Problems with Netgear WN121T

Vash Aurion

Vash Aurion

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So I have my desktop hooked up to the WN121T, which is a USB wireless adapter, and my relationship with the thing is love/hate. Sometimes it's fine. But a lot of the time, it just cannot find my network, despite the fact that other computers can get on the network. And I doubt it's a range thing, since when my desktop is online, the signal is pretty good. I have the latest drivers installed, and my router is a Netgear WNR834B. Does anyone have any fixes to share or any ideas?
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Quad-Core
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus Formula (Air Cooled)
    Memory
    OCZ DDR2-800 2048MB (x2)
    Graphics card(s)
    XFX 8800 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 2220wm
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000 1TB
    Other Info
    Running Vista 64-bit with a Netgear Wn121t USB wifi adapter that is the source of all crashes. PSU is a Seasonic 650W High-Efficiency power supply.
bump.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Quad-Core
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus Formula (Air Cooled)
    Memory
    OCZ DDR2-800 2048MB (x2)
    Graphics card(s)
    XFX 8800 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 2220wm
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000 1TB
    Other Info
    Running Vista 64-bit with a Netgear Wn121t USB wifi adapter that is the source of all crashes. PSU is a Seasonic 650W High-Efficiency power supply.
Wow - that is one heck of a long time to have issues. I apologize on behalf of everyone here in that no one answered your post - you made it before I joined,so that's *my* excuse....

Are you positive you're using the latest drivers? Have you tried using a different USB port? Is your PSU adequate for your system specs? Would you mind updating your system specs in your UserCP so we can verify that?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro X64 Insider Preview (Skip Ahead) latest build
    Manufacturer/Model
    The Beast Model V (homebrew)
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 965 EE @ 3.6 GHz
    Motherboard
    eVGA X58 Classified 3 (141-GT-E770-A1)
    Memory
    3 * Mushkin 998981 Redline Enhanced triple channel DDR3 4 GB CL7 DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3-12800)
    Graphics card(s)
    eVGA GeForce GTX 970 SSC ACX 2.0 (04G-P4-3979-KB)
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Audio (onboard)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 * Lenovo LT2323pwA Widescreeen
    Screen Resolution
    2 * 1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    SanDisk Ultra SDSSDHII-960G-G25 960 GB SATA III SSD (System) Crucial MX100 CT256MX100SSD1 256GB SATA III SSD (User Tree) 2 * Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA II Mech. HD Seagate ST1500DL001-9VT15L Barracuda 7200.12 1.5 TB S
    PSU
    Thermaltake Black Widow TX TR2 850W 80+ Bronze Semi-Mod ATX
    Case
    ThermalTake Level 10 GT (Black)
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 (CPU, dual 140 mm fans on radiator) + Air (2 *
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared)
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (gen 2)
    Internet Speed
    AT&T Lightspeed Gigabit duplex
  • Operating System
    Sabayon Linux (current, weekly updates, 5.1.x kernel)
    Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo ThinkPad E545
    CPU
    AMD A6-5350M APU
    Motherboard
    Lenovo
    Memory
    8 GB
    Sound Card
    Conextant 20671 SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Lenovo 15" Matte
    Screen Resolution
    1680 * 1050
    Hard Drives
    INTEL Cherryvill 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SSD
    PSU
    Lenovo
    Case
    Lenovo
    Cooling
    Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master (shared) | Synaptics TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Lenovo
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex
I updated my system specs. I am running the latest drivers for the device, which as far as I can tell is the 5.2 version found on Netgear's site here: WN121T Support Page

Every time this computer crashes, it displays the message "driver_irql_not_less_than_or_equal," or something like that, and the problem is with something like nwifi.sys.

Oh, and I've tried around six different USB ports that work fine for webcams and external drives and stuff like that.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Quad-Core
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus Formula (Air Cooled)
    Memory
    OCZ DDR2-800 2048MB (x2)
    Graphics card(s)
    XFX 8800 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 2220wm
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000 1TB
    Other Info
    Running Vista 64-bit with a Netgear Wn121t USB wifi adapter that is the source of all crashes. PSU is a Seasonic 650W High-Efficiency power supply.
Once more, bump.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Quad-Core
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus Formula (Air Cooled)
    Memory
    OCZ DDR2-800 2048MB (x2)
    Graphics card(s)
    XFX 8800 GT
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster 2220wm
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi Deskstar 7k1000 1TB
    Other Info
    Running Vista 64-bit with a Netgear Wn121t USB wifi adapter that is the source of all crashes. PSU is a Seasonic 650W High-Efficiency power supply.
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