Network Everywhere NWR04B Wireless-B Access Point Router

Average customer rating: 2.0

avoid it
Whats with all the bad reviews?
Absolutely Horrible Product
Don't flash it...
Cheap but Unreliable

Network Everywhere NWR04B Wireless-B Access Point Router

Manufacturer: Network Everywhere
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B00008BLEB

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Amazon.com Product Description

Think of the Network Everywhere wireless cable/DSL router as a kind of splitter for your Internet connection. Just connect your DSL or cable modem to the router, and all the computers in your household can share the Internet--at the same time. You can connect your home computers to the router with Ethernet cables, or put wireless network adapters in them and communicate over radio waves, saving the trouble and expense of running cables through the house. This router features 128-bit WEP encryption; 802.11b, 802.3, and 802.3u Internet standards; and has MAC, IP, time and port filtering, and DoS prevention security capabilities.

Product Description

Think of the Network Everywhere Wireless Cable/DSL Router as a kind of "splitter" for your Internet connection. Just connect your DSL or Cable Modem to the Router, and all the computers in your household can share the Internet - all at the same time. You can connect your home computers to the Router with Ethernet cables, or put wireless network adapters in them and communicate over radio waves, saving the trouble and expense of running cables through your house.Once your computers are connected to the Router, they can communicate with each other too, sharing resources and files. All your computers can print on a shared printer connected anywhere in the house. And your computers can share all kinds of files - music, digital pictures, and documents. Keep all your digital music on one computer, and listen to it anywhere in the house. Organize all of your family's digital pictures in one place, to simplify finding the ones you want, and easing backup to CD-R. Utilize extra free space on one computer when another's hard drive starts to fill up.Your home network is secure, too. All wireless communications are protected by 128-bit encryption. Internet Firewall packet filters keep intruders out, and block attacks. Parental Controls help you protect your family. It's all easier than you think - the included Setup Wizard takes you through configuring your network, step by step. With the Network Everywhere Wireless Cable/DSL Router at the heart of your home network, you don't need to be a networking genius to share printers, files, and your Internet connection - with or without wires.

Customer Reviews:

avoid it.......2006-04-19

if you plan to buy this, DO NOT update the firmware, i updated mine, now my router is dead. it is a common problem. the tech people couldn't help me. some people online say they got theirs to work again, but i had no such luck.

what kind of company puts out an update that could permanently damage their product?

Whats with all the bad reviews?.......2005-09-29

I have owned my NWR04B wireless router for approx 1 year now, and i never have had a problem with it... Ok 1 problem, The port forwards dont always work as they should. But from experience this is a problem with many routers. I also bought my router at the staples boxing day sale for 20 bucks. I dont know why some people are saying signal strength is poor. Jeeze i can use this thing halfway down the block, and the 20 something apartments in my building are always leeching my internet. Here are a few things i have noted though, the faster your internet connection is the better the wireless is. I used to have the LITE service that my ISP offered and I never had any problems with connectivity in my apartment. I let my neighbour also jack into the wireless during this time however he could only access it right by the window closest to the box. However i did an upgrade of my internet service to the fastest that they have, and now I can use this baby all over the 3 story complex. another thing to note... someone mentioned that their box overheats, this is true - my router used to get very hot. But I had a spare DC adapter laying around for the same voltage... and now there are no overheating problems.

Absolutely Horrible Product .......2005-05-27

This looked like a great deal. It set up and configured very easily. I'm very technical but even someone with limited technical abilities could set this up. It worked fine out of the box on my DSL connection.

Then it started, every other day, it will disconnect, requiring a reset of the router, a reset of the dsl modem, or a reboot of the PC, and sometimes all three. Most of the time a reset of the router does the trick.

But it's absolutely annoying. Their support is horrible and incompetent. From what I've read elsewhere, this is a common problem for almost everyone that has purchased this product.

Spend a little more money and get something that's reliable. I can't imagine this company staying in business much longer.

Don't flash it..........2005-03-06

Like a lot of others i saw this for $20 at Staples. Cheap for a wireless router and if it's crap, well i'm only out $20. Well, i guess i'm out $20. Played with it for a little while and it seemed fine, but like every other tweaker i thought i'd upgrade the firmware before finalizing it's usage. Bad idea. Flash said it was successful but afterwards the diagnostics light came on and stayed on. No more DHCP, no more browser connectivity, no IP on the router, no router (I think the switch aspect may still be OK).

Bottom line, for $20 i would have been happy with even poor wireless functionality, but no functionality is no good. If you buy one, don't flash it.

Now where's that damn receipt.....

Cheap but Unreliable.......2005-01-06

Pros: Cheap, small, good LED indicators
Cons: Freezes up every couple of days requiring reset, firmware hard to get

I bought the NWR04b at a Boxing Day sale at Staples for just $19 Canadian. I already have a wireless router and was looking for a 4-port hub, and this was cheaper than a hub, so I thought I would try it for a lark. The physical product is impressive with abundant LED's for port and box status, I was able to get full bandwidth (11MB) signal from all over my 3-storey home, and the user interface is decent. The unit hooked up to my ISP fine and seemed to work well at first. Unfortunately the firmware locks up; every 2 days I have to unplug it for 5 seconds then plug it in again - then it has to re-log into my ISP, but then it works ok. It does run very hot, but I'm not sure if this is the root problem. Web support is very limited. From what I read on the net, the older 1.2-series firmware is more stable. Mine has the newer 1.3 series firmware, but since you can't download this from the net (as of today only the 1.2 is on the site) I am reluctant to reflash it if I can't get it back. As such, I just disabled the DHCP and wireless and use it a a 4-port hub occasionally, and reinstalled my Dlink wireless router. If you can get this cheap and they come out with more stable firmware, grab one. If not, maybe think about spending a bit more for a more stable unit, or just be fine with unplugging it every couple of days. Much of the buzz I read about this unit lauded it as having Linksys guts - if so, these are pretty sickly innards, and if I were in brand management at Linksys, I'd want to distance my trademarks from this particular box. Peace from Canada, Jan 2005

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