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Aspirant

Dec 21, 2020

Just built a new PC and want to hook up an old Wireless N Dual Band adapter.

So, I just finished building my brand new gaming PC today and I need a wireless adapter until I can run an ethernet cable to my room. My dad installed a Wireless N Dual Band USB WiFi adapter on the f...

antinode

Guru

Dec 21, 2020

> [...] I don't actually know what to do in order to get it to recognize
> that it's a USB WiFi adapter.

One of those "it" things is the computer, and the other is the
adapter?

When information is lacking, there's a time-tested approach which
often works:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM

Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get some. Read. Nearby, under Downloads, you might
find some relevant software, too.

kw13500

Aspirant

Dec 21, 2020

That would be some great advice if I had the manual and it was under the support warranty time. We've had this thing for YEARS and the manual is LONG gone. Thanks for the "advice"

antinode
Guru
Dec 21, 2020
> That would be some great advice if I had the manual and it was under
> the support warranty time. [...]

   Huh? How does an expired warranty affect your access to the
documentation?

>    Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
> for Documentation. Get some. [...]

   Did you? Which part of that was unclear?

> EDIT: Didn't think I would have to clarify this, but the manual is
> gone [...]

   I thought that my directions for finding the documentation were
pretty clear, too. Even a Web search for terms like, say:

      netgear WNDA3100v2 manual

should lead pretty directly to the desired documentation. It's not
complicated.

   Did you also not find the software kit which is available for
download? Or should we next expect a complaint about the lost Resource
CD, too?

> [...] Thanks for the "advice"

   You're welcome, but you might find it more helpful if you actually
read it.