A wireless DSL router from Arvig Communications installed. My Dell Dimension 5150 keeps dropping signal--old wifi crd? Will this help/work with XP?
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You might want to check whether it's your router, or the Dell. If you have other wireless devices around your house - another PC, smartphone, tablet, smart TV - try connecting those to your router and run something that requires constant bandwidth (streaming video for example) for 1 hour. If other devices get dropped as well, it's probably your wireless router going unstable - try power cycling it (plug out power, wait 20 seconds, plug it back in) occasionally. Wireless routers are known to get unstable every now and then. Otherwise, you can suspect your Dell. If you're buying directly from Amazon, it's very easy to return it in case the new adapter doesn't work out. You might want to check whether it's your router, or the Dell. If you have other wireless devices around your house - another PC, smartphone, tablet, smart TV - try connecting those to your router and run something that requires constant bandwidth (streaming video for example) for 1 hour. If other devices get dropped as well, it's probably your wireless router going unstable - try power cycling it (plug out power, wait 20 seconds, plug it back in) occasionally. Wireless routers are known to get unstable every now and then. Otherwise, you can suspect your Dell. If you're buying directly from... » Read More You might want to check whether it's your router, or the Dell. If you have other wireless devices around your house - another PC, smartphone, tablet, smart TV - try connecting those to your router and run something that requires constant bandwidth (streaming video for example) for 1 hour. If other devices get dropped as well, it's probably your wireless router going unstable - try power cycling it (plug out power, wait 20 seconds, plug it back in) occasionally. Wireless routers are known to get unstable every now and then. Otherwise, you can suspect your Dell. If you're buying directly from Amazon, it's very easy to return it in case the new adapter doesn't work out. « Show Less
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You might want to check whether it's your router, or the Dell. If you have other wireless devices around your house - another PC, smartphone, tablet, smart TV - try connecting those to your router and run something that requires constant bandwidth (streaming video for example) for 1 hour. If other devices get dropped as well, it's probably your wireless router going unstable - try power cycling it (plug out power, wait 20 seconds, plug it back in) occasionally. Wireless routers are known to get unstable every now and then. Otherwise, you can suspect your Dell. If you're buying directly from Amazon, it's very easy to return it in case the new adapter doesn't work out.
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It will probably help with your issue. The Netgear N900 Dual Band Wi-Fi picks up signals as far away as my neighbors houses. With other receivers I only can see my own Wi-Fi. I would recommend this product.
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hey,thank you for your advice. first of all i have a linksys router so that would be a problem. seems like these deals are not that good and too much for a computer newbie such as me :)
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I wanted XP and this came with it. I am hooked up to a router from my internet server so I don't see why you wouldn't be able to. My Dell works very well.
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I assume you have DSL instead of cable and are looking for a DSL modem/router to combine the modem, wired and wireless in one package. The Linksys X2000 is awful, constantly dropping the connection. I've had better luck with Actiontec GT784WN. Great setup software and support. TP-Link TD-W8960N was OK, but support is non-existent and the interface is overly complex.
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C.Tortora, what wireless adapter did you get, if you don't mind me asking? I think the only option for the DMP-BD70V is an ethernet wireless adapter. Any recommendations?
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If your router has the proper connection and you have the correct software loaded on your Dell, it should work. The only question is if your Dell has a fast enough hard drive so your don't run into buffering issues or timeouts waitin for the hard drive. It has bee my experience that many but not all laptops have slow ahre drives. I recommend at least a 7200 rpm drive. Hope this helps.
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pretty good. the xw-sma4 sounds allot better. I have had issues with the connection every now and then, however I believe it is the router)
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Not sure about XP. I imagine it might. However, the instuctions are only for Vista and newer. If you have those, this thing is pretty sweet. My set up is cable coax->HDhomerun->router->PC (using Media Center in Win7)->then watch on either networked pc's, xbox, or plex server on my tablet or roku. Also, MS has/is about to cancel updates for XP.... you may want to get away from it.
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I just checked the support forums at Dell.com and the answer is yes - http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/network-internet-wireless/f/3324/t/18975324.aspx
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Yes, I had xfinity activate/provision it instead of the leased gateway. The wi-fi signal though was not very strong and xfinity wasn't able to place it in "bridge-mode" since it's the NA model, not the CT model. This I only learned after many calls, chats with xfinity and a tech call to Arris.
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I have the same problem even though I used the 5 GHz band. I ended up using a wireless bridge for all of my entertainment center components. Now I have no problems!
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Don't know. Call Dell and ask to speak with a Sr. Tech. They should know. Don't try anything until you speak with an expert.Jim
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Yes, but I've only used it with the built-in Windows wireless client on an XP machine. Some older XP PC's have 3rd party clients installed. The main thing you want to do is download and install the latest firmware from Cisco. If you're not sure how to do this, ask someone for help, as it's not always easy. I had problems with wireless speed until I installed the latest firmware.
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I am not sure if this is the info you are looking for but here is how my router is setup. I have broadband connection that I have a normal wireless router hooked to. Across my house where my desktop is located I have the 843ND. It picks up the wireless signal and turns it into a hardwired system that my desktop and VOIP phone hook into. This has worked flawless for about 6 months now.
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Depends on your floor material, if wood needn't, if cement I'm afraid the signal will drop to very low level and you'd best get a repeater or deployment another router.
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I am using the antenna portion on a windows 7 laptop. The software disk that came included did not work correctly. After numerous tries I plugged the USB plug into the laptop and to my surprise I was receiving wifi signals I had not be getting before. I can not with certainty if you would have the same results on an XP machine. For what its worth I would say just about anything I've seen that will run in windows 7 generally will run on XP.
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this unit is about 2.5" long, 4" with the antenna extended.Technically, yes. XP is EOL in April 2014 and hardware support is waining. If you do manage to get it running the best you'll see is probably wireless n. Your best experience is going to be on a modern system running native USB3 and Win7. Good luck!ModelBrandEDIMAXModelEW-7822UACSpecStandardsIEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/nWireless Data RatesUp to 1.2GbpsSecurityWEP 64/128-bit, WPA, WPA2, 802.1xHardware & Software WPS ConfigurationWPA/WPA2WPA2InterfaceUSB 3.0Frequency Band2.4000 - 2.4835GHz, 5.150 - 5.825GHzLEDsLink/ActivityAntennaExternal AntennaSystem RequirementsOS: Win2K/XP/Vista/Win7/Win8Dimensions18 (H) x 27 (W) x 87.1 (L) mmWeight23g this unit is about 2.5" long, 4" with the antenna extended.Technically, yes. XP is EOL in April 2014 and hardware support is waining. If you do manage to get it running the best you'll see is probably wireless n. Your best experience is going to be on a modern system running native USB3 and Win7. Good luck!ModelBrandEDIMAXModelEW-7822UACSpecStandardsIEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/nWireless Data RatesUp to 1.2GbpsSecurityWEP 64/128-bit, WPA, WPA2, 802.1xHardware & Software WPS... » Read More this unit is about 2.5" long, 4" with the antenna extended.Technically, yes. XP is EOL in April 2014 and hardware support is waining. If you do manage to get it running the best you'll see is probably wireless n. Your best experience is going to be on a modern system running native USB3 and Win7. Good luck!ModelBrandEDIMAXModelEW-7822UACSpecStandardsIEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/nWireless Data RatesUp to 1.2GbpsSecurityWEP 64/128-bit, WPA, WPA2, 802.1xHardware & Software WPS ConfigurationWPA/WPA2WPA2InterfaceUSB 3.0Frequency Band2.4000 - 2.4835GHz, 5.150 - 5.825GHzLEDsLink/ActivityAntennaExternal AntennaSystem RequirementsOS: Win2K/XP/Vista/Win7/Win8Dimensions18 (H) x 27 (W) x 87.1 (L) mmWeight23g « Show Less