Supposedly, I go outside to use my laptop on the porch swing and have this USB thingy plugged in my computer hard drive on the desk - will it work that way? What's the distance range in feet or yards?
Wi-Fi compliant with IEEE 802.11n standard Backwards compatible with IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11b devices Supports Ad-Hoc (Client-Client) and Infrastructure (AP-Client) Mode Supports Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) technology Maximum reliability, throughput and connectivity with automatic data rate switching Supports 64/128-bit WEP, WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Low interference and high susceptibility guarantee reliable performance Compatible with Windows Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 operating systems Easy user setup and intuitive diagnostics utilities Coverage of up to 50 meters indoor, 100 meters outdoor *
Yes, that is correct. If you have wifi in the house, but your pc isn't wifi capable, this will allow your computer to connect to wifi. I used it on my xp desktop until i started a job from home, which required me to hardline to the internet, no wifi allowed.