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<blockquote data-quote="MLH01" data-source="post: 629994" data-attributes="member: 89532"><p>I had a WN111 Netgear wireless USB adapter on a Vista HTPC. It worked OK until the HTPC went to sleep. After resuming, the adapter would not reconnect to the router. After some investigation, I realised that USB devices aren't always reliable with sleep/resume. Whether the cause was related to the hardware, drivers or Windows (or some combination) I have no idea.</p><p></p><p>I ended up giving up on the USB adapter idea and got a Netgear WN311B (wireless PCI adapter). I haven't looked back since, and it works well for Vista and Win 7 (and presumably XP). It might drop out every 2 to 3 weeks or so, but that is acceptable for me - better than every time the HTPC resumes from sleep, which could be several times a day on some occasions.</p><p></p><p>The only downside is it takes up a PCI slot that could be used for tuners or other cards. Maybe other members could recommend a reliable USB adapter if you definitely didn't want to go the PCI route. I'd be keen to find out too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>MLH01.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MLH01, post: 629994, member: 89532"] I had a WN111 Netgear wireless USB adapter on a Vista HTPC. It worked OK until the HTPC went to sleep. After resuming, the adapter would not reconnect to the router. After some investigation, I realised that USB devices aren't always reliable with sleep/resume. Whether the cause was related to the hardware, drivers or Windows (or some combination) I have no idea. I ended up giving up on the USB adapter idea and got a Netgear WN311B (wireless PCI adapter). I haven't looked back since, and it works well for Vista and Win 7 (and presumably XP). It might drop out every 2 to 3 weeks or so, but that is acceptable for me - better than every time the HTPC resumes from sleep, which could be several times a day on some occasions. The only downside is it takes up a PCI slot that could be used for tuners or other cards. Maybe other members could recommend a reliable USB adapter if you definitely didn't want to go the PCI route. I'd be keen to find out too :) MLH01. [/QUOTE]
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