Does not work as advertised I retruned the product to Amazon and have not yet received my credit for the return.
The product did not work as advertised. Would not retain configuration across cold boots of the device. When ever there was a power failure I had to reconfigure the device. I had purchased two of them and both of them had the problem.
The DDNS does not work. Netgear acknowedgeds the problem, however, they are not willing to put out a firmware release to fix it. Instead they suggested ...
[Netgear FVG318 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall 8 review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 2.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 09/30/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
75% (6 of 8) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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"lock box" Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: all in one box
Cons: every negative thing said in these reviews is true. I purchased 3 units before May 1 (so no lifetime support). I upgraded the F/W on all three and that killed one. the also constantly lockup and require power cycles. I have one in a remote location and i had to actually connect it to a electrical t...
[Netgear FVG318 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall 8 review by N/A can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | N/A | | Review Date: | 12/19/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review |  | | |
80% (4 of 5) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great product, but you must be technical. Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
Pros: This products offers a great deal of features in one package that similar or competing products simply don't have at the same price point. This unit's hardware is slightly older, but the firmware is regularly updated. I replaced the stock antenna with a 8dbi one; great reception.
Cons: The technical information available from Netgear on this product, especially in terms of fi...
[Netgear FVG318 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall 8 review by J Sauve can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | J Sauve | | Review Date: | 09/10/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (3 of 3) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Do Not buy - Constant Lockups Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: 8 port switch
Cons: Locks up constantly. Upgrades to current Firmware (1.0.43) - no change.
When it locks up, you lose VPN, Internet, wired connections and wireless. It becomes a brick at that point - requuires a power cycle to get it working for another 6-18 hours.
Other Thoughts: Tech Support with the co...
[Netgear FVG318 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall 8 review by N/A can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | N/A | | Review Date: | 03/08/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (3 of 3) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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DO NOT BUY Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: 8 ports switch combined with WAP and firewall.
Cons: Internet get cut off daily (At least 3 times a day). When it happened, you can't logon using the web interface sometime. But if you do hard reboot, made sure you've backup your setting since there'll be a very good chance it'll loss all the setting. Upgraded to the latest firmware and still the same. Oh, by t...
[Netgear FVG318 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall 8 review by Captain can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 4.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Captain | | Review Date: | 11/14/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
66% (2 of 3) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great idea that needs work! Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Great protection and functionality in a single package. Installation, setup, and administration were easy.
Cons: Peformance is really bad (cut my effective cable bandwidth in half!) Tech support recommended a firmware upgrade that KILLED to router. After 12 hours of troubleshooting, they want to dump responsibility for...
[Netgear FVG318 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall 8 review by N/A can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 4.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | N/A | | Review Date: | 02/13/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
66% (2 of 3) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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I LIKE IT! Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: I bought this so that the Office can have both wireless for the laptops and hardwired for the existing seven desk pcs. For all you geeks having a hard time setting this thing up all you need to do is call 1888NETGEAR and let them walk you thru it. Its the quickest way to set it up and learn what you're dealing with. It works like a charm. I wonder about...
[Netgear FVG318 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall 8 review by Wutduhphuk can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Wutduhphuk | | Review Date: | 01/07/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
66% (2 of 3) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great product - no issues Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Simple design
Easy to use interface
Quick setup
VPN works flawlessly (when configured correctly)
Cons: Error logs are too cryptic for a novice to troubleshoot, howerver if you follow the documentation and configure the device correctly, you wont need to troubleshoot it.
Other Thoughts: Documentation lack...
[Netgear FVG318 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall 8 review by Shawn can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Shawn | | Review Date: | 08/08/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (2 of 2) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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A Somewhat Disappointing Device... Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
Pros: All-in-one device. Wireless Access Point (up to 108mbps), 8-Port 10/100mbps LAN Switch, VPN End-point, Firewall, and Router.
Cons: Size is huge!
The FVG318 has been a pretty big disappointment. When first launched, it did not recognize the LAN assigned IP Address, and I had a hard time accessing routerlogin.net (which works when it wants to; otherwise it g...
[Netgear FVG318 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall 8 review by shrapnel64 can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 4.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | shrapnel64 | | Review Date: | 06/11/2006 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (2 of 2) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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**Don't buy this !!!!!*** Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: concept of wireless, vpn, router bundle
Cons: awful reception on the wireless, constantly drops internet connection!!!!!! drops at least 1 an hour. i bought 3 of these at the same time and all have the same problem...netgear won't admit it and guess what, since i bought it before may 1, i am not eligible...
[Netgear FVG318 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall 8 review by N/A can be read at Newegg.com] | | Newegg.com Rating: 2.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | N/A | | Review Date: | 05/23/2007 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (1 of 1) Users Found This Review Helpful |