Linksys WUSB600N

[NigelD]

Its just not working for me. I've tried the CD and won't install - I've tried Ralink drivers and also the Linksys drivers but get access denied messages and have also got error 211 message as well so don't know what to try next!!

 

[jstars]

Version 1 working Windows 7 64 bit

OK, here's how I got V1.0 to work.

Downloaded driver from Ralink corp. site. Supposedly this USB adapter uses the RT2870 chipset.

I ran the install program for driver only.

Plugged it in and it worked fine. Previously it would not accept router passphrase, now it did and I got full speed.

Post your results if you try this.

Dave

I am using Win 7 64. I downloaded the RALink driver (as benzofree2002 suggested) and installed the driver Only. I plugged in my Version 1 WUSB600N adapter and confirmed that Windows 7 installed the RALink driver for it automatically. (Use Device Manager properties to confirm that RALink is the Driver Provider). It works fine. Transferring a file from my NAS over wireless was done at about 6.5 MB/sec so I assume this is an acceptable speed for 802.11n. No drops in the wireless over the last hour. It works so far. Will post otherwise if it doesn't. Don't buy new hardware.

jstars

 

[NigelD]

I find it strange the way some folks can make it work and others can't. I downloaded the same driver to try and use it on my v2.0 and it won't. It installs fine but there are no networks available for it to see. I bought an ethernet cable so having trailing wires at the moment.
Any suggestions or things not mentioned in the threads that I'm supposed to do but haven't would be appreciated.

NigelD

 

[benzofree2002]

My success was with a fresh install of Windows 7 and was for V1. I use ghost imaging software and for evaluation purposes I restore my system to fresh install before trying a new driver.

Are the successes for the RALink driver for V1 only? Maybe that's it.

Dave

 

[jstars]

Update after 24 hours of use

I am using Win 7 64. I downloaded the RALink driver (as benzofree2002 suggested) and installed the driver Only. I plugged in my Version 1 WUSB600N adapter and confirmed that Windows 7 installed the RALink driver for it automatically. (Use Device Manager properties to confirm that RALink is the Driver Provider). It works fine. Transferring a file from my NAS over wireless was done at about 6.5 MB/sec so I assume this is an acceptable speed for 802.11n. No drops in the wireless over the last hour. It works so far. Will post otherwise if it doesn't. Don't buy new hardware.

jstars

Update after 24 hours of use: It is still running at rocket speed. However occasionally I have had to re-enter my WPA2 password after rebooting - I'm not sure why Windows didn't remember it. It is inconclusive whether this is a Win 7 or a driver problem. Anyway, it is still a success using the RALink driver for the Ver 1 adapter. My Windows 7 Premium 64 bit was a relatively new install (within the last week and after having used it with Ethernet).

jstars

 

[jstars]

I find it strange the way some folks can make it work and others can't. I downloaded the same driver to try and use it on my v2.0 and it won't. It installs fine but there are no networks available for it to see. I bought an ethernet cable so having trailing wires at the moment.
Any suggestions or things not mentioned in the threads that I'm supposed to do but haven't would be appreciated.

NigelD

If you have a Ver 2 adapter then it is officially supported by Linksys with a Windows 7 driver. In this case Linksys will provide you with technical support. I recommend that you contact Linksys tech support to get your ver 2 adapter working. At least you have an official driver as provided on their support site.

 

[NigelD]

I find it strange the way some folks can make it work and others can't. I downloaded the same driver to try and use it on my v2.0 and it won't. It installs fine but there are no networks available for it to see. I bought an ethernet cable so having trailing wires at the moment.
Any suggestions or things not mentioned in the threads that I'm supposed to do but haven't would be appreciated.

NigelD

If you have a Ver 2 adapter then it is officially supported by Linksys with a Windows 7 driver. In this case Linksys will provide you with technical support. I recommend that you contact Linksys tech support to get your ver 2 adapter working. At least you have an official driver as provided on their support site.

... They've withdrawn it from their site and I've contacted Linksys support by phone and live chat and they tell me that the site is down for maintenance and that it will be up and running with new drivers in 2 - 3 days. That means hopefully that I should have wireless capability at the week-end. I also tried the Ralink drivers and they wouldn't work.

 

[Wordsworth]

For those who have their WUSB600N working with the version# 2 driver, you'll find in Device Manager that the driver provider is Ralink, even if you downloaded the driver from the Linksys site. For those who have version #1, as I do, working with this driver Device Manager calls it version #2.

I will reiterate what I posted earlier and maybe a second time through those who haven't gotten the version 2 driver to work (with either hardware version) will strike gold. I found that if you followed the instructions by Linksys to plug the adapter in only when prompted to do so by the software, I could not get the adapter to work. I instead uninstalled the software (also in Regedit), restarted the computer, plugged in the adapter, and Windows 7 came up with the message "installing device driver...blah blah." The adapter then blinked I think twice every couple of minutes showing that it had seeking activity occurring. At this point the notification area on the Taskbar turned orange and I went into the Network and Sharing Center and found that the home network was seen and needed to input the password, etc.

Try this again. I had an easier time actually getting this adapter to work in Win 7 than I did in XP.

 

[Cixoos]

For those using the ralink driver, does the ralink utility work?

Used ralink with previous dongle and the utility worked fine. Installed the linksys and it finds the ralink drivers fine, but the utility says card not detected.

Wireless Zero works ok

 

[BBenrath]

WUSB600N Win 7 64 bit issues

I as well can't get the adapter to work.

I started out calling Linksys Technical Support and after going over the install they recommended purchasing another product. I looked at their forums and it appears some people have been able to get the adapter to work. I guess I'm just obsesive/compulsive so I haven't given up, yet.

I have tried installing from the CD, from the Ralink download, from the Linksys Vista 64 bit download and all I get is that I have the best driver already installed.

I have tried going to the Device Manager and un-installing; then going to the Control Panel and un-installing anything with Cisco in it. I then rebooted and tried again without success. I have been working on this for several days following the Forum on Linksys' website all with no luck.

When I install the driver and go to Devce Manager and click on Enable it starts to go but then goes back to (shadowed) un-enabled.

The only thing I haven't tried is going into Regedit and deleting because I'm not familiar with Regedit and I know you can screw things up in there and I don't know what I'm doing (in Regedit).

Thanks you in advance for any light you can shed on this topic.

 

[Duncan]

I have Version 2 and am trying to get it to work on 7 x64 Ultimate.

I've just downloaded driver 3.0.9.0 from ralink.

it installed fine(I only installed the driver, not the utility) then I restarted the machine. I looked in device manager and there was the device and the driver was showing in the properties. It also said 'device working properly' in properties.

I then opened Network and Sharing centre and it wasn't showing up. I unpluged my LAN and the wireless adaptor appeared but was disabled. I tried enabling it and the little box that popped up said enabled, but it remained grayed out with disabled written underneath it.

I then tried to do a restart and it got stuck on the 'shutting down' screen. I turned it off at the power button. Started it again. It then got stuck again before windows started. I restarted again and this time it said 'Launch Startup Repair' so I did and then I did 'restore system using system restore'

any ideas??

 

[dcorba]

Same thing here, I installed the vista drivers back in november and can get the adapter to work but it keeps the connections unreliably. We keep needing to unplug and replug the adapter. I thought by now linksys would have the new windows 7 64 bit drivers working?! Linksys customer service told me back in november 09 that I should check back for new drivers around christmas. No such lucK?!

 

[ooBoneZoo]

I looked in device manager and there was the device and the driver was showing in the properties. It also said 'device working properly' in properties. I tried enabling it and the little box that popped up said enabled, but it remained grayed out with disabled written underneath it.

This is the exact problem I had. I originally purchased a Netgear PCI wireless adapter. Device manager said the device was working fine, but disabled and wouldn't enable. Took it back to the store and bought the Linksys PCI 600n. Same exact thing with device manager showing the device working properly but disabled and wouldn't enable.

I then called Linksys support and paid for their techs to remotely control my computer and try to get it working and still same thing. Device working properly in Device Manager but disabled and wouldn't enable. They suggested getting the USB version.

I then took the PCI version back and got the WUSB600N v.2, plugged it into the USB slot and after manually installing the drivers, Device Manager showed the device working properly but disabled and wouldn't enable! I was really frustrated at this point.

I'm a tech of 12+ years and I consulted with other techs and with Linksys techs and everybody was saying things from the PCI slot on my mobo being bad to it being a Windows 7 problem to the adapter itself. But I saw other people using this adapter in Windows 7 and the only other option was to re-install Windows 7.

I decided to take one last look through Google before re-installing Windows 7 and I stumbled across a post at the Vista forums where somebody had the same problem as us and they said they uninstalled ZoneAlarm and their adapter just started working. Well I used ZoneAlarm also, so after uninstalling ZoneAlarm and restarting the computer the adapter automatically enabled itself and I was on the network!

I spent 3 days with 3 different adapters trying to figure out this problem and it ended up not being my PCI slot, not being a Windows 7 problem, and not being a driver problem. It was a third-party software problem. ZoneAlarm was taking over the network connections and for some reason not allowing new network adapters to be installed properly. Needless to say, I've since dumped ZoneAlarm. I don't need it anyway as my router has 2 firewalls, plus Windows firewall plus my wireless network is not broadcasting.

Duncan, if your device manager says the device and drivers are working properly, then it most likely is. What is causing the device to be disabled and not enable is some third-party software like ZoneAlarm or some other antivirus/firewall. Even disabling ZoneAlarm wouldn't work. It had to actually be uninstalled. I would uninstall your antivirus and firewall software (not Windows firewall) and try that. If your device still won't enable after a restart, then the only other option would be to reinstall Windows 7 and install the adapter before any other third-party software is installed. That is unless you can uninstall one third-party program at a time to determine which program is causing your adapter to be disabled.

Hope this info helps. Any further questions, feel free to ask.

 

[BBenrath]

Linksys WMP600N

I finally got my adapter to work. Sorry if this is a little incoherent but I got it working XMas Eve and left the next day for a week of Christmas on the East Coast.

I resolved the problem with disabling a filter in my antivirus suite. I am running Kaspersky Internet Suit 2010. I apologize for not being more scientific about this reply but I have been up since 5:00AM Eastern Time and we just flew in at 10:00PM Pacific time.

I found something in a properties tab through the Control Panel/Network And Internet/Network Connections:

Then I right clicked on my Linksys adapter and chose Properties. That brought up the Wireless Network Properties Connection Window. On mine because I have Kaspersky, I unchecked the box with Kaspersky Anti Virus NDIS 6 Filter.

I could then Enable the adapter and could get good Internet Wirelessly.

Hope this helps.

 

[BBenrath]

Wmp600n

I forgot to mention that I did this after I removed the Linksys WUSB 600N and reininstalled Windows 7 with a clean boot.

Now I wonder if the WUSB600N would have worked all along without the reformat if I would have known about unchecking the box with the Kaspersky Anti Virus NDIS 6 Filter?

 

[ooBoneZoo]

I wonder if the WUSB600N would have worked all along without the reformat if I would have known about unchecking the box with the Kaspersky Anti Virus NDIS 6 Filter?

No, you would not have had to re-install Windows. You are the third person besides myself and someone else on the Linksys forums that have confirmed that third-party antivirus and firewall software is keeping these adapters from enabling properly.

Someone else on the Linksys forums did just confirm that by unchecking the NDIS 6 filter, they were able to get their adapter working. In my case, I had to completely uninstall ZoneAlarm.

So, I've been instructing people that if they get the drivers installed and Device Manager says the device is working properly, but it shows disabled and they can't enable it, then uninstall any third-party antivirus or firewall software (not Windows firewall). The adapter should enable and work properly afterwords.

It does seem that there is still some other third-party software that might be keeping these adapters from enabling and working correctly, but without knowing which ones, all we can do at this point is trial and error by uninstalling a third-party program, rebooting and see if the adapter is working. If not, uninstall another third-party program, reboot, etc.

 

[Cixoos]

Does your adapter work after hibernate (overnight) ?

 

[BBenrath]

I'm not sure who you are asking this question of but my adapter works all the time. My wife never turns the computer off.

 

[ooBoneZoo]

Does your adapter work after hibernate (overnight) ?

My adapter works every time I restart the computer. I've also tried hibernating and it still works.

 

[Cixoos]

Does your adapter work after hibernate (overnight) ?

My adapter works every time I restart the computer. I've also tried hibernating and it still works.

Does not work here after hibernate on a htpc with win 7 64 bit. Tested on laptops with xp sp3 and win 7 32 bit and it worked. But not on the machine it was bought for. Another usb wifi stick works fine, so its a linksys\driver problem