I'm having problems with my Netgear wireless adapter AGAIN. I even downloaded the latest driver from August for it, and it still wants to restart my PC.
My question is, if I buy an Airlink PC! adapter, will I still be able to use the Netgear router to pick up signal through the Airlink?
2006-09-08 08:09:27 · 7 answers · asked by pfc_weiss 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
I got no problem with the router,the driver for the adapter is what keeps giving me trouble. The one that comes off the installation CD restarts me too. That one has known issues with SP2, and the latest driver does the same thing. Why would the driver that fixed the issue suddenly revert back to the same problem?
2006-09-08 08:32:32 · update #1
as for your first question. Yes an airlink PCI adapter should work with your netgear router. if your router is wireless b or wireless g and the pci card is b/g it will work. This is because the requirements for wireless b and wireless g hardware have been standardized. Many companies are trying to put out the next generation of hardware called wireless n or mimo but it hasn't been standardized yet to the point where everyone's hardware should work together under the same principles. Anyway the point is that wireless g and b adapters and components from any company will work with your router. As for your second question it is hard to tell why the card is causing trouble. perhaps it is a problem with your motherboard. if that is the case, switch pci slots and put the card in a different slot. On the other hand it is possible that the driver was rolled back to the old driver. What i would do is go to the device manager, click on network cards, right click the netgear adapter and click uninstall. than go to actions on the top of the device manager and scan for new hardware. when it asks you to instal the netgear adapter tell it to search for the newest drivers which you should download and store in a location that is easy to browse to
2006-09-08 08:57:42 · answer #1 · answered by franky2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the models and firmware revisions, the answer is possibly. It is called a Wireless Bridge. You will have to peruse your the firmware/manuals for both routers to see if they support this. Keep in mind that by enabling this, you may not be able to use wireless on either access point for clients (as the access points will be dedicated to connecting to each other). You would then need to be able to connect via an ethernet cable on the other (the netgear one presumably).
2016-03-27 03:07:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes! You can do that. Probably.
The protocols are brand transparent. Each brand builds to the same protocol specs.
That's not a guarantee, but close.
Remeber about the b, and the g - but you should be able to mix these even though you will only get the slower of the mix for a top speed.
Go for it.
2006-09-08 08:14:54 · answer #3 · answered by hlsj_99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-09-08 08:16:06 · answer #4 · answered by Eazy E Boy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as they are both the same protocol, yes.
What is common now is 802.11g. If one or the other is 802.11b the g device is still compatible, it will just run at the much slower b speed.
2006-09-08 08:34:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I haven't seen an adapter yet that doesn't work with any router.
2006-09-08 08:12:53 · answer #6 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, any wireless NIC will work. However, are you sure that the problem is your Netgear NIC and not the wireless router?
2006-09-08 08:13:11 · answer #7 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋