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I had FR114P, which is very solid and stable onethe first one died after about 2 year, the second lasted 5 yearssince I have more and more connections, I have to upgrade to 8 port routerthe choice is between Linksys and this one, and I chose this one because I was happy with FR114Pthe web setup is 99% same as FR114P, except VPN options, that I have no plan to use itFR114P has LTP port, which is no longer used (I have printer with LAN port), this one doesn'tthe unit looks bulky, it runs cool even with 2 Slingboxes running, this is goodI read some routers have issue with Slingbox external access, and I have similar problem using Actiontec DSL combo, and now I only use it as modem onlyFR114P doesn't have this issue, and FVS318 doesn't alsothis router also has DDNS support (dyndns.org), which is essential for DSL usersI read that the router has speed issue between WAN and LAN, since I use DSL, which is not noticeablethe only shortcoming is the router requires restart when applying some settings, which may be annoying, but I put some setup before putting it to servicegenerally, this is the wired router you should get, especially if you have Slingbox, because it doesn't have problem with itdon't settle for less
Product was recommended by my IT consultant. Unit set is easy and it works as advertised - with no problems
One version of v3 can live up to the 100mbps WAN line, the other is stuck at 10mbps. There are multiple versions FVS318v1, v2, v3. When you buy this anywhere you are taking a 50% chance.If your WAN (out-going internet) line exceeds 10mbps, don't waste your time. And then there are multiple v3 versions that are invisible to the eye. Even with the latest firmwares as of March 2009, it really makes no difference. This pretty much includes all customers with comcast broadband and verizon fios. If you don't care about the WAN speed stuck under 10mbps however, then the switch is actually very stable.
This is a pretty good unit. It seems we need to reboot them about once a month to avoid problems. Our company uses these units to maintain a VPN connection between offices, and to our clients. They always seem to do a great job keeping a connection. One drawback is that they do not include the client VPN access licenses, which are available separately, but at a cost. I would eventually like to see these units bundled with the mobile VPN licenses, and that would earn the fifth star in my opinion.
I decided I needed a firewall and the FVS318 worked right out of the box. No issues, except that I needed to rename the IP address on my Qwest DSL modem. This wasn't a NETGEAR problem, but it was kind of hard to figure out since NETGEAR had no help for hooking up to a Qwest DSL modem. Qwest was totally unhelpful.So if it looks like the Firewall isn't finding the internet, check your DSL modem IP address it probably is identical to the NETGEAR firewall.Haven't tried the VPN and probably will not try it.
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