Cisco Routers vs NETGEAR Ethernet Switches

• Cisco Routers set up easily (even the IOS derivatives); they are basic in a good way.
• Cisco Routers support all routing protocols (limitations on Merakis)
• Work well in conjunction with Cisco switches.

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• Gigabit speed is consistent and reliable
• Cost is low
• Easy to install

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• Firmware improvements as the routers (at least the models I used) can sometimes crash while setting up.
• In two RV042 that I had to configure and monitor, I had problems where they stopped working properly (crashes, loss of settings, bug). In another model, the VPN did not connect and only after a router restart did it work.
• Three WAN options on RV line.

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• Better advertisement about advanced enterprise features. My experience is with smaller switches and not with the fully managed switches.
• Additional management tools to monitor multiple switches in the environment. Similar to Cisco Network Assistant.

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• Licensing is super complex, and now takes up to 20% of my work week.
• Bugs causing outages have led to having to pay SLA credit.

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• Rarely need to reboot or troubleshoot the SOHO switches.
• Low cost for the functionality. For example, 8 port GB switches for $20 is a no brainer for a home environment that doesn't need vlans or more enterprise type features.
• No negative impact on any environment I am aware of, however have not tested in a larger environment with multiple switches.

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