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I'd heard that Microsoft hardware was actually pretty good. However, I
just tried using a MN-520 wireless notebook adapter with a friends
Dell Inspiron 5100 / Windows XP Pro, latest drivers, and the reception
was terrible!
With the laptop in the same position, my Dell Truemobile 1150 notebook
adapter had EXCELLENT reception, whereas the MN-520 had ZERO
(actually, flipped every few seconds between very low [can't even get
ip] and no connection).
Has anyone else had this terrible reception experience? I am really
sort of surprised - testing just around the corner from the AP had a
LOW connection. Granted the 1150 is an excellent card... but still.
Thoughts? No firmware upgrades seem to be available.
ps - are MS products rebadged Linksys? Cause that might explain it...
I'd heard that Microsoft hardware was actually pretty good. However, I
just tried using a MN-520 wireless notebook adapter with a friends
Dell Inspiron 5100 / Windows XP Pro, latest drivers, and the reception
was terrible!
With the laptop in the same position, my Dell Truemobile 1150 notebook
adapter had EXCELLENT reception, whereas the MN-520 had ZERO
(actually, flipped every few seconds between very low [can't even get
ip] and no connection).
Has anyone else had this terrible reception experience? I am really
sort of surprised - testing just around the corner from the AP had a
LOW connection. Granted the 1150 is an excellent card... but still.
Thoughts? No firmware upgrades seem to be available.
ps - are MS products rebadged Linksys? Cause that might explain it...