Netgear XE102GNA, So far, so good. Make sure..

Overall Rating55555

So far, so good. Make sure you plug it directly into a wall outlet.

I’m surprised at how well this product worked with my setup. I wanted my old iMac G3 running OSX downstairs to be able to access the wireless network, which was based upstairs. Upstairs, my other computer is a Windows XP PC, which is physically connected to a cable modem router that’s physically connected to a wireless router.

For my situation, installing the Netgear Ethernet Extender Kit was fast and simple. First, I turned off the iMac downstairs. Then I went upstairs, plugged one unit into a wall outlet, then connected it to the cable router using the provided RJ45 cable (the package comes with 2 RJ45 cables, one for each unit). Then I went downstairs and plugged the other unit into a wall outlet, connecting that unit to the iMac with the other RJ45 cable. Then I turned the iMac on, and was able to surf the Internet immediately. The whole process took less than 5 minutes.

Important: the units WILL NOT WORK if you plug them into surge protectors or uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). You have to plug them directly into the home’s wall outlets. My home is about 15 years old and we don’t have a lot of power surges, so I wasn’t too worried about plugging directly into the wall outlet. I did try to plug one unit into a surge protector, and it didn’t work that way.

Regarding connection speed, I ran a speed test on the iMac and the results say that I’m connected at optimum speed, as fast as my wireless network will allow.

I will probably buy another Netgear wireless extender and try it out on an old Windows PC, just to see if it works as well as it did on the iMac. But so far, I’m impressed and happy with its performance.

Update (2/8/2012):

The featured review for this product, Netgear XE102GNA Wall-Plugged Enet Exte Electronics, was written by macwindows.

The average rating for this item is 5 out of 5 stars, according to 3 reviews.

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Reviews (2)

Rob

June 5th, 2010 at 11:55 am    


Overall Rating55555

There ain’t enough stars here…
I wanted to get a connection with my desktop computer and my xbox in the basement. To do that, I used a wireless bridge coming from my parent’s router and wired to my own wireless router downstairs with the intention of eventually getting a working connection to the internet- when this worked, it was great, but it was no fun to try getting it to work again once a connection was lost. So, I looked for another hopefully cheap solution.

After reading everyone’s comments about this product, I decided to try it out. Like the title says, there ain’t enough stars here! I’d give this 7 out of 5 stars if I could. Just plug in an ethernet cable into the adapter, plug that into the wall, and do the same again for the other one where ever you want it to be. Check the product you plugged it into for an internet connection. Then just sit back and see how easy it was, especially from not having to buy additional cables, setting them up and running them all over the place! It uses the power lines in your house! Our family lives in a house from 1992. My purchase here was a two item kit, and since, I’ve purchased an additional adapter for our DirecTV DVR now with On Demand capabilities through the internet. They are still working great!


macwindows

June 25th, 2010 at 9:28 am    


Overall Rating55555

So far, so good. Make sure you plug it directly into a wall outlet.
Rated 5 stars.


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