Rating: Summary: XP? No Way! Phone Support? Nope! Waste of Time Review: I'm not a novice when it comes to computers, so I was relieved to see that others had the same problems. Despite Linksys claims to the contrary - the XP drivers they supply do not work (at least not for me or the others on this review page). What was very disappointing was the documentation for the product (the troubleshooting section has words in it - however the words are not related to troubleshooting). Also phone support was terrible. I waited over 1/2 hour two nights in a row before giving up. Don't waste your time or money.
Rating: Summary: very unstable Review: I suggest that if you can, buy a pc or pci card. This usb adapter is very unstable. I have to restart my windows xp computer atleast twice a day. The only advantage to this is that you can put it in the spot with the best signal, whereas in a pc or pci card it is stuck inside your computer and you cant move it very easily.
Rating: Summary: DOES NOT WORK WITH WINDOWS XP! Review: I bought the WUSB11 six months ago for my windows ME computer. It worked fine on that, but when I decided to upgrade to Windows XP, I encountered huge amounts of problems, not yet resolved. I downloaded Linksys' so called "Win Xp" driver for the adapter, but it did not help one bit. I called the technical support and they gave up after an hour. If you are using this adapter with windows XP, DO NOT GET IT, if you are not, the WUSB11 works fine.
Rating: Summary: I'd rate it lower if I could Review: Simply put, the Linksys group hasn't really updated their Windows XP drivers as far as I can tell--I've tried to install the driver every which way, have the wireless router/access point up and running but have to use good old cables to connect. Unless I "nag" the one person who's sent me email from tech support, nothing happens (and even after I get a response, it has referenced for the past 2 weeks a mythical level 2 support group, whose contact I'm still waiting for). I have 2 separate, uniquely configured XP machines that both have a useless piece of technology connected to them (the Linksys adapter), so I don't suspect this is an isolated incident.
Unfortunately, there is no "zero" rating--which is what I would suspect anyone who purchases a theoretically XP-compatible, allegedly plug-n-play device would rank it if it couldn't be made to work. In fairness, if the thing worked at all, it would get at least 3 from me; the ridiculous wait times on tech support, and one particular techie's bad attitude and misinformation have made it a stupefyingly bad experience to own this product.
I will never knowingly buy a Linksys product again, and if the level 2 guys can't fix my problem, I will call every single executive in the company until I am issued a refund.
Rating: Summary: I can't get it to work to save my life... Review: I would have giving it no stars if all possible. I spent my money with the hopes that it would make my life easier, no. I can't get it to install at all. i tried installing it a computer with windows xp, got the new drivers and all. Nope. I tried it on a computer with windows millenium, nope. easy install is a joke. I tried to install it ever way i could think of, I tried forcing the drivers and all, but on both systems it just comes up as an unknown usb device and won't even install period, much less me having any comment on speed or reliability.... get something else from linksys or maybe another company all together.
Rating: Summary: If it works, it works great Review: I set up a network of 4 pcs with the Linksys router. Of the three of these cards I've tried, only one works. The one that works, works great and couldn't have been simpler to install. I returned the defective one and got another defective one in replacement. I called Linksys tech support - tech said I just had bad luck in getting two bad cards - maybe I got an older version of the same model number....not a great response.
Rating: Summary: Everything's ok, but the range is very poor Review: I used this in a home setup between 2 PCs, in conjunction with the etherfast wireless access point BEFW11S4 and the above mentioned network adapter. The range was much worse than I expected. If there is a standard brick wall blocking both appliances, the signal strength could fall by almost a quarter to a half! If that is the case, I don't know how the signal could pass through one floor.
Rating: Summary: Could be better. Review: This system is great. Range is ok. Tech support was ok. No complaints. I must say that is a few other companies sold this type of device the price would be much lower... Seems like it should cost about $49 not $(...). Amazons price was the best I found and shipping was fast (...). Thanks amazon.com:)
Rating: Summary: Quick, Easy, Works... Review: I Bought this item along with Linksys wireless router/switch and after an hour (of which 50 minutes were consumed because of my manly behaviour of insisting not to read the manual), I had both computers traveling in a lightning speed (well, I maybe over excited here, but it was very fast none the less). One thing to add, it seems that having a computer with Windows XP as an OS connected to electricity is just enough to surf the net.
Rating: Summary: Unresolved problems with Win98 Review: This unit is so good in so many ways, I really wanted to give it a positive review. In general, I have been very satisfied with other Linksys products. Unfortunately, the driver refuses to load properly after a reboot (a frequent occurance on Win98). The only fix I found was to unplug and then plug-in the USB cable after every reboot or stand-by. I very tedious process! Tech support simply told be to repeatedly re-install the software, which never worked. Naturally, by the time I finally concluded there was no way to fix the problem, It was past the point where I could simply return it. However, once the driver is running, It seems to work fine.
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