Linksys USB200M EtherFast USB 2.0 10/100 Network Adapter

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Summary: Does NOT hold securely
Review: Just amazed at how poorly this thing was designed! At first I thought I wasn't inserting the Cat5 tip properly (I crimp my own tips on custom lengths of cable -saves $ and its pretty easy!). I tried commercially prepared cables... Well, everything worked (the green LEDS lit up- indicating functionality)- BUT only in a most unsecure way. You jiggle, jiggle, jiggle until after hoping and hoping, you see the green LEDs, then very, very carefully let go- hoping it will maintain that same micro-precise position. I mean you BLOW on it, the lightest breath will cause the tip to move and the connection to be lost. Ridiculous!! I'm returning it. I've got a Belkin that's a USB 1 on the downstairs TIVO that works great. I wish TIVO would recommend a Belkin USB 2 adapter!

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Summary: Perfect Solution
Review: Pefect for adding an older Windows 98 PC without a 10/100 port to a network with virtually no effort.

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Summary: Far too fragile
Review: This little widget does a basic job as a USB network adapter, but its design is way too fragile to be practical. Your RJ45 cable doesn't really lock into any socket: you sort of wedge it under a little door at a 45 degree angle, for a very finicky connection that'll come loose at the slightest touch. And, after only a dozen connections, the door on mine popped off and the whole unit basically disintegrated in my hand, unrepairable. Find another brand with a less gimmicky design.

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Summary: linksys usb 200m
Review: Unit would not install on my Gateway laptop using MS Millennium. It locks up at the final install screen. It works fine on my Gateway desktop using MS XP. Neither Linksys nor Gateway were any help with this problem.