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AirTunes/Airport Express, WEP, and Netgear routers
Authored by: Anonymous on Oct 20, '04 12:49:57PM

I have to personally say, after an unpleasant weekend wrestling with a Netgear product, that they are the worst vendor I have ever given money to. Linksys will make you much, much happier. Netgear deserves a targeted thermonuclear strike.



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AirTunes/Airport Express, WEP, and Netgear routers
Authored by: silicondiode on Oct 20, '04 01:25:11PM

i have a WGR 614v3 and i have never had an issue with it. macstumbler reports signal strength > 75 everywhere in my house and > 110 in the same room. my airport express talks to the router in b and g without any issues.

i've set them up for countless clients and i've never had to go back to fix 'em. i always turn on WEP and i always use a hex key. so i've seen them run fine in houses as small as 1 bedroom NYC apartments and as big as "mansions" in southern CT. the only issue i've ever had with netgear wireless products is that Dell Truemobile wifi cards don't play nicely with them. then again dell branded wifi cards don't play nice with much.

my $0.02

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AirTunes/Airport Express, WEP, and Netgear routers
Authored by: thirteenva on Oct 20, '04 04:06:03PM

Odd that you've experienced these problems. We have a netgear hear at work and despite the metal walls in this building (not metal studs, metal walls) Our sales team down the hall from the room with the router get a full strength signal.

I also have an older netgear at home (mr314) which was a 802.11b and should likely not have as much range as a 'G' router but it covers the entire span of my 1000sq ft apartment. I can use my powerbook out on the deck if i choose to. Our neighbor also has a netgear and i can pick up his signal loud and clear despite the thick wall between the apartments.



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Netgear routers
Authored by: drm0223 on Oct 20, '04 10:42:22PM

Altho my daughter had good experience with an older 'b' model, my Netgear WGR614 v3 exhibits a frustrating failure at least once a week. I have to power cycle it to get it working again, but it does start up each recycle. Worse yet, I wrote to NetGear, indicating I had updated to the latest ROM, asking for help. Their reply? "Update to the latest ROM." Must have been an auto reply. My attempts to get real help have gone unanswered. Maybe I'll sell this and get a Linksys, as recommended here.
David



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AirTunes/Airport Express, WEP, and Netgear routers
Authored by: samvenning on Oct 20, '04 11:32:05PM

I've given up on Netgear wireless devices too. I purchased a DG834G (ADSL modem, router, wireless base station). So many features in one well-priced unit! The web configuration tool is also one of the most well-presented and intuitive I've seen.

The problem with the DG834G however is that the wireless drops out (requiring a reboot) about once a week (while the built-in/wired Ethernet continues to work just fine).

I've tried upgrading the firmware - problems with the wireless network persist. This is not limited to just one unit... a couple of friends experience similar problems.

I haven't been able to get my AirPort Express to join (WDS) my Netgear wireless network.

I gave the unit to a friend who wanted an ADSL modem/router and who wont use the wireless part of the unit. I'll never buy another Netgear wireless device.

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