Netgear MA401

19 discussions on Cabling-Design.com Forums about the Netgear MA401: what owners asked, what went wrong, and what fixed it.

What owners report

Wireless Modem and card won't talk!!!

Hi,I have a Siemens SpeedStream 6520 4 port ADSL Wireless Router connected to a PC (Win2KPro). I also have an IBM 380D laptop with a Netgear MA401 16 bit wireless PCMCIA card. I can't get the modem to see the laptop.I have got the SSID name...

impedance tuned antenna

How important is it that an antenna be impedance tuned to the radioreceiver? If I get a wireless card that does not have a built-inantenna, will I have trouble finding a compatible antenna for it (amatter of luck?)?

DHCP and Fixed IP

Hi groupI have a fixed IP WiFi and Wired Network i.e. DHCP is disabledI'd also like to roam does this mean I must manually alter the TCP/IP settings each time I wish to roam? i.e enable DHCP again.Is there an application or XP tool to allow...

2 Wireless Cards on one laptop

Can I have 2 wireless cards installed on my comp and use them to accesstwo different wireless networks at the same time?I use a wireless network at my office but it does'nt have internet. Iwant to connect to a local wireless provider for...

win 98 wifi problem...

Hi, Installing my new Netgear MA401 WiFi card on this Toshiba Tecra 8000laptop causes all Windows 98 networking applications to crash - they barelyeven open, and I have no internet access when this happens. This is thesequence: 1....

wireless lan to ethernet adapter.

While I have a reasonably good knowledge of electronics and hardware Iam looking for help with setting up a home network. What I am lookingfor is quite specific.I have a stack of wireless pcmcia cards (Netgear MA401 802.11b) and Ihave a...

All discussions