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Summary: Great Card, Easy Setup
Review: Don't be fooled by any "naysay" reviews. This is one easy wireless card to configure with a Linksys WAP11 wireless access point. I just setup my wireless network using a WPC11 PC Card with the WAP11 and the Linksys WDT11 wireless PCI card adapter (which allows you to use your WPC11 card interchangeably with a desktop PC), and everything configured itself pretty much automatically under Window 98. The setup manuals are very easy to read and understand. If you had any qualms about setting up a home wireless network, trust me: thanks to Linksys, this is not rocket science at all.And now that I've setup my wireless network ... I am truly amazed at how FAST this wireless technology works. Hooked up to our cable modem, I can't tell the difference in internet access speed between my wireless PC and my PC that's connected directly to the modem. Bottom line: Linksys is quality and worth the extra money over any cheaper competitive products, such as from D-Link. Neither this product nor the other Linksys wireless network products I mentioned will disappoint.
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Summary: Great pc card! make sure the WAP is in good location.
Review: When I first receved the card I went ahead and installed it into my laptop, after about 3 hours, 2.5 of them dealing and waiting for tech support!! the card was working! at first I was getting very poor reception! 20-30% and the laptop was 5 feet away from the WAP! with a clear line of sight! the tech support guy said there may be somthing wrong with the card! and to get a new one!
there were no firmware updates for the Version 3 card yet! the next day I decided to give it another try, but this time I moved the antenas to point toward the closet doors, " the WAP is in my closet in my bedroom" well I guess that was the problem because now I am getting 100% connection in my room, wich still goes throug 1 wall. In the kitchen the signal goes through cabenets, 3 walls, and apliances, and I still get a 60% signal strength, now in the living room were I was not getting any signal at all the day before, I was now getting 25-45% signal strength! this also adds another wall and a total of 60 feet between the wpc-11 and the wap-11. This is a greate pc card, you just have to tweek the WAP antenas. PS. if you turn the laptop so that the antena points it the direction of the WAP your signal strenthens even more.
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Summary: Best Quality For Price
Review: I have setup many different wireless networks for different jobs that I have done. I have noticed that generally speaking as long as you stick with the top 10 big names in networking you will be safe. There will always be a few horror stories from a few different people but this is true of any product that involves computers...especially networking. I have to admit though that LinkSys did a great job. This network reached further then any other brand in its price range. The setup was a bit tricky but nothing someone can't figure out with time a patience.
I would recommend that this product be considered if you are going to be setting up a network for cost efficiency. This is a definite best buy and stability and speed were great, even under heavy gaming it turned surprising numbers on my LAN. I was able to setup the LAN using XP, 2000, and 98 with ease.
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Summary: So manybetter options
Review: Avoid the Linksys wireless cards, and any other brands retail chains carry in colorful shrink-wrapped boxes at low prices. If you want to make your wireless experience worthwile, get a real card like Lucent or Cisco. The range is better, the option for antennas is nice, and they just work better. Avoid this product!
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Summary: Wireless Network PC Card - Very short range
Review: I set up a wireless network with the Cable/DSL Router, a USB Network Adapter for my desktop, and the subject PC card for my notebook. The installs were easy, but required a call to tech help. Primary disappointment was the range of the PC card for notebook. Not good at all. Would recommend going with the USB Adapter for the notebook. It's a pain because of the connection wires to USB port, but the range is much more than the card. I'm returning the card.
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Summary: V 2.5 much better than previous model
Review: V 2.5 seems to have way better range than the previous model, works all around my 1000 sq. ft. apartment now, before i was limited to the adjacent room. The bad news is that I bought the new card because the old one complete stopped working after four months, my laptop couldn't even detect that the card was plugged in. I previously owned a wireless setup made by Proxim which had awesome range, but was a lot more expensive. For the money this is a good setup for people who just want to get rid of the wires around the house. Setup was pretty easy, frustrating at first but ..., I had a positive experience with Linksys tech support.
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Summary: OK Folks ... here's the real scoop
Review: As you read these reviews you quickly see some love this product and others hate it ... not much in between. Just like many others it took me FOREVER to get this working on my PC, but it is not this product that was my problem! My 1997 Microcenter Clone special had a 1997 vintage BIOS which could not handle the PCI adaptor for the WPC11. When I finally realized what the issue was, I was able to update my BIOS and the Linksys system worked perfectly ... just as advertised. It is the coolest setup ... with both wired and wireless capability. Also the way everyone in the family can get access to the DSL line is really great. We are also sharing printers and files. I have a hunch that many of the negative reviews you read here are folks that don't realize they have a BIOS issue on an older computer, and think the Linksys products are defective. Hope this helps others that get stuck. P.S. Linksys Tech support was very helpful in helping me work through the install.
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Summary: Make Sure You Get Version 2.5
Review: Make sure you get version 2.5 of this card if you need it for a PDA or Windows XP. I had much trouble with older version of the card presented on this site. The new version of the card has the a color Linksys logo on the exposed end "black end" not the linksys name and a black & white logo.
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Summary: Make Sure You Get Version 2.5
Review: Make sure you get version 2.5 of this card if you need it for a PDA or Windows XP. I had much trouble with older version of the card presented on this site. The new version of the card has the Linksys logo on the exposed end."black end"
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Summary: Works great, but short range
Review: I bought this card along with a Linksys BEFW11S4 Wireless 4-Port Cable/DSL Router. It was pretty simple to set up, but unfortunately had a very short range. The combination would not reach from a front upstairs bedroom to the den, downstairs in the back of the house. I looked around and decided that the problem was probably the card, not the wireless router. If Amazon had the WPC11 v2.5, I might have tried that one, which supposedly has greater range, but I decided to get an Orinoco Gold card. Its installation (using Win XP) was simplicity itself, basically plug-and-play exactly as advertised. (The web site says to make sure that XP is updated, first.) Most of all, it reaches the rooms that the Linksys doesn't get to. The WPC11 is probably fine in some situations but not in my house.
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