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Summary: Late with XP drivers, terrible range, non-existent tech supp
Review: I've had this card for over two months and have had a troublesome time with it. Let me first explain that I am very technically minded and can install and uninstall most things without anyone's help. Not with this card. It took a tech support call to copy over driver files manually into a Windows sub directory--why didn't the install program do this? Next the actual usage of the card: Range was less than desirable. I had to be sometimes within 15 feet of the WAP box to get a decent signal. Also, whenever the computer went into hibernate or standby the drivers didn't seem to "wake up" correctly, and I had to unplug the card and re-insert the card to get the system to activate the drivers. So I eventually got used to these tricks including resetting the Linksys WAP box at times, and re-inserting the card--but it wasn't annoying. The signal strength made me wonder how this can ever work at the advertised 300 foot range. Even still, life with my wireless card was OK, but the really bad part was upgrading to Windows XP. Who would have known that a company that has so many wireless cards, routers, bridges, and related networking products wouldn't have time to work with MS on a major new operating system. Kind of reminding me of the excuse-ridden days of my youth, Linksys web site gives a excuse for the driver delays, stating that since XP is so new they are working at breakneck speed to get their act together. Any major device manufacturer ever hear beta testing programs? Apparently Agere/Orinoco and SMC, which are officially XP certified at the time of XP's release, and others did. But Linksys won't say when their new drivers are out so I am stuck with a wireless PCMCIA card that I can't return and a Linksys techical support number that won't return my phone calls, or connect me live to anyone. Please note--and this is surprising--even trying to get through to Linksys' sales number required a day turnaround. So after all this fuss, I decided to order an SMC card instead. I called SMC (surpise, they answer their phones) and said that XP compatible drivers are downloadable from their site. All in all, I'm not giving a bad grade to Linksys as a company. I'm quite satifisfied with their product range and their innovations. But this wireless WPC11 card must get better range, and get drivers quick (they state by mid-November--let's see when that happens). As a company, they should invest in more people to answer the phones.
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Summary: a bit of a trick to configure
Review: I decided to set up a wireless LAN in my home. I had at my disposal 2 DELL True Mobile 1150 NIC's and this WPC11 from Linksys. I had heard very good things about Linksys NIC's and how easy they are to configure. Well, they are not easy. I count myself more than technically proficient with PC's and setting up networks. I called in my friend, a MS certified Professional... we just couldn't do it. Maybe it was us, maybe it was the card. In short, we just gave up and used the DELL True Mobile 1150 NIC.
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Summary: Lousy range
Review: Installed almost flawlessly. Range stunk though so I returned it and bought a Lucent Orinoco which has awesome range,
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Summary: over-hyped range
Review: Linksys claims almost 500 feet at 2 mbits, but it won't even work at 150 feet at 1 mbit. Needless to say I'm quite dissappointed and am going to return it and get another one.
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Summary: Is not compatible with IBM Thinkpad T22
Review: I purchased several of these cards recently and became very disappointed. Several attempts with three identical cards on several different IMB Thinkpad T22 laptops produced the same results. Placing the cards in the machines resulted in the machines suddenly shutting down. Several calls to Linksys culminated in their admitting that these cards do not function on Win 2000 machines that have the second service pack installed. Prospective buyers should be wary of Linksys tech support. I was forced to make several phone calls before I was able to speak to a competent individual. A single example of the incompetence I dealt with was a second level technician who told me in no uncertain terms that a one-gigahertz P3 was not a powerful enough processor to run their product. Perhaps my experience is isolated, however, I will be taking my business somewhere else.
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Summary: Hopeless situations with this
Review: A new version of the card is on the shelves now (version 2.5) that has more problems than any previous version I have played with. I am a network engineer and I have had previous experience with 802.11b gear in the past. The documentation that comes with this card is incomplete. I cannot get the device to send data to either of my BEFW11S4 routers, although it shows that the link is valid. No setting change would make this better. Forget about linux support for the v2.5 card. I can't get windows to work with the card, and linux seems to have a problem with the CIS. Maybe it will change sometime, but what I get from the linux wireless development groups is that no plans are in place to make this card work. The previous versions do work. I have had this card for over a month, and have yet to get a live body on the phone, or a response from linksys via email, regardless of the number of requests I have made for simple answers to questions such as: "What configuration must my LINKSYS befw11s4 and WPC11 card have for the two to communicate?" amoungst others. My suggestion: Don't buy anything linksys. If you do, pray that it works as intended, and out of the box. It doesn't matter if you do it for a living, or if you have experience with the type of gear you are buying. Go with another vendor.
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Summary: This is a defective product
Review: Linksys should not even be manufacturing this POS, let alone selling it. I have gone through two of these, each lasting about 4 months before completely dying. My third one is on its last legs now. The antenna is so flimsy that normal use will make it loose, and eventually the card will stop working completely. Stay away from this at all costs, and if you bought one make sure you keep your receipt.
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Summary: Work or play from almost anywhere in the house
Review: I did not have any driver issues with the Linksys router or the wireless card. Everything went smoothly and I can access the Internet and my home network from almost anywhere in the house. I am impressed by the wireless transfer rate on my PIII laptop. It's even faster than a old PII machine on my home ethernet. The only thing I would improve is its range.
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Summary: Awesome Product
Review: This wireless access card is great. I can print, access the internet, download MP3's and other things at super high speed with a cable modem. IF you plan to get this product get the wireless access point too. Then you can connect a cable modem to it and have super fast downloads hundreds of feet away! I can access a great connection 4 floors below the access point. And with the price reduction, this thing is GREAT!
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Summary: Small Config Issue, but every thing is great since
Review: I have been really pleased with this card. I connect to my WAP11 Access point in the basement in my home. I have used it at a number of places around the house including on my deck and have never suffered any noticeable degradation of signal. I am using it with Windows 2000 and the install did not go very well when I first installed it. However, I have respun my machine since and using the most recent download I had no problem. I haven't installed it on any other operating systems.
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