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dds-35
Aspirant
Feb 17, 2020

N600 wireless dual band usb adapter - as stand alone wifi extender

Would like to have stronger wifi signal throughout my home.  Was about to purchase a "wifi extender" (the type that plugs into a wall socket), but came across this N600 that I purchased years ago but...
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dds-35
Aspirant
Feb 20, 2020

WNDA3100

michaelkenward wrote:
dds-35 wrote:

but came across this N600 that I purchased years ago but never installed....

That's a wifi speed designation, not a device model number. Could be anything. Modem? Router? USB adapter? Wifi extender?

 

 

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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Feb 20, 2020

 

dds-35 wrote:

WNDA3100

 

That's a USB adapter. You use it to connect your Windows device to the wifi. It is not use for anything else.

 

Actually, probably not much use for anything these days.First launched in 2007, it is designed for Windows Vista and XP. Newer versions of the WNDA3100 (2014 for V3) promise to work with Windows 8.1. It is anybody's guess if it will do Windows 10.