Linksys WKPC54G Wireless-G Network Kit for Notebooks

Average customer rating: 2.5

Good product
The Router is Worthless
Stripped down version(Cheap)
Easy as 1,2,3
Finally working ok

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Linksys WKPC54G Wireless-G Network Kit for Notebooks

Manufacturer: Linksys
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0001FS9MK

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Product Description

Everything you need to start a high-speed home or small office wireless network! 32-bit CardBus interface Advanced security features, including WEP, AES, TKIP and 802.1x Compatible with Windows 98SE, Millenium, 2000 & XP

Customer Reviews:

Good product.......2007-04-08

This is a good product was a great deal and I am glad I bought it. The kit was half the price I saw it for in other stores and shipping was free. It was easy to install (I had to call my ISP for help with settings to make it compatible with my modem but it was not an issue with the router), though I have found that sometimes the card does not automatically link up with an available network. This is usually solved if I restart the computer or discharge the card and re-insert. It is easy to use and does not require a high level of technical knowledge to install, use or troubleshoot. I rated a 4 but have nothing to compare it to. I am happy with the card and router.

The Router is Worthless.......2007-02-19

This kit simply does not work. The notebook card is fine, but the router is worthless. The router keeps losing its signal when I try to access the internet with my notebook, and shuts itself out of the network. When this happens, I can't even get on the web with the hard-wired PC without rebooting the router. The notebook card works fine, though -- I know this because I can easily use it to pick up the internet from a neighbor's Belkin router, which appears to be much more stable than the lousy Linksys!

Stripped down version(Cheap).......2007-01-11

I bought this router in total ignorance thinking it was cheaper that the one sold by itself just because it was bundled. Not true, this is in fact a stripped down version of the better WRT54G router, the one in the bundle has a much smaller range for the wi-fi and also some inexplicable drops in connection when used for a long time, both wired and wireless connection drop when I use a stand-alone Linksys VoIP phone, and I need to reset the router. Tech support could not help me, and there are no firmware upgrades for this. Since this is stripped down you cannot use the same firmware as the WRT version, that has tons of 3rd party firmware available.
So, spend a few extra bucks and get the WRT, and a card separately, and get much better products, with better support.

Easy as 1,2,3.......2007-01-11

The router and card where very easy to install. Quicker access than an older d-link router and card I had previously.

Finally working ok.......2007-01-10

There are a lot of variables involved in setting up a wireless network, and that is where good tech support could help. Unfortunately, if you are from the United States and don't understand heavily accented English, you may not learn much from Linksys' tech support. If you ask them to repeat themselves, the tech reps become very annoyed and loud. Then you have loud, angry, heavily accented tech support people. I asked to speak to an American tech support person and was transferred to a person with an even heavier accent! I gave up on tech support and started combing forums for weeks.
I finally got my system to stop dropping connections by going to control panel, network & Internet connections, network connections. Then I right- clicked on Wireless Network Connection, clicked on Advanced, then SSID. Here I clicked under Value, where "not present" was formerly selected, and typed in linksys for the SSID.
That fixed mine, but it might not be the problem with someone else's wireless network that is dropping connections.
My previous wireless network didn't have this problem, but it was another brand.

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