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Netgear WGB511 802.11g Wireless Networking Kit

Netgear WGB511 802.11g Wireless Networking Kit
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Product Description

Netgear WGB511 802.11g Wireless Kit - This wireless kit gives you everything you need to get your notebook computer up and running on an 802.11g wireless network. It includes an 802.11g router that has 4 Ethernet ports for regular wired connections, as well as a built-in firewall for online protection. The included 802.11g PC card gives your notebook the ability to access the network for wireless file transfers, printer usage or Internet access. 128-bit WEP Encryption MAC address authentication

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #14450 in Consumer Electronics
  • Brand: Netgear
  • Model: WGB511NA
  • Platform: Windows
  • Dimensions: 8.90" h x 2.70" w x 10.90" l, .66 pounds

Features

  • Kit includes both wireless router and wireless PC card for laptops
  • Wireless router provides basic wireless networking and up to four wired connections
  • Touchless WiFi Security makes securing your wireless network easy
  • Delivers wireless reach to your desktop anywhere in your home
  • Wireless laptop card provides mobile access to wireless router, office network or public hotspots

Editorial Reviews

From the Manufacturer

The Netgear WGB51 Wireless Networking kit contains everything you need to get a laptop that lacks built-in wireless support up and running on a wireless network in your home or small office.

Netgear's 54 Mbps Wireless Router offers a simple, secure method to add wireless to your network at a great value. It makes sharing your cable/DSL connection with other PCs a snap, enhancing your ability to download large files, video conference, distribute and play high-quality digital movies, photos and MP3s. The router also features double firewall protection that helps shield the network from malicious intrusions with two security methods—Network Address Translation (NAT) and Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI). All this in Netgear's compact signature design, plus a convenient stand for vertical positioning.

The 54 Mbps Wireless Router is optimized for use with Netgear's 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card (WG511), PCI Adapter (WG311), or USB Adapter (WG111). I t also i s backward compatible with 802.11b wireless devices.

Netgear's 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card delivers wireless access to your laptop when installed in any available CardBus PC Card Type II slot. Optimized for use with the 54 Mbps Wireless Router, it enables you to download large files, video conference, distribute and play high-quality digital movies, photos and MP3s without the cost and effort of running new wiring. Installation is fast and easy thanks to a unique setup CD that automatically detects necessary settings, and a configuration utility that lets you monitor signal strength and adjust security settings. Standard 802.11g compliant and backwards compatible, it works with either 802.11g or 802.11b wireless routers and access points.

Customer Reviews

Use it as an access point...3
I used to like Netgear. Great products with excellent design.
But, after moving to VoIP we need a stable firewall/router, one that just works w/o any questions or hickups.
The WGB511 I tried meet those (simple) demands. It sort of "hung" unexplainably when you most needed it. A switch to another WGB511 and later an upgrade to a newer version of WGB511 did not help.
It seemed to happen the same time Netgear went for more "design" and consumer product orientation, leaving their stoic, but realiable, blue metal boxes behind.

I eventually put the Linksys that vonage had provided at the "entry", replacing the Netgear, and it has been running now for over 2 years w/o any issues.
However, the Netgear works great as an accesspoint where reliability is not as important, but I tend to use WiFi as little as I can since the house is fully wired.

Sometimes it works, some times it doesn't.3
When the router is working, it works beautifully. It seems that the router will eventually just stop allowing connections (possibly due to overheating). The fix is to just turn it off and back on. The wireless card bundled with the router also seems to be a little finicky. You would think that the card would work perfectly with the router, but it does not. The software that comes with the wireless card isn't great, but it can do the job. All in all, you get what you pay for.

No regrets5
Contrary to popular belief, I even had a good experience the one time I needed technical support. A few random disconnects, but overall a great product.