Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Wired Routers
Does a pretty good job. Older technology, so you don't have wifi apps to control from phone, and track what malware is coming at your system. Upload speeds did not increase as I hoped.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Over all good 8 port gigabit but some flaw with the WiFi that is very weak. In fact it does not cover all my house and sometime we lose it all and have to reset the unit for the wifi to work again... Thank you, Jean
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I really like the price of this unit. Compared to other routers with a similar price tag, you get a lot of bang for the buck. I have not had any of the reliability issues that I have heard some people complain about, but I tend to keep my equipment cooler than most people do, (give it room to breath, don't ever block the cooling vents on the sides/top). On the negative side, I hate the fact that when I updated the firmware I lost all of my settings, even though I backed them up. Apparently the backups from the old firmware are not compatible with the new firmware, dumb but not too big a deal. I was also disappointed by the limit of only 35 blocked keywords. I wanted to feed it a MUCH longer list than that, but oh well. I also wish that the VPN was compatible with the windows XP VPN client. Instead you have to pay for the Netgear client (sigh). You don't have to be an expert to configure it, but it helps if you know what you're doing. Over all one gets what one pays for, and in this case you get a really decent not quite business class firewall for the same price as a lot of junky, buggy, all in one units that tend to be disappointing. Just don't expect it to compete with a Cisco Pix or a Sonicwall.Read full review
I called up Netgear about purchasing their client software because I have systems at home running XP, Vista, and Windows 7. They wanted 70 dollars for their software. Just for a single license. And it doesn't even support Windows 7 yet. This isn't a review for Netgear support. If it was it would be rated poor. Their support is horrible and they wouldn't upgrade my licenses to the latest compatible version for Windows Vista (They just started supporting it in VPN software) and I bought the licenses when Vista was already out. Pretty shady.... But anyways so I found this VPN Router / Firewall device and it was less than a single client software license. I figured why not? I got the device and set it up. It was pretty straight forward if you are familiar with setting up VPN's. I use their highest level model at the office I connect to and everything went pretty smooth. The connection seems to remain pretty consistent. Speed is decent concidering I am using encryption between the offices. I wish there were more advanced firewall functionality. I would be upset if I paid full price for it because of the lack in firewall filters and logging features that I normally would prefer to use. But for the used price I can't beat it. And it beats a single client license and now all of my desktop systems can connect over the VPN without any problems. So I rate this product good.Read full review
This is FVS318v3 (with firmware 3.0_28), I used them for VPN to connect two LANs that one LAN with static public IP and the other LAN with dynamic public IP. It works fine but not as stable as FVS318v1 (with firmware 2.4) which can run for months without reset. However, v3 offers 100M WAN port while v1 offers 10M WAN port. But the v3 is ok, which has a setting that I can set it automatically re-boot daily at the time I specified. With two of these devices, you do NOT need VPN software installed at client computers to have the VPN connections. That is a huge plus for these VPN routers. If you only have one of it at the LAN with static public IP, you can still VPN to it by using VPN client software such as ShrewSoft.
I have been using a Netgear FVS318 for over 2 years. Replaced a Linksys router that failed. Reason for the purchase of this unit was as a backup. My ISP was having trouble and of course they always blame it on the customer first so I decided to purchase another FVS318 just to make sure that it was not my system that was giving them problems. I have never had a problem with my NetGear unit. Set up is a no brainer. Just plugged it in and reset the modem and it was on. Very user friendly unit. In fact I could not live without this 8 port box. My world would collapse. I would recomend this unit to anyone that likes ease of setup and operation. The FVS318 just sets there and blinks at me. I print though the network and also have VoIP on the system ahead of the router. The old NetGear unit was not nearly as easy to operate. Did not have the firewall that the FVN318 has. Or was it as user friendly. After two year I can safely say that the NetGear router is one of the most dependable components in my small office system. I purchased my first FVS318 at retail, paying about $160.00. This unit was a steal on the Bay. From my experience with the unit, I would still have paid the $160.00 that I did as it is well worth the cost for the headache that it saves. Backing up files across the network is such an easy task and the peace of mind that I won't lose data is even better yet. Computers are at the best undependable, but having the ability to back them up across the network with a user friendly router, such as the FVS318, makes up for the short fall of a computer.Read full review
Great value for a wired network needing a Secure VPN connection
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I would highly recommend this gateway/router to anyone serious about their Home or Small Business network performing at its best. It's 8-port full gigabit integrated switch, enables you to connect up to 8 pc's (or 7 and a wireless AP or switch) to each other at gigabit speeds, and provides a low-latency path to the router. Netgear's firewall setup, while somewhat unintuitive, is quite thorough and effective. Adding a port forward/'service' is a simple process once you've gotten over the learning curve. The only 'issue' I could see with it is a lack of wireless support built-in. This, however, is by design. This is a business-class gateway, designed to do one job, exceptionally well. Wireless standards change from time to time, making integrated AP/Router boxes obsolete. In an business-class network, if a new wireless standard comes out, you simply replace the AP. With seperate wireless access points, you also gain reliability for two reasons: 1. When the AP fails, your wired lan remains up. 2. The circuitry for an AP generates a lot of heat. This could cause premature failure of integrated units, if not designed properly. Wireless home routers costing the same, will not perform anywhere near as well, nor be as durable. It's just not possible to do that and make a profit. I've long used the Netgear ProSafe line of gateways. This unit replaced an older FVS124G, merely to simplify down from a 8-port gigabit switch and the FVS124G, and did not need dual wan support. The FVS124G has been sold to another company, and is still in use today.Read full review
Received but not used yet, It does not work as expected, it creates conflict with another Netgear R8000 router, I am very unhappy with the product! It was impossible to install the software in Windows 10, I saw not very good references of this device. I just can't use it, I think I lost my money with this purchase!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
As an IT Tech, we need reliable products and this one certainly qualifies. In the business environment this VPN router has been a steady workhorse for many years - I know because I have been servicing more than 60 of these for more than 7 years. They have been an affordable, reliable router choice and though production has ceased on them and moved to the gigabit version, continue to service the company locations I service. For novice users, their interface is intuitive and overall an excellent choice for a standard wired router one can depend on.