Distributor Agreement

• Expiration Date: 03 January 1997
• Date: 11 May 1996
• Parties: Ingram Micro ("Distributor"), NETGEAR, Inc. ("NETGEAR")
• State: California
• Renewal Term: succesive 1 year
• Section: Commercial Contracts

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10.16

DISTRIBUTORAGREEMENT

BETWEEN

INGRAMMICRO

AND

NETGEAR

NETGEARAgreementNumber:N115EffectiveDate:March1,1996

Term:1Year

IngramMicro,acorporationorganizedunderthelawsoftheStateofCalifornia,

havingaplaceofbusinesslocatedat1600E.St.AndrewPlace,SantaAna,

California,USA,("Distributor")andNETGEAR,Inc.("NETGEAR"),awhollyowned

subsidiaryofBayNetworks,Inc.,organizedunderthelawsoftheStateof

Delaware,havingaplaceofbusinessat4401GreatAmericaParkway,SantaClara,

California,USA,agreethatthefollowingtermsgovernthepurchase,sale,and

licensingofProducts(asdefinedbelow)betweentheparties.

NOTICES:

AllnoticesgivenundertheAgreementaretobeinwritingandmaybesentby

mail,telefax,courierserviceorotherwisedeliveredtothepartytobe

notifiedatthefollowingaddress,ortosuchotheraddressasmayhavebeen

substitutedbywrittennotice:

ToDistributor:ToNETGEAR:

1600E.ST.ANDREWSPL.4401GreatAmericaParkway

P.O.BOX25125P.O.Box58185

SANTAANA,CA92799-5125SantaClara,CA95052-8185

(???)PatriciaDutra-Gerard

DISTRIBUTORANDNETGEARACKNOWLEDGETHATEACHHASREADTHISAGREEMENTTOGETHER

WITHTHEATTACHEDEXHIBIT,UNDERSTANDSITANDAGREESTOBEBOUNDBYITSTERMS

ANDCONDITIONS.

AGREED:AGREED:

DistributorNETGEAR,Inc.

By:/s/SanatK.DuttaBy:/s/JoeBooker

---------------------------------------------

(authorizedsignature)(authorizedsignature)

Name:SanatK.DuttaName:JoeBooker

-------------------------------

(typeorprint)(typeorprint)

Title:ExecutivevicePresidentTitle:VicePresident&GeneralManager

CommercialBusinessUnit

Date:October16,1996Date:November5,1996

IngramNETGEARDistributorAgreement083096

1.APPOINTMENT

SubjecttoDistributor'sperformanceofitsobligationsunderthisAgreement,

DistributorisappointedasaNETGEARDistributorandmaypurchasecertain

equipment("Hardware")andlicensesforsoftwareincludingrevisionsandupdates

("Software"),asarelistedinNETGEAR'sthen-currentpricelist(the"Price

List")forresalewithintheTerritory(asdefinedbelow).Duringtheinitial

one(1)yeartermofthisAgreement.Distributorshallbetheonlydistributor

appointedbyNETGEARintheTerritory,subjecttoDistributorconducting

mutuallyagreedtomarketingactivitiesasdescribedintheMarketingPlan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4.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initialone(1)yeartermandanysubsequentperiod.

NETGEARreservestherighttosellorlicenseProductsintheTerritory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initialone(1)yearterm,foranyextensionor

renewalterm,Distributor'sappointmentasDistributorshallbenon-exclusive

andNETGEARmayappointotherdistributorsintheTerritoryatitssole

discretion.

2.TERRITORY

Exceptasmaybeotherwiseprovidedbylaw,Distributormaynotdistributeor

re-exportanyProductsoutsideoftheTerritoryidentifiedhereinastheUnited

StateswithoutthespecificwrittenconsentofNETGEAR.Intheeventthat

DistributorwishestoexpandthescopeoftheTerritoryandisableto