Cisco-Linksys WPC54G Wireless-G Notebook Adapter
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Customer Review: Welcome to lazer-maze!
Summary: 3 Stars
I got this and it works with my HP Athlon/ XP Pro and my old linksys Wireless B.It is working, not a big deal. I did not see any talent yet.
The thing is with the leds. I cannot belive there are people who do latest technology wireless card with such weird leds. There are to leds, one for power and one for link. They do not look good and the thing is that they did not isolate them from each other inside, when LINK lightens, power also gets brighter. This is so stupid. Welcome to lazer-maze! Try it in dark to enjoy it. It makes you feel that this is one of the cheapest cards. Actually why do you need to show POWER on this? If it is into the PCMCIA and laptop is running, then there is power you know it.
I had a d-link card which had clearly sharp and better leds and there were also to as LINK and ACTIVITY which are more informative.
Another thing is that, it is better you have your slot on right hand side(as the picture shown) since genious engineers of Linksys/Cisco put their logo and led labels horizontally. If you have your slot at left, you will see logo and labels backwards.
I would recommend another product since this has such annoying problems.
I do not have info about Dlink's 54G but their 11B was also workin' at the same environment and was having great look.
Customer Review: Well Worth the Upgrade
Summary: 4 Stars
Setup is very easy. There are two network options, Ad-hoc and Infrastructure. The manual suggests that Ad-hoc is for peer-to-peer networking and Infrastructure for server networks but in fact I found that both options connected to an existing hub network. Client configuration is a typical Wizard asking for Access Point Name, SSID, and channel number with the addition of a hexadecimal key if you choose the Infrastructure option. When you have filled in the details demanded by the Wizard, you reboot your computer and place the card in the laptop's PCI slot. Windows identifies the card and may ask for your Operating System Disk to complete the installation. Once the system setup is finished you are ready to go. An icon will be found on the task bar to access the configuration program if required. If you uninstall the product you may find that a locked file remains after running the Uninstall Wizard. If this occurs you will not be able to re-install the client and driver until you reboot and remove the remnants of the client program using Control Panel.
Overall the product works well and connected without any problems to both an 802.11b and 802.11g networks. Type G obviously offers extra speed and in every day working is similar to using a 100 MB wired network.
Customer Review: Works perfectly!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the best wireless card ever! I own a Dell Inspiron with a PC card slot. I set up the card in 7 seconds!
In the box is a user manual, an installation CD, the Linksys Wireless PC card, and a really cool box!
SPECS:
The card uses Wireless-G technology (the second best) and is rated X1 in speed (very fast). It is compatible with security too. It has amassing range but not the best.
DETAILS:
Outside: 2 LEDs (power and link/activity), Company logo
Compatible with: Any Wireless-G or Wireless-B (older version of G) Router
Max speed: Wireless-B: 11 Mbps Wireless-G: 54 Mbps
Max security level: WPA2 128-bit
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
300 MHz processor
128 MB of RAM
CD drive (for installation CD)
1 Available PC card slot
Windows 2000,XP,or Vista (Windows 7 works but not perfectly)
I don't know if mac OS X is supported but it might be.
SETUP:
1. insert the CD and run it
2. let the CD install
3. when the CD tells you to, insert the PC card
4. click next and select your network
5. let it connect to the network
Your done!!
Customer Review: Flawless operation, good performance, easy installation
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the WPC54G and the WRT54G. Card installation on my Windows 2000 laptop (Thinkpad T-23) was seamless (follow the instructions and you can't go wrong ...) WRT54G router setup was amazingly simple, will save that for another review.The card has performed flawlessly for me. Good connection to my router (about 60 feet away right now through several walls, 48mbps speed). I've been using for several days and had no connection drops. (The CD included did have the latest drivers, I didn't need to upgrade from the website.) I use it for secure VPN, and again, no issues or problems.
The card also does very well with "Suspend" and comes right back and restores my connection without any intervention. The card gets a little warm, but its most likely sucking up heat from my laptop's CPU. No real issues there.
As another reviewer mentioned -- the card has two LED's which are basically useless. I don't care (still has 5 stars), I wouldn't care if it didn't have lights. Just kinda odd for a card that seems to do so well to have useless lights. :)
All in all -- been very happy with my purchase of the card & router. I have had no (read ZERO) problems. Would highly recommend.
Customer Review: NO Support from Linksys
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchase this product (WPC54G) today and have had the worst support in my 10 year computer career. I received an error while running the install program. I spoke with 3 support personnel and all were totally inept. One support person told me to return the card because it was broken even though, in accordance with the quick installation guide, it had not even been inserted into the machine. Strangely, the last support person told me the card was fine so I should install it on another machine or call MSFT for further assistance. What good would installing it on another machine do, prove a brand new card is not defective? If I needed a wireless card in another machine I would have installed it there in the first place. Call MSFT??#$!!? Why not just shoot myself in the head?
To be fair I've used Linksys equipment in the past and it's worked great, but this has been my first support "experience". I'm sure it will provide entertainment on an ongoing basis as I share it with other IT professionals and websites. In the meantime, this product is going back and I'll be switching manufacturers.
At some point you always need support and Linksys falls WAY short.