Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
LACY LINWOOD A JR
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NETGEAR, INC [NTGR] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O NETGEAR, INC., 4500 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/30/2008
(Street)

SANTA CLARA, CA 95054		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 04/30/2008   P   184 A $ 16.15 151,184 D  
Common Stock 05/01/2008   P   27,516 (6) A $ 16.6185 (6) 178,700 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Director Stock Option (right to buy) $ 18.97               (1) 05/18/2015 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 D  
Director Stock Option (right to buy) $ 6               (2) 09/11/2012 Common Stock 61,250   61,250 D  
Director Stock Option (right to buy) $ 12.75             05/18/2005 06/16/2014 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 D  
Restricted Stock Units (3)               (5)   (4) Common Stock 4,000   4,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
LACY LINWOOD A JR
C/O NETGEAR, INC.
4500 GREAT AMERICA PARKWAY
SANTA CLARA, CA 95054		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Linwood A. Lacy, Jr.   05/01/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) 100% of this option grant is exercisable on 05/18/2005, the grant date. Shares underlying the option are restricted from transfer, with the restriction lapsing on the date of the Issuer's 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was held on May 23, 2006.
(2) This stock option was granted under the NETGEAR, Inc. 2000 Option Plan on September 11, 2002. Such option becomes exercisable at a rate of 1/4th of the option on September 11, 2003 and 1/48th of the shares on each one-month anniversary thereafter.
(3) Converts to common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(4) Not applicable.
(5) Stock units will be paid in an equal number of shares of the Issuer's common stock upon vesting of the units, which will occur on the date of the Issuer's 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
(6) Sale price reflected here is an average of sales prices ranging from $16.49 to $16.75 per share, consisting of the following: 100 shares at $16.49, 2,816 shares at $16.50, 1,400 shares at $16.51, 920 shares at $16.52, 200 shares at $16.53, 80 shares at $16.54, 400 shares at $16.55, 500 shares at $16.58, 2,000 shares at $16.59, 5,200 shares at $16.60, 2,500 shares at $16.61, 600 shares at $16.62, 500 shares at $16.66, 1,400 shares at $16.67, 2,613 shares at $16.68, 2,087 shares at $16.69, 1,600 shares at $16.71, 1,800 shares at $16.72, 200 shares at 16.73 and 600 shares at $16.75.

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