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Summary: WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I wish I had bought this wireless PC Card a long time ago! This has made sharing a network connection and printer between my laptop and home computer very easy. The 54Mbps that is rated for this product has been pretty consistent at no less than 40Mbps at a signal strength no less than 82%. This is pretty good considering the signal has to travel through the walls of an old home with lath and plaster at distances up to 50-60 feet away. I have also purchased the Netgear WGR614 Wireless Router and use a wired connection for the home computer.To sum up I would definitely recommend this setup for anyone setting up a network.
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Summary: excellent
Review: Card was delivered yesterday and installed last night, quick and easy. It is talking to a Linksys WRT54G. Getting a very good signal. 54% signal from an interior closet outside 100' to a metal sided motorhome.
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Summary: easy setup, impressive range
Review: i have two of these cards, one for a personal notebook, and one for my wife's work notebook. at home, i use these cards with Netgear's WGR614 Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Router. so far, we're very happy with the performance of these cards and router.there were three things i considered as "very important" when i went looking for a wireless card:
- ease of setup
- connection speed
- wireless range and interference the wg511 has (so far) performed very well on all counts. the first consideration was ease of setup. i consider myself comfortable with technology, but this setup was REALLY easy: run the software installation from the CD, reboot, then slide the PC Card into an empty card slot and you're done. i wish all hardware installations were this simple. my second consideration was connection speed. i have no objective way of measuring this but so far, i have been very satisfied with the wireless speed connection. a caveat: i have read from other websites that in mixed-mode (when both 802.11g and 802.11b devices are running), transfer speed suffers but since i only connect using 802.11g, this has not been an issue. the third consideration was connection range. i have my wireless router setup in the basement and so far, i have not had any wireless connection issues when using our notebook with this card in the front or back porch or in the second floor. there's always the potential of interference from other devices but i am happy to report that i have yet to see evidence of such interference. all in all, we've been very happy with this 802.11g card and i am comfortable recommending it to anyone looking to setup a wireless home network. i hope this helps your buying decision. peace.
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Summary: This card is awsome
Review: I love it, strong signals, i'm not surprised this is one of the best cards out there, but now there's the WAG511 but for 60 bucks more. ...
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Summary: D-Link is better
Review: I just received this product an hour ago, and I was really excited and installed it and used it right away. Guess what happend in the last 20 minutes? The card lost connection, which I thought was not a big deal, and can be easily fixed. However, surprisingly, I tried everything, and the only thing that worked was to re-boot the computer. And then the card is working properly again. Which is not too big a deal, but a little troublesome. The card looks cool. The connection is good if it stays connected. It is cheap because of the markdown and the rebate. If money is not really a big problem for you, I would really recommand you spend another $20-$30 to buy a D-Link product which from my own experience is so far the best wireless brand I have used.
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Summary: Just make sure you download the latest driver
Review: I just purchased the WG511 with the WGR614 from Netgear. And I've just ordered the WG311 for the Pc (don't ask, but the router is only connectable to the cable modem). So the system works BUT The driver for the WG511 out of the box is from Feb 03 (version 1.0.6.31). There is a more uptodate one (1.6) on netgear's web-site. Install the driver from the CD and then run the updated driver (REPAIR option). Throughput rate is improved and NO dropped signals anymore. I installed on WinXP Pro - follow the instructions to the letter, but you will not end up with interface shown in the manual (I guess this is XP - that's what netgear claims). You cannot configure anything (if you want to run wide open, that's ok) - viewing only (which is useful). I thought that I would have to setup the channel (which I had reset on the router from the factory default), but the WG511 is smart enough to hone into the channel. All configuration (and this is mainly WEP stuff) is through control panel->network. Highlight the wireless network and right-click->properties. You can now configure WEP (you should have done the router side first, before doing the client). I have gone and WEP protected the router->client comms and changed the password on the router (default password="password"):). The WGR614 documentation is pretty good.
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Summary: GREAT Wireless card - watch out for the REBATE though!
Review: The Wireless Card has been excellent - works well with the Netgear WGR614 Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Router. What I do complain about is the company that NETGEAR have selected to run the rebate program (TCA REBATES ~ www.tcarebates.com). I bought both a router and a Netgear WG511 Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps PC Card. They advertise a $20 rebate with this router and a $10 rebate with the card. I sent in the correct forms, receipt and both UPC Labels (all in one envelope).
TCA sent me an email to say they were disallowing the $20 rebate because they did not receive the UPC Label for the router (though they apparently did find the Wireless card UPC). This is complete nonsense since I have photocopies of all the materials I submitted.
Anyway, don't count on the rebate reducing the price - otherwise a fine buy!
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Summary: I was skeptical, but now am a believer
Review: The WG511 recognized the wireless signal as soon as the CD had finished installing the software. The OS is XP Pro, the laptop a Dell 8200. The router is 40 feet away through five walls and is delivering 78% signal strength which is as fast as my wired DSL has been for the past year. The router, a Netgear WGR614 802.11g, also installed easily. Total recommendation. I can't wait to try a "hotspot" and confirm the flexibility.
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Summary: I can go anywhere...
Review: This is a great card. I tried the Microsoft card for my laptop and found that I practically had to be looking at the base station to use it. You can tell they put a lot of thought into the design and user features of this card. It has worked perfectly with my Netgear router, and has done the same at other hotspots, etc... I strongly advise you to go with Netgear.
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Summary: Has big compatibility problems
Review: Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. IT DOES NOT WORK WELL.
I have SMC 7004xxx router/switch. Every 10-20 minutes Netgear should be pulled out and some times notebook must be rebooted. My notebook Fujitsu Lifebook with W2K worked just fine with Linksys/SMC/Cisco/IBM wireless cards. After 3 days of downloading and upgrading with different drivers WG511 goes back. Some times WG511 blocks all other network connections. Rumors are that Netgear chipset does not work well with some CardBus/PCMCA adapters. The configuration utility lacks simplest settings like fix transfer rate to 11 Mbs or 5.5Mbs. But registry still carries most of them. Multiple problems and driver with reduced set settings means that product is unstable. Since most reviews either very good or very bad it looks like WG511 has compatibility problems.
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