NetGear ProSafe FVS338 (FVS338NA) Firewall

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Remote Management Protocol: HTTP
Telnet
SNMP 2c
SSL
Remote Management Protoco: HTTP
Telnet
SNMP 2c
SSL
Encryption Standards: DES
3DES
AES
MD5
IKE
SHA-1
NAT Support: PAT
One-to-one
NAT Traversal

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These days security is key ! With not having the luxury of a dedicated IT Department it often falls to me to setup new equipment. Having outgrown our previous non-netgear hardware due to business growth we wanted to provide secure access to the email and file servers for our sales reps. We chose this device based on cost, bundled VPN clients and reading on the internet how simple Netgear devices are to configure. from Newegg.com Pros: 50 VPN tunnels, 8 Port Switch, fully configurable firewall; Supports ProSafe Remote Access Client, Supports SNMP, Supports NAT and Classical routing. The FVS338 Can be easily programmed to block access to certain Websites. from Newegg.com Pros: It works as advertised. 10Mbps+ speeds on WAN port and the VPN works (in my case with an older NetGear FVS318v1). Only note, I concur with other poster that 2.1.0.7 is the firmware to go with as the latest cripples the WAN port to 6M speeds. from Newegg.com Pros: With the right firmware, it is stable and fast. The latest firmware (2.1.2-7) limits the WAN to LAN speed to 6 Mbps. This has been confirmed by a number of users in the Netgear VPN Router forum (closed to outsiders unfortunately). So stay with the 2.1.0-7 firmware for the moment if speed is a problem for you. from Newegg.com Pros: Since the D-Link DFL-700 has been discontinued and the DFL-210 can't be found in stock anywhere we opted to go with this router for a satellite office that we opened last minute. Although I had my doubts (based on past experience with Netgear) I must say we're extremely pleased with this router. Setting up secure VPN tunnels is a breeze, and throughput on those tunnels is exceptionally good. from Newegg.com Pros: Plenty of connections for my home use. (I only need 2.) FVS338 has enough features for a networking novice (such as myself) to get up and running without the need for any documentation. Router came with 2.0.0.x firmware but I upgraded it to 2.0.0.141. from Newegg.com Cons: Would not recognize over half of the computers on our network. Other Thoughts: Swapped out a 318 that we already had on hand. It is working fine, but we are looking forward to getting the 338. from Newegg.com My company, L3 Communications, purchsed 2 FVs338's through amazon to provide a VPN/Firewall to connect two locations via the open internet. Using a bench setup with the FVS338's connected through a hub, the VPN/firewall shut down after about 5 minutes, requiring me to power cycle both 338's to restart. from Amazon.com Cons: * Must upgrade the firmware to at least 2.x to get the best out of this hardware. * The VPN may have a habit of dropping site to site links if there is little or no activity. * netgear support is limited. Other Thoughts: My unit came with firmware 1.74 and it was a pain to manage and the VPN seemed somewhat flaky. from Newegg.com Cons: * Must upgrade the firmware to at least 2.x to get the best out of this hardware. * The VPN may have a habit of dropping site to site links if there is little or no activity. * netgear support is limited. Other Thoughts: My unit came with firmware 1.74 and it was a pain to manage and the VPN seemed somewhat flaky. from Newegg.com

Specs

Released	over 3 years ago
Remote Management Protocol	HTTP Telnet SNMP 2c SSL
Remote Management Protoco	HTTP Telnet SNMP 2c SSL
Encryption Standards	DES 3DES AES MD5 IKE SHA-1
NAT Support	PAT One-to-one NAT Traversal
Authentication	RSA SecurID
Clear Text Throughput	90 Mbps
Connectivity	Wired
DHCP Support	Client Server
Depth	7 in.
Firewall Features	Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) DoS Prevention Intrusion Prevention Content Filtering URL Filtering MAC Address Filtering
Height	1.56 in.
Installed RAM	32 MB
LAN Ports	8
MPN	FVS338NA
Processor Speed	266 MHz
Release Date	September, 2005
Routing Protocols	RIP Version 1 RIP Version 2 Static Routing
Transport Protocol	ICMP/IP IPSec NTP PPPoE TCP/IP UDP/IP
VPN Throughput	60 Mbps
VPN Tunnels	50
WAN Ports	1
Warranty	3 Years
Weight	3.7 lb.
Width	10 in.

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