William A. Leonard

General Computer Consulting
for
Individuals and Small Businesses

Free to good home

Network Stuff

The items listed on this page are free to anyone who wants or needs them. They are available under two conditions: promise me you won't resell them and you have to come pick them up.
I'll trust you that you won't turn a profit on others' generosity. If it's not practical for you to pick up an item, I'll pack it up and send it to you for $20 plus postage (USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Box - usually $4.95 or $10.70).
I don't include installation. If you need help with installation, I charge my hourly rate.

Network Routers, Switches, Hubs
Network Interface Cards

Network Stuff

Routers, Switches, Hubs

Item	Notes
Netgear WGT624v3 108Mbps Wireless Firewall Router	Wireless router with 4-port switch. Fully functional. This router may suffer from overheating and conk out after a few hours. Keep it cool. Includes AC adapter. No CD, no manual.
Netgear RP614v2 Cable/DSL Web Safe Router Gateway	4-port router (not wireless). DHCP doesn't work on the LAN side; you'll have to assign static IP addresses to client devices. Other than that, it's fully functional. Includes AC adapter, CD, installation guide.
3COM OfficeConnect 3C16792-US Dual Speed Switch 16 Plus	This is a 16-port switch - imagine the LAN parties you could have with this! The Alert light flashes indicating some internal error. The manual (such as it is) just says "there is an error - check connections". I spot-checked various ports for both the client computers and uplinks to the "parent" router and had no difficulty connecting to the Internet. Status lights indicate full speed connections with full duplex. Notwithstanding the alert light, it seems to work OK. Included is the AC adapter and a printout of what I could find of a manual online.
Linksys WRT54GS Wireless G Router with SpeedBooster	This is a working router. I confirmed that I could connect wirelessly through it to the Internet. No CD or manual.
Netgear Wireless N 300 Router WNR2000 v2	This is a working router. I confirmed that I could connect to it wirelessly right through to the Internet. Includes CD.
Linksys SRX200 WRT54GX2	This is a working router. I confirmed that I could connect to it wirelessly right through to the Internet. No CD or manual.

Network Stuff

Network Interface Cards

Item	Notes
Linksys WMP54GRv4 Wireless G PCI Adapter	Tested: works. XP automatically set up drivers, however, the computer was already online via its integrated wired interface. The driver may have been downloaded but, if so, it was automatic. No CD, no manual. No antenna. Someone needed to replace the antenna on his adapter so I gave him the one from this.
SMC EZ Card SMC1211TX 10/100 PCI Adapter	Tested: works. XP automatically set up drivers. No CD, no manual.
CNet Pro200WL PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter	Tested: works. XP automatically set up drivers. No CD, no manual.
Unbranded Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC	Tested: works. XP automatically set up drivers. No CD, no manual.
Kingston Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC	Tested: works. XP automatically set up drivers. No CD, no manual.
Linksys LNE100Tx v2 Fast Ethernet PCI Card	Tested: works. XP automatically set up drivers. No CD, no manual.
Linksys EtherPCI Card PCI Ethernet Adapter	Tested: works. XP automatically set up drivers. No CD, no manual. Windows XP identified this card as "D-Link DE 530+" I didn't check the BNC connector on this card - only the RJ45.
Linksys LNE100Tx Fast Ethernet PCI Card	Not Tested - the box has been opened but it looks like the device has never been removed from the anti-static bag inside. The manual, disk, registration card and product brochure are still in the box.
SMC 1244TX Fast Ethernet PCI Card	Not Tested - sealed box. One corner of the box got crushed but inner packing should have protected the card. Take a look.
D-Link DFE-690TXD Fast Ethernet Cardbus card	Not Tested - sealed box.
DTNet XNUE-101C USB Etherlink	I tested this adapter just long enough to make sure it worked. In the box: the device, CD, USB cable and 1-page setup sheet.
D-Link DSB-650 USB Ethernet Adapter	This adapter self-installed on my XP machine and I browsed a few web pages using it so I'll say "It works". It was a little shy with Vista though. I looked briefly but didn't see any Vista-specific drivers for it online. From me, you'll get the adapter and a USB cable - that's it.
Hawking HWU54G Wireless-G USB Network Adapter	I needed to use the drivers from the CD for this to work on my XP machine. Once the driver installed (in about 5 seconds) the adapter worked fine. I didn't try for Vista compatibility. Sorry, I lost the cap for the USB connector.