The WG111 802.11g Wireless USB2.0 Adapter is a network device manufactured by NETGEAR. Issues like weak Wi-Fi signal, slow DNS lookup, duplicate IP addresses, slow network and excessive CPU usage can be solved by updating this driver. This version of "Vista_32_and_64_bit_NETGEAR_wg111v2_vista_x86.zip" has been downloaded 410 times with a user rating of 3 out of 5 stars, based on 10 reviews. Compatibility for this driver update includes PCs running Windows operating systems such as Windows Vista. The total disk space used for this update is 196.0 KB.
NETGEAR WG111 802.11g Wireless USB2.0 Adapter
Windows Vista, Windows Vista (64 bit)
6.1258.1201.2006 (1-Jan-2006)
3.0.18.201 (2004-06-04) via .inf
This is the beta release for Vista 32 and 64 bit OS.
Driver Version: 6.1258.1201.2006
Bug fix
1. Fixed the device will be in disable state automatically if this adapter is plugged out from the standby mode PC.
Known bugs
1. Can't control device nor find any AP after plug-out and re-insert adapter several times.
workaround: Plug out and re-insert it again.
2. The adapter won't connect to AP2 in the profile2 automatically if the connected AP1 is powered off or out of range. [only in Vista 32]
3. Click "disconnect" on the connected AP1, then choose "connect to a network" and connect to AP2. Sometimes it will show "can't find this AP".
4. Poor throughput.
5. Signal strength in the sitesurvey list is not totally correct.
NETGEAR Vista_32_and_64_bit_wg111v2 Only (DG Member) on 15-Nov-2007
The following files are found inside the driver download file.
Name | Size | Date |
---|---|---|
wg111v2_vista_x86/Net111v2.inf | 8.1 KB | 14 Mar 2007 |
wg111v2_vista_x86/VistaReleaseNote_1258.txt | 746 bytes | 10 Dec 2006 |
wg111v2_vista_x86/wg111v2.sys | 379.5 KB | 14 Mar 2007 |
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Locate the device and model that is having the issue and double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
Select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button and follow the instructions.
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