have seen some of the negative reviews and detailed reports of issues but I have not encountered any problems up to this point. It has been stable and reliable for me. I have noticed that the surface gets a little warm; I suspect if I kept it in an enclosed area that it could potentially be less cooperative but there's no reason for me to move it as such.
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08.08.2010
10/10
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Please note, that there appears to be no differentiation on Amazon between the original WNR3500 (WNR3500v1) and the latest version WNR3500v2. I am reviewing the WNR3500v2 here.It seems like only yesterday that I reviewed the Belkin N1 Vision Wireless Router (F5D8232-4) here:http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Vision-Wireless-Router-F5D8232-4/dp/B000U78XOS/ref=cm_cr-mr-titleYes, it was super pretty, but it was consistently terrible with my MacBook laptops and what's the point in having Wi-Fi in the same room if it's going to die all the time? Past the time I could return the Belkin product, I gave it to a friend who had only PC laptops, and bought the Netgear product based on reviews. I was not disappointed.For one, I realize that the 802.11n is a draft protocol, but it takes such a long time for things to get approved through the international certification body (IEEE) that it will probably be a draft for a long time to come. I like the way I get a distance and speed boost, my MacBooks support it, so why not get a unit that purportedly supports the standard - and well?First off, I'd like to say that I'm a pretty technical guy, and never use wizards - but I did check the wizard out, and it looks like you could easily set up your Wi-Fi network and make it relatively secure without a whole heck of a lot of work. I actually prefer some of the newer routers which include a default and semi-random password and SSID on the bottom of the router, so your default isn't the same as everyone else. However, if you're setting up a Wi-Fi access point or router, you should probably be able to figure out the basics, and this router - and the included software/directions - will get you up and running.Secondly, this wireless router is feature-rich but not confusing to set-up. Plenty of gigabit-speed wired ports (my home entertainment components are close to where this unit sits, so my TiVo and PS3 use these) which you can up-link to the rest of your network, color-coded orange on mine. There's a color-coded "Internet" port (yellow), so you won't plug things in the wrong place. Aside from a physical power button (trust me, this is a very good thing to have, especially if you have power issues at your home or office!) and a reset button, that's it on the back. Simple, really. The front has standard indicators for Ethernet port activity, a "Push 'N' Connect" switch that sounds like a security nightmare waiting to happen - but that's just me, and other status indicators that are pretty but when things are working, you'll rarely even look at them. Seriously, once you've configured this unit, it seems to just work and work well. Every once in awhile, I'll tweak a setting here, upgrade firmware there, but it's pretty low-maintenance.Lastly, I've been running this unit with a nice mix of Macs, PCs and other handheld devices (Nook, BlackBerry, Palm), including wireless printers (HP), for over a year now. So many routers I've purchased in the past work great for awhile, and then drift off. I even had another Netgear router die due to blown caps after a few years - but that's years, not months.I like the design of this router, because it's square, boxy, and dark. It blends in really well between various pieces of furniture, so you can place it in a central location (good for signal) without impacting your design ethic too much. Of course, I'm a geek, so I think any piece of electronics looks good anywhere - sadly, not everyone would agree with me.Make sure you grab the latest firmware off of the Netgear web-site or, if you're using your Internet port to connect your router to your Internet access point (DSL or cable modem), the router will search for and install firmware semi-automatically with your permission.I highly recommend setting a good password, changing the default network from 192.168.0.x to 192.168.2.x or anything other than the default, and picking a good encryption method such as WPA or WPA2. Remote management (i.e. from the Internet) is bad, local management (from a local wire) is useful and an acceptable risk. If you can easily maintain your router from your desktop in a Firefox browser, you're more likely to keep things secure, and if you have a friend helping you out, it will make their life easier too.
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09.01.2013
2/10
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I looked at the box when it arrived and discovered a sticker that advertised drivers for Windows Vista.I went to their site and looked for drivers for Win7. I tried it directly on Win7 which failed to install a driver. I have wireless working on all my linux machines so I never thought to try this on any of my linux installations.The velcro tape fell off, which was OK. By then I had lost patience with the device and hope of finding a driver that worked on Win7. For the specific purpose for which this was bought, setting up a new gaming desktop, this was a failure. I dug out an old wireless from ALFA Networks, downloaded a driver through one of my laprops, moved it to the desktop with an SD card, and I have my gaming machine working.The Netgear? I wish I had thought to check for linux compatibility, but it has already been submitted for electronic recycling when I could have given it to a needy linux user.As an aside, since I had to submit serial number information to Netgear to search for a driver, they sent me a welcome to their list of registered users. I sent them a mail requesting removal, but no response. Netgear is a brand name I will remember, in order to avoid future issues.
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14.02.2013
2/10
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I bought it as part of our business network solution, and this is the only part that fails every day or two.Every now and then the router freezes up and resetting itself, resulting loss of company website, remote access, email, etc, and takes about 10 minutes to come back to itself. Then I have to manually input the settings from our Windows SBS, provided that I realized the router has been reset. Otherwise it will go on unchecked like loss of emails for a week as the reset doesn't impact outbound traffic so it is hard to detect.Seems that it is a factory defect after contacting Netgear as the serial number even won't register with their own system. The standard exchange is also not satisfactory. I need to be responsible for shipping defective product back at my own cost and then they will send a new one later. How is possible for me to return the unit and loss our internet for days even weeks? Yes they do offer shipping in first and return later option, but at additional cost.I should have stick to Cisco products like I use at home, and never gave Netgear a try.
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25.08.2012
6/10
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It's been an amazing experience with flashing Netgear routers to dd-wrt. Normally, I use router Netgear WNR2000v1. It's working fairly. Then, I learned that model WNR2000v2 allows users to set a GUEST SSID so that any guest coming to your home can share internet access without interference with your home SSID network. It's interesting to me, so I purchased a Netgear WNR2000v2. Unfortunately, I got a defective router model WNR2000v2. It works fairly as same as my old router WNR2000v1 but its wireless N connection dropping anytime. I found this problem too late to return the item for refund or replacement. I google and learned that dd-wrt firmware support Netgear WNR2000v2 router, so I downloaded dd-wrt firmware and flashed router to dd-wt hoping that wireless N connection would be stable. DD-WRT firmware helps the Netgear WNR2000v2 with improving to its full 300Mbps rate BUT does not help the router with its defective wireless connection. Sometimes, I still realize that wireless connection drops down that causes my computer to get disconnection with router. I google again and found that TomatoUSB firmware also support Netgear routers, so I downloaded TomatoUSB firmware with the instruction that users must flash Netgear routers to dd-wrt first and then upgrade firmware to TomatoUSB. My Netgear WNR2000v2 already flashed to dd-wrt, so I simply upgraded router firmware to TomatoUSB. Voila, the router also works faster with its full 300Mbps speed and even better with stability of wireless connection, no matter what kind of wireless connection B,G or N. Honestly, it has been an amazing experience with Open Source Firmware to me.
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30.11.2011
8/10
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Hey all,Usually don't do product reviews unless there is some benefit to the people out there browsing for the same product I did and wanted to give some updated information on Amazon's listing. For reference, I am a network administration so my level of technical knowledge is fairly high when it comes to this review.Amazon is shipping the Netgear RangeMax 150 Wireless Router version 3 which does not have an external antenna, however the version 3 has a superior designed internal antenna that hits at least 350 ft upon my testing. This unit while has "N" in the name does not actually provide "N" level of throughput. At most I'm seeing 63-70MB on throughput which is above the lowly 10-15MB I saw on my previous G router. This unit only has a 2.4GHz band and does NOT have the 5GHz band that is found on most "Wireless N" units out there. There is also no "MiMO" on this unit as well so you're not going to see blazing fast speeds you might find on another device. Again, most of you probably knew this as this is a budget router.My setup:Frontier FiOS Modem -> Netgear RangeMax 150 -> TrendNet Bridge (where my desktop connects)My FiOS connection is a 25 down/25 up connection and I have noticed a speed bump on my wireless devices + my bridge device. The setup and interface on the device is a breeze and offers a bevy of options including (to my surprise) allowing a guest network!Pro's:+ Wireless G + N "features" up to 150MB (theoretical)+ Easy setup and large number of options+ Guest Networking w/ LAN isolation+ Repeater capabilities to extend wireless network+ QoS & Parental controls+ WEP, WPA, WPA2 w/ AES+TKIP [standard options]Con's- Not "true" wireless N- Only 2.4GHz spectrum, doesn't include 5GHz band- 10/100 LAN ports- None flashable to DD-wrt, Tomato or Open-wrt [a con for some]- no user replaceable antenna- No USB connection for printer or file sharing [again, hardly a con for the price]Other thoughts: Having bought this for the Black Friday price of below $30 bucks, I really can't find fault with this router. Having it send signal to my wireless bridge and having anywhere from 5-15 wireless devices on it, I have not seen any slowness on my network since its addition. If you're looking for something to simply tide you over (like I was) until the next round of wireless devices hits the market next year, this is a great option for those looking to spruce up their infrastructure at home. It really does have enough options to give the term "budget" a run for its money.Link to Netgear's site for V3 product information: [...]
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26.05.2012
10/10
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My hobby during the past 12 years of retirement has been breathing life back into older computers (335 to date) and giving them free to disadvantaged kids and their families. In that more and more school systems are coming to rely on the internet, WI FI has become nearly a necessity on computers used by those students. Of late I have needed a reliable, inexpensive dongle with good scabbing range because most of the computers I rework never had that capability. The different versions of the NETGEAR WG111 that have been offered over those years have proven to be exactly what I needed. I have never had a problem with any of the ones I have personally kept and used and have yet to receive a complaint about any of the ones I have given away.The CD that comes with it has managed to make any brand computer WI FI capable that I have installed it in. Also, the generous length cable supplied with the NETGEAR WG111 allows one to "seek" the best signal spot---like back in the Rabbit Ears era of TV. Using a parabolic reflector with the cable and dongle really helps boost the signal for whatever brand of router happens to be in the mix. I found that a dish of about 16 inch dia. with about a 4 inch depth allows the focal point to occur at about the line across the dish opening; so it's simple to run a piece of tape across the middle of the opening and stick the dongle to it in the middle. The best reflector I've found so far is the curved lid from a cooking Wak. A simple way to find the focal point of your reflector dish is: F = Dia squared over 16 times C. F is focal point. Dia. is the distance across the middle of dish opening, and C is the distance at the center of the opening down to the bottom of the inside center of the curved "dish"----aka parabolic reflector.I have absolutely no connection to or with NETGEAR----only my intention to give credit where credit is due. I wish you the same good results that I have experienced.
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