Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Jan 05 '03
Pros: Easy to set up, website restriction, website logs, awesome look (for home)
Cons: Refreshes web-based GUI frequently.
Summary: Netgear has produced many reliabe SOHO networking products in the past before, so I was very interested in reviewing the RP614 router when it fell on my lap. Having experienced weird problems with a D-Link router in the past (also a respected SOHO ... read more
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Oct 07 '04
Pros: fast, easy, cheap
Cons: no option to override router password, atrocious support
Summary: This is a good cheap router for your home. HOWEVER...NetGear outsources their customer service to India, which in and of itself is bad enough. Not due to any kind of Xenophobic thing, it's just that you can't understand half of what they say. Expect to ... read more
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Oct 02 '04
Pros: A genuinely well built, well back product.
Cons: The power brick needs to be eradicated.
Summary: Coming from a Linksys BEFSR41, I have to say with great pride that this router is about 2x better than anything Linksys has given us in the home router market. I posted my review on the BEFSR41 almost two years ago, and I stand behind it still today. ... read more
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Aug 03 '04
Pros: 3 year warranty, works as expected
Cons: AC adapter is large
Summary: I use Comcast broadband with two computers and got a letter from them saying I was only allowed to use one IP address, so my main reason for buying the RP614v2 router was to be able to have multiple computers behind the firewall and only use a single IP ... read more
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May 21 '04
Pros: Easy to use, works well, not much else I can say about this router.
Cons: Terrible customer service and support. Not durable at all. Poorly built.
Summary: I bought this router in Oct. 2003,I've had it for 7 months and was very happy with the performance, the durability is another thing altogether. I tried to unplug the router to reset it and the adapter was literally stuck in the female socket so I pulled ... read more
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Nov 25 '03
Pros: Quick, Easy, Cheap, Shiny, Good looking.
Cons: Cheap, Bad for VPN & SSH, needs constant resetting.
Summary: Overall, for basic home use, this is a great router, but I purchased it for home office use, for which it's terrible. There is no mention of current software defects, or warnings that you should not use it for anything other than basic web browsing. ... read more
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Sep 29 '03
Pros: Ideal for sharing broadband connection, web browser settings interface, PC/Mac compatibility, no drivers required
Cons: Required several resets to get it running the first time
Summary: Pricing I was in the market for a router because it seemed the best way to connect a second computer to my broadband DSL connection. I had no previous experience with routers. The metal casing, reputation of Netgear, and the supposedly easy ... read more
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Aug 29 '03
Pros: Simple and easy to use
Cons: None so far...
Summary: I had another router by Gigafast that kept loosing my connection so I finally broke down and bought ... read more
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Aug 03 '03
Pros: Fast, low latency, stylish.
Cons: NTP problems with older firmware.
Summary: It was time to buy a new router. My trusty Dlink DI-704 had starting dropping my connection at an ever increasing rate, and worse yet, I couldn’t get it to hardware reset. My household has gotten more and more internet-dependent, so I rushed to a ... read more
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Jul 16 '03
Pros: Inexpensive (both router and USB NIC under $100).
Cons: Very difficult setup, Netgear does not support system problems caused by their bundled software.
Summary: Installation was quite difficult and poorly documented. I state that as a Network Engineer of 15 years with multiple Microsoft, Cisco, and other certifications. Keeping the laptop working with the USB NIC required writing batch files that periodically ... read more
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Jul 02 '03
Pros: Extremely Fast! Powerful Processor! Nice Memory specs! Easy configure!
Cons: Only has web interface (no telnet). Plastic housing. No TCP/IP Filters
Summary: I just purchased an RP614 to replace my RT314 router. In less than 3 minutes, I had it unpacked and running smoothly. My SpeedStream 5360 has the Firmware Patch installed from Efficient, and I have noticed nothing but increased speed and absolutely no ... read more
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Jun 15 '03
Pros: Sleek design and yet it does a lot of work
Cons: The big power adapter.
Summary: Research: After a lot of reading about routers/switches on internet, finally narrowed to two brands, Netgear & Linksys. Both the brands work the same way, but I chose Netgear for its compact design and occupies very very less space. Installation: Easy. ... read more
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May 21 '03
Pros: Fast, easy setup
Cons: Drops connections, Time/Date are wrong now that I updated the firmware to 4.12_Final
Summary: This router COULD be a winner if Netgear would fix the firmware. About 6 months ago, in an attempt to fix one problem, I updated the firmware. Ever since then, the router has been dropping the connection and needs to be reset. Netgear continues to ... read more
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Apr 25 '03
Pros: Very easy set up (in under SEVEN minutes)
Cons: Costs more than the competition without manufacturer's rebates. Rebates are risky!
Summary: I just bought this router this morning. I have no idea how these things work and I thought i'd have trouble with it using my DSL connection (which requires users to log on. I set aside a whole day to figure this out. But after unopening the box and ... read more
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Mar 27 '03
Pros: Easy to setup, upgradable firmware, attractive, takes little space
Cons: Block plug in takes up space.
Summary: I bought this little unit due to the fact of having problems with my DSL Connection dropping all the time. It was on sale at futureshop with a mail in rebate so I ordered one up.
Unpacking and setting it up was a breeze. All the instructions ... read more
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Feb 20 '03
Pros: Doesn't take up space, very fast, full of features.
Cons: ...Tell me when you find something bad.
Summary: A router is used to connect up to several computers to the internet at once using the same IP from the same Internet Service provider. Most also support firewall and content filtering… blah blah blah. I’m assuming you already know this stuff ... read more
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