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Netgear Dual Wan Giga Firewall

Amazon Sales Rank: #39016 in Consumer Electronics Brand: Netgear Model: FVS336G-100NAS Platform: Windows Format: CD Dimensions: 7.01" h x 10.00" w x 1.56" l, 3.75 pounds Network Ports 10/100Mbps WAN - 2 VPN IPSec Support - Yes Warranty (Device) - Limited Lifetime Load balancing or fail-over modes

Most helpful customer reviews 14 of 15 people found the following review helpful. The ultimate mini-router that won't work By Kevin McMurtrie 3.0.6-29 Firmware Update I thought this update fixed problems with NAT rules. It did fix the bug where inbound NAT rules were damaged on restart, but now newly created outbound NAT rules don't work! Packets go from LAN to WAN but the responses are lost without even triggering dropped packet logging. Netgear online support doesn't seem to have the technical knowledge to investigate. Stay away from this router. You will never get it working. Earlier reviews follow. ----------------- This router has suffered numerous firmware bugs that prevent it from working securely and reliably. Tech support's answer is always to hard-reset and reprogram manually. Reprogramming using a backup file only restores whatever corruption you're trying to get rid of. This is a BUSINESS class router! Manually reprogramming takes at least an hour. After fixing the bug that gave admin privileges to Telnet without a password, I've picked up a bug where an important NAT rule vanishes on each reboot. I've been told by Netgear Support to install the beta firmware update (and then manually reprogram AGIAN) but they never sent it to me and they stopped responding to the trouble ticket. Netgear has a forum that they recommend for fast support but it's staffed by illiterates. I can't tell what they're trying to say. There's still no VPN client software for 64 bit systems. ----------------- Firmware 3.0.5-25 may grant administrative access to everybody on the LAN through Telnet. If this happens, you can't set a password and you can't turn the feature off. The ONLY solution is to reset to factory defaults and re-configure from scratch. If Amazon let me, I'd drop to no stars until this is fixed. ----------------- This little box is awesome. This is for anyone who has multiple internet connections, multiple static IP addresses, multiple home servers, or any other problem that a "home router" can't handle. Gigabit ports and the custom NAT rules allow a home server, a desktop computer, and a NAS can talk to each other at raw Gigabit speed. The best feature isn't obvious until you're half way through the initial configuration - it's actually easy to set up. The web GUI is clear, full of help, responsive, and it tells you about potential conflicts. The owner's guide is all about how to create your network. It doesn't waste your time with Windows screenshots. Ping, traceroute, DNS, and packet sniffing tools are built-in for troubleshooting mistakes without yanking wires. A test of NAT showed about 52Mbps, which isn't too bad for a small box. The only bug I've seen so far is that routing might not work immediately after setting up a custom NAT rule. 16 of 19 people found the following review helpful. Great Device -- Lots of bugs By SunGuru It is true that this device is very easy to setup and works well. However be aware that the latest firmware is riddled with bugs, especially in the area of remote syslog and vpn administration. If your buying this unit to do site to site vpn you might consider looking at the SonicWall TZ 190 too. Although this unit has a CLI, it is very limited, you will need to do most of your setup programming via the http interface. This device replaced a Cisco Pix 506 --- in side by side tests the throughput on the Netgear blew the Cisco out of the water. Also, if your trying to connect several airport extreme base stations together via Gigabit Ethernet don't bother trying to do it with the Cisco it has some incompatibility problem. But I'm pleased to inform you that the Netgear works perfectly as the switch to tie all the airport extremes together to make one big network. If you need to open ports for service pass through you will need to do all your own setup of the services, since by default the Netgear provides you with none. The manual appears to be of good size but leaves a lot to be desired when trying