Linksys WUSB600N

[NigelD]

@Cixoos

I note you've got another USB adapter and its working - which one was it?

 

[Cixoos]

The Edimax Ew-7711utn 11n 150Mbps works just fine with ralink drivers (hibernate)

 

[chew2uk]

Hi, I am also having the same problem with my Linksys 600N. I have win 7 ultimate 64bit. Using the Ralik 3.09 driver for it but it still hasn't fixed the problem. Here is what happens. The computer boots fine and the adapter is enabled and I can browse the web. After about 30 mins I get the limited connectivty icon on the task bar and no Internet. In the Network Manager the device is Disabled and cannot be enabled. I cannot disconnect the adpter. It doen't show up in the safely remove hardware section. All folders on my external hard drive say empty when I open them. EWindows slows down. I can't restart or turn off the computer, it freezes on the logging off screen. I have installed windows twice, the second time, I only installed Internet security ( Kasp, this time) and browsed internet with IExplorer 8. Still dropped and froze. I have tried Kaspersky 2010 30 day trial and Newest AVG, fully activated. Have tried all linksys and ralik drivers.
Still no luck

 

[chew2uk]

Also I forgot to mention that I left my computer on all night while Kasp did a deep virus scan and internet never dropped. Only sems to drop when I am using it, (browsing or downloading). Happened once so it might be a fluke.

Thanks again for your time

 

[splinterBR]

Hey everybody, I too was having a problem connecting to the N band. I could connect to G, but when I switched my router to solely use N band, I couldn't connect. I tried using the various drivers mentioned earlier, no dice. Right now I'm on the V2 driver for windows 7, even though mine is a V1. It would actually acknowledge there was a network, but I ran into all of the aforementioned errors when trying to connect. I have a linksys WRT160N V2 wireless router. I finally looked at the firmware on it and realized I've not upgraded it, ever. However, the firmware upgrade out for it is only current as of 7/2009, but better than what I had. I started the firmware upgrade process, walked away, came back and noticed the wireless icon indicated it was connected! I don't really understand what that firmware upgrade did that affected the connectivity, but it worked. I'm doubting this will work for everybody (or anybody?) else, but hey, that's how I got mine up and running at max speed.

 

[NigelD]

Finally, finally got myself sorted out. I've discounted using a USB adapter because I couldn't find one from any manufacturer that worked out of the box. My PC manufacturer has been working really hard to get something that works and I've gone for their recommendation of an Asus PCI-G31. They sent it yesterday in the post, it arrived 1/2 hour ago and is now working pertectamundo. They explained that the drivers would download automatically from the net (had to use my ethernet cable to download of course) and it was that quick I didn't even know it had done it.

What a relief. Thank you Chillblast!!

 

[ronw61]

WUSB600N Driver

Here is were you can get the Windows 7 Driver for the WUSB600N adapter - I do not know why the company only had it posted for a week, (maybe they want people to keep buying their new adapters (Ive bought 2 so far)) - Here is their working driver that was on their website for 1 week - works flawless with Windows 7 - I am getting 270 Mbps - Funny, the company actually told me to go back to Vista for it to work! hahaha

Get the driver here: www.ultratech-ne.com/wusb600n.win7.rar

Enjoy people!

 

[coyote]

Try switch to WPA2 Personal & AES

@splinterBR

I had the same problem.

Try switch to WPA2 Personal & AES ( with the latest drivers from Linksys Win7 x64 )

I am now stable at 243MBit/s - but still on a signal strength of 2-3 bars...

 

[dcorba]

the link you posted does not work??

This link doesn't work??????

Here is were you can get the Windows 7 Driver for the WUSB600N adapter - I do not know why the company only had it posted for a week, (maybe they want people to keep buying their new adapters (Ive bought 2 so far)) - Here is their working driver that was on their website for 1 week - works flawless with Windows 7 - I am getting 270 Mbps - Funny, the company actually told me to go back to Vista for it to work! hahaha

Get the driver here: www.ultratech-ne.com/wusb600n.win7.rar

Enjoy people!

 

[mtfultz]

Wusb600n

I have Vista Home Premium 64bit on my desktop and Windows 7 on my laptop, I just came across this post and just wanted to confirm the fix for both OS. After almost a week at trying all sorts of stuff to fix this problem, and waiting for days for cisco techs to call me back, they finally told me zone alarm and a few other 3rd party firewalls (sorry dont remember the other 3 they mentioned) had issues with network adapters. They recommended uninstall zone alarm, uninstall adapter, restart. Reinstall adapter, connect to the internet and then reinstall zone alarm while connected to the internet. They said that works most of the time, if it didn't, they recommended using a different firewall. Hope this helps!

 

[dcorba]

I don't have these firewalls.

I talked to linksys and they updated the firmware with my router which still has not fixed the problem we are having with the Windows 7 machine. I can be on for awhile then the internet just drops. I pull out the adapter and plug it back in and we regain a connection. Our connection drops sometimes when we are in the middle of something and sometimes when we walk away from the computer and come back and find it has dropped. I thought I would call them again to try something else???

 

[benzofree2002]

@dcorba

Which version are you using? My adapter, version 1, drops off intermittently because USB power from my computer isn't enough to power it (when it warms up the power demand seems to rise).

When I plug it in to an AC powered USB hub it stays up all the time.

 

[Duncan]

Fix for ausus p7p55d motherboard

*****************I FINALLY HAVE MINE WORKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!***************


I'm using an asus p7p55d motherboard.
I updated the chipset and the bios to the latest drivers
and hey presto!!! it's working!!

before i would click enable and it would just stay saying enabling for ages and i would have to enter task manager and end the process.

then I updated the chipset and it would say enabled but stay greyed out!

then I updated the bios and it works!!!

if you have the same motherboard as me and are having problems then maybe this will help you too!!

good luck!

 

[sexycurryian]

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.

Thank you ooBoneZoo !! Seriously, you sloved my problem. I tried call Linksys cisco tech support for help but they ended up offering me a package (cost $69.99USD) that garentee the problem is fixed and any other problems within a year. Such a rip off. anyways, Im appreciate your help. Thanks.

 

[k1n6]

only 54 but still seems faster

I replaced a TP-link usb wireless card with the wusb600n and while it only shows 54 megs, the actual through put and reliability is MUCH higher/better than the other USB.

I'm running windows 7 and ran the setup in vista compat mode - works flawless. it does take up to 25 or 30 seconds to connect but then runs great.

DB

 

[dcorba]

Tried powered usb- still drops

@dcorba

Which version are you using? My adapter, version 1, drops off intermittently because USB power from my computer isn't enough to power it (when it warms up the power demand seems to rise).

When I plug it in to an AC powered USB hub it stays up all the time.

I have v. 2. I tried a powered usb and the internet connection still drops. Is there a different wireless adaptor I should just go out and buy?? I have spent hours (just like many of you) and feel stuck with a lemon.
Advice?

 

[dcorba]

I don't have zone alarm either

@dcorba

Which version are you using? My adapter, version 1, drops off intermittently because USB power from my computer isn't enough to power it (when it warms up the power demand seems to rise).

When I plug it in to an AC powered USB hub it stays up all the time.

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.

Thank you ooBoneZoo !! Seriously, you sloved my problem. I tried call Linksys cisco tech support for help but they ended up offering me a package (cost $69.99USD) that garentee the problem is fixed and any other problems within a year. Such a rip off. anyways, Im appreciate your help. Thanks.

I don't use zone alarm but do have windows firewall and nortons. COuld that be my issue?????

 

[YakSipper]

Try changing wireless channel on the router if you haven't yet.

Yeah, and only use one firewall at a time. Either disable Windows Firewall or uninstall Norton. I'd go with the latter, personally.

 

[neo101]

I have the PCI wmp600n version of the Linksys. They have RALINK chipsets.
Try different versions/dates of their drivers.

I have found (for my purposes) that a driver released in summer 2009 works the best - even beats latest 2010 which sometimes dropped off connection!
There are at least 4 versions to try - some with more or less 'features' enabled.

 

[neo101]

I replaced a TP-link usb wireless card with the wusb600n and while it only shows 54 megs, the actual through put and reliability is MUCH higher/better than the other USB.

I'm running windows 7 and ran the setup in vista compat mode - works flawless. it does take up to 25 or 30 seconds to connect but then runs great.

DB

Can you tell everyone which driver you are using?

You need an 'n' router for 150Mbps/300+ speeds!