Cable Modems & Routers
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realtime bandwidth monitoring by device
It would be great if you could see realtime bandwidth per device for the netgear r7000, similar to Google Wifi and Eero. It would be a really useful info and diagnostic tool to see what devices are currently taking up bandwidth. It would be great if this was added to the router web administration page as well theNetgear Genie and/or Netgear Up apps. I've attached a screenshot of how this feature looks on Google Wifi.27KViews94likes15CommentsAbility to import VPN Provider Profiles (ie ExpressVPN, Nord VPN, etc)
It would be nice if Netgear actually had an option to use the roters as a VPN client like ASUS allows, with the ability to import profiles from VPN providers like ExpressVPN, Nord VPN and others. Also the ability to bypass VPN for certain devices would also be nice. ASUS routers with similar CPUs & WiFi chipsets offer this on their routers which are also priced lower. If you are going to charge premium prices over your competitors features like this shoud be there.5.9KViews57likes7Comments(Outgoing) VPN client functionality
Hi, I am using a VPN service on my devices for privacy purposes, but I hoped it would be possible to set the router up as a VPN endpoint so that the connection would be transparent to the devices. In addition to being easier to maintain one connection, opposed to separate connections per device, I would also think this would be more secure: With a kill switch in the router, the devices would lose internet access and be unable to use an unsecure connection. It would also probably save the smartphone battery as the VPN app wouldn't have to be active continously. This functionality would be helpful even if it was implemented without any advanced features, however I see that it could potentially be expanded with more advanced functionality as following steps. The background: I'm using a shared internet connection going through my landlord's router, and I like to use VPN to protect my privacy. I hope this is something you could consider. Please let me know in case of any questions or if any specification is necessary. Thank you!14KViews16likes4CommentsPi-Hole as an app/plugin for Netgear Orbi
I think it would be pretty awesome if Netgear made their Network devices like the Netgear Orbi support the free software called Pi-Hole via an app/plugin support feature on the device itself. For those that dont know Pi-Hole is a FREE network wide ad blocker that you install on a Raspberry Pi and then after its installed on Raspberry Pi you connect the Raspberry Pi to your router and setup the Raspberry Pi as the DNS server. I would love to see Netgear make Pi-Hole compatible with their devices without having to buy a Raspberry Pi, maybe add it as a plugin or addon that you can install on Netgear devices? This is the link where you can learn more about Pi-Hole Link: https://pi-hole.net/3.4KViews9likes3CommentsDOCSIS 3.1/Eurodocsis 3.0 Modem
Mit dem Wegfall des Routerzwangs im letzten Jahr können sich ja nun auch Kunden bei einem Kabelprovider ein eigenes Modem auswählen und benutzen - theoretisch jedenfalls. Praktisch gibt es bis heute kaum verwendbare Alternativen. Dazu kommt, dass viele der angekündigten Modelle nur als Router inkl. WLAN etc., angeboten werden. Das ist aber nicht für jeden praktisch bzw. gewollt. Netgear bietet mit dem CM1000 (https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/cable-modems-routers/CM1000.aspx) ein sehr interessantes Kabelmodem nach dem neusten DOCSIS 3.1 Standard an. Aber leider ist das Gerät nur für den amerikanischen Markt gedacht - wo die gesamte Kabelmodemauswahl eh deutlich besser ist. Eine Rückfrage beim deutschen Netgear-Support konnte mir keine Informationen über mögliche Pläne zu Kabelmodems in DE geben; eine hohe Bewertung im Community-Forum könnte aber hilfreich sein die Idee/Entwicklung bei Netgear zu forcieren. Daher freue ich mich über alle Kudos die diese Idee unterstützen!19KViews7likes6CommentsOrbi to support IFTTT or Webhook on Device Connected
An enormously valuable feature of any router is knowledge of what devices are connected to the router. IFTTT presents a huge opportunity for Orbi to integrate its knowledge of connected devices to hundreds of other cloud and IoT services. Enabling Orbi to trigger when a device is detected on the network, expands Orbi's capability with everything from Security to parental control capabilities. Just look at a device like Fingbox, where its customers are willing to pay $100 for this sort of capability. Engineering costs for supporting IFTTT probably makes it one of the most valuable bang per buck possibilities out there. Short of full IFTTT integration and an even simpler way of exposing this cloud connected router capability would be to have Orbi support a webhook when a device connects and disconnects.3.2KViews4likes2CommentsRS700 WAN Failover
I have the following hardware: Netgear LM1200 - LTE Modem Netgear CM2000 - Cable Modem Netgear RS700 During the pandemic, like many, my company swapped to a remote or hybrid model. That means that my internet is now critical to my employment. As such, I implemented a backup for when my cable goes down (3 times in 2 years). Currently my network looks like this: CM2000 -> LM1200 -> RS700 -> 10GBE Switch. The issue is that Comcast in my area is going to start >1Gbps testing soon, but I am currently being limited by the 1GBE passthrough in the LM1200. I see that the RS700 allows WAN aggregation (10GBE+1GBE), but it would be helpful if you also allowed WAN failover from the 10GBE to the 1 GBE Port. In my case I would have the CM2000 connected to the 10GBE port (at 2.5GBE) and the LM1200 on the 1 GBE Port for the failover. If the system is capable of link aggregation it has to be capable of failover.1.3KViews3likes2CommentsPublish List of “Known Issues”
For each of NETGEAR’s routers, modems, and other equipment, please consider publishing and maintaining a public list of “known issues” – i.e., descriptions of common issues about which NETGEAR is aware but for which a solution has yet to be deployed. Knowing the existing issues currently being addressed by NETGEAR will help to alleviate user frustration when trying to troubleshoot problems. As an example of a “known issue” list, please see: Known issues with Office and Windows 10307Views3likes0Comments
