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Summary: Not up to Linksys' usual high standard
Review: Other people have gone into depth regarding the WPC11's issues with poor signal strength, so I'll just second what they've said and cast my vote of three stars.While the Linksys WAP11 Wireless Access Point is stellar, I would stear clear of their Client Cards. I saw an immediate improvement with the Orinoco Silver cards from Lucent. The Linksys and Lucent equipment works great together and that is where I have put my money.
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Summary: Works good only in the same room
Review: line quality and signal strength go poor just 20 feet away from the base station. Works great if in the same room or in line-of- sight.
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Summary: junk
Review: will only work within 15' of the base station linksys says my problem is environamental we will see
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Summary: It Works....barely
Review: I have four of these cards and the Linksys Wireless AP/4 port switch (which is great!) and my basic problem is distance from the AP. The drivers do not yet support XP. My advice, get the AP/4 port switch and Orinoco Silver cards. The Orinoco cards work great in XP, and Linux. Additionally, better connectivity to the Linksys AP/4 port switch.
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Summary: Excellent! -- IF you have the right network
Review: I bought this item 6 months ago, along with a Linksys WAP11 wireless access point. It worked wonderfully for wireless computer networking, but would not connect to the Internet through my DSL, which I had shared with another computer through a Linksys cable-DSL router (not wireless). In that configuration the WAP11 was plugged into the cable-DSL router. When I got rid of the non-wireless cable-DSL router, and replaced the WAP11 with a Linksys BEFW11S4 Etherfast Wireless AP + Cable / DSL Router, everything worked wonderfully! I have no complaints. The caveat is that Linksys doesn't provide much information about how to set up your network, so it may take some trial and error. If you're thinkinging of setting up a wireless network and want to share a cable or DSL line, do your homework before buying any hardware. Feel free to e-mail me if you're stumped. at pachecod@futureforecast.com.
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Summary: Easy setup, good for most of my needs
Review: I was able to easily set up the wireless network card. The throughput was not what I hoped for because of the distance from the base unit, but is adequate for most needs except for backups which can take all night. The protruding part of the card is the antenna, and it needs some clear space around it or it won't get any signal at all, i.e. the link light starts flashing if you bring a hand too close to it. Otherwise this product is a good alternative to running physical wires and good for laptops which need to roam about.
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Summary: Yes the card works... and yes it installed easily but...
Review: I'm less than pleased with the range capabilities of this device. I have almost line of sight to my SMC access point and I continually get poor to low connection signals. Not such a big deal for using the web as I only get about 300kps download rates from my cable modem but when transfering files around from machine to machine there is a significant difference from standard ethernet. I also have an ORiNOCO Gold in my laptop that get excelent signal strength range. I can step outside the house at about 300' away from the access point and still get a fairly strong signal. I also am disapointed in the administration toolset that is provided with the PC Card. I have been using the ORiNOCO card at work and at home and like it's profile and analyzing capabilities. The Linksys card provides a minimal admin interface that only allows you to see the signal strength and link quality. If there is a way to switch AP profiles I have yet to find it. All in all it currently meets my needs and I have had no problems either with the card itself or the installation of the device in my Win2k machine. If you need to place your computer a significant distance from your access point (>50') or through a fair amount of walls I would suggest spending a few more dollars on the ORiNOCO card.
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Summary: XP Trouble???
Review: This product is NOT compatible with Windows XP Professional.
I found this out the hard way trying to us it. This will cause your laptop to blue screen and reboot upon detection of the hardware. If you find a way that it can be done, PLEASE let me know!!!!
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Summary: Important! Works Great, but there is a trick to it.
Review: We too were VERY disappointed when the WPC11 card barely worked in a range of about 4-5 ft. max. Was on the verge of returning the card/router etc. But realized we have one of those wireless TV Broadcasters in our house that broadcasts TV from one cable outlet point to another part of the house since there is no outlet there. Unplugging this broadcaster literally Unplugged the cards range!!! (It's either a 2.4 Ghz device, or a 900 MHZ device) my advice is - before you pack the card up and return it, try unplugging any 2.4 Ghz or 900 Mhz devices in your house to see if they are causing interference. Love the card now, and hope you find this info useful too.
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Summary: OK card, terrible manual, no customer service
Review: The Linksys card worked fine in 2 laptops, connecting the the Linksys wireless access point and then a DSL line. I then had trouble getting it to work in a Desktop Windows 98 machine. The manual was useless. I went to their web site and found I had to disable the NIC ethernet card I was using previously -- things did not work until I physically removed it from the computer. The manual suggested I uninstall the driver, without saying how -- doing so required DOS commands. I found some useful info on their web site, once I sorted out the errors in the commands their instructions told me to use. When the card did not work on reinstall, I then called tech support. Someone took the info and told me a tech support person would call me back. Twenty-four hours later I still have not gotten a return call. I eventually got it working and it seems fine -- the product is OK, but the manual and support are not. I'll try another company's product next time.
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