Wireless Networking Cards for Windows 7?

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 7,087

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  21/01/10 - 00:37 #2

  mines an Atheros AR5b93 in an acer notebook and its great
  
  hope this helps

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• chiller15 Posts: 4,194

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  21/01/10 - 10:32 #3

  PCI/PCI-E or USB?
  
  I'm using a Linksys USB wireless device and it works on Windows 7 x64, though it isn't brilliant speed wise.

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  21/01/10 - 16:11 #4

  chiller15 wrote: »

  PCI/PCI-E or USB?
  
  I'm using a Linksys USB wireless device and it works on Windows 7 x64, though it isn't brilliant speed wise.

  
  PCI I went on windows compatiblity centre and it says what the NETGEAR WG311T is compatible for Windows 7 32 & 64-BIT.

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• chiller15 Posts: 4,194

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  21/01/10 - 16:58 #5

  I'd assume most wireless adapters for retail at the moment are compatible with Windows 7.

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  21/01/10 - 17:52 #6

  chiller15 wrote: »

  I'd assume most wireless adapters for retail at the moment are compatible with Windows 7.

  
  Not the one I bought, the NETGEAR WG311 although the WG311T is!

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 77

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  22/01/10 - 14:22 #7

  Hi Sylvia, I also was looking out for a wireless PCI card which was compatible with Windows 7 64bit,but had no luck at all and gave up the quest, I am using an Edimax wirless PCI card EW-7128G which is compatible with Win 7 32bit, but I was told on here sometime back that this card was ok with 64bit but alas it was not as Win7 64bit did not "see" it at all , which was not surprising as the card has only a 32bit interface, so I am relegated to using it ok with Win7 32bit, I found these USB devices are too "slow" with regards the Radio signal, according to the Gadjet I have running on Desktop ..

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• mogwai Posts: 886

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  22/01/10 - 16:24 #8

  I've been using an Edimax EW-7728In for the past 6 months or so on Windows 7 64-bit with absolutely no problems. It cost me about £40 at the time, but you might be able to get it for less now.
  
  Also stay away from Tenda and TP-Link cards as found at eBuyer. I tried several of these and although they work on Windows 7 32-bit, they just wouldn't work on 64-bit.
  
  The problem is that many suppliers / manufacturers list their products as being Windows 7 compatible, but don't state whether they work on 64-bit. Unfortunately its a case of try it and see.

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  27/01/10 - 11:07 #9

  sylvia-bounty wrote: »

  Not the one I bought, the NETGEAR WG311 although the WG311T is!

  
  I'm running the Netgear WG311T under W7U x64.
  
  Don't install the Netgear driver, lots of lockups & crashes with that. The inbuilt M$ driver in W7 seems to work fine :-)

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  27/01/10 - 13:30 #10

  In fact I alteady bought the same one and now that is working, I forgot to update everyone.

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