 "OK for the price, but has issues" | 2009-06-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2POS8XFZR0YA6 |
i installed this on a PC i only use for quiescent data backups, BT downloads and the like(speed is not really critical), so i guess i am happy with this thing for the price. i got it becuase i didn't want to run a cable to the router. i run win xp pro sp2.
but here are the issues it does in fact have. whether or not they are a problem depends on your application: sitting about 20ft away from the access point, it doesn't show "excellent" signal strength (indicates 1 bar less than the max). i am aware of the external factors that can cause this (lot of metal around etc.), but the environment i have it in is pretty clean. connection goes off at times, needs a kick start. the antenna can be better. i haven't upgraded the firmware in a while but other reviewers have said that the new firmware fixes some issues.
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 "good product, good vendor" | 2009-01-21 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2R22PDRHIB1QB |
| the netgear wireless adaptor is even better then what is shown on pics. it has a super antena. |
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 "Worked well in other system, but WEP Key does not-flawed driver/utility" | 2008-09-27 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1PXUA973I86JS |
| I have v1 of the WG311. I had previously installed it in an older system running WinME in which it worked great. After recently installing in new system (WinXPSP2), with the supplied Netgear driver& utility (both installed together from the CD), I could not get a CONNECT using a WEP key, but can connect with security disabled (WGR614v4 router-Comcast BB). I still have not resolved this issue, but will try bypassing the NETGEAR driver and utility using the steps outlined in other reviews. (When connected, the WG311 works beautifully and is faster than my previous network). Thanks to all who have addressed these issues. |
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 "Unstable, poor signal reception, confusing software" | 2008-02-11 |
| - Reviewed By mprussak |
I had this adapter for about 5 months now, and I have to say it's one of the worst pieces of hardware I ever used. The driver installation wants to install Netgear's version of wireless network manager that replaces the Windows WiFi manager. The main feature of the Netgear's manager is that it does not work, at least not on Windows XP, and it sure makes installation confusing. The second issue I ran into is very poor signal and frequently dropping connections - in the same room where other computers report excellent WiFi signal strength. Looking for an updated driver was an adventure, because Netgear uses the name "firmware" to describe drivers. I was eventually able to get them on the phone and they were quite helpful on the phone, and we got the driver updated. With the updated driver, the signal remains very poor, and dropped connections have become much less frequent - only about daily - but still enough to be really annoying. On top of dropped connections I also experience hung connections - where the network reports to be connected, but no data flows, and outright adapter crashes, where device manger ends up disabling the adapter until a reboot or until explicit enabling.
So save yourself a hassle and buy something else... I don't yet know what, though... |
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| "USE VERSION 3!!!" | 2008-01-23 |
| - Reviewed By radaracer285 |
| Use the version 3!! I have V2 and V3. V2 was a pain but has worked without a hitch for over a year. Just got V3 and it was up and running in less than 10 minutes--Package unwrapping to surfing the net. I use winxp 2 and winxp2 pro. Got it off ebay for 20$$ brand new!! |
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 "Does not work reliably on XP PC" | 2007-12-03 |
| - Reviewed By skeeter11 |
| I have wasted many hours fiddling with this card trying to get it to work on my XP PC. No matter how I configured it, it would intermittently freeze up my PC. Netgear's tech support tried to help but to no avail. Ultimately, I found that the MSI Turbo PCI card [ASIN:B000M5U9GI Super G 802.11BG Wireless Pci 64 Bit Xp Compliant Turbo Mode] works 100% reliably on my XP PC and, ironically, gets a much stronger signal from my Netgear router. |
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