Cisco-Linksys WMP54G Wireless-G PCI Adapter by Linksys
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Digital camera reviews of Cisco-Linksys WMP54G Wireless-G PCI Adapter
Digital camera Review: Bad Product
Summary: 1 Stars
Unless you have system restore, do not purchase this product, because you will probably be needing it. Multiple crashes, driver failures, and when finally installed, unable to communicate with its mother router. I don't know why my problems were so extreme - however, I am unable to understand how anyone got this to work properly - I'm no idiot either.Tech support is NON EXISTENT ! If you email, you will get instructions to go to a fague link that tells you nothing !!!
Save your money, and wire your house for ethernet - wireless is a waste of money.
Digital camera Review: Best Buy
Summary: 5 Stars
Installation of this PCI card, from installing the software to installing the card, was a quick and easy taking only twenty minutes. The card has worked amazingly well with no lagtime. There is not even any lagtime between when my computer wakes up from hibernation to when I can get online. It should be noted though that my entire wireless network consists of linksys products which may have a little to do with ease of connectivity once the hardware and software have been installed.Digital camera Review: Better Wait On 802.11g
Summary: 1 Stars
Had it running for a short time with not much luck. 802.11g has the same interference problems as 802.11b, as it will fight cordless phones, etc. I had the WAP in one room and the PC in the other. Connections would take a long time and would fail periodically. The fastest speed it would connect at, only two rooms away was 24Meg. Sometimes it would connect at 36Meg but quickly drop back down, sometimes to 10Meg. Someone around my house is running an unsecured WLAN as the card in my PC would get a week signal and pick up in IP address from somewhere else. Oops. I had to configure the PC end to look for my network only. If you follow Linksys's instructions, it will us the default configuration, which is wide open, and leave your network assessable to anyone around you. I soon tired of messing with it and got an RMA and shipped it back. I'll wait for 802.11a's prices to come down or see what new wireless protocol comes out next week.Digital camera Review: Better news from the linksys front
Summary: 4 Stars
I wrote an earlier review with a much lower rating on this card because I (and linksys technical support) couldn't get it to stop dropping the connection. I sent the card back and got another one. It turns out that it was the card that was at fault, and I suspect, just a one-off. In other words, the linksys software, router, and wireless card now work together beautifully. Hey, anyone can have a bad day once in a while, and while I wish I didn't have to go through all the drama, all's well that ends well. By the way, Amazon was great in handling the refund on the original bad card, and got a new one (separate order, not an exchange) to me very quickly.Digital camera Review: Better than advertised!
Summary: 5 Stars
I set this network up in my home (and I know NOTHING about networking), and it works so well you wouldn't even know it's there. It is fast and reliable! My neighbor saw it and we got him set up too!