3COM Corp OFFICECONNECT WIRELESS 108 MBPS ( 3CRXJK10075 )

by HP

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 2.1 x 0.2 inches ; 5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00064C5V2
• Item model number: 3CRXJK10075
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,280 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

OFFICECONNECT WIRELESS 54 MBPS

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars No problemo., August 25, 2006

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bobb (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 3COM Corp OFFICECONNECT WIRELESS 108 MBPS ( 3CRXJK10075 ) (Personal Computers)

At first I had a "blue screen of death" prob with this card, but after turning off turbo mode (turbo doesn't improve my thruput anyways and it does 108M just fine), everything is fine. Used in conjunction with a AirLink AP which also sports an Atheros chipset, giving 108M compatibility with the 3com (don't need to buy an expensive 3com AP). Where else are you gonna get a retractable antenna adapter? :)

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Won't install, no support, January 17, 2006

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Barry (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 3COM Corp OFFICECONNECT WIRELESS 108 MBPS ( 3CRXJK10075 ) (Personal Computers)

The latest version of the software from the 3Com website fails to install in WinXP. After producing an error message, it appears to have installed but the device does not work. It is flagged as failed by Windows. After all this, it also will not uninstall. There is no 800 number tech support. I am a computer programmer. Take it from me, pass on this thing.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Security at the cost of any internet access at all, September 29, 2008

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nelyk (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 3COM Corp OFFICECONNECT WIRELESS 108 MBPS ( 3CRXJK10075 ) (Personal Computers)

This is the worst wireless adapter I've ever had the displeasure to work with. Its only saving grace is that it was bought for me, as a gift, so I didn't have to shell out any money for it.

There are two user interfaces available for the purpose of connecting to the internet via the OfficeConnect card: the standard Windows Zero Configuration interface, and 3com's Wireless Utility interface. I chose the awkward phrasing of the previous sentence for a good reason: these interfaces are FOR THE PURPOSE of connecting to the internet, but only one of them actually works. It's not WZC.

After you finally find the toggle that lets you use WZC (it's only available in the right-click menu of the Quick Start toolbar), the card cheerfully "allows" you to "connect" to any wireless network it can detect, whether or not you have the correct password. Then it tells you that you have an excellent connection to the network in question, that your data is coming in faster than the wireless router is running, and that there is nothing at all wrong with your connection even though you can't even ping anyone successfully. It won't even successfully connect to a PUBLIC network - it just tells you you're connected at full speed with no problems, and continues to laugh in the face of your futile attempts to actually USE this supposed connectivity.

Leaving the WZC interface disabled - dooming yourself to connecting to a network entirely on your own, since most people who set up or manage wireless networks can't deal with anything else - leaves you in the hands of the 3Com XJACK Wireless Utility utility, an interface apparently designed to keep your information secure by not allowing you to connect to any network you don't personally own. Not only do you need to know the security type and password of the network you're trying to connect to, but also its transfer rate, operation mode, bit encryption, encryption type, key index, social security number and mother's maiden name. I once managed to connect to a single wireless network with this card, after more than a day of back-and-forth with the property owner finding more and more obscure information about the network and router's setups. I've tried connecting to at least seven others, with varying levels of help and information from their administrators, to no avail. And forget about connecting to a public network! Apparently, the designers of 3Com's software didn't think it was worth their time to even include "None" as a security type option.

The only people I would recommend this wireless card to are parents trying to limit their children's internet access ("I'm not buying you another wireless card! Your current one set us back more than $70!") and those who want a passive-aggressive way to torture their exes.