Up 128 Mb Memory : Netgear - WG311T 108 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter

Netgear - WG311T 108 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter

£23.99


Use it with the WGT624 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router to attain speeds up to 10x faster than most existing Wi-Fi wireless networks. Now your desktop PC can be placed farther from the access point than ever before, eliminating the need to run unsightly Ethernet cables across your home. NETGEARs Smart Wizard install assistant makes setup easy, so you re up and running within minutes.Delivers videos and MP3 files up to 10x faster than most Wi-Fi wireless networks. New applications such as video streaming and high-definition video conferencing are now easier than ever before. Unprecedented range gives you the freedom to place your desktop PC much farther from your router than you could with previous-generation products. Dynamic rate shifting responds to environmental conditions, achieving the fastest possible connections. Set up your desktop PC in a convenient location and wirelessly connect to other PCs, peripherals, and the Internet without being tied to expensive Ethernet cables. NETGEAR s 108 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter is compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b wireless routers and access points. Smart Wizard install assistant guides you through easy installation in minutes. Provides the highest available level of industry standard 128-bit WEP encryption. Upgradable to Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) security. When used with the NETGEAR WGT624 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router, it gives you two kinds of firewall security.

Plug in and off you go! - Took five mins to plug in and download drivers for Vista and away we went, I ve had no problems and all going well. Great bit of kit for great price.

This card crashed my PC - This card is notorious for poor performance and system lock ups. It has particular problems with MSI motherboards and AMD processors. With the netlink software installed it would take 30-60 seconds to decide it couldnt connect to my network then change its mind and conect me with frequent drops. When this card was installed my system would randomly hang with no explanation, it was only after i looked into the card itself that i found that this was a common problem. Have replaced with an edimax card which im glad to say is working well.

Poor Quality - Very poor quality drivers, will mess up windows if you have anything more than a basic setup. I.e. RDP connections fail becuase of some silly things the driver attempts to do on logon.Overall product quality: Worst I ve seen on any NIC

Another Netgear let down - While some seem to have had no problems with this card there are many others who have. After installing the card with the provided drivers i found it would cause windows XP to crash regularly. I tried installing the latest drivers from the netgear site and still the problems remained, I even wiped my OS from the primary HD and tried on a fresh install. On top of the constant crashes the so called 108mbps connection is no such thing, I use a Netgear rangemax WPN824v2 router which should be an ideal companion. Apparently not. I honestly had a more reliable, faster and stronger connection using a basic d-link 54g card. Avoid!

WG311T - works great with XP Media Centre Edition desktop. - I read the reviews about this product s instability when installed with XP but decided to take a risk and buy anyway and I am very glad I did. It works great for me using a desktop with Windows XP Media Centre Edition.I used another computer with internet connection to download the latest drivers from the Netgear website onto my USB memory stick and then installed on my desktop from there. I never even took the CD out of its packaging. I followed the instructions on the installation software, shut down the computer, installed the device into a free PCI slot (my first time of doing that too) and then booted up the computer. I opted to use Window Wireless to manage the wireless and everything works perfectly. I had a quick look at the Netgear management system, but I personally find Windows Wireless a lot easier and straight-forward to use. If you initially chose to use Netgear and then decided that you would prefer to use Window Wireless to manage the connection, this can simply be changed by going Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections > Network Connections > Right click on your Netgear 311T icon and select Properties > Select the Wireless Networks tab > Tick the box which says Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings. Voila. The device is running at a constant 54 Mbps (the limit of our AOL router, not the card) with no drop-outs. The router is downstairs in the hallway and the computer is upstairs in the bedroom and yet signal strength is a constant excellent. Overall, I am very pleased with this. It was very simple to set up and runs perfectly. No dreaded computer freeze or blue screen of death. Provided you follow the instructions, get the latest drivers from the Netgear website instead of using the CD then everything appears to work exactly as it was intended to. Five stars from me.




Netgear - WG311T 108 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter