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Summary: Good product, no problems at all
Review: I don't know why this product is rated so poorly. I installed this in under 10 mins. Assuming the wireless router is set up correctly, all I did was install drivers and then plug into the USB. A piece of cake! So easy to install, use, and configure. Also the small size means I can bring this to any computer. Get this instead of the big bulky Linksys USB Adapter.
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Summary: After The Crew Have Become Tired And Weary
Review: I agree with the electronics fan from Washington,DC.
Despite the manufacturer's literature, this device does not always work well with Windows 98. I was installing this on an older computer which will be used in a classroom. After hours of updating drivers and installing updates it only works occasionally. With that being said I did try it out on my laptop and desktop which runs XP and it ran fine. Windows 98 users should REALLY think before buying this device or update your OS to XP.
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Summary: Clear Up Windows 98 problem
Review: Saying it works with Windows 98 is a mistake or a typo. NO USB devices work reliably with Windows 98. You need Windows98 SE which is the version of 98 that adds USB support.
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Summary: Works on Dell Inspiron/XP
Review: After I installed this adapter on my Dell Inspiron 5100 it didn't work at first. After reading Timothy Jackson's review I decided to try the newest Synaptics driver even though I didn't encounter the exact same problem as he did. Voila! It works after I upgraded my Synaptics driver v7.6.4. And I'm submitting this review via MA111 right at this moment.
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Summary: Caused PC to reboot
Review: I'm running WIndows XP service pack 1 on a Compaq desktop. It was a very reliable machine until installing this wireless USB adapter. My machine rebooted every time I had this installed. I downloaded the latest driver and this still did not fix the problem. I called there tech support and after waiting for 15 minutes for a tech I decided my cell phone minutes were too valuable and my time would be better spent returning it.
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Summary: Works With Win98se
Review: I have Win98se, and I was able to get it to work in first attempt. It also has an USB extender cable, whcih makes it real easy to connect to your desktop if you have the USB connecter on the back side where its really hard to reach.. and I like USB better than cards, as I can easily switch between desktop, laptop.
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Summary: Glad I didn't read the reviews first...
Review: There seems to be a love/hate relationship with this adapter. Half the prople swear by it, and half swear at it. In my case it works well with Windows 98SE. Loaded the softwear, restarted the computer , plugged in the adapter, brought up the configuration screen, typed in the SSID, restarted again and it took right off. It has worked just fine for about 10 days now with a MA814 router. The computer is an older Dell GX1 PIII 550 located about 30 feet away on the same floor of a 4 bedroom house as the router. The 5 ft cable makes it easy to move the adapter around for the best link quality which in this case is 100%. You can't beat the cost on Netgear wireless equipment.
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Summary: Fast, once the problem was solved...
Review: I have two of the MA111 adapters. The first, installed on a Shuttle XPC running Windows XP SP1, has been troublefree from day 1. However, the second adapter, installed on my Dell 2650 (also running XP Home SP1) was giving the "blue screen of death" reported in several other reviews on this page. I got the screen 100% of the time. It turns out the problem is a conflict with the standard Dell Synaptics touchpad drivers. If you download the new Synaptics A02 drivers for XP and install them, the MA111 will then work perfectly. I suspect that any laptop running the original Synaptics touchpad drivers for XP will have the same problem. Now that the drivers are resolved, I am hitting speeds of 1.85G with my MA111. Not too shabby for 802.11b. By the way, if you download the new Windows XP update for interactive error reporting, it will tell you the blue screens are likely coming from the Synaptics touchpad, not the MA111.
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Summary: It does not work with Windows 98
Review: Despite what is said above and in the manufacturer's literature, this device does not always work with Windows 98, as one of the Netgear techs admitted to me after hours of effort (not to mention the time waiting to get to a tech). Nor does downloading the most recent version of the software--which is what the level 2 tech advises--help. Caveat emptor: Windows 98 users should think twice before buying this device.
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Summary: Hmm what happened?
Review: Okay well this thing was FLAWLESS with my XP computer....reception was perfect, setup was very easy, and the speed was very good. Two nights ago reception just stopped. I've tried everything...and I do mean everything....to get it back working but it just won't find any available wireless access points in the area (it used to find mine and another person's). So.......I'm not sure how to review it.....I loved it but now I'm wondering what happened. I reloaded all of my drivers....even formatted the drive and reinstalled Windows (wanted to do this for a long time anyway). Still not getting a signal. I think the hardware itself must be malfunctioning. So..my advice..if yours works...it's an excellent piece of equipment...
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