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: Beware of what looks too easy ...
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased the Linsys Router, a PMCIA Wireless and two PCI wireless cards. The idea was to have devices all from the same manufacturer in order to ease the computers and the network setup. The weak link I found was in the PCI cards.I use XP Pro on an ASUS based system. The cards were not recognized as "Plug and Play" and Windows XP refused flat out to install them. I gave up after two sleepless nights.
I then purchased a D-link PCI card and I was surfing the net in 15 minutes flat.
Digital camera Review: Broken; Linksys WILL NOT HONOR warranty
Summary: 1 Stars
I received an unopened box containing a refurb'd wmp54G. Stickers said 90 day warranty. Item would not install, and the green LED would not come on. Linksys customer service said it was out of warranty, and would only offer support with the fee based customer support. In other words, Linksys sells crap then doesnt stand behind it. YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED.Digital camera Review: Can't Keep Signal
Summary: 1 Stars
I just bought a 3G Compaq computer with a pentium4 processor. It came with Vista Home on it. First off, the adapter instuctions tell you to go to the Linksys website to download the driver for Vista. If I could do that, then I wouldn't need an adapter! I tried to download the vista driver to a CD on another computer and then load that CD on to my computer. I tried for 4 days and never did figure out how to do it. I finally paid $88.00 to have it done. The card now works for a few minutes and then I'm told that my computer has no network. My son's computer has another brand of card in it and it never has a problem. I've invested too much time and money to put up with this crraap.Digital camera Review: Choose ANY OTHER Wireless-G PCI Card But This One!
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this WMP54G for a 2008 Christmas Gift for my brother. It was mid-January before I could install it for him. Worst wireless card I've ever installed and used, and I've installed and used a lot of them! Installation was straight forward; however, an icon appears for a Wireless Network Monitor. Click on it and nothing happens! Why click? The card wasn't finding any networks, and yet 2 laptop computers and a Brother Multi-Function printer with built in wireless networking capability could find the network and connect just fine! The two laptops could find my brother's network and other neighboring networks immediately on bootup. About 10 minutes after bootup, the Linksys WMP54G card in the desktop computer could find only my brother's network, would connect, and then frequently drop the connection. The first weekend in February I went to my brother's home and removed the software and hardware for the Linksys card and replaced them with a D-Link DWL-G510 Wireless G PCI Desktop Adapter. Worked like a dream immediately. Pulled in several neighboring networks; connected to my brother's network within a second or two of bootup, and has not dropped a connection! Here's a link to the D-Link card I used. D-Link DWL-G510 Wireless PCI Adapter, 802.11g, 54 MbpsDigital camera Review: Connect Problems? Check the "CHANNEL"
Summary: 4 Stars
I've looked around on various boards to see if anyone had a solution to the problem so often described with this product where you see a message "A wireless connection is available", and the SSID shows up as an available network, but then you can't connect to it. I don't think I've seen anyone write up the solution I found, so I'm going to give it a try here, hopefully it'll help reduce stress for at least a few other users...I messed around with this problem for HOURS yesterday, but decided to try fresh today... I'd decided that if I didn't get it all working today, it was all going to get boxed up and sent back tomorrow! The root cause was that the router was on one channel (6 I believe), and the WMP55G cards (at least when you install the new driver) defaults to channel 11. (I may have these reversed).
In this configuration, the network SSID was visible to the client systems, but would NOT connect - at least not usually - they actually connected once or twice briefly with the channels mismatched, but with everything in close proximity.
The WRT54G's channel number (assuming you're using the linksys router) is on the "setup" tab on it's web interface. (I had a PC hardwired to the router to do this - that's a good idea if you're having RF problems as I was). It's down near the bottom of the screen in the "Wireless" section. Remember to hit "APPLY" after changing it, so that it takes effect.
The WMP54G's channel number (Windows XP - SP1 with the latest driver, anyway) is on the "Wireless G Notebook Adapter Properties" window under the "Advanced" tab. It's labeled "IBSS Channel Number". You must hit the "OK" for it to take effect.
I THINK I tried changing the channel on the router yesterday, but failed to hit "APPLY"...
I had been seeing the same thing over and over... the network was visible to the client computers, but wouldn't connect... Interestingly enough, my portable WOULD connect, but the two PCI cards would not. Once I got all the channels synced up, it was fine.
You would expect that if the card and router were on different channels (especially as far apart as 6 and 11), that the network would not be visible from the cards, but that's not the case! They are visible, but just will not connect - usually anyway.
I believe that any sort of RF problem might cause a similar symptom... a bad antenna connector, an interfering wireless phone, (another network next door?) or what have you.
The first thing I did today was to disconnect all the wireless phones in the house BEFORE starting to troubleshoot. The next thing was to turn SSID transmit back on, and security off. Once we got the channels synced up, both PCI cards synced up right away... then I turned SSID transmit off, verified that it was OK, then put in a WEP key, verified again, then went in and restricted the mac addresses to those of my client computers. It's all working reliably now.