Netgear WGR614 4 Port 802.11G Wireless Router (OBSOLETE)

Price: Unavailable. Try where to buy at manufacturer's website. Rating:	Hardware Features			Wireless Features
		Built-in Modem			Wireless 802.11g
		ADSL2/2+ Capability (for modems only)			Removable Antenna
		10/100 WAN Port/s - 1
		Gigabit WAN Port/s - 0
		3G Capable
		USB LAN Port/s		Other Features
		10/100 LAN Port/s - 4			UPnP Support
		Gigabit LAN Port/s - 0			Internet Sharing
		USB Print Server			QoS
		Parallel Port Print Server			IPv6
		Dialup/ISDN Failover			DynDNS Client
		USB Storage			Warranty - 3
		FXO Ports for VoIP - 0
		FXS Ports for VoIP - 0
	Security Features			More information
		NAT Security			Manufacturer's specifications
		SPI Firewall			Manufacturer support
		Content Filtering (Parental control)			Whirlpool Wiki
					Whirlpool Forum Search
	VPN Features
		IPSec VPN Endpoints - 0
		PPtP VPN Endpoints - 0
		Supports VPN passthrough (single session only)

Comments: Similar to the MR814 but with the new 802.11G technology which allows Wireless data speeds (still in the 2.4 gHz range) up to 5 times faster than existing technology with much the same performance and only slightly higher pricing.
Wireless range is excellent and at least as good as the FM114P. We tested using Netgear WG511 (802.11G) PCMCIA Card, MA101 (802.11B) USB adaptor, MA701 (802.11B) Palm card and the el cheapo Minitar (802.11B) PCMCIA card and all performed quite well up to about 70 metres through 2 plaster & one brick wall (low set home). The WG511 had a definite edge and would hold a much stronger signal for much longer before dropping out all of a sudden as we found its maximum range, whilst the Minitar tapered off gradually as distance increased until it dropped out just shy of the same distance. The MA101 & MA701 performed much the same as the WG511, so mixing 802.11G & B products isn't much of an issue with this Router.
Another one which suffers from Netgear's latest tactic of "upgrading" models and giving them new Version numbers, so there's V1, V2, V3 and even V4 getting about. Neither Netgear nor the distributors differentiate between the V1s and V2s in their stockholdings and price is identical, so they're impossible to tell apart when ordering. What causes these different version numbers is Netgear's recent policy of shopping around for part manufacturers. This gives them the ability to change to different parts should one source dry up, and to reduce their production costs by introducing competition amongst their component manufacturers. All fantastic from a pricing perspective, but not so great when it comes back to selling and supporting a product that keeps changing.

Click here to test drive the configuration menus.
Note: some buttons and Help Menus won't display correctly.

User Ratings

User	Rating	Comments
Stuart Kinnear 18/03/2008 10:05:33 AM		Cannot install on a PC that is a domain controller. Could not connect to bigpond even with all lights on. Wants to be a domain controller all the time. Would not recommend for anything but the simplest networks.

 

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