EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of NETGEAR, Inc. on Form S-8, of our report dated March 9, 2001, appearing in NETGEAR, Inc.'s Registration Statement No. 333-104419 on Form S-1 filed under the Securities Act of 1933. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP San Jose, California August 4, 2003