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Summary: Another Mac Thumbs down
Review: Initially was able to connect long enough to download and install a OS X (10.3.2) security update. After that it would not bring up a web page, though the control panel indicated good connection signal of 70-80%. Reboots, uninstalls, reinstalls all gave similar results. (Seemed to work fine on my Windows laptop.) Maybe I'll try the Belkin since it seems to have good reviews.
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Summary: Needs More Range - try DWL-120 Plus instead
Review: I bought this product with a DI-514 WI-FI Router and was amazed at the low price. The installation and encription setting was simple, but there was one thing I didn't really like. The range wasn't the best that WI-FI can offer. It had some dropouts as it reached 20% link quality (seen through D-Links great status monitor). Although the signal did have to travel through a couple of walls the router was less than 100 ft. away.I then bought the DWL-120 Plus and was amazed at the difference. I was reaching 100% link quallity when before I only had 40%. The DWL-120 plus is surprinsingly small (less than double the size of the DWL-122). It also doesn't require an external power source. So if you need some range or you won't be line of sight wiht the router use the DWL-120 plus instead.
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Summary: Not worth the $ savings over buying an Apple card
Review: I purchased this adaptor as a cheap alternative to an airport card for a Macintosh G4. It works in OS X, but connections can be buggy and sometimes the Airport and computer need to be powered down and rebooted to get a connection. For ease of use and features I would recommend spending the extra money to buy an Apple airport card.
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Summary: Just plain cool and it works good too!
Review: I guess you all know by now not to use on a MAC or Apple. Well I have a PC and this thing was cinch to install and it seems to work quite well for being a 11MB adapter. I have a 802.11G router that is backwards compatable and I can't tell much difference from the 54MB adapter on my notebook. If you want a solid connection in a super tiny package this is your ticket.
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Summary: MAC OS X Support
Review: I purchased this adapter for the low price and OS X support as I believe that USB should not normally be used in lieu of an installed NIC. After reading the other reviews of folks having trouble with the OS X drivers, I went straight to the D-Link Web site and downloaded the latest drivers. I then installed the drivers, shut down, and inserted adapter. The MAC recognized the network immediately and I was up and running wirelessly. On reboot the MAC had problems receiving an IP from the wireless router. To overcome this, I assigned a static IP in the appropriate range. Once the connection was stable I added WEP. Seems to work flawlessly. I strongly recommend this adapter as an inexpensive way to wirelessly network a MAC with OS X.
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Summary: Great wireless network USB
Review: I notice that only MAC users are having problems with this adapter and not even all of them are having problems. I would suggest maybe going to a PC and ditching the MAC. I have used many wireless adapters and this one is a great value. It has the same or better range that the Linksys PCMCIA card, Belkin card or Dell true mobile USB. Actually it is better than the Dell true Mobile. If you follow the quick start guide, it should work right away. I am running XP on an IBM A20m laptop and it works great.
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Summary: Serious problems remain for Mac OS X users
Review: I was hoping that this product would provide a solution to the problem of how to incorporate an older Mac G3 (Blue and White) into an AirPort network, but my experience with it resulted in more problems than it was worth. I downloaded the newest drivers from the web site and managed to get it up and running rather easily. But I soon found myself faced with serious problems involving an external firewire hard disk connected to the computer -- the drivers seem to have been corrupted to the point where it appears that only a complete erasing of the internal hard drive and reinstallation of the system is going to solve my problems. Obviously, this is more than I bargained on. Perhaps there is a way of getting this to work with Macs and some who have purchased it report good results. But, in my case, the costs have far outweighed the benefits. Let the buyer (or at least the Mac-user buyer) beware!
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Summary: Crashes my PowerBook
Review: Since I installed the DWL-122 driver on my PowerBook (running Jaguar), my computer (which never ever crashed before) became very unstable. The computer regularly freezed up completely (so I couldn't even force quit), often wouldn't start up and was generally impossible to use. As soon as I got rid of the driver (which was tough, since they don't include an easy uninstall) the computer started working fine. This product simply doesn't work with a Mac, and I feel deceived that they claimed that it would.
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Summary: Not really Mac compatible
Review: I was only able to maintain a connection using the DWL-122 for 2-3 minutes between kernel panics. Without WEP, connections lasted slightly longer. Some channels worked better than others. But the longest I was able to connect was 10 minutes before another kernel panic. D-Link should not be marketing this as Mac compatible. That is the primary reason I bought this particular device. I am returning this product ASAP.
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Summary: Neat device..works just fine (Win 2K, Pentium 4 laptop)
Review: I looked into USB based WiFi adapters because the PCMCIA slot in my laptop suddenly stopped working. I approached this rather cautiously as I was concerned about the range. The early reviews I saw indicated that USB based adapters had a much shorter range than PCMCIA wireless cards. I am very glad I got this device for $29.99 after rebate..(at a local retailer who is the best buy I know :-)). This just worked perfectly right out of the box (Hint, read the slim manual D-link ships with the device). I was in for a pleasant surprise on another front: the wireless range is amazing. I have my SMC wireless router on the second floor; my office is in the basement. The signal strength is pretty decent in the basement office ...I clocked the transfer speed at 2.5 Mbps in speed tests. Not bad for a signal traveling two floors! I get pretty good reception all over the house - it is as good as what I used to get with my Orinoco Gold PCMCIA based card (which is believed to have the best range in its class). Overall, I would strongly recommend this to anyone. A few words of caution:
a) Be careful when you pry the cap off the adapter. It fits on real tight and I almost cracked the device. Page 4 in the manual shows you the little trick you need to open the cap.
b) I stongly recommend that you download the latest version of the driver available at the D-Link site. The latest version (v 3.00.04 for Win2000) is much better than what came on the CD shipped with the item.
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