Enhance Your Connectivity with Netgear MA101 802.11b Wireless USB Adapter Review

Adapter works fine on Windows XP (downloads latest drivers from Netgear website). I can sustain an 11 Mbps connection for about 100 feet (through a couple of walls and a floor), which meets my needs. My only complaint is that the signal strength isn't as good as my wife's laptop from the same location. This is probably because their laptop has an antenna built into the LCD screen that is much larger than Netgear's. Overall, this adapter has been great so far. I couldn't use a regular PCI card…

It took me just 20 minutes to set up my network with this amazing wireless USB adapter and MR314 wireless router/switch/access point. Of the total time, five minutes was spent installing the MA101 adapter. As a newbie to the network, I was amazed that everything worked exactly as it should without having to reinstall anything, call tech support, or pull my hair out. The PC with the adapter is two stories above the router, about 50 feet to the point. The signal strength registers as "low" (2 out

If you want to share broadband between PC and Mac, MA101 will help you. I have had success with this platform/OS/hardware combination: PC: Win2000 ProMac: OS 10.1.5 Apple M8930LL/A Airport Extreme Base station connected ISP provided DSL modem to base station and set up base station with Mac. (With no success using Apple Airport Admin configuration software for PC.) Then connected MA101 USB to PC, installed software from CD and configured settings according to Mac security. I received strong…