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Summary: Install madness on Win98
Review: After a painless install on my IBM Thinkpad 600X laptop running Win98SE, the config utility didn't show its icon as promised, but attempting to run it from its .exe gave a dialog saying it was already running. Several tries didn't make a difference. Finally I downloaded the driver separately from the linksys website. Installing the driver also didn't go as promised. But somehow after that, the next attempt to install from CD was successful. I tried various things, like installing while the card was already in the PC slot, maybe that was what finally made it work. Very frustrating.The card now works fine; however another annoying thing was that the config utility wouldn't let me enter an encryption password in ASCII. It complained I had to enter 5 ASCII characters even though I did that. Unlike the ORINOCO card that I also have, it appears that the card doesn't work when inserted after boot time; it has to be present at boot time. Sounds like a lousy job on the drivers by linksys.
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Summary: Good for light use
Review: I bought this Linksys PC card because all of my other wireless products are made by Linksys and I know the stuff is good. I live in a 3 story townhouse where I sometimes work in our garage. The reception in the garage vary from "Very Good" and "Good" while everywhere else in the house is almost always "Excellent" or "Very Good". While that is good for going to the net and play online game, the card crashes my laptop everytime I try to upload large amount of data 500MB+ from my laptop to my stations. I don't have that problem when I switch to the good old category 5 cable. So, while this card is good for everyday use, I am not sure if it can handle large amount of data. However, this is my own observation. The problem could have easily caused by something else. All in all, it is a good reliable product.
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Summary: Connection problems and so-so suppport
Review: Communication between the laptop (pc card) and access point is not consistent. Most of the time I can't connect to the network even if the laptop is next to the access point. Linksys support was not very helpful. I own Windows XP, however, Linksys support does seem to have the right documentation for Windows XP so they were providing directions that would work on Windows 2000. Eventually they told me to return the card because it's defective. I had the same problems with Windows XP and 2000.
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Summary: Easy to setup and use
Review: Great product. Easy to setup, bulletproof. Buy.
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Summary: super!
Review: I've had the Linksys Wireless PC Card for 3 weeks or so now on a Sony laptop with Windows XP. Installs in 3 seconds and has worked without fail. The two other computers in the house use the USB versions, and they, too, are working beautifuly. What a relief not to bother with the wires any more and have real speed. Perhaps most important, I have the Linksys router and access point unit relieve my desktop from functioning as a server for the other computers on my home network. Now everybody can use the internet whether my desktop is on or off.
Congratulations, Linksys!
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Summary: Very good, even on my Compaq IPAQ
Review: I bought the linksys for my laptop and just hoped that it would also work in my IPAQ Pocket PC. On the laptop (Windows ME) it installed prefectly from the cdrom and was up and running within 5-10 mins. However there were no drivers on the cdrom for WinCE/PocketPC and no mention on the packaging. I searched their website and didnt find any drivers. It wasnt until I searched another site that I found that linksys DO have drivers for PockedPC/WinCE. If you need them, there are at ftp://ftp.linksys.com/pub/network/wpc11forwince.exe I love the fact that they have created WinCE/PocketPC drivers but just wish they had been easier to find on their site. Overall, its a very nice product.
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Summary: Stupid Proof
Review: Absolutely stupid proof to install. With the original software installation and subsequent WPC11 setup I think I lost 6 minutes of my life. I'd recommend this card to anyone. By far the easiest piece of hardware I've ever installed.
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Summary: Whoo, talk about a pain!
Review: This device is a royal pain to hook up, it took over 2 hours on tech-support to finally fix the problem. However the people at tech-support were VERY helpful with the problem, also though it took so long to hook up using it's a breeze. The range is also great however if you have steel beems in your home or office this could make the signal not very far broadcast, but still giving a "not bad" range! WORTH ALL 3/4's the money!
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Summary: Linksys Wireless PC Card is Fantastic
Review: Right out of the box, my Linksys wireless card worked great. Windows 2000 recognized the card...I pointed the setup wizard to the cd-rom location...and I was done. I am now all over the house with my laptop and even browse the web from the back yard. Since then I have added 3 more wireless cards to my setup and all work very well. The cards work equally well with both 2000 and XP. I cannot recommend this product enough..It solves so many problems ( cables...drilling holes...etc )with so little effort. I read some of the latest reviews and often wonder how these people can have any problems when dealing with this great product. Go get one today and experience the way a home network was meant to be.
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Summary: Plug in and go
Review: I plugged this into my Dell and it has worked perfectly at home, across campus and in the coffee shops. What else do you need? Ready in seconds and you are ready to roll.
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