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Summary: Unfinished Product
Review: I'm not a networking neophyte. I've run wireless networks at home before, without a problem. In this case I attempted to install the WMP11 on a Windows 2000 Professional system connecting to an Apple Airport Base Station. Previously this had worked fine with an Orinoco Wavelan PC Card and an IBM Thinkpad laptop.The WMP11 almost worked, but appeared to have serious trouble with the DNS entry. This proved to be a symptom for a greater, undiscovered, problem that allowed no traffic out to the Internet. So, while I could use the card on my network, it couldn't get out to the Internet. Linksys support attempted to resolve the problem but very quickly recommended returning the card in favor of one of their USB products which, in their words, "doesn't have the problems the PCI card does". I am returning it, but will not replace it with another Linksys product. I plan on spending my money wisely this time and buying something like an Orinoco.
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Summary: This isn't a finished product!
Review: I couldn't get the Linksys WMP11 to install on my Windows 95 PC. Evidently, according to Linksys tech support, version 2.7 of the WMP11 installation CD-ROM doesn't have all the necessary drivers, despite the fact that the Linksys technical documentation says that Windows 95 is supported. The necessary drivers "should be ready in a few days" according to Linksys technical support. They suggested returning the product to the retailer and getting the version 1 WMP 11 product instead. Only problem is, you can't tell from the box what version of the software it contains. Oh, and yes, the instructions that came with the WMP11 were in French. Hope you've brushed up on your French recently.....
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Summary: Bad Antenna placement, Confusing installation, But it works.
Review: Everything about the bad antenna placement is true! I have the computer in normal position, the reception is ~10%. If I turn it around with the antenna facing out, the reception suddenly goes ~85%. That is how much blockage a steel box can make. You might as well get the USB one instead, if you haven't buy it yet.
But if you already did, don't worry, it works. But make sure you install it right. If you are using Windows XP, DO NOT USE THE DIRECT INSTALLATION ON CD. You want the system to detect it and search for driver in the disk. What happen is that if you install the driver first, the software that come with the card and windows default wireless software will be competing for the card and the connection keep dropping after a few minutes. For other windows system, you want to use the software because there are no wireless software build in.
After hours of installtion and trying different placement. I finally decided to place my mail server inside-out on the highest shelf of the kitchen, which give me ~100% signal.
Finally, you might want to check one more thing before setting up a 802.11b network- any 2.4GHz phones. I have a Panasonic 2.4GHz phone and whenever I turn it on, the network is immediately offline. I eventually disconnect the Phone and use only a 900MHz one.
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Summary: Does not work with Windows XP
Review: Contrary to what Linksys state and say on their packaging this product does not work with Windows XP. I am currently pursuing legal action against Linksys as they will not refund the purchase but only replace it with the same product. This has already been done and it's the same problem. Do not purchase any Linksys wireless products as even though you may be lucky enough to get some working, there technical support is useless and they continuously lie to you.
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Summary: Windows XP Compatibility
Review: The signal strength is not very strong and other products have better and many of the firmware upgrades have bugs in them when being used with Windows XP.
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Summary: Hot Tip--call Tech Support VERY EARLY IN THE AM
Review: I've read the other reviews stating that Linksys tech support is less than stellar. I've had great luck calling on a Saturday morning, very early <about 7am EST>. Got thru in about 3 minutes and was on the phone w/ a woman located in the Philapinnes. After about 25 minutes I was up and running <it would've been a lot shorter but it takes forever to restart my Win 98 PC>. Signal coverage is awesome. I highly recommend Linksys products even though I've needed tech support help.
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Summary: Two Cards Installed Effortlessly
Review: I installed these cards in a 200mhz IBM and a newer Compaq. Each install was quick and effortless. I had no problems with adding encryption, and speeds are fast and reliable. I originally tried the USB version of the Linksys product in the Compaq, and after two USB units would not work (and after talking with a patient Linksys tech for 90 minutes, with minimal hold time), I tried the PCI Card and it worked perfectly. I would buy more of this PCI card in a heartbeat, and the price has gone down to the "after-rebate" price. Amazon was great in adjusting my original purchase price when there was a price drop after 7 days (on my router, my PCI card, and my USB unit), and shipped a replacement USB Linksys wireless unit next day air when the first one failed, paid for return shipping, the whole nine yards. Overall an A+ experience with this card, twice.
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Summary: Hold off on going wireless if you have not purchased one yet
Review: The 2.4 GHz wireless adapter works great, but beware of using it with 2.4 GHz cordless phones in your house. The cordless phones interfere with the 802.11b signals and you frequently lose connections or connection speeds are real real slow. I suggest that you wait for the 802.11a 5 GHz wireless products to get a bit cheaper. Dlink, Netgear, and Linksys are starting to come out with these products, just wait for a good deal before buying them as they are a bit pricey right now.
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Summary: Corrupts NT
Review: If you are considering using this product with a Windows NT computer be sure to back up your data and your Emergency Repair Disk! Twice I installed the card and driver only to receive the "Blue Screen of Death" during NT's boot process (i.e. I could not log on to NT in order to uninstall the product.) I was able to successfully install the card and driver under Win98, but not without problems.
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Summary: Changing the product without changing the name.
Review: This product has recently (as of 9/2002) changed to a Broadcom chipset. Despite this relativly major switch the company decided not to change the name, this has caused major headaches. As you can imagine, the firmware update for the old chipset refuse to install on the new boards (as it would ruin them), there is driver problems and inconsistencies, and if you intend to run this card in linux forget about it. The broadcom chipset doesn't work with any of the latest linux-wlan-ng builds. In windows XP this board was alright but still problematic; tech support was courteous but MUCH less than helpful.
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