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Summary: Linksys WPC11 Wireless PC Card - poor design
Review: I currently have a Dell TrueMobile wireless network, which works flawlessly however it does not support IPSEC or L2TP tunneling.I purchased the Linksys BEFW11SW, which supports IPSEC/L2TP tunneling and 2 Linksys WPC11 cards. The BEFW11SW was very easy to configure and was the answer to my IP tunneling issue, however the WPC11 cards leave much to be desired. The drivers are difficult to implement and the internal antenna is extremely directional. Some results:
Through one wall: 10 ft from base: 50-to-70% signal strength, depending on the card angle to the base. Through two walls: 20ft from base: 10-to-40% signal strength, depending on the card angle to the base. I replaced the Linksys WPC11 card with my TrueMobility 1150. You just got to love open standards, I now have 60-90% signal strength through three walls with 0% packet loss. The transfer rate automatically adjust with from 1-11 mbps depending on signal quality issues (like caring my laptop to my next comfy sitting position), and the Truemobility drivers, with their associated client management software, is far superior to Linksys. I will be returning the WPC11 cards.
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Summary: PC Card's weak
Review: I tried the Linksys PC card and it work only in line of line conditions. 30' and obstucted it does not work. 3Com's PC w/ XJACK is only a little better. I recommend the Linksys USB. It is not as compact as PC card but powers from PC and you get use to it.
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Summary: Nice wireless card for the money
Review: The Linksys works well for your basic wireless nic. The config software gives nice link and signal info. Setup is straight forward, just understand Infrastructure and Add-Hoc modes and which one applies to your setup.
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Summary: No Luck
Review: No luck... I tried vainly to get the Linksys WPC11 Wireless Network PC Card to work in my Sony Vaio with XP Pro. The USB wireless works great, but I was unable to get this one to work. Plus... it seemed to create problems with the laptop, with it booting to a point and then crashing (unusual since I've had XP) each time. Others have stated it works, and more power to them. I'm a relative novice, but did follow the directions carefully and had previously successfully installed the Linksys access point and router on my Win98 desktop (on my DSL line) and the wireless USB unit on my Sony laptop and all works great.
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Summary: It didn't work for me.
Review: I bought a Linksys wireless router (BEFW11P1) and a wireless card WPC11, both from Amazon. Setting up the router is OK and I called the technical support only once. The desktop connected to the router can get to internet after I restarted the router and used ipconfig /renew. Setting up the wireless card is quite easy but it didn't work for me after installation - my laptop in which I put the card cannot get online or cannot ping the router. Then I called the technical support many times. Some of them are knowledgeable and courteous. But some others are not obviously and dropped the call rudely. They made sure the key parameters are set right , i.e., mode = infrastructure; SSID = linksys, WEP = off, and etc. Also I was told to set the TCP/IP properties of the wireless card to Specify an IP address at 192.168.1.7 and Default Gateway at 192.168.1.1 that's where the router is.(this is not on the Instruction Manual!). Another trick they suggested is to swap the cards on the router and on the laptop. After these are all correct, my laptop still cannot ping the router 192.168.1.1 (it can ping 192.168.1.7 though) and they couldn't help any more. Finally, one of the tech support guys said it's possibly a card problem and suggested I exchange for a new card. Frustrated by many time I spent on this, I decided to buy a Netgear MA 401 to have one more try. If it still fails, I may have to abandon the wireless plan and go for a hard wired router such as Linksys BEFSR41. I am still waiting for the Netgear card and will keep you posted on how it works with Linksys router. If anybody knows I missed anything in the installation, please drop me a line at .... Thanks!
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Summary: What a long strange trip this was....
Review: The card works great, and like most (if not all) wireless cards, it comes with a utility to monitor the signal strength between the card and the access point...the signal on this Linksys was stronger than my SMC card. I would've given this card 5 stars if it weren't for the installation process... I installed it on WinME -- file not found... I browsed the directories of the installation cd and was able to point it in the right direction (x:\...\win9x) and complete the install. After that, you need to run the setup on the cd (I think it auto-runs) and install the utility...make sure your SSID matches the SSID on the access point (also case-sensitive) otherwise you'll have problems. Also make sure you're set to "infrastructure" in the config utility...I think it actually defaults to "adhoc", even if you choose "infrastructure" during the installation. Anyway, the WinME installation was a no go...I mean, I had a steady link light...device manager reported no conflicts...and everything appeared to be fine --- yet no internet. I didnt really want WinME anyway, so I didn't take the time to troubleshoot it....So I installed WinXP... There's no driver written specifically for WinXP! I went to the Linksys website and found a WinXP driver...I'm pretty sure it's beta. Anyway -- AVOID THEIR XP DRIVER! It doesn't work, at least that's been my experience. I mean, it installs perfectly, but the config utility from the installation cd locks up...actually, it won't even launch -- you get an hour glass, then it just disappears and does nothing. The Linksys website may provide an XP driver, but the XP config utility is no where to be found. Anyway, use the Win 2000 driver...I spent some time installing this thing so I'm getting forgetful in the exact steps of doing it but....When WinXP detects the card and the wizard appears, do not let it auto-search for a driver, you have to manually point it to the Win 2000 directory...I'll show you... 1. Choose "Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)"
2. Choose "Don't seach. I will choose the driver to install"
3. Pay no attention to the list that appears, just click on the button that says "Have Disk..."
4. On the box that appears, type in the path of the Win 2000 driver: x:\wpc11\win2000 and click ok.
5. Now look at the list. There should only be one driver. Highlight it and click next....from then on the install should go smoothly. If it misses a file, point it back to the same directory: x:\wpc11\win2000.
6. Reboot and run x:\linksys.exe and install the config utility.
7. Reboot, run the config utility and make sure all the settings are correct (SSID, Mode, etc.) Oh but wait, I did all those steps and it still wouldn't work! It might for you, but if it doesn't, then there's one more step...or so... 1. Open a "dos" command prompt.
2. type: "ipconfig /renew" (without the quotes) and hit enter.
3. If it doesn't work at this point, then cry. Cry with all your might, and then maybe, just maybe, the computer will empathize with you and will fix itself. Gee, I have way too much time on my hands...After all of this, it really is a great card...really. I'm upstairs behind several walls, and the access point is at the other end of the house...signal strength is better than expected...better than my SMC card. One last thing, if you have a 2.4Ghz phone, it might interfere with the signal...
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Summary: Poor distance with Linksys Network PC Card
Review: I bought the Linksys WPC11 Wireless Network PC card to use in my home network with the Linksys dsl/cable ethernet switch & 802.11b wireless access point. While the card works and installs easily, its distance coverage is abysmal and is nothing like what is advertised. I thought the problem might be with the access point, but when I tried another card from another manufacturer, the results were dramatically better. Linksys support is awful--you can wait for hours waiting for their help line.
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Summary: Windows 98se / XP
Review: I have installed this product on Windows 98se, and on Wnidows XP. XP used the Win2k drivers just fine. It took about 2 hours to get everything setup, including the access point, but in the end it is working very well.
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Summary: For Laptops only !!!
Review: The card (I bought 3 ) works fine in a Laptop. It configures easily and drivers take just 30 seconds to install. However, when trying ti use it in a PC tower with the necessary WDT11 Adapter Card (PCI slot), there was no way, Joe.!!! It was absolutely impossible to install drivers let alone configure--spent hours on a Win98 system, tried WinME and I do this for a living and know my way around this stuff. I finally ret'd to Amazon 2 cards and 2 adapters. I ordered the USB (WUSB11) and it worked perfectly both in driver installation and configuring. Just be sure you get the V2.5 USB with the small antenna.
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Summary: Pretty good, but distance is lacking
Review: Works well on my Win 2000 computer, took a while to get it working on XP home, but now it is up and running. Range is marginal to poor. New model 2.5 will apparently be better. I'd wait for that. Tech support was OK.
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