Useful Generalist with small defects

I put the Hama adapter to connect my PC to the home Wi-Fi (wireless client). Compared to USB sticks, I see two advantages:
- No driver issues on Linux
- The device can be easily positioiniert for optimal reception

At first I had the Netgear WNCE 2001 Netgear Universal WiFi Internet Adapter WNCE2001-100PES (Ethernet to WLAN) in use. After four weeks, but this was on the mind. Two reasons led me, then switch to the hama:
- External antenna can be easily aligned
- Flexible usability. I still hope that I can connect the Recher wired in the next apartment. Then I can use the Hama elsewhere (Repeater, UMTS WLAN for the car). When Netgear a slide switch for mode switching is provided at the bottom, this is but closed with a shutter.

So far I have the adapter exclusively used as a wireless client. It works flawlessly.

He apparently based on a Realtek RTL8196C chip, it runs (unsurprisingly) the BusyBox. The source code is the way to ready the Hama website.

Benefits:
- Versatile
- Tiny
- Configuration interface offers many functions and options (but not carried out any tests to see if everything works)
- Power supply via USB cable, ie the adapter is on only if the computer is on and you are flexible
- Slight optimization of wireless reception by external, tiltable antenna
- USB power adapter is included

Disadvantages:
- No indication of the wireless signal strength (Netgear had the least a tri-color LED)
- The adapter is according to the configuration is no longer accessible on the Internet (The manual gives the address 192.168.2.55, but does not work). Thus, a reset to factory settings required for any change in the configuration.
- Connector for the power supply is too long, the bare metal is approximately 4 mm above the chassis.
- No list of compatible UMST sticks