If I lost wireless access on my laptop, I cannot get the red X over the bars to go away, will this serve as an alternative, and let me connect?
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It should work fine...that being said are you sure you haven't turned off laptop's wireless adapter. Most laptops either have a switch or a soft key combination to disable it? This can be accidentaly turned off. There are smaller adapters that may work as well. Some are one tenth the size of the AM10. I don't have any specific recommendations but the, AirLink101 AWLL5088 Wireless N 150 Ultra Mini USB Adapterby AirLink seems to get some good reviews. If your built in adapter is truly bad, I'd get one of these "mini" types for a laptop.
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If you have it hooked up correctly and the wireless card in your laptop is bad, this will work. I have done it with several laptops.
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You are welcome ! I use these because I run a Cisco router and this is no longer made it is cheap and it works for my 3 Av computer and at home all that is needed is your routers password and set up is in 10 min or less !
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All you can do is try,cause for $15.000 it will not break you,and the set up is simple as long as you know your routers password !
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Did not use this option since I have wire access. Wired access is always going to be more reliable to Wifi. Cheers.
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Update: This thread got me wired just now...Wireless is in the works. [ndiswrapper isn't so friendly to this one for some reason - perhaps I nabbed the wrong wireless driver..]http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7409939
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Same problem here. Worked like a champ for about 2 weeks and now it is useless. Constantly dropping connections, I can't get any of my smartphones to connect, etc. I have tried everything, including the suggestions above as well as going back to the Classic only wireless option. I will certainly admit I have a lot of requirements: 3 laptops, 2 iPhones, a streaming media player, a network bridge, a network printer etc. but there has to be something out there that will work.
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You could, but wouldn't recommend it. By doing so you effectively cut down on the wireless range as you just went from an open omni-directional signal to one that is now partially blocked by the PC itself.
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Haven't had any problems with two laptops working off the signal, so can't respond. Hope you can work it out.
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This device takes the place of a wireless card (if your computer has a card, or you do not use wireless, you do not need this adapter). Use a vacant USB port and then follow the onscreen steps. You will need to press and hold a startup buttonand (probably) reboot your wireless router to get a link. The reset and link steps may need to be repeatedfor any automatic updates/restarts that you have scheduled for your computer. Customer service/supportfor this device is pretty crappy.
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First place your finger on the WiFi signal bar and hold it. It sould come up with a statement, troubleshoot WiFi. Let the Asus do it's thing and it should correct the problem. I am sure you have but make sure the security code is right for the wireless modem. I have used mine on several different WiFi locations and once or twice I had to troubleshoot, it corrected by itself. Other than that no problems.
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Huge problem caused by WRE54G. After the setup, my laptop can "see" the network but cannot get on internet: "Page cannot be found." The laptop is connected to the wireless network, signal is strong, can see other members of the network, but not internet!!! These people in India could not help, go figures...
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Hi Nathan: For me this item has given me an additional bar of signal strength, however I think the best thing to do is check your wireless cariier and their coverage map for this area. There may roaming and possibly you being charged extra if this area is does not provide wireless service in this area. I hope that helps and good luck. Tom.
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I rarely use the wireless function of this device. It does seem to have rather poor connectivity via wireless LAN. Wired connections on the other hand have been nothing less than perfect for me. Ask your cable company to send you to level two support or equivalent. The techs there should be able to do more for you and possibly update firmware and send you recursive packet that should help stabilize your connection. Level one support will only try to schedule a technical visit or tell you that you are SOL.
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Hi. You will lose a bar or two on the wifi reception and one bar on the signal. If you have places where your signal drops alot, with the case on you will have no signal at all. Also, wireless charging doesn't work.
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I was not able to do it last night. I had to 'un-hide' my SSID to set it up, then when I went back and 'hid' my SSID it could not connect. [Setting it in repeater mode]. So now my SSID remains 'un-hidden', I've since just implemented a MAC ACL. Please let me know if you've had better luck.
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This is merely to increase range and signal of the existing wireless/WiFi. In order to operate, it has to be connected to USB port. Since this item has such a long cord, the fact that it is hooked up to your laptop is a non-issue, IMO. I used this to extend the range from house WiFi to a detached garage several hundred feet away. The result was a solid 5 bars, a robust connection, and fast response - hooked up to a laptop with the range extender well away from the laptop.
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I used instruction to installed and it was very clear what to do there. First you use installation CD and then you will be promoted to connect wifi adapter to one of your USB ports. After that you have to find your wireless network and enter the name of your network and password. And yes using this device solved my bad wireless connection problem. Good luck.
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Yes. Wi-Fi IS a problem. I did a fresh install of Windows 8.1 and could not get the Wi-Fi to connect. I continued to download drivers etc. It was frustrating but I eventually got around the problem. I wish I could elaborate but I set up the laptop months ago. Once you get it to work I haven't experienced any of the "spotty" problems. It connects on startup and doesn't lose it. If you're fine with the typical bloatwear that comes with a laptop I don't think you'll have a problem.
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Yes. They call it bridging mode, you can use the default method of bridging under wireless settings or there are some youtube videos that show a slightly more advanced method. Also a bit of patience, for whatever reason it is slow to allow access to the web initially but works fine within half an hour or less.