Rosewill RNX-N150PC Wireless Adapter (1T1R) IEEE 802.11b/g/n PCI 2.2 Up to 150Mbps Wireless Data Rates 64/128 bits WEP WPA (TKIP with IEEE802.1x) WPA2 (AES with IEEE802.1x) XP/ Vista/ Win7
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Reviews(134)
Works well most of the time.
Seems to drop out after a while of strenuous use.
Easy to install.
Small. Cheap.
Ralink has a GPL chipset driver for Linux that's not difficult to install if you read the instructions carefully.
With two average sheetrock walls between the adapter and the router at a distance of about 30ft, this card can barely sustain a 20mbps SMB file transfer in an N-only environment.
It only got that fast after I:
(1) boosted the signal strength on my Asus RT-N16 router (running Tomato USB) to 70mW and
(2) I put a +7dBi antenna on the card (comes with +2dBi).
It was doing about 8mbps before these two changes.
Also, would a low profile bracket be too much to ask?
If you don't use your network to do anything other than surf the web, or if your Internet connection is below 8mbps down, you probably won't notice how slow this card is. Go ahead and try it. It's one of the cheapest PCI N cards available.
For everyone else, here's my humble opinion. For the price of a GOOD wireless N PCI card, you could flash Tomato USB or DD-WRT onto a product like the Asus RT-N12 (or Asus WL-520GU for people running G or looking for a USB port) and put the device in Wireless Bridge mode. The signal is stronger and you'll never worry about drivers. However, if you're committed to a card solution, get a 2 or 3 antenna model.
To get this card to run at decent speeds, you have to be so close to your router/AP that you should probably just wire up.
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Manufacturer Contact Info
Website: https://www.rosewill.com/
Support Phone: 1-800-575-9885
Support Email: techsupport@rosewill.com
Features & Details
- IEEE 802.11b/g/n
- Up to 150Mbps Wireless Data Rates
- 2.4 GHz - 2.484 GHz
Specifications
| Brand | Rosewill |
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| Model | RNX-N150PC |
| Standards | IEEE 802.11b/g/n |
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| Wireless Data Rates | Up to 150Mbps |
| Security | 64/128 bits WEP, WPA (TKIP with IEEE802.1x), WPA2 (AES with IEEE802.1x) |
| Interface | PCI 2.2 |
| Frequency Band | 2.4 GHz - 2.484 GHz |
| Channels | 11 CH (US, Canada), 13 CH (ETSI), 14 CH (Japan) |
| LEDs | Link/Activity |
| Transmitted Power | 802.11b: up to 17+ 1 dBm 802.11g: up to 15+ 1 dBm 802.11n: up to 16+ 1 dBm |
| Antenna | 1 x 2dBi External Antenna (2.4GHz) |
| System Requirements | Windows 2000, XP (32/64 bit), Vista (32/64 bit), Win7 (32/64 bit); Linux Kernel 2.6.3x |
| Features | Chipset: Ralink RT3060 Multiple BSSID Support |
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| Temperature | 0°C - 45°C (32°F - 113°F) |
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| Humidity | 15% - 95%, Non-Condensing |
| Package Contents | 1 x RNX-N150PC Wireless PCI adapter 1 x 2 dBi Antenna 1 x QIG 1 x Driver CD 1 x Low profile bracket |
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| First Listed on Newegg | April 08, 2010 |
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