Linksys W11S4PC11 Wireless-B Network Kit

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Product Details

Product Manual [191kb PDF]

• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00008WM59
• Item model number: W11S4PC11
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,787 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 19, 2003

Product Description

Linksys W11S4PC11 Wireless 802.11b Network Kit - This networking kit features an 802.11b router that has a built-in 4-port 10/100 Ethernet switch, allowing both wired & wireless computers to access the network, & securely share a high-speed DSL or Cable Modem Internet connection. The kit also includes an 802.11b PC Card for your notebook computer, allowing you to relax in the living room or bedroom while you check e-mail or transfer files!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Obsolete technology, January 19, 2006

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Steven Wechsler "Home electronics hobbyist" (West Hempstead, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Linksys W11S4PC11 Wireless-B Network Kit (Personal Computers)

Linksys makes a good product, but 802.11b is several years out of date. For the same price as this router you can get an 802.11g which is much faster, has better range and will be more reliable.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Home wireless, May 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Linksys W11S4PC11 Wireless-B Network Kit (Personal Computers)

I purchased the Linksys router/hub about 5 months ago based on reviews and talking to IT co-workers. I was surprised at the ease of setup and installation. I have 5-6 PCs (using MS Win 98, MS Win 2000, XP Home and XP Prof) networked at home. One recommendation I took from written reviews was to put some money into Orinoco Gold Wireless PC-Card NICs. I'm also running a couple of wired connections via 3Com NICs. Everything has worked beyond my expectations. After 15 years of working in IT, I'm fairly hard to impress, but this is one thing that I have thoroughly enjoyed.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Works well once set up, November 15, 2003

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cperrey (Victoria, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Linksys W11S4PC11 Wireless-B Network Kit (Personal Computers)

Setting up the access point was a little difficult, but once the right settings were tweaked, this thing hums along with little problems. The signal strength is high even to the backyard: makes working outside on the nice days easy. The security options are nice, since this can screen wireless cards unless you input their hardware address. Some fiddling with ports was necessary to get the virtual private networking (VPN) to go through correctly, but some help can be found on the internet. This access point also plays well with other vendor's PC cards.

However, there are some issues with the PC card. This setup comes with version 4 (v4) of the card. There are SEVERE issues if you need to use a VPN to log into work. This card simply will not do it--but oddly, version 3 (v3) WILL. This is known on Linksys' website, but no fix is available. The v4 also seems to get worse reception than v3.

Overall, it can work well, but be careful with the version of the PC card.