Nooooooooooo!

Bought the SMC 802.11n 150 (Draft Spec) version a few woot off's ago.. I had a helluva time with the Windows 7 64bit drivers, the ones it came with did not work, and the ones online took some creative tinkering to get to accept. This happened on more than one machine at different locations, so it wasn't a fluke issue. While this is the 300Mbps version (not draft), I'm gonna cautiously sit this one out as I don't trust their drivers.

EDIT: Others who have purchased this exact version are saying there are no problems, so these are a pretty good deal. Three for less than $10 each, not bad.

These are cool - but they're* friggin big! They come with a cable if you can't fit em right on yer rig
No probs using win7 32bit.

SMC EZ Connect 802.11n 300Mbps Wireless USB Adapter

$6.99
+ $5 shipping
CONDITION:
New
PRODUCT:
1 SMC SMCWUSB-N2 EZ Connect 802.11n MIMO Wireless USB Adapter, 2.4GHz, 300Mbps, WPA2, WPS, 300M Rang



In for 3.

Can NOT be used to connect your DirecTV receiver to your wireless network so that you can start using the video on demand services.

Pass.

Bought two of these from Woot a month or so back, same price. They work fine on a couple of old XP desktops that I now have untethered in the house.

woohoo..it'll work the WD TV Live box

whaaat? a woot-ff today? how delightful! its raining, so I didn't expect to get much work done anyway.

I bought one a few weeks ago, worked right out of the box on my windows 7, no problem!!

Got one of these when they were on woot before (early March, I believe). I'm only one room away from the router, so I can't say much about it's range. However it was a pretty fast setup. I'm using it on ubuntu, I just plugged it in and it instantly worked.

But be warned, this thing is pretty giant, but it comes with a cord so you can hide it wherever. Overall I'd say I'm happy with it.

Perfect for setting up more public access computers at work. Much easier on my wallet too. In for three.

I got one of these bad Larry's last wootoff same price, plug and play on Windows 7 x64bit for me.

Will this work as a wireless card to setup a wireless ready dvd player for netflix?

I picked up 3 of these back in March. Put one on a Windows 7 64 bit home. I loaded drivers only and let Windows manage the connections. Works very well. I also travel and have one setup on my laptop which is XP and works well. I give them a thumbs up.

HELP!?!?!? I am the most non-techie 30 yr old there is. Will this thing connect to my new blu-ray player? Turns out WiFi ready is not the same and plug in and have internet available... boo.

If they are different from player-to-player, and I need to know some of my blu-ray specs how the heck to I figure it out?

The SMC EZ Connect Wireless Adapter installs quickly and has an impressive range. I bought 2 the last time Woot had 'em up and am in for 3 this time. A great price on a great product!

Bought these last time. They work with Xubuntu.

michaelgargiulo wrote:Will this work as a wireless card to setup a wireless ready dvd player for netflix?

wait if it's wireless ready then shouldn't it already have a wireless card in it?

basically this adapter won't work on anything that you're not able to install a driver on. so it's not going to work for dvd players, etc. you have to buy a universal wifi adapter to get wifi on those things

theguruguys wrote:Bought the SMC 802.11n 150 (Draft Spec) version a few woot off's ago.. I had a helluva time with the Windows 7 64bit drivers, the ones it came with did not work, and the ones online took some creative tinkering to get to accept. This happened on more than one machine at different locations, so it wasn't a fluke issue. While this is the 300Mbps version (not draft), I'm gonna cautiously sit this one out as I don't trust their drivers.

Zero problem with the drivers on this one. I bought it a few weeks ago and it's running like a champ on my Win7 64-bit system.

indreadcold wrote:I got one of these bad Larry's last wootoff same price, plug and play on Windows 7 x64bit for me.

That's good to hear. The ones I got were bundled with SMC Routers two WootOff's ago and were 150Mbt, slightly different versions. The Windows 7 64bit drivers were missing a file which I had to find in the Vista 64bit driver package on SMC's website. It eventually did work, but was a chore.

-GG

I've never used one of these before, but based on the picture and color, I give these my wholehearted recommendation.

I wonder if this is natively supported in linux? (without needing to do ndiswrapper...)?

meggggs wrote:wait if it's wireless ready then shouldn't it already have a wireless card in it?

basically this adapter won't work on anything that you're not able to install a driver on. so it's not going to work for dvd players, etc. you have to buy a universal wifi adapter to get wifi on those things

Yeah, I thought wireless ready would mean plug and go too... but not in my case. I just pulled out my manual and it does say Wireless LAN Adapter so I guess I'm out...

Got one in the last Woot-Off, worked out of the box on a WinXP laptop and a desktop, both SP3. If I had the slightest excuse, I'd be in for another.

boothj9544 wrote:HELP!?!?!? I am the most non-techie 30 yr old there is. Will this thing connect to my new blu-ray player? Turns out WiFi ready is not the same and plug in and have internet available... boo.

If they are different from player-to-player, and I need to know some of my blu-ray specs how the heck to I figure it out?

I have a Sony Blue Ray player that is also "wifi ready" and I have tried two different USB wifi receivers with no luck. I think I am stuck with buying the $79.95 Sony one. Thanks, Sony.

boothj9544 wrote:Yeah, I thought wireless ready would mean plug and go too... but not in my case. I just pulled out my manual and it does say Wireless LAN Adapter so I guess I'm out...

hmm idk then. maybe it would work if it's able to install a driver? this is a wireless LAN adapter...

Got one last time....up and running in five minutes. Pulls signal in all the way across house.

In for two so we can get going!

radi0j0hn wrote:I have a Sony Blue Ray player that is also "wifi ready" and I have tried two different USB wifi receivers with no luck. I think I am stuck with buying the $79.95 Sony one. Thanks, Sony.

Most Bluray players and TV's use proprietary WiFi adapters, so you can only use the one supplied by the manufacturer of the TV or Bluray player

One more gargleblaster it's a wootoff on my birthday!!!! this is a sign that I will finally get my Big Orphaned Cetacea! I have tried EVERY wootoff to get one and always fail. NOT TODAY!!!!

So if you do the Konami code on Woot's main page you get the crapshoot game, and if you do it again on the crapshoot game you get rick rolled. Nice...