USB Wireless Network Adapters

[Tigerllc74]

Since my laptop's internal wireless is not working anymore, I decided to get USB Wireless Network Adapter. There appears to be many different options such as 802.11g and 802.11n. Ina addition, 2.4 Mhz or 5 Mhz, 50, 150, or 300 Mbps, etc....

 

I search eBay and found some name brands (Belkin, Linksys, etc...) and generic brands.

 

Any comments ??

 

I assume 802.11g at 50 Mpbs is more than sufficient, but what does forum members think ??

 

Thanks,

Tiger

[DennisD]

I just recently bought myself a wireless modem/router from PCWorld.

 

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw...p;category_oid=

 

I already had a Wireless Adapter which my son picked up for free when he bought something else a while back, but they do come as a pack if you need both.

 

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw...p;category_oid=

 

I've found the "G54" more than adequate, and apparently 802.11g is better than the slower 802.11b. The Belkin can be configured to handle both.

 

Here's a pretty good outline of what it's about:

 

http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/wireles...211standard.htm

 

Bottom line. More than happy with my purchase.

 

 

EDIT: Methinks you're just looking for an adapter after re-reading your post. In that case the Belkin Adapter I'm also happy with.

[Icedrake]

I've got a LinkSys 2.4 GHz, 802.11g wireless adapter. I've had it for about a year now, and I like it in general. I get a fast speed, good connection reliability, it it hasn't randomly stopped working on me unlike some other wireless adapters I've tried. One thing that I do find annoying is the constant positioning of the wireless adapter to get the best signal strength and speed. Other than that, I like it.

[Lucky10]

Well it maybe just a simple think but if your wireless connection has stopped just check thats its not switched off? My laptop a couple of weeks ago work one day but the next day no wireless connection. As I packed it away I must have caught the wireless switch.

 

If it did work then it should work again.

[Talldog9]

Generally your internet connection won't be sufficient to fully saturate the total bandwidth of the adapter. Higher speeds are mainly useful for setting up a home file sharing/streaming network.

 

However this may not be true for 802.11b.