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Netgear RP 114 Web-Safe 4-Port Cable/DSL Router
| Manufacturer: | Netgear | | List price: | $129.99 | | Our price: | that is 100% off! |
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Netgear RP 114 Web-Safe 4-Port Cable/DSL Router |
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 | RP114 is really a good piece of hardware |
| I was able to connect my Windows98 PC and a Sun Ultra 5 running Solaris 8 in about 2 minutes and 15 minutes respectively. Remember to telnet to the modem: telnet 192.168.0.1 and change the default password, once you've got all you comps. up and running. Various models of Netgear routers have the same USername and password combos. For Sun Ultra series - if you're having config issues - on Solaris 8: go to: /usr/sbin execute: sys-unconfig Reboot. The system will ask you a bunch of questions. Just keep the IP address of your router handy. That's all you need. Keep answering the questions and you'll be networked in no time. Give your Sun box an IP like 192.168.0.2 or .3 or whatever is unused. For example if you have a Windows box on the network already hooked up - give the Solaris box a +1 IP addy. The CD that comes along with it is junk and the 'foldable' manual page is not too great either. The Netgear site FAQ will tell you to refer to the User Manual on many occasions. It does not EXIST... So don't waste your time. But the product itself is super simple to use. |
| Netgear RP 114 Web-Safe 4-Port Cable/DSL Router - |
 | Good value, comparable to RT314 but dissapointing enhancemts |
I used it for less than a month. It replaced an Netgear RT-314 I had before. I was happy with the basic functionality of the RT-314, and I wanted to add some kind of parental control (essentially limit the hours my children could use the Internet).
The RP114 is advertised as having that capability, but it is quite limited. You can only set global access hours, there is no way to target different users. I also found that both the RT-314 and RP-114 would not allow multiple VPN sessions simultaneously, and I had to reboot the router to be able to connect to ATT Net Client after my wife had connected to her company. This was a great annoyance, and I finally returned the RP114 and bought an SMC Barricade 7004-ABR. That solved the problem with VPN. And to my surprise, the Barricade has the parental controls I needed, but they are not trumpeted on the box like netgear does, plus it has a print server. All for about [price] more.... |
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| Netgear Still Works The Best (Over D-Link, Linksys, & SMC) |
| Take it from a guy who tried all 4 brands of network routers: Netgear, D-Link, Linksys, & SMC, and guess what... Netgear still works the best! You might pay a little more for Netgear's components, but its well worth the money: First, I've had the product over 2 months now, on 24/7 and I never had to turn off or power-cycle the router. D-Link, Linksys, and SMC all froze after 2 week's of continuous use. And every week I had to repeat the power-cycle process. Second, I never had to reboot to access the Internet whenever I reconfigure the router And last, simple to use (no Fuss)! |
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