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Summary: Easy and Very fast setup
Review: Easy to setup and use. User friendly IF you read the directions...they're normally there for a reason. Wireless connection is faster than imagined and this addition was one of the easiest ones I've made to my laptop...100% satisfied.
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Summary: Works like a dream
Review: I already had a Linksys wireless "G" setup with a USB antenna, but I just didn't want to pay that Linksys price for connecting a second laptop. The WG511 seemed a perfect solution and guess what, it was!! A robust PCMCIA card that is simple to install. I saw other comments re support but there were no problems with my WXP/Home Compaq Laptops, mebbe Thinkpads have a problem. Can't speak for the Netgear routers, and I will probably stay with Linksys, but for connectivity this should be a "no-brainer".Oh, and here is a quick caveat for you, if you are pondering PCMCIA vs USB connectivity. The Linksys WUSB54G and Netgear WG121 (USB) wireless adapters only operate at full power if you have USB 2.0. PCMCIA cards don't have this problem.
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Summary: A no-go with Windows XP and a Thinkpad
Review: I bought this card from Amazon about 2 months ago and unfortunately it doesn't work on my pretty modern laptop, an IBM Thinkpad T23, unless I use a 10-month-old version of the drivers (v1.6) that does not provide WPA, a feature I desperately need. Hours on the phone with Netgear's clueless offshored Bangalore help desk technicians could not solve the problem, and finally my case was escalated to someone in the USA who admitted "There's a problem with the 2.1 drivers." No word on when they'll actually release drivers that work, of course. I knew I should've gone with the Linksys!
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Summary: Wouldn't recomend it
Review: I bought two Netgear 511 cards for my wife's laptop and my laptop. I also bought a Netgear 311 PCI card for my desktop, and a Netgear 602 access point. I got everything talking to the access point without any encryption. I configured the 128-bit encryption on all the devices, and I was able to get them all working. BUT every time after a reboot, when I went through about five web pages it would disconnect from the network. I would have to go into the setup utility and reconfigure the network settings. This happened on both the laptops, and the desktop. The desktop has both Windows 98 and Windows 2000, and the laptops have Windows 2000. This same problem was happening with the desktop running Windows 98. I went to Netgear's website to download the latest drivers. While on one of their secure web pages, all their header information was (in about ten parts) located on a non-secure part of their web site. So, I got the dialogue box asking me if I wanted to leave the secure web site for every part of their header. I downloaded the latest drivers, which didn't fix the problem. I called their customer support line. I was told to just modify the default settings, which you cannot do. I kept going around and around with her until I finally reached the conclusion that she was not going to help me. From my bedroom to where the access point was in the kitchen, the connection was terrible. Netgear came with a little monitor utility and it would tell you how many MBPS it was connecting at. It was usually around 12. The weird thing is, the signal strength was very good. I thought their monitor program must be off. I ran some tests copying files across the network, and it really was connecting that slow. After seeing what the Netgear product is, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night if I sold people any of the Netgear products that I had bought. I don't know how people can give this product a good review. They have never touched the encryption at all.
I returned all the Netgear products and replaced them with all 3com products, and haven't had a problem one. 3com's access point (3CRWE454G72) is far better, for the following reasons: 1) You can chose not to broadcast your wireless network id.
2) You can specify to only accept clients with an approved Mac address.
3) You can save the network settings of the access point to disk, so multiple client configurations go quickly.
4) It supports WPE security.
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Summary: Good Networking card - but needs updated driver
Review: I set up the network as recommended - but it kept disconnecting often. The driver on the CD is an outdated one - download and install the new driver from the netgear site www.netgear.com and it goes smoooooth.
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Summary: Excellent card with good performance and long range
Review: I got this card with the .11g router, the speed and range is amazing. I installed the router in the basement and able to browse the wed on the third floor. Highly recommended. Installing the card is a snap. If you're running Windows XP, make sure u download the latest software from Netgear. The software version came with the card crashed frequently.
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Summary: Works fine, but remember to update the driver
Review: I have a MR814v2 802.11b router and purchased this WG511 802.11g wireless card March, 04. The signal is weak and unstable compared with my previous Dlink 520+ wireless card. I have to update the driver of the wireless card and the firmware of the router to newest version, then it works fine. But I don't think it has greater range or stronger signal than the Dlink.
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Summary: So very easy
Review: On my porch, delivered on the same day, was this card, the WGR614 router (Netgear), and my new Dell Laptop. From lugging the packages in the door to setting up Net access with both my laptop and desktop on the cable modem, to confirming a signal was being received on the laptop took no more than 30 minutes. I'm not a genius with this technical stuff, but as easy as this was to set up sure made me feel like I was. I have no disconnect issues, signal strength is good, and compared to the Linksys stuff, this has a nice pleasing visual design. I'd probably put the Linksys router behind something to hide it, but my Netgear router sits on my bookshelf, giving me quite a bit of range and flexibility in my house. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Ok, if you like disconnects
Review: This wireless card works fine if you are lucky enough to have it hold a connection for more then 10 minutes. Speed is good and it does interoperate with wireless 11b networks but its habit of disconnecting often makes for a frustrating user experience. Signal strength goes from 68% to nothing and then back to 68% all of the time.
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Summary: super duper
Review: Just bought this for a friend after a nightmarish three days trying to get a similar DLink adapter and router working. Popped it in and it worked like a charm immediately. And it's nice to look at too. Netgear, I love you.
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