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This router works wonderfully but only when it works :(. I have to recycle the power at least once in 2-3 days. Already went through one exchange - same problem again. After 90 days, Netgear does not provide support - so I don't know how will the 3 year warranty work. Seems like after 90 days, one has to go though the premium support first ($2 per min) and if they agree later that there is a hardware problem, they will refund the support fee and replace the product, otherwise ......Don't buy this router if you are looking for a reliable and troublefree router. D-link, US Robotics may be a better choice.
Buyer Beware!
This has been the WORST piece of junk, barely works, the set up was awful, and the help line truly should be a SNL skit. I was on and off hold for 30 minutes with people who were just trying to sellme their extended warranty. Spoke to three people all were sales people no one ever came on the line to help me.
worthless hunk of crap
I bought this to replace a dieing d-link router. It was easy to set up and started working automatically. I only have it hooked up to 2 computers. The little bastard constantly times out every day. There's a reason it's so cheap. Listen to the other reviews and don't buy it. Last time I buy Netgear.
Good enough
My home is all ethernet so I have little use for wireless most of the time. I purchased this to have when working on family and friends units and need to test the wifi. Speed and range are of little import to me. Both are adequate. The user interface is the standard browser set up and works well with Firefox. It set up just fine and has worked well for all the Windows OS systems. Some flavors of Linux are a pain to get working but I suspect that is more of a WLAN driver issue than with this router. My networking expertise is very basic. One hint, if you forget your passwords, they can be reset to factory defaults by pressing a recessed button while the unit is powered on.
Problems
I'm giving up on this thing. It often dropped off and had to be re-booted with cable. Then it wouldn't re-configure with a DSL connection even after reseting. Of course, now I see there are all kinds of issues with it. Wish I'd looked at that before I spend hours troubleshooting this piece of junk...
Died in under a year.
When this router worked, it was fine. But there were several times when it didn't work, and the first line of telephone support in India was utterly unable to help. Eleven months after first installing it, it was only intermittently able to connect to the internet, it repeatedly rejected the painstakingly re-programmed password, and finally emitted a low, high-pitched whine. After days of fighting to restore the router to proper working order with expert help, I threw in the towel, bought an Apple Airport Express and installed it in 5 minutes to perfect working order. I most certainly will not buy another NetGear product.