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Summary: WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?
Review: I don't know what the big deal is with all the bad reviews for this $20.00 (yes $20.00!) ethernet card. Anyway, you people must naturally be clutzes or something because this card works fine with my DSL. Plus it's $80 - $100 cheaper than the big name (that's all it is) 3COM ethernet card that does the same exact thing. Okay ... if it didn't work for you, then big deal ... you lost a $20 spot. But try having a 3COM 56k modem fry on you after 1 month ... mine did. That was a big deal because it cost somewhere around $100. So don't listen to these whiners and buy this card.
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Summary: Stuttering and collision prone
Review: I have four identical computers at the office connected through a 10-T HP High end hub. I have been using NIC cards for 5 years. This card is slow, and locks the mouse up, and 'dissapears' from the hub link. The computers are PIII 700's w/128M. I took it out, and replaced it with a Netgear and worked perfectly. To see if it was the Linksys, I tested different hubs, and the Linksys card in the other computers; same problem. It's a horrible card or drivers! ie. The stuttering makes it impossible to play LAN lunch games!
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Summary: Not compatible with Win98?
Review: I bought and installed this card with (relatively) little hassle. I'd never even opened up my computer before, but the card plugged in easily and I was feeling pretty cocky. When I started up my machine, I had to walk through the "new hardware" installation wizard *three* times before the card was properly recognized (probably not the card's fault... ). Then the real problems began. I chatted with no fewer than five tech support people at my ISP because although my DSL was up and running, neither Netscape nor IE5 was able to find the network. Finally, one guy thought to ask which brand of ethernet card I had. When I said Linksys, he said, "Oh, no." Turns out they've had at least three other people who couldn't get these cards to function properly with Win98. I don't know who to hate more--Linksys or Microsoft. By the way, my ISP guy recommended Netgear or 3Comm as the best ethernet cards to buy.
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Summary: Great Deal
Review: I installed this card in a pentium 75 in less than 2 minutes. I booted down, put it in and boom. It was there. Works EXCELLENT with linux as well! I also installed one in my windows 2000 server. Had to download the drivers but works excellent through my cable/dsl router. They keep up to date drivers and linksys has some nice products.
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Summary: Bad NIC
Review: My friend recently purchased the card and ended up returning it due to the low transfer rate. For some reason pictures and logos were coming up really slow. After installing a 3com card, there was a HUGE difference. IF you are looking for a cheap good card, check out the D-Link. I'm borring a friends right now. NO problems but I think the 3com is faster d/l speed. Thinking of getting a 3-com for the 10/100 feature, but its just so much more expensive. NOt sure if its worth it. Any suggestions?
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Summary: Doesn't work
Review: I purchased two of these cards to join my PC's together at home and I also purchased a Linksys 100Mbit hub. The idea being that if they were all from the same manufacturer then I shouldn't have any problems. Well, I've been trying to get my network working properly for the past four months without much luck. I have just replaced both of the network cards and they are still performing at about the speed of a 56k modem. I think it has something to do with my NT machine which is a dual-pentium 133Mhz. They have a note on their web site about it not always working with dual pentiums. Technical support is only available during work hours when you are nowhere near your home machine and if you e-mail them they just say "call me, we can do this". After three phone calls and 30 minutes on hold I decided to give up. Oh well, I shall have to try another brand. If you don't have a dual pentium and you do have an up-to-date BIOS then this would probably be an ideal card to give you great performance at a great price.
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Summary: Money Well Spent
Review: I'm new to high speed internet. When a cable modem was installed this past Saturday, I had no ethernet card, so USB was required. I was very happy with the connection, even though the download speed was falling quite short of the claims made by our local cable provider...but no matter, this was such a vast improvement over 56k that it just didn't seem to matter.
One day later I found out about the AT&T CallVantage service, which allows you to have phone service via a high speed modem. Price was very attractive, but one problem--an ethernet card was required for hookup. That was the reason for purchasing the LNE100TX.
I'm still waiting for the CallVantage equipment, but in the meantime the money spent on this card may be the best money I've ever spent--download speeds increased dramatically once this card was installed, compared to USB! 250-320 KB/Sec speeds were being experienced with the USB connection (on a fairly recent Intel motherboard). They immediately zoomed to 450-520 KB/Sec using the LNE100TX. Repeated tests of the download speed have yielded similar results, so I'm confident that this upsurge can be attributed solely to the LNE100TX.
Installation was quick/easy, and the price was right. I'm very pleased, and surfing the internet is fun once more!
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Summary: It's ok, but there are better
Review: Pros:
- Fast connection.
- Doesn't tie up your phone line.
Cons:
- Not durable. Have been hooked offline a few times.
Overall, I'd get it only if you need it.
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Summary: excellent card with great compatibility
Review: this is a great card ive used in many systems, and it always installs flaswlessly. On some systems, I have tried more expensive 3com 10/100 nics and have compatibility issues, so i use this card and everything works perfect. You cant go wrong with this card and this price.
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Summary: For the money, the best NIC on Amazon!
Review: Easy installation.... I think not. I tried to install this card on my WinME machine... everything was going fine until it said it needed an extra file. I found it, it said it installed. I'm rebooting my comp, when it freezes on the Windows Logo. I cut the power after about 10 mins of sitting there, then reboot. The comp loads, I goto Device Manager, and see that my Linksys card has a fatal error, oh joy. I uninstall, then try reinstalling the drivers, I point the way to that extra file it says it needs. Again, my computer froze, in the middle of installing. To make a long story short... I had to revert my system back to before I had ever tried to install this. Be warned!
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