Wireless Adapters

Hey, Traff !!

If you have a Netgear Super G, a WPN 111T Netgear Rangemax USB 2.0 adapter will do ya fine !!

If ya go with the regular "card" adapter, ya gotta have one for each machine, or else be constantly monkeyin' around movin' the thing from one rig to another !!

If ya get the WPN 111T, with USB 2.0, you just unplug it from one machine an' plug it in another with no probs.

I have both the WPN111 an' the 111T --- get the "T" one, as it's a better match for your Netgear Super G router --- Netgear claims 2x the range of the 111, an' it also has the 108 speed, if you should ever be able to use it.

It looks like a USB flash drive, an' comes with an extension cable so you can move it around for better reception --- ya can't do that with your regular "card" adapter !!

I think you'll find the Netgear stuff to be an upgrade from the D-Link --- at least, that's been MY experience !!

DELL 3100 @ 3.06 Ghz; 2 Gigs DDR5300 RAM; Seagate 500GB, 7200rpm HD; Intel PRO1000 GT Eternet Adapter; Motorola SB5120 Cable Modem; Netgear WPN 824v2 Router; Win XP Home SP3; Regulated Input Voltage @ 121 volts to all systems.

Dell XPST 600 @ 600 mhz; 768 mhz RAM; Maxtor 60GB, 7200 rpm HD; Netgear WPN 111T Rangemax USB 2.0 adapter; WinXP Home SP3

On a recent battery of 50 tests, taken on 5/14/08 at Speedtest(.)net, the Dell 3100 connected on Cox Cable to the Phoenix NETBRIDGE server gave these results:

Average Download  @ 29,426 kbps
Fastest  Download  @ 32,498 kbps

Average Upload      @ 1095 kbps
Fastest Upload       @ 1101 kbps

Hey Slik, Just pulled back in town.Want to update this thread.I trashed the old d-link adapter and i am running a 111T and no problems what so ever.I just ordered a Wpn rangemax mimo adapter that is even stronger than the regular 111t!! Ranges are what I am always trying to improve. The 54 are so outdated now.These ntgear products work great.You can use the range max even though you do not have the n-router and still improve the range!! Might upgrade to the n when the price drops.I guess we are the only 2 people on this subject. Be talkin.

Later Traff.

Yo, Traff !!

Glad to see ya got back safe an' sound !!!

You're gonna hafta slow down, Buddy, I'm havin' a tough time keepin' up !!

You say you're tryin' to keep improvin' your range, but ya got me wonderin' WHY !!???

If you click on your "network connections"  an' the thing says "excellent", there ain't no sense in spendin' more loot, 'cause nothin's gonna get any better !!

Right now, I'm goin' thru a cinder-block wall, 2 sided, foil-backed urethane insulation, a kitchen cabinet, a gas stove, 25 feet of open space, an interior wall an' a filing cabinet to get from my NETGEAR "G" router to the 111T with an "excellent" at the receivin' end.

Instead of shellin' out more loot for more "range", consider gettin' rid of other sources of interference, like a Microwave oven between your router an' the adapter --- or an answering machine that acts as a base unit for multiple cordless phones.

Another thing that will REALLY jack your signal is a wireless burgular alarm, since it sends a signal to every room in the house.

A fridge, freezer, or stacked washer & dryer will present some problems, too, depending on how close your router OR adapter is to either one of them.

Metal venetian blinds, mirrored doors, and 5.1 Surround-Sound SPEAKERS, can give you fits, as I discovered while trying to get past my 400-watt Polk Audio Towers !!

Is your router or adapter close to a printer or fax !??? Don't be surprised if you lose your signal when that danged fax kicks in !!! 

Check out some o' those things an get back to me on what you found out --- an' in the mean-time, quit buyin' more stuff 'til we can max out what ya already got !!!

Peace.
Slik   

Comin back at you Slik,

I think I might be jumping around to much with describing what I have on my network. I will try to put in order. All my products are Netgear now.

I have a Wgt624 Super g 108 mbps Router,Wg111t 108 mbps wireless adapter,Wpn 111 Rangemax adapter.

I started off wih Wg111 54 mbps, D-link 54 mbps adapters. My problem with the two 54,s was i kept dropping my connections and that dreaded box to reconnect would keep on comin up.I went to Wgn 111t and the problem stopped.The biggest diff I noticed was it seems to always be active and blinkin where the 54 would set idle.The specs on the 111t ranges were stronger than 54 mbps. Went to buy another and 111 rangemax adapter were even stronger although you only benefit so much unless you have the n router.You get the strenght from the antennas in the n router. Will let you now about the prices.The strange part about the 54 was it was closer than all the rest of the adapters!!I have a Uniden interference free phoneset setting right next to my computer!! That tookare of the phone problems!!One think you did say is about the speakers will remeber that.Well I made hope i made more sence.

Later bro

Traff

Yo, Traff !!

Yeah, that Netgear stuff works real good, but keepin' the terminology for the different models straight is a nightmare !!

My WPN 824v.2 Router says "Rangemax - G Mimo - 108Mbps - 2.4 Ghz - Extended Coverage" on the box.

The matching USB 2.0 adapter says "Wireless G - WPN 111 @ 108Mbps -2.4 Ghz

The second wireless USB 2.0 adapter says "Super-G - WG111T @ 108Mbps - 2.4 Ghz" and Netgear claims 2x the speed and 4x the coverage of the standard 54Mbps wireless g specs.

Actually that translates into 2x the coverage of the WPN111, which is a 108 Mbps unit. There is NO increase in speed between the WPN111 and the WG111T.

Man, ya gotta read these things carefully,'cause the numbers keep changin' every few months, while some of the specs stay the same.

I have a matched pair in the WPN 824 Router and the WPN 111 USB adapter, with the WG111T USB adapter being a bit of "overkill", since the router isn't capable of sending "as much" signal as the WG 111T adapter can receive.

Your WGT624 Super-G Router and WG111T USB adapter are a PERFECT match, with equal speed AND coverage --- with your WPN 111 USB adapter as the weakest link --- it has the speed, but not the coverage of the Super-G Router and WG111T combo.

In effect, you have the exact reverse of what I have, with your "Super-G" rig being "stronger" than my standard "G" set-up.

Both the WPN111 and WG111T USB adapters blink at a steady rate of about 1 blink per second --- if the light STOPS blinking once it has established a connection at start-up, you've got a problem ---consult Netgear Support.

I would suggest getting another WG111T to replace the WPN111, which would give you a perfectly-matched  3-piece setup that should serve you VERY well, at least for a year or 2 , while they sort out the new "N" technology.

I'm gonna nurse my rig for another year or so, and then make the switch to the "N" technology.

Remember what one of the "Techs" told us before; if you go to an "N" router, you'll have to go to "N" adapters, too, because all this stuff has to work together --- or else it's only as good as the weakest link !!

Catch ya later !!

Peace.
Slik