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Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Notebook Adapter

Microsoft Broadband Networking Wireless Notebook Adapter

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Product
Review: Searched the reviews for days and deceided to go with this PCI, I'm using a Linksys wireless router and the PCI was up and running in about 3 min, so easy to install with XP. I can go any where in the house 1400sf up and 1400sf down and works great and no loss of signal, still connected at 11mps and signal strenght at 2 in the very back bathroom after 5 walls.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Excellent!
Review: Setup on XP was done in minutes. I am using it with the Microsoft Wireless Basestation and it works great.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Works great, would recommend
Review: This is a pretty good card. It uses the Prism2 chipset. Linux recognizes it on my system (MDK10 with kernel 2.6.X), although I have not finished the annoyance that is setting up wireless networking under linux. The MS Windows OS installer ap is annoyingly big, but post-install card configuration is much better than what I have seen with other brands. The stupid inability to cut and paste WEP keys is very standard for all cards I've used. It's not as though such measures really increase security. Disabling cut and paste for the WEP key certainly does not keep one from storing the key locally. Therefore, I really must wonder what manufacturers think is gained. All in all, though, a very good, highly responsive card with excellent range and GREAT compatibility. Supposedly, it _might_ even work under BeOS.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Works Great
Review: This notebook adapter worked great on my laptop/server running Windows Server 2003 in ad hoc mode. I also bought the USB version for my desktop running XP. The laptop is no longer portable because it overheats without an external fan so the true test will be when I buy a new laptop. I only gave it 4 stars becuse the software that came with it is bad and I uninstalled it.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Great Product...But you may need to call cust. suport 1st!
Review: While I hate to admit it, Microsoft's wireless notebook kit works extremely well! (Sorry, I'm a former Mac user). I have a cable modem with Adelphi.net and noticed NO discernable reduction in web page viewing when I switched to wireless. (I think downloading large files may be ever so slightly slower, but not so you can notice)

If you're like me and plan to use the wireless connection solely with a notebook, call technical support as soon as you take it out of the box. They are extremely helpful and will guide you through the installation process.

As you can read on the product box, the wireless network works "best" if you have a WIRE Ethernet connection to a desktop computer AND set up the wireless port for use with a laptop. If you don't have a desktop, it just takes a few extra steps to set it up. The techs at customer support are very helpful and can take you through the set-up in 10 minutes....but go ahead and call them 1st. You'll save yourself a headache.

Microsoft also gives you the ability to add WAP secuity, which is a must.

I have no complaints and am very happy with my purchase! (The $20 rebate is a great thing as well)


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