fail.
http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=viewProduct&localeCode=EN_USA&cid=5&scid=117&pid=1694
[QUOTE=h310ise, post:218, topic:307702]
short answer no long answer yes if you can configure a computer to be the repeater but if you could do that you wouldn’t be asking this question (it’s not trivial) so, short answer.
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“if you can configure a computer to be the repeater” - er, no. You can configure some routers to be wireless repeaters, or get a dedicated repeater/bridge/range extender.
Me too. (at least that’s where my last woot went)
Would this work with an UN-powered USB hub, or would it need to be hooked to a powered hub?
- DOES IT WORK WITH MAC? YES*
- IS IT SLUTTY (promiscuous)? YES*
- KISMET/WIRESHARK/AIR CRACKING|SNORTING? YES*
- WILL IT MOLEST MY NEIGHBORS DOG? PROBABLY
- DOES IT KNOW WHERE I LEFT MY GLASSES? only google knows who knows that.
Here is what else google knows someone knows.
AR* driver project info
useful google search
madwifi hacking PDF see page 24
airckrackng compat
*all this presumes it IS the atheros 9170. there is some ambiguity about the mimo-loving side of the 9170 family. So above, wherever you see YES read “it’s probable, but at this price, probable is close enough to yes”.
Does anyone know if I can use this as a wireless adapter for a Dish Network VIP 722. That way I can have full access to video on demand and not require a phone cord?
Can this be used an a wireless adapter for my Blu-ray player that is wi-fi capable to stream Netflix?
STOP!!! There are NO better prices on Amazon. This $11.98 item is $4.99 shipping (put one in your cart). Even if the shipping WAS free, the Woot price is $11.99 so you would save a whole penny.
Compatibility with your Router/wireless access point is always the issue with these N add-ons.
Unless you have TRUE dual band AP (think > $200) any other peripherals (any other laptops, wireless printers etc) will be cut off unless they can support the same N settings as this USB key.
Win 98 did not support USB devices until the major release fix came in late 1999-early 2000(?). Even after that USB support was spotty.
Win 98 used a different driver, API model and security model. Writing drivers to work with Win 98, ME, 2K, XP, Vista and W7 required at least 3 major development platforms (98/ME, 2K/XP, Vista/W7). Networking layer security has added yet another abstraction.
So current chipsets simply don’t have backward compatible drivers for older OSes like Win98/ME. They are simply too different. And older chipsets makers did not see the benefit in developing for the newer and more restrictive driver models. It made more sense to update the chipsets and support them.
Linux supports many older and newer chipsets. Consider adding Linux to that Win98 machine and dual-booting.
[QUOTE=DJGosch, post:135, topic:307702]
They are all 802.11 protocols. They are all backwards compatible.
G cards can use B networks
N cards can use G and B networks.
If the card’s letter occurs later or equal in the alphabet than your router, it is going to work. But if your router’s letter occurs later than your card, than you will not be getting on the internet.
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NOT!
Don’t you see all of the complaints across the entire internet about people who bought N routers only to find out that all of their B and G devices need to be upgraded??? You didn’t? That’s because it didn’t happen! If what you were saying was true, buying an N router would keep all of your B and G stuff out of the loop. You must have meant something other than what you said.
An unpowered hub is fine.
Will this with my stack of pancakes I have for breakfast?
No - if other B or G devices are active, the router will run at the lower protocol, but connect to all your devices (i.e. this will work, but slower).
It’s disappointing that it’s not 5GHz because very few devices use/support it even though it has clear advantages over the 2.4GHz range. My guess is they simply do it because most people will still only have B/G wireless, why put something extra in when few will use it. It’s probably easier for them to support too. Judging by how many times people here have still asked if it will work with their Xbox 360 (or other product) after it has already been answered.
I’ve found that 5GHz N in an apartment complex filled with 2.4GHz wireless access points is a blessing.
You’ll have to go to the pancake website and check for compatibility.
[QUOTE=Improviz, post:173, topic:307702]
Remember folks: this may claim a 300mps wireless connection - but it’s using your USB port. So, you MIGHT get 10mbps actual throughput. 300mps doesn’t do you any good if it has to go through the tiny pipe that is your USB. That’s why this thing is NOT for streaming HD movies while making a Skype call. Don’t think this will be anywhere near as fast as a built-in wireless adapter or a wireless card installed in a PCI slot - or a wired connection.
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- How fast is USB 2.0?
USB 2.0 has a raw data rate at 480Mbps, and it is rated 40 times faster than its predecessor interface, USB 1.1, which tops at 12Mbps. Originally, USB 2.0 was intended to go only as fast as 240Mbps, but in October 1999, USB 2.0 Promoter Group pumped up the speed to 480Mbps.
–> Heaps Accolades on a wonderfully useful post, written with proper wit and sarcasm. U rUle l33t dUde
and probably po-rn while you’re at work. kids are the devil
[QUOTE=Improviz, post:173, topic:307702]
Remember folks: this may claim a 300mps wireless connection - but it’s using your USB port. So, you MIGHT get 10mbps actual throughput. 300mps doesn’t do you any good if it has to go through the tiny pipe that is your USB. That’s why this thing is NOT for streaming HD movies while making a Skype call. Don’t think this will be anywhere near as fast as a built-in wireless adapter or a wireless card installed in a PCI slot - or a wired connection.
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USB 2.0 supports 480 mbps, so if there is a bottleneck, it is not the USB port.