Hi! Interesting thing, but you could do this with other tools like Arduino micro controllers for much less, and even the BearExtender. Both work on OS X and Windows and serve to extend Wi-Fi ranges, or even add 802.11N capabilities to a computer which does not have it. From what I understand, the Fritz! does not do the second option.
Regards, Nicolai On 16 Jun 2013, at 03:48, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: > You're barking up the wrong tree with tat 1 I'm afraid <smile>. > > The assumption is that you already have a router and you wish to extend your > network. > > I'm not going to go on about this as doing so would make it off topic for the > list. > > Several people have asked why I bothered to review the Fritz! Stick on a > Windows list? The simple reason is that this stick - to my knowledge - is > only compatible with Windows machines so it can't be used on a Mac, LYNUX > system etc. > > > > ********** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 1245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > > > > > On 16/06/2013, at 11:13 AM, Sarah k Alawami <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Sounds good, but at $50 us it's just cheaper to buy a very very good router. >> lol! >> >> Take care. >> On Jun 14, 2013, at 11:08 AM, Dane Trethowan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The Fritz! USB Stick is a wireless USB connection for your Windows machine >>> however this device is set well apart from the average Wi-Fi device. >>> >>> The Fritz! brand is well known for its value packed rooter offerings, the >>> Fritz! Box 7390 rooter has received many reviews praising its feature set >>> and has won various awards for its innovative technology and functionality, >>> the Fritz! Stick - as an accessary - builds on this innovation and >>> functionality. >>> >>> I have a Fritz! Box and wanted to extend my Wi-Fi network to several >>> machines here that didn't have any network connectivity so thought the >>> Fritz! Stick would be the easy way to do this, the price for these was >>> quite reasonable at £25.00 each so I ordered 2, always handy to have a >>> spare around. >>> >>> I was pleasantly surprised to see that each Fritz! Stick was well packed in >>> a small cardboard box, the last Wi-Fi USB stick I bought several years ago >>> came in one of those hideous sealed packages that seem to require a chain >>> saw to open. >>> >>> Packaging it simple yet elegant, there's the Fritz! Stick itself, a dock to >>> stand the fRitz! Stick in, printed documentation and a CD ROM containing >>> drivers and extra user guides. >>> >>> So after unpacking one of the Fritz! Sticks I thought it time to "Dive >>> Right in", according to the information I had at hand the Fritz! Stick was >>> supposed to accept all the security settings from my Fritz! Box and use >>> these for connection when the stick was plugged into a Windows computer so >>> I plugged the stick into the USB port on the Fritz! Box, waited for half an >>> hour, plugged the Fritz! Stick into the USB port on a Windows machine here >>> and hoped for the best. >>> >>> The install worked flawlessly and security settings were indeed transferred >>> to the Windows machine from the Fritz! Stick and the computer connected >>> automatically to my home Network so no need for me to enter security keys, >>> figure out what method of security to use work out which network to join >>> and so on. >>> >>> Having connected 1 machine I thought I'd try connecting another to the >>> Wi-Fi network using the other Fritz! Stick I'd ordered and here's where >>> things became a little tricky. >>> >>> It seemed that the network data wasn't transmitted to the Fritz! Stick as >>> easily as it was for the first stick I'd used, the drivers etc were >>> installed from the second stick to the second machine and a "Connection >>> Wizard" was then executed, I didn't expect this. >>> >>> The wizard asks for your Wi-Fi data, you can use "WPS" mode to transfer the >>> data automatically - if your rooter has this facility - or you can enter it >>> manually, I chose to enter the data manually. >>> >>> The Wizard is accessible enough though you'll need skill in using the JAWS >>> cursor to get around it and click on the appropriate items you use. >>> >>> Once the data was entered the Stick connected to the Wi-Fi network so it >>> was then a matter of selecting the Fritz! Stick from the "Network Adapter" >>> list under Windows. >>> >>> So how to know if the data from your Fritz! Box has been transmitted >>> successfully to your Fritz! Stick? Well if you have no vision then there's >>> absolutely no way of knowing, you'll just have to wait and take your >>> chances but if you have vision then you'll see a light on the front of the >>> Fritz! Box start flashing red whilst data is transmitted to the Stick, the >>> light colour will change to Green once transmission is complete and fritz! >>> Stick is ready to be unplugged from the Fritz! Box and connected to your >>> Windows computer. >>> >>> So you don't have a Fritz! Box? That's no problem as you can still use the >>> Fritz! Stick with any 2.4 or 5.0GHZ Wi-Fi network and here's where the CD >>> ROM accompanying the stick comes in, the disc contains the full set of >>> drivers for versions of Windows XP upwards. >>> >>> I've only had the Fritz! Stick for 2 days so I've not been able to do much >>> testing but I can tell you that the stick certainly out perform the >>> built-in Wi-Fi of my Asus netbook computers here. >>> >>> You can feel the antennas on the Fritz! Stick, 1 either side of the device. >>> >>> I like the idea of the Dock, the Fritz! Stick stands in this whilst the >>> cable coming out of the dock plugs into a USB port on your Windows machine, >>> having a dock like this can make all the difference to Wi-Fi coverage. >>> >>> The Fritz! Stick is a USB 2.0 device but can be used on USB 1.1 ports, note >>> that throughput will be very slow indeed if the stick is used with USB 1.1 >>> >>> So now all the machines here are connected to my home network and whilst a >>> wired network is my preferred option there can be no doubt that a Wi-Fi >>> network is a lot cheaper. At £25.00 per Fritz! Stick then giving 2 >>> machines access to my network was a bargain and a time saver as I could use >>> the Fritz! Box to transmit the Wi-Fi data to the Fritz! 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