Wireless network software

I've heard that the networking software in Win XP isn't very good and that
normally with WiFi network cards, in addition to the drivers, you get some
improved networking software. Unfortunately with the bundle bought there
isn't any.

Can anyone recommend any software and an opinion on if it's better than
Windows own?

Fred wrote:
> I've heard that the networking software in Win XP isn't very good and that
> normally with WiFi network cards, in addition to the drivers, you get some
> improved networking software. Unfortunately with the bundle bought there
> isn't any.
>
> Can anyone recommend any software and an opinion on if it's better than
> Windows own?
>
>

Who said Windows built in wifi software wasnt any good?
I install networks for lots of home users and i never install
any of the software that comes on the CD with the product, just the
drivers. I used to but found myself having to go back too many times at
my own expence to change it over to the Windows wifi manager.

wifi within XP is very stable and good.

Only other software I recommend is Odyssey WiFi Client - again only to
be used within a corporate setup that requires WPA and GINA


On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:53:28 +0100, "Fred" <(E-Mail Removed)0m> wrote:

>I've heard that the networking software in Win XP isn't very good and that
>normally with WiFi network cards, in addition to the drivers, you get some
>improved networking software. Unfortunately with the bundle bought there
>isn't any.
>
>Can anyone recommend any software and an opinion on if it's better than
>Windows own?
>

"..(.)(.).." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> wifi within XP is very stable and good.

That has been my experience too (XP SP2). Better than the crap that came
with any of the cards I have seen.

> Only other software I recommend is Odyssey WiFi Client - again only to
> be used within a corporate setup that requires WPA and GINA

GINA? Isn't that some part of NT authentication?

Alex

On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 13:43:16 GMT, Steve <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Fred wrote:
>> I've heard that the networking software in Win XP isn't very good and that
>> normally with WiFi network cards, in addition to the drivers, you get some
>> improved networking software. Unfortunately with the bundle bought there
>> isn't any.
>>
>> Can anyone recommend any software and an opinion on if it's better than
>> Windows own?
>>
>>
>
>Who said Windows built in wifi software wasnt any good?
>I install networks for lots of home users and i never install
>any of the software that comes on the CD with the product, just the
>drivers. I used to but found myself having to go back too many times at
>my own expence to change it over to the Windows wifi manager.

Ditto, though on some cards it is not possible (??) to install the
drivers without the client also? If it is possible let me know how!

Thanks.
Andrew.
--
Andrew Hodgson in Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK.
My Email: use <andrew at hodgsonfamily dot org>.

"Fred" <(E-Mail Removed)0m> wrote in message
news:444cbc4c$0$8347$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've heard that the networking software in Win XP isn't very good and that
> normally with WiFi network cards, in addition to the drivers, you get some
> improved networking software. Unfortunately with the bundle bought there
> isn't any.
>
> Can anyone recommend any software and an opinion on if it's better than
> Windows own?
>

I greatly appreciate all the replies which seem to give WinXP a resounding
thumbs up. One problem I seem to have is that windows doesn't always enable
the network on one PC with WinXP Home Edition and you have to enable it
yourself every so often. It also seems to be rather unreliable. There is
another network in the vicinity which this PC seems to pick up. However it
is obviously not a preferred network.

Thanks again for the replies.

In MsgID<(E-Mail Removed)> within
uk.comp.home-networking, 'Andrew Hodgson' wrote:

>>Who said Windows built in wifi software wasnt any good?
>>I install networks for lots of home users and i never install
>>any of the software that comes on the CD with the product, just the
>>drivers. I used to but found myself having to go back too many times at
>>my own expence to change it over to the Windows wifi manager.
>
>Ditto, though on some cards it is not possible (??) to install the
>drivers without the client also? If it is possible let me know how!

Unless the drivers are compressed under some format without a public
decompression program, surely manually editing the .inf would do it?
(assuming that's why the programs always appear along with the drivers)

Dave J.

On Tue, 02 May 2006 01:09:28 +0100, Dave J. <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>In MsgID<(E-Mail Removed)> within
>uk.comp.home-networking, 'Andrew Hodgson' wrote:
>
>>>Who said Windows built in wifi software wasnt any good?
>>>I install networks for lots of home users and i never install
>>>any of the software that comes on the CD with the product, just the
>>>drivers. I used to but found myself having to go back too many times at
>>>my own expence to change it over to the Windows wifi manager.
>>
>>Ditto, though on some cards it is not possible (??) to install the
>>drivers without the client also? If it is possible let me know how!
>
>Unless the drivers are compressed under some format without a public
>decompression program, surely manually editing the .inf would do it?
>(assuming that's why the programs always appear along with the drivers)

On the specific card I am talking about there is a set of install
shield files but no inf. Having said that, I put one of these in a
machine and Windows Update did its thing, which is only one of the
really helpful times I have seen it work and actually get the exact
right driver!

Andrew.
--
Andrew Hodgson in Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK.
My Email: use <andrew at hodgsonfamily dot org>.