Review on Netgear WGB511 802 11G Wireless Networking by Robert Elder

I don't know what happened, but suddenly every day a reboot was required. I couldn't find any websites with the router installed, but after three or four tries they were suddenly found. Not allowed. I also noticed severe slowdowns even on a wired connection, and most websites opened incompletely. Went back to the modem with my firewall software. I even updated the firmware and changed the settings, no luck. I wouldn't even bother trying support based on Netgear support's crappy reviews.-------------------------- ---- --- ---------- ----------------Dell Inspiron 8000 Windows 2000 Got it very cheap at 53 dollars with a discount. I earned it in about an hour because I didn't set up the router quite correctly. Everything worked as I added the userid and passwords and waited for the router to figure out the settings (it took about 30 seconds). The card didn't speak out of either of my PC slots (and I think it killed), but it worked the first time the second. Router speed was also affected when the computer was wired and connected to a wireless network. After I removed the hard wire, the speed returned to normal. I would recommend running some throughput tests on CNET to find out what your initial throughput is before using the router. I didn't have a stand with me and the router works 110 degrees so I think a stand would help.