NETGEAR (NTGR) 10-K 2006 FY Annual report

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No. 333-107718, 333-136892, 333-136895) of NETGEAR, Inc. of our report dated March 1, 2007 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of NETGEAR, Inc., which appears in NETGEAR, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
March 1, 2007