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Terfex.com - Netgear FVS338 ProSafe VPN Firewall 50
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List Price: $278.00
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Manufacturer: Netgear
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Netgear
EAN: 0606449037197
Feature: Initiates up to 50 hardware accelerated AES VPN tunnels using Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
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Label: Netgear
Manufacturer: Netgear
Model: FVS338
Publisher: Netgear
Studio: Netgear
Warranty: NETGEAR lifetime warranty
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Features
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Initiates up to 50 hardware accelerated AES VPN tunnels using Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Supports NETGEAR's ProSafe Network Management Software NMS100 or any SNMP-based management software
Optimized for use with NETGEAR ProSafe VPN Client Software VPN01L or VPN05L
Dial Back-up for auto fail-over functionality
8 auto-sensing, Auto Uplink™ 10/100 Mbps switched LAN ports for office environment up to 253 users
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Editorial Reviews:
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NETGEAR's ProSafe VPN Firewall with 8 Port 10/100 switch and Dial Back-up is an SNMP-Manageable, high-performance network solution that furnishes multidimensional security. Fully equipped and broadband-capable, this Virtual Private Network (VPN) firewall comes with connection insurance: a built-in serial port for dial-up access. This practical feature means your business can maintain operation if your broadband Internet connection fails. It lets you retain an analog modem for emergency backup and also provides a migration path from analog to broadband, making the transition effortless.High on security, this true firewall provides Denial of Service (DoS) protection and Intrusion Detection using Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), URL keyword filtering, logging, reporting, and real-time alerts. It supports up to 50 IPSec VPN tunnels simultaneously using Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), reducing your operating costs and improving the security of your network. With 8 auto-sensing, Auto Uplink switched LAN ports and Network Address Translation (NAT) routing, up to 253 users can access your broadband connection at the same time. Quality of Service (QoS) ensures your voice and multimedia traffic are properly prioritized.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: FVS338 does what it says it will do
Comment: I have used the the FVS318 for several years but needed the improved performance that the FVS338 was touted to have. I ordered three to connect our 3 offices together and have not been disappointed, the speed increase through the WAN is greatly improved over the FVS318.
The stability of the unit is also improved all though stability was never much of a problem with the FVS318. The new interface in the FVS338 took a little getting used to but the added configuration features a worth it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Product!
Comment: I've been using the Netgear FVS line of products for a while now and have been quite happy with them. The router comes with some REALLY nice features a few of which are: Port translation, a must have for users with ISPs that block ports. Bandwidth usage monitor again an essential feature for people who have ISPs that meter their bandwidth (cough, Comcast!) and the firewall is a must have for security of your network. One other additional feature that I am not currently making use of is the ability to auto-connect to a dialup account if your broadband connection dies, a cool and SLOW feature if you must use it, I am sorry. :D
I saw one review online recently where the reviewer mentioned this router did not seem to have A DHCP server, but this is inaccurate and I'm using it.
I am so pleased with this FVS338, its one heck of an upgrade for my old FVS318 that was fried by lightning. :(
BTW: I don't work for Netgear, but I have to say they have always consistently put out good hardware. I have noticed at times that firmware updates are necessary but once done they are extremely stable. I have -0- problems and can rest at ease knowing my network is secure. I also enjoy receiving security alerts from the router via email as well as my bandwidth usage summary at the end of every month.
I strongly recommend this product for anyone in the market for a router that works universally well.
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Summary: Excellent VPN
Comment: I've got these units scatter all over the place with standard and agressive tunnels. Rock solid. If you thinking about a router with reliable VPN this is the one.
BTW, Forget the Netgear FVS 318 any verisions 1 and 2, they are crap. Have replace every one in my customer's sites. You can use them for a nice door stop though.
ALso, another piece of crap is the Linksys RVS4000. Even with the Firmware update, the Agressive VPN failed to work, and the units buffer would overload during normal use every few days requiring a hard reboot.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Product... but read on
Comment: This is truly a great product.
It makes the configuration of a network (with inbound services) easy to perform. Yes, I gave it only four stars. It should be a five star product. There is one drawback and most will probably never run into it. Hopefully NetGear well address in their firmware making it a five star product:
If your default gateway IP address is NOT in the same subnet as your IP address, the FVS338 is not usable.
WAN IP: 70.225.xxx.xxx
Subnet: 255.255.255.248
Gateway IP: 68.250.xxx.xxx
Note the first octet of the IP addresses. To get around this, I placed the FVS338 behind an entry-level residential gateway (that does not seem to care) and configured the FVS338 this way:
IP Address: 192.168.246.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 192.168.246.1
Everything is fine, but I have the additional appliance and its latency delay in my network. I have opened problems with NetGear Tech Support, they also agree it is a problem, but so far I have not received a resolution.
I have the exact same configuration running on a Cisco 506E (PIX) that works fine. I have configured other routers and firewalls and this is the only one I have found so far that has this problem.
Like I said earlier, this may not be a problem for you. Check first. If you are using this behind a cable or DSL modem, you should be fine.
I have others that work great because their default gateway IP addresses are in the same subnet as the assigned IP address.
After all is said and done, I really like this product and NetGear has good Technical Support and I still recommend it. Notice I got around the problem instead of simply pulling it.
Enjoy: 2008/04/28
Customer Rating:
Summary: Netgear FVS338 ProSafe VPN Firewall Review
Comment: My home network consists of several computers, both wired and wireless, all connected to the Internet via Cable Internet service.
I recently upgraded my service to a 15 megabits/sec download rate (which should provide 1500 to 1800 KBytes/sec download).
My old router was a Netgear FVS318v3 with the latest firmware. With the FVS318, the best speeds I could get were about 500KBytes/sec download, or only about 1/3 of what I should have been getting.
Connecting directly to the cable modem, of course, yielded full, expected speeds.
So, I did some research and discovered that many firewalls and routers do not have the throughput ability to keep up with a cable modem!
In fact, my old FVS318v3 was rated rather poorly among other routers.
However, the FVS338 had a good throughput rating of 90 megabits per second which was more than fast enough to handle my cable modem.
So, I removed my old router, installed the FVS338 and turned everything on. The first thing I did was to log into the router and upload the newest firmware from Netgear's support website. That went effortlessly.
Now, to run the speed test. Fingers crossed. Click the mouse button.... WOW!!! Full speed finally!
My downloads went from an average of 500 KBytes/sec to 1700 KBytes/sec (this of course depends on the particular website - some connections will be slow because of reasons outside of your control).
Peer-to-peer (lan) transfer speeds run around 9400 KBytes/sec, which tells me that this router is handling all the PC can put out.
This router has another feature that may be useful to a few people. It has a serial port on it that can be connected to an external dialup telephone modem. No, not DSL but that old, slow horrible "56K" thing. It's designed as a "fallback" to give you Internet connectivity if the main broadband cable modem goes down. It will be slow, but better than nothing.
Of course, to use this feature you need an external dialup modem and a dialup Internet Service Provider which is an extra cost that you will probably never need. Therefore, the serial port "fallback" feature is virtually worthless.
The only downside to this router is that the user needs some basic networking experience. A novice will be horrified by screen after screen of options and settings which can be configured.
The good news is, for most users the factory default settings don't need to be changed. There are things one may wish to set (such as what time zone you are in), but the router WILL work "out of the box" if you're afraid of complicated settings.
Unfortunately, I do not need or use one of the features of the FVS338 (the Virtual Private Networking - or VPN), so I can't comment on how it works.
In summary, if you need a firewall router that is FAST and can handle almost anything you throw at is, the FVS338 is for you. If you want a simple router that will work out of the box, the FVS338 is for you. If you are an IT expert and know how to set everything, the FVS338 is for you. The FVS338 is a little bit more expensive than other firewall routers, but it is packaged in a sturdy METAL box, it comes with Netgear's VPN client software (1 user license) and, of course, it's FAST.
So, all in all, the FVS338 is, in my opinion, a good product worth the price.
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