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D-Link DWL-120 11 Mbps Wireless USB Network Adapter

D-Link DWL-120 11 Mbps Wireless USB Network Adapter

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Quick Installation and Great Documentation
Review: I own the Wireless Network Kit D-Link sells and it comes with two of these Wireless USB Network Adapters. I was able to set-up my network in about an hour and only ran into one problem. But it turned out to be my fault and thank to the documentation I was able to solve it rather quickly. Next time I will read the instructions a little better.

The netowork runs fast and I am more than happy with the results. I highly recommend this product along with the Kit for people who are like me and don't want to run wires thoughout their home.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Very easy setup, but ...
Review: I purchased the DWL-120 along with a DI-713P wireless router. The setup for the DWL-120 was per the manual until I rebooted the computer at which time Windows 98 failed boot up with protection error message. Computer would not complete a boot up until DWL-120 was disconnected. After computer booted I could plug in DWL-120 and it would work fine until next reboot. Computer is an AMD 450 with MVP3 chip set running Windows 98. After much troubleshooting I was able to narrow problem to shared interrupt. I turned off video card interrupt in BIOS and computer booted nominally with DWL-120 connected.

I'm not sure if this is a problem with my hardware or the DWL-120 driver but everything works great now. Very satisfied.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Nice product but NO support or help
Review: I purchsed the product and one should be able to load the software and have the unit discovered automatically. It would not auto detect on my network. When I checked help I was told the help files are not compatable with the language installed on my PC. So I went to my Win98 machine and had the same problem. I spent 30 minutes on hold with technical support before I gave up. They had NO help on ther web site and when I tried to contact support via e-mail I receved two automatic responses, saying go to the web site, but again no help or drivers for this new model. Through trial and error I did add manually and I got it working but, from my experience I will not buy another D-Link product. Cisco is to have a unit out in a matter of weeks and they do have a good support structure.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: First Time Wireless Installer Here
Review: I received this unit as a networking kit with the DI 711 Gateway. Had some problems initially but then it started working. I don't know what I did but it worked and has been humming right along for a week.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A++
Review: I recently got a new Dell with XP installed. Even though it is not officially supported to work with XP it works fine. It always keeps a good signal from my wireless station and the line speed is always as fast as my DSL. This is as good as a USB wireless conecter that anyone needs.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Works with XP
Review: I recently got a new Dell with XP installed. Even though it is not officially supported to work with XP it works fine. It always keeps a good signal from my wireless station and the line speed is always as fast as my DSL. This is as good as a USB wireless conecter that anyone needs.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: A solid adapter
Review: I used this in conjunction with a D-Link PCMCIA wifi card to share a cable internet connection between two Windows-2000 based systems via built-in Internet Connection Sharing in an ad-hoc network. The adapters themselves performed reasonably well, the connection would occasionally drop out but a restart of either the client or the host computer would always restore the connection, possibly there was a better solution but I didn't really try anything since that worked. Possibly not for beginners, there are some configuration issues those types might not be comfortable with. But I found it to be a piece of cake.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A++
Review: I was surprised that this actually worked very well on one of my tempramental low-volatage cyrix mediagx-based computer that rejects every other usb device. No problems on two other computers also. Very small, good looking design. Along with my D-Link DI-614+ router, it's catching near the top scale signal throughout the house. It works.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Ok but not as good as the competition
Review: I'm very happy with the D-Link DWL-1000 Access Point, however they have not done too well with this USB adapter. The range is much less than competing PCI or PC Card adapters from Lucent or Cisco and the software is rather lacking. If it wasn't for the fact that I NEED a USB adapter for my application, I would have returned this item a long time ago (having the antenna away from the back of the PC is quite important). By far the most annoying problem is an apparent bug that causes the speed to degrade over time from 3Mbps down to 1Mbps until the PC is rebooted. I don't know if this is an isolated problem, but D-Link has yet to respond to my technical support queries.

Overall this is a decent choice for the average home user who doesn't want to deal with opening up the computer. Anyone planning on professional use should opt for one of the Cisco or Lucent cards with an external antenna.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Outstanding Product
Review: Just got this a few days ago - installation is very easy and I can't believe how well it works.

I'm using this for my dektop PC located about 50-75 feet from a Linksys 4-port wireless cable/dsl router. The signal (with almost no tweaking) stays in the very good - excellent range.

My download speeds (even with WEP enabled) are as fast as they were when the PC was hard-wired to the router - and my ping in online games has not gone up at all. All in all a great product.


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