Customer Reviews

NETGEAR XE102GNA Wall-Plugged Enet Exte

5 star:		(40)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

I'm surprised at how well this product worked with my setup. I wanted my old iMac G3 running OSX downstairs to be able to access the wireless network, which was based upstairs. Upstairs, my other computer is a Windows XP PC, which is physically connected to a cable modem router that's physically connected to a wireless router.

For my situation, installing the Netgear Ethernet Extender Kit was fast and simple. First, I turned off the iMac downstairs. Then I went upstairs, plugged one unit into a wall outlet, then connected it to the cable router using the provided RJ45 cable (the package comes with 2 RJ45 cables, one for each unit). Then I went downstairs and plugged the other unit into a wall outlet, connecting that unit to the iMac with the other RJ45 cable. Then I turned the iMac on, and was able to surf the Internet immediately. The whole process took less than 5 minutes.

Important: the units WILL NOT WORK if you plug them into surge protectors or uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). You have to plug them directly into the home's wall outlets. My home is about 15 years old and we don't have a lot of power surges, so I wasn't too worried about plugging directly into the wall outlet. I did try to plug one unit into a surge protector, and it didn't work that way.

Regarding connection speed, I ran a speed test on the iMac and the results say that I'm connected at optimum speed, as fast as my wireless network will allow.

I will probably buy another Netgear wireless extender and try it out on an old Windows PC, just to see if it works as well as it did on the iMac. But so far, I'm impressed and happy with its performance.

I wanted to get a connection with my desktop computer and my xbox in the basement. To do that, I used a wireless bridge coming from my parent's router and wired to my own wireless router downstairs with the intention of eventually getting a working connection to the internet- when this worked, it was great, but it was no fun to try getting it to work again once a connection was lost. So, I looked for another hopefully cheap solution.

After reading everyone's comments about this product, I decided to try it out. Like the title says, there ain't enough stars here! I'd give this 7 out of 5 stars if I could. Just plug in an ethernet cable into the adapter, plug that into the wall, and do the same again for the other one where ever you want it to be. Check the product you plugged it into for an internet connection. Then just sit back and see how easy it was, especially from not having to buy additional cables, setting them up and running them all over the place! It uses the power lines in your house! Our family lives in a house from 1992. My purchase here was a two item kit, and since, I've purchased an additional adapter for our DirecTV DVR now with On Demand capabilities through the internet. They are still working great!

...plug it in and it works! Could not be easier. There are two identical units. Each unit has one set of electric prongs and one port for an ethernet cable. Plug one unit into your router, the other into the distant computer (and both units into the electric line, of course). Voila, a fast network connection. I don't know why I bothered with WiFi all these years.

(Do make sure though, that you go back and encrypt each unit with a password, otherwise there is a small chance that neighbors will be able to freeload or snoop on your network. This is pretty simple, too. Just install the included encryption application from the CD, then plug each unit into the computer one at a time via the ethernet cable and set your password.)

I wish I had learned about these sooner, before wasting fifty dollars on a USB wireless adapter which dropped the internet connection at least five times a night. With these powerline adapters we have no troubles whatsoever. We have them plugged into several rooms in our house and they work great. We have the 103 connected to our router and the 104 in another room and they all work fine together.

I needed a reliable connection for a credit card terminal that I intended to connect over the internet. I wanted to avoid anything wireless due to costs, and I find the systems are not perfectly reliable.

Bought this device, plugged it in and I was done. I feel they wasted paper by printing installation instructions. If you have ever connected a cable before, and your router or modem equivalent device has DHCP enabled for the LAN, then you are more then qualified to use the product.

I've processed a large number of transactions since "installing" (1 week ago) this product, and I have only had a single dropped connection.

For my purposes I have not suffered any noticeable latency issues. However, the devices are quite hot even after long periods of inactivity. I would not be surprised if they became unbearably hot when used for file transfers and such.
For functions such as those I would recommend a higher end product.

There is software provided with the units for encryption purposes, and from the brief look I took, it seems you are able to set the passwords on all of the devices from a single device.

Also to make things clear, this package comes with two of the devices.

Anyway, it works, it's reliable for low bandwidth purposes, and I have forgotten that it exists since I've installed it.

Opened the box plugged in the two units, did not work. Unplugged the unit and replugged it in .... worked perfectly. Total installation time 3 minutes. Great way to extend your Internet coverage.

All the reviews are right, all you do is plug them into the wall and it works!! Talk about a truly wired, wireless internet connection that is very fast!! These work great for gaming, hooking up extra computers, blu-ray players and anything else that needs a solid wired internet connection. My suggestion would only buy these and not the wireless version; there is really no need for anything else but these. I love all of Netgear's products, they are fast and reliable. Thanks Amazon and Netgear's for a Great Product!

It was after Christmas and I needed to find a way to get internet connection in a room that didn't have internet connection. I made the conclusion that I had 2 choices... (1) Wireless via ethernet bridge or (2) Powerline ethernet plug. I selected this product and am extremely satisfied.
The streaming Netflix video on my LG BD300 Blu-ray player works wonderfully without breaks in video. I simply plugged the wall plug to my DVD player and the other second wall plug to my router and it worked. The video loads in about 15 seconds depending on the length. This is Plug N Play at it's best!

I purchased this set to hook up my Blu-Ray player in order to download materials and more importantly view Netflix movies via their instant viewing feature. I am a complete technophobe and had these devices up and running in a few minutes. No software installation, etc. Just plug into the router then the wall, and then from the device into the wall in another room. I did have to buy another Ethernet cable because the ones included were very short, but only cost me another $7.00. This works incredibly and seemed to be a lot more reliable and easier to set-up than the wireless ethernet bridges I was thinking about. A great buy!

I was a bit unsure about purchasing this product, but it really works well! It is very fast and easy to set up and use. We tried several wireless products first, but due the weird design of our apartment, couldn't get a good signal. The first time we plugged these guys in, they worked, and we have had zero problems. Our second computer is a laptop, and it's a big plus that I can move the second extender anywhere in the apartment, and as long as there's a plug handy, I can go online. Highly recommended!