Bought a NetGear WPN111 RangeMax Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter a few months ago. It was working fine up until a few days ago. It started dropping my internet connection, and now it won't even detect any wireless signals. It was working well less than a week ago. But now it's not working at all.

You will need to go buy a Netgear USB adapter rangemax for your mac.

please download latest driver for this adapter and install in computer

link for latest driver
http://kb.netgear.com/app/products/model/a_id/2620

I have the WPN824v3 and it can be balky finding and connecting to a network sometimes. It works best (and gets the best range) using the Netgear RangeMax Wireless USB 2.0 adapter (WPN111). The router and this adapter are (according to Netgear) specifically designed to work with each other, thereby maximizing both the range and the speed of the router.

Do you have a good signal strength with the wireless USB adapter?
If not try moving the wireless router away from walls or metal objects and cordless phones, locate the wireless router higher.
See if there is a later driver for the wireless USB adapter, if so download and install it.

Please follow these troubleshooting steps when you are unable to connect at maximum speed with your NETGEAR wireless adapter:-

1)Open the utility for your Netgear adapter and go to the Settings tab.
2)Click on Advanced Settings.
3)In Advanced settings, make sure the maximum wireless speed options (in this case, 108 and 54 ) are enabled under Wireless mode.
4)Click OK to apply the settings. Your adapter is now configured to connect at the highest wireless mode.

If these these steps does not make any difference then upload the latest drivers for the adapter.In this case it will be version 3.0.
Following is the link that will guide you to how to update the drivers for the adapter(WPN111):-
http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/12520

You can download the software for this device from this link so you can reinstall it to your computer

http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/870/related/1/session/L2F2LzEvc2lkL0NQM2lLMktq

Please note that this adapter is compatible with Vista 32 bit OS.

Hope this helps.

Hi,

Please let me know about the model number of the wireless router and the operating system installed on the concerned computer.

Hi, Can you provide some more details:

1. Model number of wireless router?
2. Are you online when connected direclty to the wireless router using ethernet cable.
3. Operating system on the computer with the adapter WPN111.

This will help me provide an effcent resolution.

check for firmware update for your adapter...since it usb..u need to put it in open..i believed the USB extension is included when u purchased that.

do not connect the USB adapter to a USB hub unless the HUB is powered so that it can performed better. Connect it directly to your PC slot