term under the Agreement will not be effective unless mutually agreed to in writing and signed by authorized representatives of both parties. Neither party shall be bound by typographical or clerical errors.

G.       Neither party is liable for its failure or delay to perform its obligations under the Agreement due to strikes, wars, revolutions, acts of terrorism, fires, floods, explosions, earthquakes, shortages in labor, components or materials, government regulations, or other causes beyond its control.

H.       This Agreement may not be assigned by either party without prior written permission from the other party, which permission shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Any attempt by either party to assign any right, or delegate any duty or obligation which arises under the Agreement without such permission will be voidable.

19.      ENTIRE AGREEMENT, GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement, including its attachment and order acknowledgments under the Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between Distributor and NETGEAR with respect to the purchase, resale and distribution of the Products and is governed by the laws of the State of California except that body of law dealing with conflicts of law.

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* Portions denoted with an asterisk have been omitted and filed separately   with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for   confidential treatment.

                                    EXHIBIT 1

                                DISCOUNT SCHEDULE

The initial Discount offered Distributor for purchase or license of NETGEAR Products included on the NETGEAR Price List in effect on the Effective Date of this Agreement is [*] off of the then current NETGEAR list price.

Distributor agrees that the foregoing Discount is only applicable to Products included on the NETGEAR Price List on the Effective Date of this Agreement. NETGEAR reserves the right to add Products to the Price List at its sole discretion and any such additional Products shall be offered to Distributor at discounts to be determined at that time.

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                                    EXHIBIT 2

                           DISTRIBUTOR'S ROUTING GUIDE

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CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST

* Portions denoted with an asterisk have been omitted and filed separately with   the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential   treatment.

                                    EXHIBIT 3

                               CMD NAMED ACCOUNTS [*]

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                                    EXHIBIT 4

                                 MARKETING PLAN

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* Portions denoted with an asterisk have been omitted and filed separately with   the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential   treatment.

                                    AMENDMENT                                      TO THE                               DISTRIBUTOR AGREEMENT                                      BETWEEN                                   INGRAM MICRO                                        AND                                      NETGEAR





This Amendment is entered into effective October 1,1996 (Amendment Date) by and between NETGEAR, Inc. (NETGEAR), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bay Networks, Inc., and Ingram Micro (Distributor) acting on behalf of itself and its affiliates.

NETGEAR and Distributor having previously entered into a Distributor Agreement (Agreement) with an Effective Date of March 1,1996, now mutually agree to amend that Agreement as follows:

1.       Subject to the terms of this Amendment, the Territory listed in Section          2 of the Agreement is amended to be the United States and [*].

2.       During the initial one year period beginning on the Amendment Date,          Distributor shall be the only distributor appointed by NETGEAR in [*],          subject to Distributor conducting mutually agreed to marketing          activities as described in the Marketing Plan for [*] to be developed          and agreed to by and between the parties and which shall be attached to          and made a part of this Agreement as Exhibit 4a. For the purposes of          this provision, distributor shall mean a company acquiring products          directly from NETGEAR for resale or license to dealers or other second          tier resellers which in turn resell or license the products to end use          customers. The foregoing notwithstanding, during the [*] and any          subsequent period, NETGEAR reserves the right to sell or license          Products in [*] to customers other than distributors such as, but not          limited to resellers who procure Products at centralized locations for          resale to end-use customers solely through their wholly or majority          owned retail outlets, both store-front and catalog. Following the [*],          for any extension or renewal term, Distributor's appointment as          Distributor shall be non-exclusive and NETGEAR may appoint other          distributors in [*] at its sole discretion.

3.       The terms and conditions of this Amendment, shall amend and supersede          any conflicting terms of the original Agreement. All other terms of the          original Agreement shall remain unchanged.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment to be effective as of the date first written above.

NETGEAR:                                       DISTRIBUTOR:

NETGEAR, INC.                                  INGRAM MICRO

By: /s/ Lloyd Cainey                           By: /s/ Michael Terrell     ---------------                                ------------------- Name: /s/ Lloyd Cainey                         Name:   Michael Terrell Title: Exec VP Enterprise Business Group       Title:  Vice President Purchasing Date:  4/30/97                                 Date:   2/21/97

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                         CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT REQUEST

* Portions denoted with an asterisk have been omitted and filed separately with   the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential   treatment.

[INGRAM MICRO LOGO]

                               AMENDMENT #2 TO THE                              DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT (the Amendment) is entered into this 15th day of July 1998, by and between INGRAM MICRO INC. (Ingram) and NETGEAR, INC. (Vendor).

The parties have agreed to amend their Distribution Agreement (Agreement) dated October 1,1996.

1.       Section 2, TERRITORY, is amended to be United States, [*].

2.       This Amendment shall remain in effect for the current term and any          renewal term of the Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, all other provisions of the Agreement remain unchanged. The undersigned has read this Amendment, agrees hereto, and is an authorized representative of its respective party.

INGRAM MICRO INC.                                    NETGEAR, INC. 1600 East St. Andrew Place                           4401 Great America Parkway Santa Ana, CA 92705                                  P.O. Box 58185                                                      Santa Clara, CA 95052-8185

By: /S/ AC Mann                                         By: /s/ PATRICK Lo     ----------------                                        -------------------- Name:  AC Mann                                       Name:  PATRICK Lo Title: VP Purchasing                                 Title: V. P.

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Question: Highlight the parts (if any) of this contract related to Exclusivity that should be reviewed by a lawyer. Details: Is there an exclusive dealing  commitment with the counterparty? This includes a commitment to procure all “requirements” from one party of certain technology, goods, or services or a prohibition on licensing or selling technology, goods or services to third parties, or a prohibition on  collaborating or working with other parties), whether during the contract or  after the contract ends (or both).
Output: During the initial one year period beginning on the Amendment Date,          Distributor shall be the only distributor appointed by NETGEAR in [*],          subject to Distributor conducting mutually agreed to marketing          activities as described in the Marketing Plan for [*] to be developed          and agreed to by and between the parties and which shall be attached to          and made a part of this Agreement as Exhibit 4a.