Netopia wireless card issues

luminol · 06-25-2008, 06:49 PM

I'm currently working on a small home network and I've been using a Netopia 3D Reach wireless card in one of my desktops. I didn't purchase this card myself; it came bundled with our DSL package a couple of years ago.

The two laptops in the house generally have excellent connectivity to the wireless network, but when using the Netopia card in my desktop, I rarely get anything more than an 'okay' signal. I initially thought it might be a problem with my desktop so I tried the card out in my laptop. It still received a low signal.

I know this isn't a problem with location, as I've used my laptop and desktop in the exact same locations and had entirely different signal strengths on each (high on laptop, low/average on desktop).

Is the Netopia card just a piece of junk, or is there something more to this?

Thanks!

Kornowski · 06-26-2008, 06:29 PM

If your other computers have good signal when using other receivers and get a bad signal when you're using the Netopia card, I'd say it was junk.

luminol · 06-26-2008, 08:52 PM

I'd pretty much narrowed it down to the wireless card, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something obvious (:

Thanks for your input!

Kornowski · 06-26-2008, 11:39 PM

No Problem! Hope you stick around the Forums!

06-25-2008, 06:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
luminol New Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5	Netopia wireless card issues I'm currently working on a small home network and I've been using a Netopia 3D Reach wireless card in one of my desktops. I didn't purchase this card myself; it came bundled with our DSL package a couple of years ago. The two laptops in the house generally have excellent connectivity to the wireless network, but when using the Netopia card in my desktop, I rarely get anything more than an 'okay' signal. I initially thought it might be a problem with my desktop so I tried the card out in my laptop. It still received a low signal. I know this isn't a problem with location, as I've used my laptop and desktop in the exact same locations and had entirely different signal strengths on each (high on laptop, low/average on desktop). Is the Netopia card just a piece of junk, or is there something more to this? Thanks!

06-26-2008, 06:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 12,819	If your other computers have good signal when using other receivers and get a bad signal when you're using the Netopia card, I'd say it was junk. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 800MHz 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 SATA II Tuniq Tower LED OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded)

06-26-2008, 11:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
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06-26-2008, 08:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
luminol New Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 5	I'd pretty much narrowed it down to the wireless card, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something obvious (: Thanks for your input!