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Netgear WGR614 Open-Source Wireless-G 4-Port Router - Designed for Linux Developers & Open Source Experts!
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This Netgear WGR614 Open-Source Wireless-G 4-Port Router delivers open source code for Linux developers and hobbyist! Because of the open-source code the router uses, you can create firmware for specialized applications such as gaming, VoIP (voice over Internet protocol), security or increased signal strength!This 4-port wireless router delivers up to 54 Mbps maximum data transfer rate and offers greater flexibility with dual detachable antennas! Additionally, the Wireless-G router delivers up to the WAN-to-LAN throughput of other Wireless-G routers! The WGR614 router admits only legitimate traffic by combing two proven standards: NAT (Network Address Transfer) and SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection). It also delivers the highest level of wireless network security with WPA (Wireless Protected Access)!
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Netgear WGR614 Open-Source Wireless-G 4-Port Router - Designed for Linux Developers & Open Source Experts!
This review is from: Netgear WGR614 Open-Source Wireless-G 4-Port Router - Designed for Linux Developers & Open Source Experts! (Electronics)
"Designed for Linux Developers & Open Source Experts" is marketing spin for "our router is broken and you'll have to fix it."
For starters, this router is marketed toward Open Source fans, but when you first start the router, it takes you through one of those 'configuration wizards' for setup, and it REQUIRES Internet Explorer. There's IE-specific JavaScript on the first page of the setup wizard, which is simply asking "Do you want to run the setup wizard?" and has yes and no radio buttons and a continue button. There's no reason for even having scripting on this page, but they put broken IE-only script there and the continue button doesn't work. Absolute incompetence.
After getting past the wizard, though, the normal web interface works in Firefox. But there are more problems to come. The router's DNS server is buggy and slow, and the router FORCES you to use it. I often couldn't get through to websites. It hijacks any DNS requests destined for a server on...Read more
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