NETGEAR WG511NA Wireless G Pc Card by Netgear
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Digital camera reviews of NETGEAR WG511NA Wireless G Pc Card
Digital camera Review: Fantastic
Summary: 5 Stars
This card installed without a glitch. Initially I was experiencing some problems with it trying to connect with a neighbor's wireless Linksys router. Every time it tried to make that other connection is would sever the existing connection. Very frustrating. That problem was resolved by just disabling the "Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings" option. You can do this in the "advanced" section of the "Wireless Network Connection" window.Digital camera Review: Fast, inexpesive, easy setup, and multiple language support!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just purchased the Netgear WG511 wireless adapter card for my wife's PC. Overall, I am very happy with this purchase, and recommend this card. However, there are a couple of points I would like to touch on in this review:
1) Although the initial installation of the Netgear software was very easy (on a Sony VAIO laptop running WindowsME), enabling WEP encryption presented what appeared to be issues. Once WEP was enabled, the Netgear card did not seem to be able to connect to my Linksys access point. But, in reality, this was not the case -- It turned out that the Netgear card just needed a little time to communicate the encryption data with the access point, after which it was recognized just fine.
2) This card is installed on a PC running WindowsME Japanese. Let's just say I was very (happily!) surprised to find that the software recognized the language of the OS and automatically installed the correct language version of the software. It would be nice, however, if Netgear stated that multiple languages were supported by the card and its software somewhere on the packaging or in the manual, as this would have saved me the trouble of first attempting to download and use the software from the Netgear Japan web site (which didn't work). But, once I installed the software from the installation CD, everything went without a hitch.
3) Back to an issue implied by point number 1, above: when you boot a PC with this card installed (unless you are using XP's network management software), it takes a minute after boot for the card to connect to the access point. This is likely because the Netgear software has to fully load before it can connect, but it makes it seem that the card is not working after the computer starts. In fact, the card is working just fine, if you wait a minute and let the software find and communicate with the access point. (This is not an issue unless you have WEP enabled.)
And, for users of WindowsXP: If you do not disable XP's network management software, you will have compatibility issues with the Netgear software. This is the source of many user's issues noted in the reviews on this web site.
So, be aware that you should turn the XP software *off* if you intend to use the Netgear network manager. Or, if you want to use the XP software, just install the card's drivers and skip the installation of the Netgear management utility.
In summary, this is a fine card with well-written, intuitive software that should be considered by anyone who wants to connect a laptop PC via wireless. Although using WEP does seem to impact performance on boot up, there is no apparent degradation of connection speed once online. If WEP is not used, the card connects instantly, with no noticable lag.
I highly recommend this card to anyone who wants to connect quickly, easily, and for far less money than they might spend on other name-brand cards.
Digital camera Review: GREAT AND FAST
Summary: 5 Stars
I RECEIVED IT FAST BUT COULDN'T USE IT ON MY COMPUTER AFTER ALL. BUT WAS VERY HAPPY WITH IT GETTING HERE SO FAST AND GETTING MY CREDIT WHEN SENDING IT BACKDigital camera Review: GREAT Wireless card - watch out for the REBATE though!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Wireless Card has been excellent - works well with the Netgear WGR614 Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps Router.What I do complain about is the company that NETGEAR have selected to run the rebate program (TCA REBATES ~ www.tcarebates.com). I bought both a router and a Netgear WG511 Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps PC Card. They advertise a $20 rebate with this router and a $10 rebate with the card. I sent in the correct forms, receipt and both UPC Labels (all in one envelope).
TCA sent me an email to say they were disallowing the $20 rebate because they did not receive the UPC Label for the router (though they apparently did find the Wireless card UPC). This is complete nonsense since I have photocopies of all the materials I submitted.
Anyway, don't count on the rebate reducing the price - otherwise a fine buy!
Digital camera Review: Gave life back to an old laptop
Summary: 5 Stars
My secondary computer is an old 2003 laptop, and when its internal wireless adapter failed to connect, I saw a cheap replacement in this card. I got it up within 5 minutes and while the speed is just standard, it gets the job done. Hopefully the card will last well into the future.