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My SMC7004WFW doesn't seem to like Windows XP. Either that, or it's just
flaking out after two years. The Orinoco and DWL-122 both connect fine to
other WAPs. They connected fine to the SMC when they were running Win2000,
but running WinXP they flake out every couple of hours. I have to reset
the SMC to get internet access again, although the connection still shows
solid.
Both wireless are useless once the SMC locks up. Wired continues to be
fine.
So, wandering through Fry's Electronics on Thursday, I bought a Netgear
MR814v2 for $22.00. I figured I was having more than $22 worth of
frustration with the current setup.
But the antenna on the MR814v2 is fixed instead of removable, so I can't
use my external Connifer antenna. I wouldn't be able to use my RP-SMA
cable anyway, so I would have needed a new cable even if the Netgear were
detachable. I'm thinking of hacking the Netgear open and wiring in a
short length of cable and an N-connector to go directly to the Connifer.
In the meantime, I thought I'd drop back to a reflector on the existing
MR814v2 rubber duckie. But wait... I get excellent signal at the far end
of the house. That was never true on the SMC, which is how I got
interested in reflectors and USB-cantennas in the first place.
Is the WR814v2 a wonderful new toy? Why is it only $22? 802.11b that far
out of favor? It's faster than my cable modem anyway.
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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5
My SMC7004WFW doesn't seem to like Windows XP. Either that, or it's just
flaking out after two years. The Orinoco and DWL-122 both connect fine to
other WAPs. They connected fine to the SMC when they were running Win2000,
but running WinXP they flake out every couple of hours. I have to reset
the SMC to get internet access again, although the connection still shows
solid.
Both wireless are useless once the SMC locks up. Wired continues to be
fine.
So, wandering through Fry's Electronics on Thursday, I bought a Netgear
MR814v2 for $22.00. I figured I was having more than $22 worth of
frustration with the current setup.
But the antenna on the MR814v2 is fixed instead of removable, so I can't
use my external Connifer antenna. I wouldn't be able to use my RP-SMA
cable anyway, so I would have needed a new cable even if the Netgear were
detachable. I'm thinking of hacking the Netgear open and wiring in a
short length of cable and an N-connector to go directly to the Connifer.
In the meantime, I thought I'd drop back to a reflector on the existing
MR814v2 rubber duckie. But wait... I get excellent signal at the far end
of the house. That was never true on the SMC, which is how I got
interested in reflectors and USB-cantennas in the first place.
Is the WR814v2 a wonderful new toy? Why is it only $22? 802.11b that far
out of favor? It's faster than my cable modem anyway.
--
---
Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5
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