Review on NETGEAR FVG318 ProSafe 802.11G Wireless VPN Firewall 8: Complete Network Security Solution by Brandon Battaglia

While researching this product I found a lot of negative reviews. But in the end, getting a VPN, firewall, router, and WiFi from Netgear for $100 less was too expensive than buying a VPN and WiFi hotspot separately to pass up. As I've often found with networking products (especially wireless ones), the main problem with many negative reviews is that people don't understand the network and/or don't set up the device properly. With this device, the setup problem turned out to be a real headache, but the perseverance paid off. If you're having trouble setting it up, especially with firmware updates, check out some reviews on NewEgg - it made a difference for me. After I updated the firmware the rest of the configuration was very similar to any other Netgear product I own and has been stable for over a month now.