Wireless N card adaptor?

DlxNashvilleLuvr · May 13th, 2008, 11:47 PM

This is the place that turned me onto the great Creative ZEN MP3 player, so I'm hoping you guys can work the same magic in the realm of wireless cards. I'd better type fast, though, because my current wireless card I have is a real POS!

I wanted to add a computer to the existing broadband connection I have, and a guy at Comcast said I should look into a router. So I got a D-Link N Draft one that seems to work all right. The problem is the D-Link DWA-130 adapter I got to go with it 1.) Won't allow my computer to boot up when it's plugged in, and 2.) Works brilliantly one day and then, on days like today, loses connection literally about every five minutes.

Researching Best Buy and Amazon suggests most of these wireless adapter things stink, but can anyone out there testify they've found a good one? N-series preferred. Thank you!

sotob · May 14th, 2008, 12:14 AM

anything in BIOS that you can change so that will reboot if you have usb connected? I'm no t much of ms user - sorry.

geddins · May 14th, 2008, 07:50 AM

Take it back and get a G router and adapter. The N standard isn't even ratified yet.....I wish they wouldn't start selling stuff with a label before it's really really ready.

Trust tested and tried technology.....leading edge, not bleeding edge...that's MY philosophy anyway!

TDPRI · May 14th, 2008, 10:13 AM

You might look at getting a USB Wifi that you can connect externally. I've been staying away from N gear, as it's not ratified yet. But regardless it should work.

It sounds like you have bad drivers for your current card or some other conflict. All my desktop computers are hard wired to the network, but I have one USB Wifi adapter and the few times I've used it it worked fine. I think it's a "B" device. I got it years ago when using a community Wifi account in a rural area.

geddins · May 14th, 2008, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by TDPRI

You might look at getting a USB Wifi that you can connect externally. I've been staying away from N gear, as it's not ratified yet. But regardless it should work.

It sounds like you have bad drivers for your current card or some other conflict. All my desktop computers are hard wired to the network, but I have one USB Wifi adapter and the few times I've used it it worked fine. I think it's a "B" device. I got it years ago when using a community Wifi account in a rural area.

Yes, I should have expanded my comments, but Paul does so here. The "n" stuff that's out there is really just working over B/G....so you just really need a new client piece.

DlxNashvilleLuvr · May 14th, 2008, 01:28 PM

I think you're right, something is conflicting in there somewhere. The day before yesterday it worked fine for two or three hours in a row, suddenly the next day it wouldn't stay on five minutes? Plus the connectivity light keeps blinking as though it's talking to the router even when I suddenly can't connect. Or it will say, "Signal: Excellent, 130 Mbps" as I'm getting "page not found" in Yahoo! But I hit "repair connection" and I'm good for another five minutes...fingers crossed.

The keyboard has also spontaneously lost contact with this thing. Maybe it's this Hewlett-Packard computer that was the mistake

. But it's running XP!

May 13th, 2008, 11:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
DlxNashvilleLuvr Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Age: 37 Posts: 697	Wireless N card adaptor? This is the place that turned me onto the great Creative ZEN MP3 player, so I'm hoping you guys can work the same magic in the realm of wireless cards. I'd better type fast, though, because my current wireless card I have is a real POS! I wanted to add a computer to the existing broadband connection I have, and a guy at Comcast said I should look into a router. So I got a D-Link N Draft one that seems to work all right. The problem is the D-Link DWA-130 adapter I got to go with it 1.) Won't allow my computer to boot up when it's plugged in, and 2.) Works brilliantly one day and then, on days like today, loses connection literally about every five minutes. Researching Best Buy and Amazon suggests most of these wireless adapter things stink, but can anyone out there testify they've found a good one? N-series preferred. Thank you!

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geddins Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Age: 46 Posts: 1,939	Take it back and get a G router and adapter. The N standard isn't even ratified yet.....I wish they wouldn't start selling stuff with a label before it's really really ready. Trust tested and tried technology.....leading edge, not bleeding edge...that's MY philosophy anyway! __________________ www.myspace.com/gregeddins

May 14th, 2008, 12:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
sotob TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 13	anything in BIOS that you can change so that will reboot if you have usb connected? I'm no t much of ms user - sorry.

May 14th, 2008, 10:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
TDPRI Administrator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TDPRILAND Posts: 5,564 36 Photos	You might look at getting a USB Wifi that you can connect externally. I've been staying away from N gear, as it's not ratified yet. But regardless it should work. It sounds like you have bad drivers for your current card or some other conflict. All my desktop computers are hard wired to the network, but I have one USB Wifi adapter and the few times I've used it it worked fine. I think it's a "B" device. I got it years ago when using a community Wifi account in a rural area.

May 14th, 2008, 01:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
DlxNashvilleLuvr Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Age: 37 Posts: 697	I think you're right, something is conflicting in there somewhere. The day before yesterday it worked fine for two or three hours in a row, suddenly the next day it wouldn't stay on five minutes? Plus the connectivity light keeps blinking as though it's talking to the router even when I suddenly can't connect. Or it will say, "Signal: Excellent, 130 Mbps" as I'm getting "page not found" in Yahoo! But I hit "repair connection" and I'm good for another five minutes...fingers crossed. The keyboard has also spontaneously lost contact with this thing. Maybe it's this Hewlett-Packard computer that was the mistake . But it's running XP!