D-Link DWL-G510 Wireless PCI Adapter, 802.11g, 54Mbps

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Summary: No problems for me
Review: I installed this card on a dinosaur computer (PII 400 mhz 512 meg RAM) running Windows XP pro. Followed the directions, installed the software first then the card, rebooted and used the Dlink icon to tell it which network to connect to and it has run fine.

I did not do any range tests, the antenna is very close to the wireless station it connects to.



So the bottom line for me is I would buy another.

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Summary: Very Poor and Slow Connection
Review: I dont have the connection problem most have experienced, ie, my connection disconnecting very often. Mine stays up, BUT, only connects at an impressive 1.0 Mbps. I have tried everything, removing everything, keeping my connection free,... NO use. My other PC's around the house, All WIRELESS, connect at 54.0 Mbps. But I have used other brands. I bought this for the price, and boy do I feel stupid. D-Link, Im glad I spent a little money now to know not to spend more on anything that bears your name. What a shame.

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Summary: Worked for me but some flaws.
Review: I have been using this card since 3 months to share internet connection using an Actiontec router. The main disappointment is Dlink has not posted any driver updates yet . I had issues when I used Windows Xp's built in Wireless configuration. It would detect the network but I had to refresh the connection everytime my computer came out from standby which was very frustating. I tried using Asus driver which fixed the standby issue but it would only connect at a very low speed. Finally I used dlink's own utility and this time it worked. The connection is very stable. The only problem I have now is it always connects to my neighbour's network instead of mine and I have to reconfigure it every time I restart the computer. But besides that no problems. The standby problem is also solved.

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Summary: Works for Me
Review: I installed this card in my Dell computer running Windows XP Home Edition and have had absolutly no problems with disconnections or signal stregnth whatsoever. A great easy to install wireless card. I recommend it.

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Summary: Awestruck by powerful suck that is the D-Link DWL-G510
Review: I just got my new Alienware computer in from FedEx today, and boy am I excited. I ordered it without a wireless adapter since I already had my trusty D-Link that worked in my old computer. I got everything set up and I was surfing the internet within minutes...and for minutes only, it seems. I can't stay connected for more than about 5-10 minutes with this DWL-G510. Once it disconnects, trying to disable and re-enable the connection makes the entire computer slow and unresponsive. Only a reboot will allow me to get connected again, albeit for only another 5-10 minutes. All the other computers on this little home network of mine can stay connected seemingly indefinitely, so the problem isn't with the network. And while the card did work in another computer, I have a hard time believing that it's Alienware, maker of all that is computerly awesome, haver of a fantastic reputation, who is screwing up here.

Bottom line: Do not buy this wireless adapter, now matter how alluring the price. Do a google search on it and you'll see that it isn't just a few kooks at amazon.com saying that this wireless adapter is crap; people everywhere are saying it. Buy a Linksys instead.

P.S. The ASUS driver mentioned by other reviewers is working better for me. I have been disconnected once so far (I've been using it for 20-30 minutes), but it was easy to get reconnected, i.e. it did not necessitate a reboot as the D-Link driver did. Hey D-Link! Another company is making better drivers for your product than you are, and they aren't even trying! Try to muster up some dignity and fix that, would you?

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Summary: Bad Driver D-Link DWL-G510
Review: I tried to install the driver for the g510 and the setup would prompt me to uninstall. This driver had never been installed on this computer. I am running windows xp professional but I also tried running it using Windows 98 and got the same results. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. By the way I tried calling tech support and they suggested that I get a different adapter. THANKS....

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Summary: Tried the ASUS driver - no luck
Review: I unfortunately bought this card w/o doing a thorough search and went thru the pain of getting it to work. Would install and randomly lock up the PC 3 - 5 minutes after working.

Tried downloading the ASUS package but it won't install. I wonder since mine is F/W v 2.00. Anyone else have luck with ASUS and v 2.00?

Thanks, Todd

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Summary: Avoid! Avoid! Avoid!
Review: Please save yourself a lot of wasted time. Go with a different brand. This card is very bad. It randomly rebooted my machine while I am surfing the internet. I reinstalled my old 802.11b card, no more unwanted reboot.

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Summary: Drops connection all the time
Review: This card drops connection every eight hours when using WEP. The connection also disappears sometimes even though the status shows OK. The connection can be re-established by opening the Windows wireless connection manager and re-typing the WEP password. Sometimes that doesn't work and the computer needs to be rebooted.

Also, although the box says it supports WPA, it does not come w/ the DLink utility. Rather you have to use the Windows XP configuration tool. The speed varies randomly (1mbps~36mbps) and the connection gets dropped (more) often. This can only be fixed by rebooting. Downloading the ASUS driver did not help.

Speaking of the DLink utility, it doesn't connect automatically when turning on the computer. You have to open the window and double-click the connection. I didn't find an option for automatic connections.

I think all those connection problems are probably caused by the driver trying to do an encryption key rotation. It's just a case of poor programming... Rather then trying to deal w/ the software problem, save yourself the trouble, spend a little more money and buy something else.

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Summary: The absolute worst experience!
Review: This card is ended up being more trouble than it's worth. After receiving the card, I immediately installed it. After 10 minutes, my computer stopped communicating with the network... not just the Internet, I couldn't even ping computers on the LAN. Even though the status shows "connected" with "very good" signal, the card will not communicate. The only way to get communication back was to reboot. The problem is that this card never stayed "online" and tech support was absolutely no help. By the way, this is a known issue.. just do an Internet search for: "DWL-G510 Connection problems" and you will find very frustrated people trying to get this thing to work. Most just gave up, and go with other brands. All I can say is, it's not worth it, when there are so many other cards out there that are truly "plug and play". I ended up getting rid of mine as well.

By the way, D-Link is aware of this issue, but has not been able to correct the problem. I cannot believe that it has been allowed to go on as long as it has. I implore all buyers to beware!!