| Netgear WG111T 108 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter |
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Model: WG111TNA
Brand: Netgear
Manufacturer: Netgear
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 32
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
Form factor: External
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
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| Features: |
Fast 108 Mbps speeds for your desktop or notebook PC; up to 10x faster than 802.11b
Up to 4x the range of 802.11b wireless
Compatible with existing 802.11b and 802.11g networks
Quick and easy setup with Smart Wizard install assistant
Included 5 ft. USB cable allows adapter to be positioned for optimal signal strength |
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| Description: |
| Netgear WG111T Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter enables up to 108Mbps wireless Internet access to either your desktop or notebook PC. This device supports office roaming for notebook PC users for shared broadband Internet access and resources. Incorporating high-level WEP encryption, the adapter shields your network from wireless eavesdroppers without sacrificing performance. Stylish and compact, it plugs into the available external USB port of your PC, eliminating the need to open up your desktop PC. NETGEAR's Wireless LAN Manager also lets you create profiles that reflect specific WLAN settings for each place you travel ? giving you unfettered mobility at home, the office, the airport, and other public hotspots. Channels - 11 channels (US, Canada), 13 channels (ETSI), 14 channels (Japan) |
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| User Reviews (32 total): |
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works as expected, but runs very hot, October 3, 2007
By Addy Free (Saint Paul, MN United States)
The device works as expected and even looks nice, but the blue indicator light is too bright and the device heats up quite a great deal more than I would have expected. Still, it is seemingly robust and I expect no problems with it.
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Works like a champ on XP..., September 1, 2007
By Techie (Traverse City, MI)
Purchased this item for a client to put an aging VPR Matrix desktop on their wireless network. Ran the setup CD, plugged the unit in when prompted using the supplied USB cable and bingo, we're cookin' with 4-5 bars of signal strength at 60' through 2 cement block walls! Experimented with placement a little bit, then velcroed the unit to the wall using the supplied plastic "shoe." Well worth the $40.00 to avoid pulling cable.
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OK in XP, not so OK in Vista, August 25, 2007
By Kenneth C. Smith (Williamsburg, VA)
I have been using Netgear for many years. I have the 624 router & the WG311T adapter in my son's computer, both have worked well now for a few years now. Got a new computer, dual booted w/XP & Vista, & thought I would try the WG111T USB adapter. BIG MISTAKE!! I got it to work in both OS's, but constantly had to reset in the 2 months I have had installed. Installation was not easy, took several attempts in both OS's before I got it working. I have been using Vista more often & was constantly having to reset, so I attempted to reinstall driver. BIGGER MISTAKE!!! This adapter is not VISTA friendly, I could not reinstall. When I uninstall driver before reinstalling, it does not completely uninstall in Vista. Reinstall just keeps adding additional adapters, same name followed by a number (I got up to #11). Called Netgear for help, after several failed attempts, they blamed it on Vista & told me to call MicroSoft. Did an internet search & found several other users having this problem, but found no solution. Ended up going out & buying anoher WG311T, which is what I should have done in the 1st place. I give it a 2 because it does work most of the time in XP. But I would not reccommend buying.
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Wireless Technology, June 27, 2007
By Adam Avery
This product is absolutely terrible. It will not work with Vista. It gives you the blue screen of death, and has a dialup + connection. It's got broadband speeds but disconnects from the wireless network just like a dialup connection. It kills hard drives by making Vista freeze up. Vista is unstable because of this piece of junk which overheats and disconnects from the network.
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DO NOT BUY NETGEAR PRODUCTS, June 16, 2007
By J. Lin (Santa Clara, CA)
I bought this wireless adapter about 2 years ago, and discontinued using it after about two months because the connection was very sporadic and slow. Their customer support staff was totally and completely unhelpful. I later found out that part of the problem was the Netgear wireless router, which was unreliable in its ability to transmit the signals, and I had to unplug and then fully restart both the cable modem and the router several times a day. I switched to a Netgear wire router, which was only slightly more reliable and was able to deliver higher speeds, but I still found myself unplugging and restarting every few days.
I recently bought a new non-Netgear wireless router (Linksys, which works great), and the Netgear adapter seems to be working well, that is, until it starts to overheat. It only takes a few hours for it to overheat and it just stops working, so I have to unplug it to let it cool down then replug. I've read that others have been experiencing the same problem with their wireless adapters.
After trying 3 different Netgear products, I would NEVER AGAIN buy another product from them. Their products are inferior and prone to problems, and good luck getting technical support. Save your money and avoid headaches, DON'T BUY NETGEAR.
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Netgear WG111T 108 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter, May 18, 2007
By Dooley Buckner
Fantastic product at a fantastic price. Using it with Vista premium home edition.
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Worst Product in the world, NO SUPPORT!!, March 29, 2007
By H. Hap
This is a horrible product, it was fine at first just for surfing the web, but when you try I tried to play World of Warcraft or download a huge file, it would just stop working. It overheats and fails!! 20 bux down the drain!!
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Piece of crap, March 19, 2007
By Jason Giambrone (Denver, CO)
Don't buy this prodcut. It blue screens PC daily. The screen references the netgear drivers. Even though lots of people have this problem no fix from Netgear. That is crappy support. Don't fall for thier rebate mumbo jumbo you get what you pay for. Drop the Netgear box and run as fast away as possible!
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NetGear Wireless Adapter uses a USB connection, great tool., November 28, 2006
By www.dickeyguitars.com (Russellville, AR United States)
I allowed my fourteen year old install it on his system. It failed. He didn't get the slip which notes that you have to accept the unsigned device or Windows won't allow installation. The warning slip isn't part of the instructions. That was a pain.
Finally I lucked onto the solution, I searched for new connected hardware in the control panel. Windows xp found the new device and I clicked on past the problem window, just accept it and it will work flawlessly. They need to update the instructions until such time they can get Microsoft to approve their device.
It's been running now about three days. Hooked on a four foot cord and they supply velcro to paste it somewhere out of the way. I pulled it up on to the desk hutch and stuck it there. It has a cool blue blinking light when it's working, very nice.
Software setup is a breeze. You won't believe wireless until you try it. I'm glad I didn't have to drill holes all through my two story home!
Price is good too. Bruce
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Apparently overheats; also fails for other reasons - not recommended, November 9, 2006
By huw_the_book (Brooklyn, NY USA)
I have had a good deal of trouble with the Netgear WG111T wireless USB adapter -- for three reasons:
1. The Netgear software spontaneously quits on my Windows XP Professional system.
2. The adapter appears to overheat. As others have mentioned, it then has to cool off before working again.
3. The Netgear user support -- on the web and by phone -- is poor.
Windows is a hostile networking environment to begin with. Microsoft has structured Windows to make it difficult, often impossible, to network with non-Windows computers. But even taking that into account, the Netgear adapter is poor.
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No problems; Can;t complain, August 24, 2006
By Heathcliff J. Miller (Trinidad, W.I.)
This review is a little old. I had already purchased the netgear router and one wireless adapter in January'06. But i needed a second one as I now have three computers in the house feeding off the same DSL internet connection.
Performance is good. I live in a two storey concrete house , the laptop is at different locations around the house and the 2nd desktop is upstairs. Signal strength varies but generally both work well! installation was easy, no problems to date.
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Not so good, July 28, 2006
By BCS (Westerville, Ohio United States)
The range of reception on this USB 108 wireless adapter is not strong or reliable. I have always had great reception and speed using my Netgear 108 network card, but using the same computer and just changing to the USB adapter I have found that the reception and speed is not even an tenth as good as my original card. I will be returning the item. Unfortunately my PC's standard internal wireless card is better and faster than the Netgear USB.-- Sorry.
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Completely unreliable, July 17, 2006
By Ed (San Francisco, CA)
I bought this since it's economical, compact, didn't need cabling (although it has an extension if you need it), advertised a whopping 108 mbps. Well so much for that:
1) Drivers are problematic and causes conflicts with XP SP2. My first ever blue screen of death in about 3 or more years running XP came this item
2) It is EXTREMELY UNRELIABLE:
- already mentioned repeatedly, it overheats
- it drops connections randomly and yes, the only way to re-acquire the signal is to unplug and plug back in
- It's utility is worthless, just install the driver (if you can). If you try using WPA, forget about using this utility, just use Windows to configure it.
- I've also found out that it's better if you just remove this utility from the STARTUP (don't run it at all) so that Windows can do everything it needs to connect, which is faster and more reliable. Be careful not to UNINSTALL, since it will also remove the driver...just remove it from your Windows Startup folder list. Netgear has an FAQ about this problem, but I'm not going to tweak Windows and risk more stuff for this cheap piece of hardware.
3) 108 MBPS? Yeah right. You'll need the RIGHT KIND OF access point/wireless router for this, if not, it's 54 mbps. This was one of the selling points, but it's definitely a "gotcha". You're limited to specfic equipment, specific channel (6), so if you have neighbors on the same channel, well, you get the picture.
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easy simple solution, May 26, 2006
By politically incorrect in... (Berkeley, Ca.)
I've had this adapter on my son's desktop for over 6 months. I wanted an easily removable adapter, so I could remove it if internet interfered with homework. The install was fine; I always find it easiest to install updated drivers from the website rather than the install disc. they are always outdated. So I downloaded the drivers onto a jump drive on my pc, then installed them onto his pc. Attached the usb adapter and set windows zero config to run the wireless and it has worked flawlessly ever since. I did not install the Client software that came with the adapter. I use StatBar to monitor my access (freeware). I have not had issues with overheating as mentioned by others. The unit is powered up 10 hours a day. I like having the extension cable so we can aim it towards our router (2wire). I recommend it as a simple upgrade as long as you install only the drivers from the website and use Windows to configure.
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Good little product, May 9, 2006
By Michel (Dubai)
The WG111T worked fine on my XP system. It replaced the last 802.11b adapter on my network and allowed me to shift to an all G network. The WG111T is always connected and on without any problems.
The only note is the usual with USB devices: install the drivers first then plug the device.
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Works for 10 days then quits, May 8, 2006
By Daniel Brockman (Petaluma, CA USA)
My experience, with several repetitions: The adapter, continuously plugged in, continuously on, works for about 10 days, then stops working and drops the connection. It won't restart. The only way to recover is to unplug it, plug in your spare (you do have a spare, of course), and let the Netgear WG111T cool off for a couple of days. Then you plug it in again, and it works for about 10 days...
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Sketchy windows drivers, April 9, 2006
By P. Hahn (Berkeley, CA United States)
I've only had this for a couple days, and so far it had been working alright for me. This morning, I wanted to play some online games so I brought out my command line and ping'd some nearby servers, but there wasn't any response. Then, when I tried to connect to the internet, nothing was hpapening. So, I thought I was having HW connection issues, so I updated the drivers. After reinstalling, and using the supplied netgear config utilities, same thing happened again, where the ping command messed up my internet connection.
So, i reinstalled again and used the windows config utility, and the ping command no longer caused problems. also, i could see more servers when i looked for a game to connect to. long story short, don't use the netgear internet config utilities when it asks you, use the winxp netzero config or whatever it is called. and get the latest drivers cause the ones i had were 1.5 years old
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Product and service are junk, March 27, 2006
By Bruce (Arizona, USA)
I'm taking it back. The software doesn't work so you have to install through Windows. The drivers (including the new one downloadable from Netgear) cause stop errors and unpredictable reboots of both computers on my network. The drivers are clearly incompatible with XP. The adapter itself overheats. I am VERY dissatisfied with this product and will replace it with another brand.
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Wireless - not yet, February 27, 2006
By J. Sonnabend (Boston)
Unfortunately I am still unable to get it to work. I am going to try one more thing and then it goes back if it still doesn't work.
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Good product, January 31, 2006
By Vince D (San Francisco, CA)
This product works very well. I had some problems installing it on the computer (the setup with the wireless box for my DSL had to be done a couple times before I got it to work), but this is probably more of an artifact of Windows... But now that it is set up, it is working flawlessly and it very practical for use of DSL around the house.
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