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Netgear WGU624 Double 108 Mbps Wireless A+G Router

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Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
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Netgear WGU624 Double 108 Mbps Wireless A+G Router
  • NOTE: For full performance set to be utilized, the WGU624 Router must be used with Netgear WG511U 108 Mbps Wireless A+G PC Card
  • XR Range allows range up to 3X greater than typical Wireless-G networks
  • Transfer even the largest video files within your home network at blazing speeds
  • A second 108 Mbps network is accessed in Wireless-A band (5 Ghz) when interference or congestion is detected in the 108 Mbps Wireless-G band (2.4 GHz)
  • Compatible with Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP; Mac OS; NetWare, UNIX, or Linux
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Product Description
As networking technology continues to evolve, the needs for a wireless network continue to expand, be it in the home or office. A home user may find his existing Wi-Fi wireless network inadequate for transferring movies and home video files to his notebook PC, as there is too much interference from other networks, or the speed is just not sufficient. The NETGEAR WGU624 Double 108 Mbps Wireless Router operates in either of two 108 Mbps modes, similar to having 2 networks in one product. The first 108 Mbps mode is compliant with standard 802.11g, while the second is an 802.11a network free from interference by other wireless traffic such as microwave ovens and cordless phones, and thus ideal for applications such as video streaming.
Product Details
Netgear WGU624 Double 108 Mbps Wireless A+G Router
  • Personal Computers: 0 pages
  • Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
  • Publisher: Netgear
  • Label: Netgear
  • Studio: Netgear
  • Sales Rank in Electronics: #69957
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2.2 out of 5 stars (22 customer reviews)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating, September 8, 2005
This review is from: Netgear WGU624 Double 108 Mbps Wireless A+G Router (Personal Computers)
I am a very experienced information technology professional. I wanted to upgrade my old SMC 7004 since my 13 year old decided to step on it and break off one of the antenna stalks. I went for this beauty because of specs and looks.

I downloaded the latest firmware (.11) and flashed it before doing anything else.

I did not have any problem configuring it since the browser interface is pretty straight forward. I have PPPoE with Verizon DSL and use 64 bit WEP since I don't want to have to configure all my wireless bridges around the house. I had it up and running in less than 5 minutes and I had Internet connectivity as well as brand new DHCP leases on every laptop and over every wireless bridge except for one laptop still running an old SMC2635W PCMCIA 11b card. The throughput was pretty decent for the 11b/g side and phenomenal on the 11a side. It gave a very strong signal on my back porch, way better than the 7004.

This euphoria lasted about 20...Read more
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing product and technical support services! Stay away from it!, April 22, 2006
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W. Lam "wlanguru" (San Mateo, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Netgear WGU624 Double 108 Mbps Wireless A+G Router (Personal Computers)
**Update at the bottom**

I must admit this is the worse networking product I've seen, and I don't know how Netgear product QA could have passed this for sales.

There are several major issues with this product:

1. It stops sending beacons on both radios on a random basis. This causes wireless connectivity to drop. The only way to solve the issue is to reboot the router. I used a wireless sniffer to see if the router was sending out beacons, and it wasn't.
2. WAN connectivity drops frequently. The router recovers by itself, but I can lose WAN connectivity up to over a minute and this problem can happen quite often. I use my VoWLAN application all the time and my calls always drop. When WAN connectivity is not available, I have no problem pinging the router or accessing the router's config page.

Then, I found Netgear techsupport to be totally hopeless. My support calls always end up somewhere in India. Although the techsupport...Read more
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Frequently drops connections, October 18, 2005
This review is from: Netgear WGU624 Double 108 Mbps Wireless A+G Router (Personal Computers)
This would be a great device if it would keep working for over a couple hours. It drops the wireless or Internet or both connections multiple times daily. Upgrading to the latest (8 month old) firmware, if anything, worsened the problem.

Search Google - This is a very common problem that Netgear doesn't seem to have addressed.

I am surprised this product hasn't been discontinued.
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