I have an older FVS318G that I needed to replace but I cannot find an 8 port router to replace it with. What I have found is that netgear does not make them anymore. I would have to buy a 4 port router and 2 switches.
For the first time in 20 years I an not purchasing a netgear product as a replacement.
I really enjoyed your products its too bad you cannot support my needs.
Model: FVS318G|ProSafe Gigabit 8 Port VPN Firewall
The FVS318G along with the other NETGEAR ProSAFE VPN Firewall models are already EoL (End-of-Life) which means they're not manufactured anymore. Kindly check the announcement here.
I suggest you the NETGEAR BR500 Insight Instant VPN Router which is currently available in the market. To know its specifications, kindly check its data sheet here.
You may connect a 5-port or 8-port unmanaged switch like the GS105v5 or GS108v4 to the BR500 so that you can connect more devices such as PCs, printer, etc in your local network.
You may connect a 5-port or 8-port unmanaged switch like the GS105v5 or GS108v4 to the BR500 so that you can connect more devices such as PCs, printer, etc in your local network.
Why would I add another device to my network when I can have one that does it all?
I do understand why Netgear would want me to buy 2 devices, they make more money.
Besides that I would be adding one device with 8 ports to a single port in the router. It Would be funneling all the traffic through that one port. Does not make sense does it?
I could get two 4-port switches that would distribute the traffic to two ports instead.
Once again that would be great for Netgear.
Instead I am getting one device that costs less and does everything I need. There will only be one hop out the door and from device to device. There are many other reasons to have one device.
I worked for a company that tried having one router with a single drop to each area connected to a switch in the that area. The error propagation was terrible. To fix the issue a bigger router was added with a drop to every computer/device. The issues went away. Switches are often the problem not the solution.
