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Summary: Poor Performer
Review: This card took several tries to get it installed in windows xp pro. The setup that comes on the CD has to be run in win2k compatibility mode. After several attempts the card installed and would constant drop connection. Tried everything in the FAQ's. Changed channels, changed PCI slots, and manually set speed. It never had above good whereas my linksys WUSB11 v2.6 works with excellent signal on the same pc on the same channel. Good luck to anyone trying this product. My wireless router is WRT54.g
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Summary: Works great after Windows XP installation issues
Review: The directions say to install the card, turn on the computer and then have Windows XP look at the CD to install the card. I kept getting an error that the device was not installed correctly so XP didn't install the device. The software on the CD would not even automatically start, I would just get a blip of the installation program and then it would exit right away.However there is a directory on the CD called utilities that has a file called setup.exe (this is not the setup.exe file in the root directory of the cdrom). If that program is run, the drivers are installed correctly and the wireless adapter works great. Customer support is no help on this issue.
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Summary: The antenna *will* fall off
Review: As a computer tech, I recommended this to one of my clients, a regrettable decision. The card itself works very well, but there is one key flaw with this card: --------------------------------------------------------------
The antenna will break at the slightest bump, and there is no way of putting it back.
-------------------------------------------------------------- We took this thing back about 3 times, each time the same result, the card was put in, everything worked great, the computer was pushed back beneath the desk, and oops! The antenna hit the wall/cord/something and it came off. The antenna cannot be reatteched, so a replacement had to be obtained. Linksys needs to remedy this problem fast, likely by making a one piece antenna that is *sturdy*. Computers do get bumped around, and the antenna falling off is the last thing you want to worry about. We have a second computer with this card in, and it works great, since we were 'extra' gentle with it. Basically it means we can't move the computer due to the high chance of the antenna falling off. I give this product 2 stars, because when the antenna is on, it works great. At the end, we resorted to getting the USB Linksys wireless adapter. Even though it is slower at 802.11b, the unit is very sturdy (nice sturdy antenna) and took care of my client very well.
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Summary: STAY AWAY FROM THIS CARD!!!
Review: I installed, the connection was intermittent and only ran at 11 Mbps, so I changed the channel and that fixed the speed issue. However I was still having connection issues. It would work great for about 4-5 hours and get full signal running at 54 Mbps. But then it would drop, followed by a pop-up message "Wireless Networks Available" so I click on the pop-up and low and behold there is my SSID, but when I click "connect" nothing happens except ANOTHER pop-up saying "Wireless Networks Available" and of course showing my SSID. An endless loop, and if I were a rat in a cage I might be up all night. After 2 weeks of that I downloaded the newly released 3.3 drivers. And now IT DOES NOT EVER CONNECT. Just the good ole pop-up loop. I have tried every channel, WEP and no WEP, Bluetooth support on/off, yada yada yada. I have TONS of experience with building, troubleshooting and maintaining PC's and this is the worst card I have ever seen. Those who say it works for them should really consider playing the lottery, or at least hitting Vegas. LUCKY. Because I have seen TONS of other bad reviews on other sites. I have also had similar trouble with one of my laptops which had the Card Bus 54G. I think Linksys is crap. I don't care is Cisco owns them they are not even close to Cisco quality. I know it has nothing to do with my router signal, my Mac Powerbook works everywhere in the house even right next to my desktop. And I can put my other laptop right next to the router and it won't connect. POS IMHO. Do what I am doing and get the D-Link because I have found next to ZERO bad reviews of it. I put it in and worked immediately. And the utility that comes with it allows you to control your connection, you don't have to use XP like you do with Linksys. The headaches with Linksys are not worth it.
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Summary: Linksys WMP54G Windows 2000 problems
Review: Card does not work WIN 2000 PRO. Device Manager always shows card as Other PCI Device - Device not configured properly. The directions are rather simple, but card does not work in WIN 2000 Pro. I placed card in WIN XP Pro box and installed with no problems. Linksys needs to fix the drivers for this card for those of us that are running WIN 2000. Tech Support staff for Linksys are morons - they will tell you how it works on XP, but have a hearing problem when it comes to WIN 2000. A real bunch of nitwits.
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Summary: Couldn't Get It to Work
Review: I should have figured something was wrong when the included Wireless LAN Utility wouldn't install.
I'm running Windows XP Pro and tried to get this card to work for three days. The WMP54G never once "saw" my home wireless network. (And yes, I *did* download the updated driver from the Linksys website. It didn't help.) I'm guessing that I got a bad one because I purchased a much cheaper wireless PCI adapter (by Xterasys) and in 10 minutes it was up and running. I'm using that one to write this review. Based on the various mixed feedback on this product and my own experience, I'd have to guess that Linksys is just inconsistent in their production of this wireless LAN card.
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Summary: Works great with Windows XP Home!
Review: This card works quite well with a little tinkering. Anyone with experience in home networking will find it easy to install and use. I have had no problems at all and have 3 or 4 currently in use.
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Summary: Linksys WMP54G Wireless-G
Review: The card was more difficult to configure than the documentation implied. I have sucessfully installed it on Win98, W2k, and XP but have not been able to get it to work on RedHat 6.1 using the Atheros based drivers set (which are not designed for it anyway as far as I can tell). The signal strength is good in my house, and the PCMCIA card version seems to work well in my neighborhood. Some of the other reviews show some very frustrated people, but I did not really have that many problems. The household pc's are kept up to date with the patches, and we have disabled many services in W2K and XP. Turning off any firewall services and removing any old NIC application helpers loading in the systray before installing the Linksys WMP54G Wireless-G PCI Adapter worked for me, and I downloaded the latest drivers from the website instead of using the cd.
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Summary: Some finagling required on installation, but otherwise solid
Review: Like another reviewer, I had to do a little finagling to get the card to function with Windows XP (updating drivers, re-repatching XP); however, once that was done, it's been absolutely no maintenance required. Speed seems to be adequate three rooms away (e.g., no complaints from my spouse who uses this). The WRT55AG route has its warts, especially in Wireless-A mode, but this card is otherwise fine for home use.
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Summary: Does NOT work with Win2K
Review: I have a Linksys wireless G router so I thought I'd buy this G PCI card for a Win2000 PC which is in another room. 1st I tried the card with WinXP (same room) and got it to work, but there was a lot of fooling around that needed to be done 1st (download drivers, docs don't correspond to what needs to be done, etc). So I then tried to get it to work with the PC that I really needed to hookup which is Win2K. I could not get it to work no matter what I tried. I called tech support and they were very helpless, because the person that I spoke to was just reading from the manual. Several long phone calls and still no joy. So I then tried emailing tech support. This produced weeks of useless interactions because the tech support person would not/could not read the stuff that I wrote down. The same stuff repeated over and over, and no responses to direct questions. She could not grasp the essence of the problem: card hardware works but software does not work under Win2K. She kept telling me how it worked fine on her WinXP machine. My guess is that the Win2K driver is for the draft G protocol, and not the approved/final G protocol. I updated the Linksys router to the approved G protocol, and did not want to go back. Since it was impossible to get the most basic concepts across to tech support, I finally I just gave up. They can only help you if you have very basic problems like the device not having problems, or not loading up the drivers. DO NOT buy this this card if you want to use it for Win2K. BTW, Linksys only supports WEP under Win2K. To get WPA you will need WinXP but that's not in any of the documentaion.
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