Customer Reviews

NETGEAR WN121T RangeMax Next Wireless-N USB 2.0 Adapter

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(3)
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1 star:		(7)

 

 

This USB adapter will cause your sound card to stutter in a horrible manner. Many users on the netgear forum are reporting this issue and NETGEAR is not fixing this problem.

This is not a problem with XP/Vista IRQ conflicts (I went through the process of verifying this myself, which requires me to re-install XP to get my hyper threading support back). This is 100% a NETGEAR issue.

After two weeks, it is impossible to determine if this unit is any improvement over my laptop's built-in 54G adapter. I have the unit paired with a Netgear WRN854T router (a matching RangeMax Next unit), but to date have not been able to coax markedly faster file transfer speed. I am also suffering WORSE audio/video transfer with the WN121T - pauses and stuttering which did not occur with the internal card.

So far, Netgear's tech support has been unhelpful - despite upgrading the router and adapter to the latest firmware, drivers and utilities, performance remains uninspiring at best. Perusing Netgear's support forums (which I suppose I should have done prior to purchase) shows many people having the same problems and getting no solutions from Netgear.

Bottom line - don't rush to buy this product!

I read the reviews here first and was a little apprehensive about whether the Netgear Rangemax was going to work or not, but so far so good.

The installation was striaght foward and only complicated by Windows Vista (ugh!) and the device works, picking up our Netgear wireless hub at 98% (it's in the room below). The pop-up window to tell me it's connected to the internet when I start my machine (unless I immediately open IE) is a little bit of a pain, but other than that it works fine and speeds are what I expected.

The only issue I have had with it is that if I set my machine on Sleep mode the Rangemax seems to disconnect so that when I wake the machine it has issues. The quickest way to get reconnected seems to be restarting the machine (but since it saves power to shut down rather than sleep the PC, no big deal).

Very fast set up, and the internet surfing speed is blazing. I am also impressed with how far my laptop can go from wireless router. I can pick up allot more signals also. Thank you Netgear ! You have done it again ! I am going to get one of these for all my wireless computers.

I purchased three of these (WN121T USB ) units to install throughout my house for general internet connection to the Netgear DGN 2000 DSL Wireless N router. I have found this combination to be very satisfactory for my rather basic needs at home environment.
Former wireless interruptions (drops) have disappeared giving way to superior online performance no matter where inside my home. There was no need for a signal booster or any secondary devices. I am able to use VOIP, and video conference from any workstation without lag or noise.
I am very pleased with the recommended combination of Wireless N router and WN121T adapters.
If you are considering the combination of the DGN 2000 and WN121T adapters, you should fully configure the router first along with your unique encryption password. A properly configured router will allow for very simple installation to your remote units.
Installation software for the WN121T should be downloaded from the Netgear web site, even if software drivers arrive on CD along with the unit. Setup (same program) in Windows XP, Windows Vista 32/64 bit versions was very simple. My wireless network printer also found the router instantly. I recommend a USB thumb drive to install the downloaded software application to each computer for initial setup.

The adapter works OK at 130mps. Does not maintain a signal at "N" speed two rooms away from the router in a normal house. It also only scans channels 1-4 so you have to set the router up to only broadcast on one of those channels. Other than that it was easy to install. I have not noticed any of the issues mentioned regarding the sound. The computer is a new H-P mini case and it may have different drivers on it. It is running XP Pro SP2.

I purchased this for my server while I was moving it to a location in the house that didn't already have a internet port. It has worked extremely reliably... Currently I am using it in conjunction with a 802.11g router... but my next purchase will be an -n to complete the system!

When my cable company installed my network, my wireless desktop had a signal strength of 47-50%, and rarely stayed connected - even though my laptop could pick up the signal just fine. I'm completely new to wireless networking at home. I spent hours with customer service trying to figure out why I couldn't get a signal on the desktop. Finally, a friend suggested a repeater. But what I began to understand was that my problem might be the cheap 512 usb adapter the cable company had plugged into my computer. My signal had to pass two ways across the house and through several walls. When I went to the store to buy a repeater, I took a chance on this Rangemax Next Wireless USB adapter instead. It was up in three minutes and I now have a 97% signal strength and my connection speed is absolutely as fast as my hard wired computer. No need for the repeater. What a huge burden was lifted for this neophyte!!

It works great,Software ships with this product won't install with vista 64 bit.You need to install the driver from netgear website but works great.

The space in my place is just under 1,200 feet, I put this unit with my old XP desktop in the far bedroom and it's reading 130Mbs. Super easy to instal, just put in the CD, followed the directions and I was up and running in a few short minutes. My VOIP phone works great too with this. I won't go into the techy stuff but it's well worth the price and I use it with the NETGEAR wnr834b wireless router. I got both on Amazon.