Linksys WMP54G Wireless-G PCI Adapter

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Summary: JUNK! Save your money! USB instead!
Review: My old linksys wireless-B PCI card worked great. But the linksys replacement wireless-G version got inadaquate reception from the exact same location! If you want linksys wireless-G, purchase the linksys USB version [WUSB54G]. It resolved my issue! ;-)~

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Summary: win xp sp 2 no problems
Review: Popped it in. Works. Connects me to the wireless hub. Nothing else I need.

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Summary: GREAT
Review: This wireless PCI adapter from lynksys works wonders. Very simple to install. I had a harder time taking the side off of my computer than i did actually installing it. Works great with Windows XP. Its evertyhing i need. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for GREAT wireless network connection.

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Summary: Never could get it to work with Windows 2000
Review: Attempting to get the Linksys WMP54G PCI wireless card to work on a desktop computer running Windows 2000 was an exercise in frustration. After four sessions talking with Linksys customer support (at least it's a toll-free number, hence 1 star) and another session using on-line chat, I have given up. Linksys never was able to help me get this card working. The principal problem was that it inevitably made the computer hang. No amount of troubleshooting made a difference. Apparently, it seems to work for XP users, but I would not recommend this card for anyone using Windows 2000. I returned it.

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Summary: does not work with Linux
Review: I thought a NIC was a NIC and Linux would happily use this card but no, that's not the case. Apparently, the manufacturer of this card (and most wireless adapter cards) has not made enough information available to enable someone to write a driver for Linux. A company called Linuxant sells a $20 program that will adapt the Windows driver for use under Linux. That raises the overall price to where a wireless bridge (Netgear WGE101 for example) is only a few dollars more. No hassle (I hope!) and more flexibility makes that a better solution for me.

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Summary: Easy to install and stable.
Review: First, I already have a WRT54G, and my desktop has WinXP.

I took me less than 10 minutes to install this baby: open computer, stick the card into slot, close computer, attach cables, attach antenna, turn on computer, stick CD-ROM into CD player and follow onscreen instructions to setup WPA encrytion. Voila! 54 Mbps transmit rate. Easier than pie.

I've read reviews about the antenna falling off. As far as I could tell, one would have to manhandle the thing for it to strip the threads on the attachment. Otherwise, no problem.

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Summary: Works great on Mac OS X
Review: I had three Mac towers that I needed to install wireless cards in. Two were blue and white G3s, the other was a G4. I installed the Motorola 802.11g card in the G4 and one of the G3s (a revision 1), and the Linksys card in the other G3 (a revision 2). All are running Jaguar 10.2.8, all worked like a charm on my Airport Extreme network. My only complaint is that the antenna seems a bit cheap, and I had to place it oddly due to the power and vga plugs. However, since I could rotate and tilt the antenna, this was easily accomplished.

Anyway, I did not encounter any problems using this card - I simply inserted it, plugged the machine in, clicked to turn the card on, and I was on the network. I had the same experience with the Motorola cards, and they seem to be a bit cheaper (in price), but I do not hesitate to recommend the Linksys card to Mac owners.