Netgear FVS336G ProSafe Dual WAN Gigabit Firewall with SSL & IPSec VPN
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Excellent router/firewall for small business
We have a T1 on one Wan port and a Broadband cable modem connection on the other, set to load balance. The router works perfectly and I've seen our throughput increase and maintain stability compared to our Edimax router which this replaces. A nightly FTP push I do used to take anywhere from 8 to 15 minutes. Now it takes 6 minutes and 20-40 seconds - very stable. Firewall blocking is very good, but unfortunately you have to make a rule per wan port. I wish they would include an option to select both wan ports when creating a rule. Also, the new rule appears at the bottom of the list and you have to move it up one-by-one to the top, which is a slow process if you have many rules. This can be overcome by utilizing the command line interface via telnet, although it's cumbersome (fw/rules/lanWan/inbound to get to the section, followed by the move command - all case sensitive). I have the FVS336G for one company I support, and the FVS336Gv2 on the other company. The only difference I...
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Excellent performance for multi-site small office
Purchased to setup VPN between two offices about 10 miles apart connected via 30down/15Mbps up, Cablevision service.Handles 10 PCs at remote office connected to a Win 2003 server using SQL data base, and transfering 500K pdf files between locations. PDFs open in about 2 sec.Setup is not trivial, and requires some understanding of networking. Negear support was great.Works well with IPsec Router to Router.Configure each Router with Static IPs. Set the LAN subnets to be different at each end. ie, 192.168.1.x at one end and 192.168.0.x at the other.Then run the VPN Wizard, enter your passphrase for encryption, and your done!You can use SSl to connect to each router via a Browser, if you configure user security to enable remote administration. Documentation is fair.
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Does everything it's supposed to do
What's more to say - the specifications are clear and if you need a dual-WAN firewall like this one it will do the task admirably. Setup is relatively simple and the failover to the backup WAN - while it can't be instantaneous - is accomplished quickly enough that most users don't notice. We've had up to 30 users hung off one of these and it hust hummed right along.
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Product Description
The FVS336G takes care of all your security needs, with support of up to 25 IPsec VPN tunnels and 10 SSL VPN tunnels simultaneously, hacker protection via SPI firewall, DoS attack protection, and multiple VPN pass-through. SYSLOG and email reporting enable thorough network monitoring. IKE authentication provides peace of mind against unauthorized VPN network access. The SSL VPN tunnels support industry-strength encryption algorithms and features such as automatic cache cleanup after session termination to ensure protection and privacy of your sensitive data. Dedicated DMZ port allows you to segregate externally accessible assets (i.e. Web servers) from internal PCs. The ProSafe Dual WAN Gigabit Firewall provides optimal value and defense against network security threats. Top to learn more







Great product with only one flaw