Netgear FVS338 ProSafe VPN Firewall 50

"Buggy at first but new firmware is stable"

I use these routers for my small business customers and rarely if ever have any connection issues or service calls because of a down network.

"Not ProSafe !!!"

Requires frequent re-boots. Lower cost consumer grade routers are more reliable than this unit! True ProSafe should have excelent out of the box quality (should work) and not require additional trips to customer site because of defective hardware.

"Not a bad little unit"

If you are looking for a good firewall to use with your high-speed fiber connection like FIOS then this is the one you want. I get a rock solid 20Mb Sec in and out of the unit. It tests out at a Max of 60Mb / Sec even though they state 90Mb which is

Excellent product and upgrade to the older FVS318 v3. This router MUST be upgraded to the newest firmware (v2.0) before you start work, as this firmware upgrade solves some stability issues. Has not only port forwarding, but also port forwarding wi

Excellent product and upgrade to the older FVS318 v3. This router MUST be upgraded to the newest firmware (v2.0) before you start work, as this firmware upgrade solves some stability issues. Has not only port forwarding, but also port forwarding wi

Installed the unit today. Set-up was a snap. The unit shipped with firmware version 1.6.47 I downloaded the latest firmware (version 2.0.0 at the time of this review), and installed it. Easiest firmware upgrade I have ever seen. This firmware upgrad

Installed the unit today. Set-up was a snap. The unit shipped with firmware version 1.6.47 I downloaded the latest firmware (version 2.0.0 at the time of this review), and installed it. Easiest firmware upgrade I have ever seen. This firmware upgrad

Netgear is undoubtedly best know for its consumer networking products but its ProSafe router lineup aims to provide businesses with that little bit more in terms of features and security options. The VPN Firewall 50, or FVS338, offers the usual SPI / NAT firewalling and protection from DoS...

"Any rating less than a 1?"

There is not much you can say about this pathetic unit except it does not work. It has too many bugs to list. Check out the Netgear user forums on Netgear.com and you will see nothing but problems with this unit and Netgears current support state acr

The serial port does not support my U.S. Robotics external modem. Also no PC an access an NTTP server through this router.