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NETGEAR - RangeMax IEEE 802.11n USB - Wi-Fi Adapter - Black
NETGEAR - RangeMax IEEE 802.11n USB - Wi-Fi Adapter - Black
Wirelessly surf, email, stream HD video, on-line game, make Internet phone calls. Less interference and better connections using dual band Wireless-N. Better speed and range than other USB Wireless-N adapters. Easy and secure wireless connections. Works with older Wi-Fi as well as new Wireless-N networks.
 
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Works great EXCEPT for Windows 7 64-bit driver!
on August 11, 2011
Posted by: bombuhdeer
from Virginia
CAUTION, this product will disconnect during transfers of large file sizes on N networks. This major limitation is allegedly due to driver incompatibility issues with the 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 7. This issue is well documented on various forums, support sites, etc. Large file transfers cause the driver to malfunction requiring a reset of the device (unplug USB). The only recommended solution that works is to use the lower-bandwidth G network which is unsatisfactory and asinine.
I first installed this device on a PC with Windows XP SP 3 and it worked flawlessly with my Netgear N750 Wireless N router. I then installed it on a PC running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with similar results UNTIL I started to transfer large files, ~200MB and greater. Smaller files were transferred with no apparent issues. The status light is a steady blue when the device is operating correctly, i.e. connected to a network. Within a few seconds of transferring a large file the connection dropped and the status light turned to a blinking amber. The only way to re-establish a connection was to unplug the device from the USB port and then reinsert it. Netgear does not (as of July 2011) have a solution for this issue, no timeframe and barely acknowledges the issue. This issue does not occur with HD content streamed over the N network.
Other than the issue transferring large files the device performs well. Installation and setup from the CD was simple. The device has its own MAC address which must be used if the wireless network uses MAC address filtering (instead of the computer it's connected to). This was undocumented and caused some initial confusion since my Linksys G network didn't require this.
What's great about it: Setup and basic functionality
What's not so great: IT DIES WITH DATA TRANSFERS OF LARGE FILES!!!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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