NETGEAR® RangeMax™ NEXT Router “Shreds” Wireless-N Competition in Maximum PC Magazine Head-to-Head Test of Draft 11n-Compliant Wireless Routers

NETGEAR RangeMax Next Wireless Router Gigabit Edition (WNR854T) Praised for Integrated Gigabit Switch and “Good Looks,” Beats Linksys WRT300N in Data Speed and Range

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – October 11, 2006 – NETGEAR, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, today announced that the draft 802.11n-compliant RangeMax Next Wireless Router (WNR854T) beat the Linksys WRT300N in a head-to-head review published in the October issue of Maximum PC magazine.

According to the article written by Maximum PC Executive Editor Michael Brown, the WNR854T not only provided superior speed and range performance, but also exhibited “looks so sharp that we were skeptical its concealed antennae could deliver throughput and range.”

“Linksys’ Wireless-N gets shredded in a head-to-head contest with NETGEAR’s WNR854T – especially at distance,” wrote Brown in the article. “At close range (within five feet), NETGEAR’s router was 21 percent faster. That advantage grew to nearly 50 percent at moderate range (25 feet away, with four gypsum walls in between), and it exploded to 371 percent when we moved to our outdoor patio (75 feet from the access point).”

“The results of Maximum PC’s product review validates the efforts of our product development and engineering teams to deliver a Wireless-N product to market that is differentiated from the competition in aspects that truly matter to the end users – performance and appearance,” stated David Henry, Director of Product Marketing – Consumer Products. “As we continue to improve the performance of our draft 802.11n compliant RangeMax Next product family, NETGEAR is leading the industry in driving the speed, range and interoperability of these products to the levels promised by the upcoming 802.11n standard.”

About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR (Nasdaq: NTGR) designs technologically advanced, branded networking products that address the specific needs of small and medium business and home users. The Company's product offerings enable users to share Internet access, peripherals, files, digital multimedia content and applications among multiple personal computers and other Internet-enabled devices. NETGEAR is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.netgear.com or call (408) 907-8000.

© 2006 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR, the NETGEAR Logo and RangeMax are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Information is subject to change without notice. All rights reserved. Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for NETGEAR, Inc.:
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, statements concerning the expected performance characteristics, specifications, market acceptance, market growth, specific uses, user feedback and market position of NETGEAR’s draft 802.11n-compliant RangeMax Next Wireless Router (WNR854T) and technology are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the following: the actual price, performance and ease of use of the RangeMax Next Wireless Router may not met the price, performance and ease of use requirements of customers, product performance and throughput may be adversely affected by real world operating conditions, the ability of NETGEAR to market and sell its products and technology, the impact and pricing of competing products and the introduction of alternative technological solutions. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect NETGEAR and its business are detailed in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled “Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors”, pages 30 through 39, in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 2, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2006. NETGEAR undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

For more information:
Doug Hagan
NETGEAR Inc.
(408) 907-8053
doug.hagan@netgear.com

Ken Hagihara
Integrity Public Relations 
(949) 768-4423
ken@integritypr.net