Cisco-Linksys Wireless-G PCI Card WMP54G - Network adapter - PCI - 802.11b, 802.11g

by Linksys

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 8.7 x 0.9 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0002LHSKW
• Item model number: WMP54G-FR
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 15, 2005

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easiest setup you could imagine, April 5, 2008

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Cookie's mom (Lawrenceville, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cisco-Linksys Wireless-G PCI Card WMP54G - Network adapter - PCI - 802.11b, 802.11g (Personal Computers)

I haven't had this product long enough to know whether it will last, but I was extremely impressed by the ease of setup--definitely 5 stars!

I bought this to add a new Dell desktop PC to our existing wireless-G network, with a Linksys router. (That HAS lasted well, for the last 2 years.) Let me state that I hated setting up the network originally, because I didn't know what I was doing, and I have had trouble adding friend's laptops onto it when they came to visit. I was anticipating several hours of playing with network names, channel settings, and security codes to get it right. Installing the hardware was a bit of a pain, but that is my fault and Dell's--first, because I turned off the computer and started to take it apart before I read the directions that said to install the software FIRST, and second, because Dell made it easy to open their case, but hard to get the back cover off the one empty PCI slot (which looked like two empty slots from the outside). But once I had the card in, the case closed, the antenna screwed on, and the power back on, the directions said to press the button on the front of the router and click "next" on the computer. I did, and about 60 seconds later, the computer was on the Internet!! I wish everything was this easy!

(Added April 2009) Like some others here, our card did stop communicating after about 6 months. After about 15 hours on the phone with both Dell and Linksys technical support, I figured out that the cause was another company's trial software that Dell had installed on our system--it set up a firewall that we could not turn off, that protected us from the dangers of the Internet by not allowing us ON the Internet. We had to re-install all software on our computer and we are still having problems. However, I do not blame Linksys for the problem, because it was not their software that caused the problem, and the rest of our Linksys network works just fine. FYI, our operating system is Windows XP.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, September 9, 2007

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C. Bishop (Davis, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cisco-Linksys Wireless-G PCI Card WMP54G - Network adapter - PCI - 802.11b, 802.11g (Personal Computers)

I've had a lot of experience with Linksys products over the last few years and I have always been incredibly disappointed. This product was no different. It did work beautifully out of the box, which was a perk. I had a functional internet connection within 5-10 minutes of popping open my PC. However, after about 1 month of use, it literally just stopped working (no changes in software or hardware during this time). Tech support seemed oblivious to the problem ... Google "wmp54g stops working" and you get 805 hits (as of today at least) all describing the same problem: it works great, then stops working.

On a more positive note, tech support, at least via live chat, was very helpful and had me run a gamut of tests and configurations, all of which ultimately failed. Honestly, I'll never buy another Linksys product because of this failed product and about half a dozen other negative experiences I have had with the company failing to battle test their hardware and firmware. I've personally had very good luck with all netgear products I have purchased. However, I have not had any experience with the newest Range NEXT routers/adapters and thus can't recommend them.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic wireless adapter, June 5, 2008

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JeanK (Somerset, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cisco-Linksys Wireless-G PCI Card WMP54G - Network adapter - PCI - 802.11b, 802.11g (Personal Computers)

I bought this adapter to install in my Dell Dimension 4550. It was an extremely easy install (much easier and faster than when I installed my network router!). The directions were clear and easy to follow. The adapter picked up my router right away and once I entered my router key, the PC had a wireless connection. It performs flawlessly.