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Cisco-Linksys WPC54G Wireless-G Notebook Adapter

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Brand Linksys
Compatible Devices Desktop, Printer
Data Link Protocol Ethernet
Data Transfer Rate 54 Megabytes Per Second
Item Weight 47 Grams

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  • Product Type - Adapter
  • Data rates up to 54Mbps -- 5 times faster than Wireless-B (802.11b)
  • Also interoperates with Wireless-B networks (at 11Mbps)
  • Up to 128-bit WEP encryption
  • Advanced wireless security: Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), and up to 128-bit encryption

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Wireless-G is the upcoming 54Mbps wireless networking standard that's almost five times faster than the widely deployed Wireless-B (802.11b) products found in homes, businesses, and public wireless hotspots around the country - but since they share the same 2.4GHz radio band, Wireless-G devices can also work with existing 11Mbps Wireless-B equipment. The new Wireless-G Notebook Adapter from Linksys has both standards built in, so you can connect your notebook to existing 802.11b infrastructure, and also the new screaming fast Wireless-G networks. The included Setup Wizard will walk you through configuring the adapter to your network's settings, step by step. Then just slide it into your notebook's PC Card slot and enjoy network access with your notebook computer, while retaining true mobility. Once you're connected, you can keep in touch with your e-mail, access the Internet, and share files and other resources such as printers and network storage with other computers on the network, wherever you wander. At home, you can surf the web or use instant messaging to chat with friends while sitting out on the patio.You'll also be able to connect with any of the growing number of public wireless hotspots springing up in coffee shops, airport lounges, hotels and convention centers. And as those hotspots upgrade to the new high-speed Wireless-G standard, you'll be ready to take advantage of the increased speeds. Get connected to current-standard 802.11b networks today, and be prepared for the future with the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter from Linksys.

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Amazon.com Product Description Early Adopters Pick, January 2003. The first high-speed wireless networking PC card for laptops to use the 802.11g standard, which is four times faster than the current standard (802.11b) and backwards compatible.

The new Wireless-G notebook adapter (PC Card adapter) from Linksys has both the 802.11b and newer 802.11g standards built in, so you can connect your notebook to existing 802.11b infrastructure and also the new, fast Wireless-G networks. The included setup wizard walks you through configuring the adapter to your network's settings, step by step. Then just slide the adapter into your notebook's PC Card slot and enjoy network access with your notebook computer, while retaining true mobility.

Wireless-G is the 54 Mbps wireless networking standard that's almost five times faster than the widely deployed Wireless-B (802.11b) products that are found in homes, businesses, and public wireless hotspots around the country. But since they share the same 2.4 GHz radio band, Wireless-G devices also work with existing 11 Mbps Wireless-B equipment.

Once you're connected, you can keep in touch with your e-mail, access the Internet, and share files and other resources such as printers and network storage with other computers on the network, wherever you wander. At home, you can surf the Web or use instant messaging to chat with friends while sitting out on the patio.

You'll also be able to connect to any of the growing number of public wireless hotspots springing up in coffee shops, airport lounges, hotels, and convention centers. And as those hotspots upgrade to the new high-speed Wireless-G standard, you'll be ready to take advantage of the increased speeds.

Get connected to current standard 802.11b networks today, and be prepared for the future with the Wireless-G notebook adapter from Linksys.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
516 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the performance, ease of installation, and value of the network interface controller adapter. For example, they mention it works like a charm, the setup is very easy, and the directions are simple. That said, opinions are mixed on connectivity.

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142 customers mention115 positive27 negative

Customers like the performance of the network interface controller adapter. They say it works like a charm, is extremely effective, and performs flawlessly. Some customers also mention that it has good connection signal, speed, and range. That said, they say it has increased their Internet speed, loads and associates much quicker, and is very fast.

"...Adapter has good connection signal, speed and range. I intend to reconfigure this system as a dual boot with Windows 2000 and Linux...." Read more

"...In fact, somehow it seems to have increased my Internet speed - something I can't understand, but am more than willing to go with...." Read more

"...Speed is excellent...." Read more

"...Pages load with a snap, and games exhibit no lag whatsoever. Furthermore, my wireless-b hardware seems to be positively affected as well...." Read more

58 customers mention41 positive17 negative

Customers find the installation of the network interface controller adapter to be easy. They mention that the directions are simple and easy to follow. Some say that the laptop software is intuitive to use and easy.

"...The install was easy and the enclosed CD drivers worked out of the box without getting the latest updated drivers from the Cisco-Linksys website,..." Read more

"...Smooth installation, powerful feature set, and perfect pricing, makes this a piece of hardware not to miss!" Read more

"...The manual is not detailed and the set up utility is inadequate...." Read more

"...The directions are simple and very easy to follow. I can't see how these things can be any easier to install. ......" Read more

32 customers mention23 positive9 negative

Customers like the value of the network interface controller adapter. They mention that it's a great product at a reasonable price.

"...Smooth installation, powerful feature set, and perfect pricing, makes this a piece of hardware not to miss!" Read more

"...For the low price, it works good...." Read more

"...that came with the device and on the Linksys web site was absolutely useless...." Read more

"...by the seller as new and unopened in the original box for a very competitive price...." Read more

46 customers mention27 positive19 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the connectivity of the adapter. Some say that it has a very good signal strength, and is a great wireless adapter that greatly enhances their wireless surfing experience. However, others say that after booting up, their wireless connection does not connect, and they consistently get the "Cannot Connect to Internet" message. They also say that the adaptor has difficulty picking up some wireless networks, rendering their laptop unable to access most WiFi.

"...Adapter has good connection signal, speed and range. I intend to reconfigure this system as a dual boot with Windows 2000 and Linux...." Read more

"...reasons yet unknown, occasionally after booting up, my wireless connection does not connect with my Linksys WRT54G wireless router, which is a..." Read more

"...So, through walls and over distance I still had very sufficient signal strength and quality...." Read more

"...This failed - with my consistently getting the Cannot Connect to Internet message even though the access point was recognized...." Read more

10 customers mention3 positive7 negative

Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the network interface controller adapter. Some mention that it's easy to use and provides smooth internet access, while others say that the software is severely lacking and could use a bit of improvement. Some say that installation software had conflicts with the firewall software, and that the notebook card software installer glitched during the initial installation.

"...The installation software had conflicts with the firewall software so I had to remove both the firewall and linksys software and reinstall the..." Read more

"...The notebook card software installer 'glitched' during the initial installation, and then refused to recognize its drivers, preferring instead to be..." Read more

"...Can't beat it for the price or ease of use." Read more

"...The Cisco software didn't do a good job at finding wireless connections especially if you move around to different wireless locations...." Read more

Performance okay, Linksys software not.
4 Stars
Performance okay, Linksys software not.
This works fine and fast-as-advertised in Windows XP - if you only use its drivers along with WinXP's Wireless Networking features. For some reason the Linksys app is rather dodgy. It will connect to your WAP/Router just fine, showing your throughput and signal strength okay, but for some reason it won't connect to the Internet; its graphic display will show a dash-line connection from card to Router, and a blinking question mark from the Router to the Web. Encrypted or not, broadcast SSID or not, default connection or edited, it's all the same.Technical Support has been stumped, and I'm not entirely convinced they know what's causing the problem; I've read similar complaints by other users. I've tried using their app in a Win98SE and Win2000 environment and its the same. I haven't tried it on Windows 7 as I don't have that, therefore I can only recommend using it with a duly-updated WinXP environment.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Wireless-G Adapter and an Excellent Value
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2011
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The Cisco-Linksys WPC54G Wireless-G Notebook Adapter was purchased to add networking capability and internet access for an old Toshiba Satellite 2105CDS Laptop. The install was easy and the enclosed CD drivers worked out of the box without getting the latest updated drivers from the Cisco-Linksys website, although I did download them and archived them in case I need them should I run into a problem later. The upgrades done on this laptop were 128 MB more memory, a larger and faster 120 GB PATA hard drive, and this wireless-G adapter. This is an OLD, OLD laptop, 400 MHz AMD-K6 processor, 64 MB RAM (now w/ 160 MB), S-3 VIRGE MX w/ 2 MB Video RAM, 24X CD-ROM and a 4.3 GB Toshiba Hard Drive ...State-of-the-Art for 1999 running Windows 98 SE. This is a "Kicks-n-Giggles" project just see if I could get the poor old tired thing to work well enough to sit on my sofa instead of behind one of two other desktops and read my email. After receiving this card I tested it on the original Windows 98 SE install with the old hard drive and just adding the 128 MB memory chip. NO GO, could not get the CD drivers to work, (the issue was the video drivers needed updating). Installed the new 120 GB hard drive and set up Windows 98 SE and Windows 2000 PRO SP4 in dual boot configuration after partitioning and formatting then completed the OS installs. BIOS update, latest drivers updates, and all MS Updates installed then put in the driver CD under both OSes and it installed and connected with NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. Adapter has good connection signal, speed and range. I intend to reconfigure this system as a dual boot with Windows 2000 and Linux. I have not tested Linux yet.
MORAL: If you are having install problems, update all your system drivers, check MS Update for latest OS updates, and go to Cisco-Linksys website for latest adapter driver updates then give the install another try.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Worked Perfectly
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2004
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I purchased an all-Linksys G set - a router, PCI card, and card for my laptop.
Here is my hardware setup:
Machine 1: WIN 98 First Edition; 400 MHz PII, plenty of RAM; Desktop
Machine 2: WIN 98 First Edition; 233 MHz, moderate RAM; Desktop
Machine 3: WIN 2000; plenty of speed and RAM; Laptop
Router:
It is a great product. I hooked it up to Machine 1 and had it running in under 5 minutes and that includes the hardware. I did NOT use the software included - instead I configured the router through the web interface. This is key. The router doesn't even support WIN 98 First Edition according to the min. req. Linksys states. Nevertheless, my setup works flawlessly. In fact, somehow it seems to have increased my Internet speed - something I can't understand, but am more than willing to go with.
PCI Adapter:
I am giving this an average 3 star rating because frankly I didn't get it to work but then again it really wasn't supposed to work with WIN 98 First Edition as is running on Machine 2. Now, here's why I feel I should rate this item at all - even if unsupported, loading software and giving it a try should not crash your system and cause errors. In fact, I had high hopes considering the software seemed to load, but in fact it just gummed up the system. So, after quite a while of trying, my poor old system is worse off than before. I just don't understand why Linksys didn't include a way to work on WIN 98 First Edition. At heart this thing is just a bit of hardware and I would think ultimately not much different to the computer than an Ethernet card. I may be wrong, but why can't they design an interface for the older operating system? Anyway, don't bother if you aren't running a newer system.
Card for laptop:
Worked like a charm. I popped in the software on Machine 3 running WIN 2000 and in a couple of minutes had a great signal. The laptop was at least 50 feet away from the router and in the basement (router on 1st level). So, through walls and over distance I still had very sufficient signal strength and quality. No dropping was noticed, and the settings were all set for a high level of security. There was absolutely no extra heat as someone noted. Also, no problems working between a hardwired network at work and the wireless at home. Just pop in and out the card is all (I have to because of the tight fit of a a docking station at work).
So, overall I'm happy with Linksys.
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The Reaper
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on December 17, 2016
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Great product for the price. Good service. Works like a charm on two of my laptops.Easy to install.
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José M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfecto
Reviewed in Spain on June 1, 2015
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Lo compre para un portátil Toshiba 4000 CDS y me ha funcionado a la perfeccción (eso si, previa actualización de BIOS). Llego en perfecto estado, bien embalado y totalmente nuevo, encantado con el vendedor.
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kaloup
5.0 out of 5 stars impeccable
Reviewed in France on March 25, 2012
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tip top pour ma box. fonction très bien. cela nous a permis de connecté tous nos appareils wifi de la maison. livraison très rapide.
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