Four products in one, this multitalented firewall router combines an ADSL modem, router, four-port 10/100 LAN switch, and SPI Double Firewall to deliver broadband access that's... more
continuously available, safe broadband access. It plugs directly into your ADSL line for instant connectivity to network resources and the Internet; an integrated switc...
four-port 10/100 LAN switch, and SPI Double Firewall to deliver broadband access that's continuously available for sharing with all your networked devices.
continuously available, safe broadband access. It plugs directly into your ADSL line for instant connectivity to network resources and the Internet; an integrated switc...
four-port 10/100 LAN switch, and SPI Double Firewall to deliver broadband access that's continuously available for sharing with all your networked devices.
Mbps Super G access point and SPI Double Firewall. It gives you untethered continuous connectivity to your network resources and the Internet and allows you to share your broadband access with all of your networked computers wirelessly or with wires using Ethernet cables. Featuring high-speed 802.11g and Super G wireless capability up to ten times faster than 802.11b it allows you to download large files, videoconference, and distribute and play high-quality digital movies, byte-hungry photos, and smooth, long-range MP3s and digital movie streams at long range in the blink of an eye. Simple to use, it plugs directly into your ADSL line. An integrated switch lets you directly connect four computers or any combination of four computers, access points or printers. Setup couldnt be easier NETGEARs Smart Wizard install assistant and on-screen help guide you through each step. The Smart Wizard automatically detects and makes the best connection to your ISP while graphical user interface is available in English, French, German and Italian. A true Firewall protects your network with business-class security against intruders, including logs and alerts of break-in attempts, while VPN pass-through makes it safe to connect to your business network from home or office. The contemporary, sleek design of this unit suits your home or office. Future upgrades to firmware can be obtained via the Internet. The DG834GT gives you instant connectivity with or without wires, and works with your existing 802.11b devices as well as your new 54 Mbps 802.11g and Super G devices. A built-in ADSL modem furnishes direct, always-on Internet connectivity and multi-user access sharing at speeds up to 140 times faster than dial-up. This powerful router distributes MP3s, digital movies and photos with ultra-fast 10/100 switched LAN ports capable of speeds of 200 Mbps, and sh
Mbps Super G access point and SPI Double Firewall. It gives you untethered continuous connectivity to your network resources and the Internet and allows you to share your broadband access with all of your networked computers wirelessly or with wires using Ethernet cables. Featuring high-speed 802.11g and Super G wireless capability up to ten times faster than 802.11b it allows you to download large files, videoconference, and distribute and play high-quality digital movies, byte-hungry photos, and smooth, long-range MP3s and digital movie streams at long range in the blink of an eye. Simple to use, it plugs directly into your ADSL line. An integrated switch lets you directly connect four computers or any combination of four computers, access points or printers. Setup couldnt be easier NETGEARs Smart Wizard install assistant and on-screen help guide you through each step. The Smart Wizard automatically detects and makes the best connection to your ISP while graphical user interface is available in English, French, German and Italian. A true Firewall protects your network with business-class security against intruders, including logs and alerts of break-in attempts, while VPN pass-through makes it safe to connect to your business network from home or office. The contemporary, sleek design of this unit suits your home or office. Future upgrades to firmware can be obtained via the Internet. The DG834GT gives you instant connectivity with or without wires, and works with your existing 802.11b devices as well as your new 54 Mbps 802.11g and Super G devices. A built-in ADSL modem furnishes direct, always-on Internet connectivity and multi-user access sharing at speeds up to 140 times faster than dial-up. This powerful router distributes MP3s, digital movies and photos with ultra-fast 10/100 switched LAN ports capable of speeds of 200 Mbps, and sh
the 802.11g standard to ensure high-speed data transfer, plus the Netgear DG834G also features a built-in Ethernet switchfor connecting up to 4 computers. When it comes to security, your data and your connection are protected by apowerful SPI firewall and a virtual server (VPN), which makes it a great choicefor small businesses.
A review by stuleg on NETGEAR DG834 ADSL Firewall Router - router November 30th, 2004
Author's product rating:
Speed
Very fast
Reliability
Good
Ease of Installation
Excellent - very quick and easy
Ease of use
Easy
Value For Money
Good
Advantages:
Ultra simple to set up, Compact slim design
Disadvantages:
Pitiful length of Ethernet cable supplied
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
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Or rather not quite £66, more like £61.99 – but then I wouldn’t have been able to pun on the famous Rolling Stones track in the title and that would have been an opportunity missed! So what is a router? And why am I writing a review about one? Well, a router is used when you want to share an internet connection between two or more computers, and I find myself writing about the Netgear ADSL Firewall Router DG834 thanks to my Sister asking me to set up a network on her two computers so that her AOL broadband connection could be shared. Of course therein lay the first issue, AOL is not like other ISP`s in that it has up to now been impossible to sign on with more than one screen-name, but thanks to AOL finally embracing the whole Networking ethos and offering support to a handful of routers there was to be no more barriers in spreading the connection around. Of the three wired routers that AOL offered support and instructions for I settled on the Netgear DG834 because it seemed to offer the best features at a reasonable price. However, rather than buy it from the AOL recommended retailer for £89.99 I did a little price comparison work and chose Simply.co.uk who were offering the same product for £28 less – always worth shopping around then!
♦What’s in the box?♦
A couple of days later the router arrived and I could finally start to setup the network. Included is the router which is roughly the size of a cheese sandwich, an installation CD, a two page installation leaflet, one broadband filter socket, a frankly pitiful length of Ethernet cable, and an assortment of warranty, licence and amendment leaflets. The installation leaflet is about as much help as a two page leaflet can be but thankfully I printed more detailed instructions directly from AOL. It should be noted that Ethernet adapters or cards for the computers you wish to network are NOT included; typically these can be bought as PCI cards for around £10 each. Luckily the two computers I was networking together came ready supplied with Ethernet ports to save the time and trouble of buying and fitting them.
♦Why the Netgear DG834 router?♦
Well, I wish there was some technical explanation as to why I decided on this particular router but the truth is that it simply looked the best. AOL only support 3 wired routers and this one is the mid priced of the trio. It also has double firewall protection (NAT and SPI) built in to stop unwanted security breaches, this and the fact that it is future proof and upgradeable to ADSL 2+ means it really was the only choice to have. Also worth noting is the fact that an access point can be added should the desire for a wireless network become too much. The router has four Ethernet ports for connecting any combination of computers, games consoles or printers and as detailed below is simplicity itself to get up and running.
♦Setting up the physical connections♦
Of course before you can install the software and configure the router to work with your ISP you have to physically join it to the computers you wish to network. I elected to stand the router next to the phone socket and joined it using the filter socket provided. For some unknown reason only one length of Ethernet cable is provided despite this being a networking product, it is also ridiculously short at just 2 meters! A quick bit of measuring between the router and the two computers ascertained that I needed two lengths of Ethernet cable measuring 20 and 15 meters respectively, and that they needed to be of the non cross over type. A trip to PC World soon told me that they would want £56 for that amount of cable, however I live about ten miles from a small concern called AUT Distribution where I was able to get the exact same lengths for just £8 – How do PC World get away with it! Some nifty hammer and cable grip work later the computers were connected to the router which in turn was connected to the phone line, and thus we were ready to setup the system to work harmoniously together.
♦Installing the Router to work with AOL♦
Now that the hardware is in position it is time to insert the installation CD and let it do its work. I have to say that this part of the operation was simplicity itself thanks to good and detailed instructions from AOL. A default username and password need to be entered on the first screen to protect all of your settings from unauthorised access, then a few simple instructions need to be inputted such as country and language. A smart wizard then does the hard work by detecting the type of internet connection available and then auto configuring itself. Once this has completed it is time to input your AOL master screen name details, it is worth noting that a new master screen name should be created as this will be connected to the internet all of the time, if you use your current master screen name then there could be problems if you log into your AOL master screen name from another location. Once this section is completed the router has enough information to enable a network connection and it displays two screens for you to check against instructions, if all is ok and the screen matches the pictures in the printed instructions then the router has authenticated itself and is ready for use. The good thing about this whole process is that you do not have to do it on both computers; the first computer that is configured simply sends all of the relative information to all other computers connected to the network.
♦Getting AOL to connect via the router♦
This is the last part of the whole setup process and simple involves a few mouse clicks. The two computers being networked were both running AOL version 8 so it was a simple matter of clicking setup on the sign on screen and clicking add modem from the four options displayed. The detection process is automatic and takes little more than twenty seconds, once finished there should be displayed the option to connect via TCP/IP (transmission control protocol / Internet protocol). When you go back to the sign on screen and select ISP/LAN connection under the select location tab and you are off and running with a fully networked setup.
♦Final thoughts♦
Well, my sister is delighted with her newly setup network so in turn I am happy. She elected to upgrade to AOL Platinum at the same time and enjoys download speeds of around 120 kbps even with both computers using the internet. Some good shopping around on my part meant that the whole network cost a few pennies short of £70 all in which really is a good price to share an internet connection. A 2 year warranty means that the router is well protected in the event of a fault and its smooth and thus far trouble free performance means it gets four stars out of five from me.
Advantages: Inexpensive, easy setup, fast and reliable Disadvantages: More wires, no mobility (but upgradable)
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Overall I found this Netgear product brilliant. I chose this based on the brand being well known and praise elsewhere. It's very easy to use, good looking and has caused me no problems in what I wanted to acheive: succesfully sharing 2Mb between two computers. Highly recommended! ...
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Advantages: Very high spec for the price Disadvantages: Instruction manual very poor
I read the other review of this and thought it was excellent. I would like to add a couple of points.
Firstly, I have bought mine quite recently and it is version 2. I don't know the exact dimensions of the earlier one but this is minute. It is about the same size as an average hand, i.e. 6" by 4". It's also very lightweight and you can stand it on end if you want with the supplied widget. It's also a white colour.
I paid around £60 for this and ... ...more. However the other computer in the house is quite a long way from this one and on a different floor with several walls in between. So I decided that wired was best if I decided to connect them up. You can't really tell if wireless will work untill you try.
I bought this one from NickKnows.co.uk and I also ordered 4 extra budget filters at £2.94 each. They work fine and it's probably not worth spending £10 on the high grade ones. You get one ...
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Advantages: Very simple to use Disadvantages: 1 short Cat5 cable
...out what went where as Netgear rather cleverly colour coded everything on the router - the grey cable goes into the grey hole, and the yellow cable goes into (rather unsurprisingly) the yellow holes. I say holes, as another great feature is that you get 4, yes, 4 ports so you can easily set up a home network using this.
Once I had everything assembled (which took me about 30 minutes - 20 of which were spent trying to sort out the spaghetti of wires ... ...the CD into the drive. Then I read the instructions. Fortunately I had indeed got everything right. Following the on-screen prompts I inputted my Broadband ID and Password, waited a few moments and VOILA! We were connected.
Because you are networked through the router it serves as an effective firewall, meaning that your computer is never detected on the internet - the network stops at the router. So this is really a multi-talented bit of kit.
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Advantages: Possibly the perfect wired home router? Disadvantages: Potentially none, but check the review...
...Another reason for buying a Netgear router is the ridiculously easy set up, the web interface is generally excellent. No problems running the unit with either Windows XP or Ubuntu Linux. Both operating systems are happy to share the internet connection simultaneously. Interestingly, web pages seem to download significantly faster than they did when using a USB modem. This may be because it connects to the PC via Ethernet instead of USB, but it is ... ...Overall I would rate this product very highly, but there is, for me, one very big blot on its record. Periodically the device will drop the internet connection and stubbornly refuse to reconnect unless it and/or the PC are rebooted. Having searched around on the internet this seems to be a notable fault; the device connection status alternately reports "LCP down" "LCP is allowed to come up", seemingly stuck in some endless loop. In many cases a replacement ...
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Advantages: a reasonable price would normally cost hundreds of pounds - suitable for any users Disadvantages: You only get one splitter/microflter in the box - very minor
...I read all about the Netgear DG 834 on several well known review sites before buying, and it was consistently the most highly rated by users and techies alike. Like most people, the biggest factor was price. To get the 3 separate pieces of hardware offered here in one box here (a modem a router and a firewall) would normally cost hundreds of pounds.
The second thing that attracted me to it was the comments by people on how easy it was to set up. ... ...below).
I was also very impressed by how it seemed to do EVERYthing and all for what I think is quite a reasonable price. I got my broadband connection quite cheaply on the basis that I would set it up myself, and buy my own hardware. So this litte box has really saved me money.
With this package, you get a modem, AND a firewall (very important if you have broadband so that people can't attack your PC and "leach" off of your connection). What is ...
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Advantages: Compact, efficient, works well, easy to install, good price Disadvantages: More inevitable leads to the computer etc yet again. Big feet
...Communications large outlet in our City Centre. The Router was to be dispatched in a day or two and the connection upgraded in 7 days. True to their word two days later a nice little package arrived and on opening I saw that it was the NetgearDG834G Router, various leads and a couple of suppressors. Suppressors is probably the wrong word but they are the small connections which are needed to stop distortion of your phone clarity when you are using Broadband. We already had one of these connected to our main phone. Apparently one needs to be plugged into each place that you have an incoming telephone to prevent distortion and poor sound quality on your phone.
The bill for this half price Router, and all the bits and bobs, was to be £35 and paid about a month later. We managed to sort out the connection with only a few problems. Part of the trouble...
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Advantages: Never let me down, small footprint Disadvantages: Can't think of a single one
.... The phoneline plugs in the back as does the power cable. The router is compatible with 802.11b wireless networks.
And, er.... That's it. I'm starting to bore myself.
Current cost, about £40 (on Amazon for instance)
All other info, and to be honest there isn't much can be found on the website;
http://www.netgear.co.uk/wirelessadslro uterdg834g.php
Short and boring, sometimes I amaze myself.
May also be on other review sites....
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Advantages: stylish, robust, wide range of features, WiFi and wired connectivity Disadvantages: drops connection during lightning storms, manual slim on advanced features
...wirelessly, and it works great. The newer laptops I have also link up great with their inbuilt WiFi connectivity.
The NetgearDG834G also allows you to setup wireless security on it (great if you don't want your next door neighbour freeloading on your broadband connection). This can be tricky to set up at first - mainly because you need to also set up the password on every PC connecting wirelessly to the router - once you've done one, the rest should be easy.
One of the best things about it is that incorporates the modem, router, and a firewall all in one box. If you need to connect to work from home - this router is fantastic, because it also implements VPN pass-through, which means you can authenticate to your workplace (if you have a company laptop and connect up from home normally). Admittedly, this probably doesn't affect a large...
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Four products in one, this multitalented firewall router combines an ADSL modem, router, four-port 10/100 LAN switch, and SPI Double Firewall to deliver broadband access that's continuously available for sharing with all your networked devices. Simple to use, it plugs directly into your ADSL line for instant connectivity to network resources and the Internet, and an integrated switch lets you directly connect up to four computers or any combination of four computers, access points or printers. Setup couldn't be easier with NETGEAR's unique Smart Wizard install assistant helps to guide you each step of the way. The Smart Wizard also automatically detects and makes the optimal connection to your ISP while the Double Firewall protects your network with business-class security against intruders, including logs and alerts of break-in attempts. VPN pass-through makes it safe to connect to your business network from home or office. The DG834 router's sleek, contemporary design is attractive for the home/office environment.
