NETGEAR® Awarded Networking Vendor of the Year Title for Second Consecutive Year by CRN in the UK

CRN Readers Vote NETGEAR as Winner of Competitive Networking Category in the Prestigious 2006 Channel Awards

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — December 21, 2006 — NETGEAR®, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, today announced that it has been awarded the title “Networking Vendor of the Year” by Computer Reseller News (CRN) for the second consecutive year. The 13th Annual CRN Channel Awards, which was attended by over 1,750 channel representatives from across the UK, took place on November 23, 2006, in London’s Battersea Park Arena.

Sponsored and hosted by CRN magazine, one of the industry’s leading channel publications for solution providers and technology integrators, the CRN Channel Awards represent the industry’s most prestigious accolade. The winners of the CRN awards were chosen by the readers of CRN magazine from a shortlist of entrants selected by an independent panel of judges including market analysts and industry professionals. NETGEAR topped the networking vendor category to beat strong competition from Cisco Systems, Mitel, Nortel, and Riverbed Technology.

“The CRN Channel Awards are recognized as one of the most sought after accreditations for IT vendors, resellers and distributors, and all of the companies shortlisted should be proud of their work over the past year,” said Sara Driscoll, editor of CRN magazine. “We send our congratulations to all of the winners; the awards acknowledge their exceptional achievements and ongoing commitment to the channel industry.”

“The repeated success of NETGEAR in the Networking category further underlines the importance of channel focus,” explained Bob Tarzey, service director at research and analysis company Quocirca and one of the judges on CRN's panel. “NETGEAR's win in this category for the second year running showed that a smaller vendor can beat a giant — Cisco in this case — through dedication to the channel.”

“NETGEAR is especially excited about receiving the CRN Channel Award because of the fact that we were selected as the best vendor in the networking sector by CRN’s readership which is comprised of distributors and resellers,” explained David Soares, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Support. “NETGEAR realizes the importance of establishing and maintaining strong channel support as a critical component to building successful relationships with our channel partners. This is evidenced by our popular Powershift Reseller Program, which offers a variety of sales and technical resources and monetary incentives designed to help make our channel partners successful.”

A full list of winners can be found at: http://www.channelawards.net/2006winners.asp?m_pid=0&m_nid=7088

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.

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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 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 Powerline products 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 31 through 40, in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 1, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 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