Customer Reviews

Nyko Wireless Net Extender - Wireless bridge - Ethernet, HomeRF

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2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I wanted to connect my Xbox to the internet. The problem however, was that it was in a different room than my PC, and I didn't have the money to start a wireless network. So, I was very excited to see this product come out! But it seemed to good to be true... There must be a catch, right? Wrong!

I got it, and am very pleased with it. All I did was plug it in, and then I had instant internet access. I've had no trouble at all so far. The speed may not be the fastest available, but it's fast enough for me. There's almost no lag in games, and downloads usually don't take too long either. This is truly a great piece of hardware, and I would easily recommend it to anyone who wants to connect a device with ethernet ports, without wires, and without spending $100's. I must applaud Nyko.

I had such high hopes for the NYKO net extender. Here's the situation I have a computer downstairs and a Playstation 2 upstairs, I just recently purchased the network adapter for the playstation 2 which allows you to play games online with the PS2... now here's the problem drilling holes and running patch cable all thru the house wasn't a option for me. I saw the NYKO net extender advertised so I figured this was the answer to my problem. I ran out and bought it when it came out. Now I must say it was a snap to install 2 little black boxes (one the sender **which plugs in the cable modem** the other the receiver ** which in my case went to the PS2 ) and SHAZAMM it works no setup disks or hassles BUT all is not perfect with this product. Right after I got everything hooked up and fired up SOCOM II on the PS2 I noticed for no reason at all the unit would stop receiving data right in the middle of playing games online you literally have to unplug the receiver unit and plug it back in within 10 seconds to maintain a connection this wouldn't happen just every once in a while (I could deal with that) sometimes it would do this 3 and 4 times a hour very frustrating to say the least. I figured it was the placement of the units so I moved them as close as I could that didn't help I spoke to the clerk from the store from which I purchased it from he said it could be interference with other appliances in the house (I.E. cordless phone,micowave etc) so picture this I unplugged every appliance in the house * I mean every one imagine me sitting the with just a TV and my PS2 on but to no avail the same thing happened. I even took it back and got another one from the store same problem. I even got a hold of someone at NYKO tech support VIA e-mail and he told me something about the bandwidth may be dropping to low to hold a connection I have a Cable modem so that isn't the problem. Anyway to wrap this up the Net extender looked like a good product on paper but for me it failed to deliver its promise ... I eventually went with a LINKSYS wireless router and the WET 11 Ethernet bridge and it works like a dream.

This product is great, my computer and room are about 50-75ft from each other and the connection speed is wonderful. There are a few problems: the wireless extender stops transmitting data and you have to go uplug the remote unit and plug it back in within about 8 seconds or the connection will be lost. Also when you switch it from computer to game and back i have been having some troubles. this product is great but nyko could have spent more time working out the kinks.

Very useful to purchase for a relatively cheap price. Especially when compared to the cost and security issues of wireless networks.

The product has no problems with doors at all, but must be pointed in teh general area. I have it going through 2 90 degree bends and it was fine if they faced the door and were high up in the wall. But when I rearagned my desk near the router(location wise) the signal was VERY week.

What works best is to have a switch as a halfway point w/ another NET EXTENDER as the uplink. That ensures good connection and upgradeability.

However, if you are doing this for only 1 computer, I would recommend a POWERNet adapter (runs through power lines), YOu can get those for 79.99 new and works just as well. However I am unaware if the powernet adapters are XBOX compatible.

Yes!
ps2 Network adapter is the only way you can get on line. This product will allow you to play online wireless. Instead of buying the ethernet cord (or 10/100 cord) which plugs into your router or your computer.

HOPE THIS HELPS!!!

I have to say first that I am quite please with this product (I bought it on some site for only $80). I have no clue how well this works with everything else, but using it to connect 2 computers in different rooms works great. It DOES however, take a little technical know-how to get it working correctly (in the way I happened to be using it), so to save people some trouble, here's a quick guide on how to link up 2 PCs together with the Net Extenders....

1. On the BASE unit, make sure the switch is flipped to "game console" or whatever instead of the computer side (this will shut off the wireless capabilities). Now here is where it gets technical.... You need 2 DIFFERENT KINDS OF ETHERNET CABLES TO MAKE THIS WORK.... A STRAIGHT-THROUGH (this is included it the package, so your covered on this side) and a CROSS-OVER cable.
Now here is something you must understand in order to get the cabling right. If you look at the color of the wires inside of the head of the cable (with the tab facing away from you) you should see the following color pattern for the STRAIGHT-THROUGH....

Orange/White, Orange, ect, ect. (the color/color indicates a wire that has 2 colors, but the white part is usually the only one visible). I left out the rest of the pattern to make it simpler, all you really need to remember is that the first pair of wires are going to include ORANGE.

A CROSS-OVER, however, has one side just like a STRAIGHT-THROUGH (Orange/White, Orange) and another pattern on the other side that begins with Green/White, Green.

2. Ok, you must have one side of your connection use a STRAIGHT-THROUGHT (you don't need to do anything special, just plug it in) and the other side needs to have the CROSS-OVER, but here's the MOST IMPORTANT PART: you MUST plug the Orange/White - Orange side to the Net-Extender, and the Green/White - Green to the computer (I would explain why, but it's a bit confusing so just nevermind why).

3. VIOLA! You now have a working connection between the two computers! Now about setting up the network.... you can find out about that somewhere else, I'm not here to tell you the ABSOLUTE BASICS.... even someone who knows how to set up a network could find this useful. So there you go, I just saved you about 2-3 1/2 hours of trouble-shooting and frustration.
Have fun!

Oh, but a side note: Using this for anything but gaming is NOT reccommended. If you try and transfer even MODERATELY sized files over a network using these, it will take WELL OVER 2 hours to transfer (that's for a 600-700mb file). Just use these for GAMING, NOT for setting up a complex network or ANY network where you need to send stuff back and forth.

Ever since we moved into our new house, we've haven't been able to play xbox system link because running ethernet would've been a huge pain. Less than 5 minutes from getting this out of the bubble pack I was kicking his butt at Halo again for the first time since we moved! This is awesome! Essentially this works as a wireless ethernet cable. Beautifully simple and it really works! I couldn't be happier. I don't know about xbox live because I prefer kicking my boyfriends ass over a strangers, but for system link the is THE BEST solution.

Its a good product if you have a 2 story house and you dont want a long wire all over the place. Sometimes my Xbox 360 cant read the IP Adress but i just hit the restore to faculity settings and it works again

I've been using this to play Halo 2 and 3 online for the last few years. It's reliable and it works great; I rarely experience lag and only occasionally (once a week, maybe) have to reset it by unplugging it for 20-30 seconds. Simple setup and a low-profile design make it easy and unobtrusive. The only drawback is that it doesn't match the speed of my Wireless N router, so I don't get as fast a datastream to the Xbox as I possibly could.

I bought this product 9 months ago and used it to go online with my ps2. It connected but it kept on losing the connection everytime i play games like socom 2,socom 3, killzone, and other ps2 online games. I bought the logitech network extender and used that to get online. This product was similar to the nyko product. It worked well and it was free from losing connections. If your planing on playing online with easy hook ups then I would recommend the logitech network extender intstead of this product.