Customer Reviews

Linksys WPC11 Instant Wireless-B Networking Adapter, PCMCIA Card

5 star:		(20)
4 star:		(16)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

I bought the Linksys WPC11 to go into a Toshiba Tecra 780CDM notebook running Windows 98 SE. The network I have is an Airport Express bridge connected to a Belkin 4 port router. After following the instructions and installing the software, I got a couple error messages indicating that I couldn't have more than 6 TCP/IP configurations, and no more than 4 PPP configurations. But the software seemed to install just fine. However, I could only connect to the Airport basestation, but couldn't access the internet, nor the network.

I called Tech Support, and got a very polite and knowledgable service rep in about 5 minutes (on a Sunday night). He troubleshot the installation, and agreed that the software was installed correctly, and the card was working correctly. His diagnosis was that the card was communicating with the basestation, but not to the router. He suggested I speak to Belkin.

Then I called a friend, who suggested I open the Device Manager and remove all the network devices. When I restarted the computer, only 2 (out of an original 6) were recognized by Windows, and it installed both devices. Then I connected to the Airport Basestation, and voila! Full connectivity and compatibility!

I take away 1 star because Tech Support was not able to correctly identify and fix the problem. Otherwise, this is an excellent card, and can be found at an excellent price.

I'm really happy this card because it is very cheap and performs well, you must know that there are other devices that offer a greater range and speed but at higher prices, the cheapest wireless g notebook adpter i've seen costs 20 bucks, but why spend 6 more bucks and shipping (cause it is not eligile for amazon prime) for 43 Mbps more when the fastest internet for home and small business is 8 Mbps, Think about it, i highly recomend this card


*****update July 23*****,
This card drains the battery life of my notebook much more faster that my last dell wireless-g card. i get 1 hour and 30 miuntes with out the card and 45 minutes with this card using a fulla charged battery, my laptop is an inspiron 1000 equipped qith a rechargeable Li-ion battery 14.8 V------ 44--mAh with a capasity of 65WH

I purchased this Linksys WPC11 Instant Wireless-B Networking Adapter PCMCIA Card for my two year old Toshiba laptop running Windows XP. Like the reviewer Lavode below, I ran into a little trouble at first, but got it working well in the end.

My household already had the Lynksys Wireless-G router (model WRT54G), which works great on my wife's new Sony Vaio laptop running Windows XP which is wireless ready, but this Linksys WPC11 Instant Wireless-B Networking Adapter PCMCIA Card is for Wireless-B, versus the Wireless-G router that we have. This may have been the scource of my problems on my old Toshiba.

Anyway, when I first installed the software onto my Toshiba that came with the Linksys WPC11 Instant Wireless-B Networking Adapter PCMCIA Card, my computer said that it was connected to the router, but not to the internet. I went to www.linksys.com and downloaded and installed the driver from their website, which also came with a program called Boingo, and now everything works great. The Boingo program is supposed to work when you go to a public place with wireless internet, but I haven't tried that yet.

So in conclusion, the Linksys WPC11 Instant Wireless-B Networking Adapter PCMCIA Card is a great deal for the money, but you should be prepared that you may have to fiddle with the driver like in my case, or with your computer's settings like in Lavode's review below.

OK to you linux users out there. Yes, it works in linux. This is great for a budget person trying to just... get on the internet without a problem. If you try something like Ubuntu, all you do is plug it in, and it knows what it is, its ready and waiting for you to select a network near by ;-). I suggest this to anyone on a budget or want support in linux out-of-the-box.

This has served my wireless network needs very well for the price. Unfortunately, this device does not support WPA encryption (even though the firmware update notes say it does) so I cannot use it on many newer wireless access points or routers. If you are still using 64-128 bit WEP encryption, as I am, this will work just fine, but be prepared for issues with newer routers.

I was very happy with this purchase. It was on sale and priced below what the stores were selling it for. It arrived on time and has been working great. I would highly recommend this product to anyone.

simple excellet. easy to install and much more chipper than other cards

We had compared prices and for the $9.99 price it was a good deal. Easy to install in minutes and works great on multiple machines with no problems. Highly recommend.

Ok this was my problem. I had made my laptop dual booting with Windows XP and Fedora Core3. My old wireless card (WPC54G) worked pretty wel in windows but not at all with Linux. After doing some research I heard that this card was compatible. And it is....with a bit of fiddling. It had the advantage of also making my Windows wireless connection a lot more stable.

The only reason I gave it a 4 is that it is not as fast as the G standard (which I knew when I bought it) but it is a lot more stable . And I will happily take that slight drop in speed for the comfort of knowing that my connection will stay up.

Recommende for anyone who is setting up a budget system or just a test box. Lets face it you can't beat the price.

I just bought two of this cards, they have been working very well. I have had tryed some other brands and definetly this is a very good item for the price. no other like this on the market.