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Summary: Works but shorter range than Orinoco
Review: This is somewhat odd. Considering the casing of the card would indicate that it is probably an Orinoco/Lucent card it seems to have a shorter range than the Orinoco.The software is a bit more complex than the Orinocos, so it confused me a little in the start. But once the proper configuration was done, it worked. I am currently using it with the SMC Barricade (also ordered from Amazon) and it seems to work just fine.
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Summary: Wireless Lan
Review: I recently purchased a Linksys BEFW11S4 wireless 4 port router and a Linksys WPC11 wireless PC card. I purchased Linksys devices based on the companies reputation and my prior experience with their network/router products. I installed the wireless card in my laptop PC and configured it to connect to my company lan, (Linksys WAP11) and to the above router in my home lan. Everything was easy to setup but I noticed right away the Linksys PC card was reporting poor signal when other employees with Lucent Silver wireless PC cards were full scale on signal. I experienced trouble using the Linksys wireless PC card at home also, there were places where I lost my connection only 20 feet from the access point! Bottom line, I returned the Linksys WPC11 PC card and purchased a Lucent Silver PC card, (for less money!), and now I have full signal at work and at home, both connecting to Linksys wireless access points! The Lucent wireless PC card has a proprietary client manager that graphs the wireless connection. This is meant to be used with their access points. The function is greyed out when I try it on the company lan, (WAP11), but works on the newer WEBW11S4 on my home lan. I now see lots of info on the signal quality, data speed and packet loss, (none!), while I'm connected to the home access point. Best of both worlds, Five Stars each for the Linksys cable router/access point combined with the Lucent wireless PC card....
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Summary: Wireless range overstated, installation difficult
Review: I bought a Linksys wireless system largely based on PC Magazine's rating, which stated that installation was simple even for a novice. And, Linksys claims an indoor range of 300 feet. I bought the WPC11 wireless card along with the BEFW11S4 wireless router. I'm neither novice nor pro, but my experience was an extremely difficult installation, requiring three calls to tech support over a two day period. Then, when it was finally up and running, the effective range turned out to be approximately 22 feet.
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Summary: Hideous documentation and tech support
Review: This product has received some good reviews, but I have to say I don't recommend it if you're not a very savvy geek who enjoys assimilating lots of byzantine technical detail. The manual is laughably filled with IEEE 802.11B jargon that you're supposed to be paying THEM to simplify for you. Alas, they think you've signed up for a Master's level course in electrical engineering. When you click the Help button in their software, it brings up boxes that say 'Paste the help text here.' Don't you just love paying for unfinished software? Get another brand, I'd say. There is a paucity of support information on the Linksys site, and what is there is only really readable by engineers. When you call their tech support, they are brusque and say they'll have someone call you back. Ha!
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Summary: I love it, great card.
Review: My friend and I spent an hour trying to compare this card with DLink and SMC wireless PC card, and we both felt this card is the best. The driver is newer (no installation problem like DLink), the make quality is good and the thing I like the most is it has two LEDs (display link status and activity) compare with others. The link quality is very good - just as adveritsed. I recommend it.
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Summary: I can see the antenna but the WPC11 Can't
Review: I bought this card with the Wireless Access Point DSL/Cable Router. I figured sticking with the same company was a smart move... WRONG! First things first the technical support is non-existant and more like the insult line. You call Linksys, they insult you by telling you to sit around waitng for them to call back and then.. they never call back! I am actually in view of the antenna not even 6 ft away from me and the card is reporting a 22% signal strength with a 5% link quality. I am going to try the Lucent Orinoco Wireless card that everyone else is talking about and return this card as soon as possible, Linksys certainely dropped the ball on this one!
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Summary: Works O.K., but better available near same price
Review: The Linksys wireless card / access point / router combination is generally pretty good. After reading many of the reviews here, I decided to go for it, and hope that I could agree with those who love it. Having a network savvy friend to help out in a pinch (I needed the help), I figured it was worth a shot, particularly because I could return the goods to Amazon if I ran into a snag. Having a 3-year old Gateway notebook, I thought I could have problems. The system worked fine with my notebook, as well as my wife's newer (8 mo. old) Dell system. However, the range is most definitely not as advertised. From six feet away I did not get a 100% signal reading, which is bizarre. From 50 ft. away through a few walls, the signal is greatly diminished. The network guru at work received a good magazine review of wireless systems a day after we put the Linksys system in place. It gave great reviews to much more expensive wireless systems, and gave a relatively low review to Linksys as far as range is concerned. It rated Netgear much better, which is pretty close in price. I purchased the Netgear goods, installed them myself without a hitch, and get MUCH better range. Where I got minimal signal at 100 ft. (through several walls) with Linksys, I get full "greenlight" signal with Netgear. The network guru is now installing Netgear wireless systems for two other employees, and adding Netgear wireless access points at work for us notebook users.
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Summary: Update on my previous review.
Review: Since I wrote my review 4 days ago, I got a Lucent Orinoco silver card and installed it in my PC. It installed on ME in less than 5 minutes, and worked great with reliable 11Mbps connectino to my WAP in the same location where the Linksys card was unable to connect at all. The Linksys WAP is great, but don't buy the Linksys PC card. The Lucent one is great!
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Summary: Weak signal; unreliable.
Review: I was quite disappointed in this card. I own several Linksys products (Wireless Access Point, Cable/DSL Router, et al), which I am very happy with. However, this card was a disappointment. I had poor signal reception (and thus low/no access speeds). It finally quit working alogether after a couple months. I was expecting exceptional performance, based upon the specs. I had trouble just staying connected across the room from the WAP. I tried the card with other WAPs and had the same problems. I've had much better experiences with a couple of older Orinoco cards. Linksys's Wireless Access point is great, but pass on this card.
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Summary: Just so-so -- not for ME.
Review: I've bought a lot of Linksys products over time and always liked them. This is an exception. First the installation problem: the drivers it ships with don't work with Windows ME. Neither do the ones that you can download from the Linksys web site. I managed to get a copy of the ME drivers from Alex ...who wrote an earlier review of this product and had similar problems -- somehow he managed to get them to me faster than Linksys. With the drivers from Alex, the product installed and worked correctly -- provided it was within line of sight of my BEFW11S4. The signal degradation got really bad after that and since I wanted to use the card to use my computer in my bedroom (50 feet and 2 "stick and drywall" wall away) the 20% signal strength did not cut it. I returned it and ordered a Lucent Orinoco card. I bet it will work better and install more easily.
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