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The FVS318 is only 10/100 that may be the problem or it may just be slow. as a test both pass. I'm not going to use the FVS318. With Netgear Prosafe VPN Firewall 8 FVS318 I get about 6 Mb/s download, using my computers firewall I get about 17 Mb/s download. Using ShieldsUP.
only drawback - you can not create DHCP Scope. hi i bought this product 15 days back for our office. and its working fine.
If you need throughput to/from the Internet that is faster than 6 Mbps buy a more powerful router - as we are about to do. We've had this router for a few years now and it's worked like a champ.But we now have 30 Mbps internet service from our cable provider and this Netgear router cannot process the data any faster than 6 Mbps. (probably this is all the firewall can handle).
Anyway this is a stupid, stupid limitation--especially considering that one MUST also enter the MAC address of the reserved IP address.The Netgear has a LIFETIME WARRANTY on the unit and a 3 year warranty on the wall-wart (AC power adapter). I didn't even have to use the provided CD.The wall-wart (AC power adapter) is intelligently designed--the body doesn't interfere with the next socket on an in-line power strip. These servers have static IP addresses that are also outside the range of the DHCP server. Okay, fine, if I HAVE to.
I've owned two Linksys BEFSR41--both units failed and as a consequence I refuse to purchase another Linksys product. (The Linksys has a 1 year warranty).So in summary: Linksys is junk in my opinion. So I'm either FORCED to once again widen the IP address range of the DHCP server (bad; I really don't want the DHCP server starting at 12.24.60.64 for example) or change the static IP address of the client's server (worse). Ever.I decided to buy the Netgear ProSafe and I'm glad I did.It has a sturdy metal case.
Now another related issue is: I build and test servers for clients. Get a Netgear instead. (By comparison the Linksys has a really cheap plastic case).Setup was a breeze. (By comparison the Linksys unit consumed two positions on an in-line power strip).The reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because of this ridiculously stupid limitation when entering a reserved IP address (e.g., for a network printer or a server):[quote]This IP address MUST be within the range of IP addresses used by the DHCP server.[/quote]I already had a network printer with an assigned static IP address of 192.168.1.150 and Netgear refused to recognize it unless I changed the IP address range of the DHCP server.
Will purchase newer model in a few months that can will work, and use this as a backup and possibly a normal switch. Only limitation is that the WAN to Lan speed can only go up to 6MPS, my FIOS connection is 20MPS, so big downloads and when things get busy cannot acheive enough speed. Works great. Has many features and low cost.
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