Free downloading of Alfa wireless USB Adapter for win 8

[mohammad azam]

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[mcnumpty23]

http://www.alfa.com.tw/download.php

windows 7 drivers should work if theres none for 8

my alfa AWUS036H works fine on 8 with the windows 7 driver

 

[solipsist]

bought this adapter from amazon for my windows 8.1 laptop to connect to a public hotspot available at a bar across the street from my place. the cd that comes with it wouldn't let me install the wifi utility, but the windows wifi utility recognized it (after downloading window 7 drivers manually). however... the connection speeds we unreliable and inconsistent. i couldnt stream youtube vids or load pages reliably.

i've been searching for drivers (for win 8.1 (64bit) for it for the last 2 days, without luck.

i was about to admit defeat and accept that this adapter wouldn't work "correctly" for win 8.1, but as a last ditch attempt, i searched for drivers for "realtek rt8187 wireless 802.11 b/g" instead of "alfa wireless" drivers.

found this:

http://download.cnet.com/Realtek-RTL8187B-Wireless-802-11b-g-54Mbps-USB-2-0-Network-Adapter/3000-2112_4-206215.html?tag=bc

downloaded and installed... FIXED the problems i was having.


i was about ready to return this to amazon. now. I LOVE IT!


hope it works for you too.