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Netgear - WG311T 108 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter
Binding: Electronics
Platform: Windows
Release Date: 2004-04-19
Manufacturer: Netgear
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
Features: WIRELESS PCI CARD ADAPTER, 108MBPS EN
Average Rating: 3.5
Total Customer Reviews: 27
Our Price: £26.18
Sales Rank: 5014
Product Description
Enjoy ever faster speeds thans to the 108 Mbps WG311T PCI wireless adapter on your computer. Once the Netgear is used with a Firewall Wireless router, you will boost up your network up to 10 times faster than traditioan lwireless networks.
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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.
IT HAS THE MOST SECURE SECURITY FEATURE !!!
Where once installed,your pc completely locks up,leaving you with no mouse control,and unable to access your frozen pc, to shut down safely.
It certainly keeps out any un welcome snoopers from accessing my network,but it keeps myself out aswell. : ) : ) : ) leaving me to regret buying this garbage,no matter what drivers you use,it still locks up my system at the desktop!
And the netgear site is no help at all with trying to solve the problems !
BUYERS BEWARE.
XP Users Avoid Like The Plague!
Got the card and installed it - it picked up the wireless router easily. However, the card induces freezes on the computer every time the internet is used (and sometimes when it isn't being used). I could not use the internet for more than five minutes before the computer froze, needing a restart. This is an endemic problem (apparently with XP SP2) and was not caused by the computer, but by the card. Any suggested remedy on the Netgear forums or other online forums did not help in the slightest. Avoid like the plague.
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