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Linksys WUSB54G Wireless-G USB Adapter| Manufacturer: | Linksys | | List price: | $69.99 |
| Our price: | Too Low To Display that is 100% off! |
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This wireless stuff is not ready for prime time |
1 star is too generous. Can I give it a -5? I have a sad story to share with my fellow Amazon.com shoppers:
I have a Linksys Wireless-G Cable Gateway (WCG200) attached to a
Linksys High Gain Antenna Kit for TNC Connectors HGA7T, a Linksys wireless-G USB Network Adapter (WUSB54G) &/or a wireless-G adapter with Speedbooster (WUSB54GS). One of my computer is setup with a cat-5e cable. The other I play around to see if I can get it wireless.
Everything worked fine for a while but when I upgraded my wireless computer from a P3 800 Mhz to a P4 3.2 Mhz Prescott cpu (+ a new Asus P4P800-E motherboard), all hell broke loose. Sometimes I would have internet connection. Most of the time I would have my computer crashing & crashing. I downloaded the driver(s) of both the WUSB54G & WUSB54GS drivers from my other computer from Linksys.com & tried them all. My computer stopped
crashing but still no internet connection through my Linksys wireless cable modem.
I emailed Linksys to ask for a possible solution. They email me back stating that if my old P3 worked, then my new P4 should work as well. The wireless computer is only 60 feet away from the cable modem (both on the same floor)& the reception signal is 54%. How come I have no connection?
The moral of this story is that you either need to be an computer expert or you have alot of time to kill if you want to set it up wireless.
This is the kind of crap that gets a guy start drinking heavily. Wasted 9 days trying to set up wireless. Now both computers are connected through the cat-5e cables. |
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I question the negative reviews... |
| I've got a Linksys WRT54G V.3 wireless G broadband router as an access point. It connects via a CAT5e cable to my desktop. I've had no problems with this router. I have a fairly new Compaq laptop without built-in wireless. I plugged a Hawking wireless G 2.4GHz card into the laptop and could never get a reliable connection to the internet. I then bought a Linksys wireless G 2.4GHz PC card and had the same problem. I could easy cuss out the Hawking or Linksys cards, call them trash and give them a 1-star rating on Amazon, but being objective - I suspected the PC slot on the laptop might have a hardware problem (jiggling the card would get a connection, but it quickly disappeared). I then picked up the Linksys WUSB54G wireless G USB adapter and BINGO. I had the software installed and a connection to my wireless access port in less than 10 minutes. I have not had any of the problems reported by the reviewers here on Amazon. This is a nifty little device that solved my PC card slot hardware problem and enables me to go wireless with my laptop. The WUSB54G is a nifty little device. It's not large and clunky and comes with sticky velcro strips and a plastic quick disconnect, so I can easily attach it the cover of the laptop, or position it for a better signal. I'm using my laptop in my living room, which is separated from the access point by one room and two walls - or about 30' and I'm getting a good signal. My laptop doesn't have any USB2 ports, so I realize I'm not getting the speed that I'd be getting with USB2, nor am I getting the speed that I would with the wireless adapter card in the PC slot. This just isn't an issue. The decrease in bit transfer in comparison with the raw signal at the access point is surprisingly negligable. The fact is, I've still got a high speed connection... it's still broadband. I suspect that some users may not have an adequate handle on setting up a wireless network. You do have to have a basic understanding of the subject and the knowledge to make adjustments and settings to make the connections stable and reliable. The WUSB54G is not junk. It works, I did have to make adjustments (from DHCP to static IP settings; changing channels, renaming the SSID, etc.). I'm fortunate in that I have an extensive IT background in computers, but anyone who is willing to attempt setting up a wireless network, should be able to read some of the basic help web sites (Google search) and with a little-self education set up their own wireless network. |
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Just doesn't work with some PCs |
| I tried to get this adapter working with my WinXP box and no luck. I upgraded the drivers, tried various configurations, read online advice, and it would still drop the wireless connection after about a minute. Then I tried a D-Link DWL-G122 on the same PC and bingo, up and running in no time and no problems so far. Linksys may make pretty good routers, but this device is just plain clunky and has serious design issues. |
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