D-Link DWL-G820 Wireless Gaming Adapter, 802.11g, 108Mbps

Average customer rating: 3.0

Abysmal product - no support
Just awful. Never worked correctly.
Works with PS3, Xbox 360, PC, setup is not easy
Did not work with Apple Airport Extreme and PSP LF-PK1
Gets the Job Done

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D-Link DWL-G820 Wireless Gaming Adapter, 802.11g, 108Mbps

Manufacturer: D-Link Systems, Inc.
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0002MH3HE

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Product Description

With the D-Link AirPlusXtreme 2.4GHz Wireless Adapter, you can experience the freedom of wireless online gaming! This Gaming Adapter provides lag-free performance and allows your gaming console to join a wireless network. Make any Ethernet-enabled device wireless -- just connect it and configure through any any Java-enabled browser. Full support for Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and 128-bit WEP encryption The Adapter uses D-Link 108 Technology for data transfer rates that are 15x faster than standard 802.11b rates. Dimensions(LxWxH) - 4.1 x 2.4 x 1.1 (103mm x 62mm x 27mm)

Customer Reviews:

Abysmal product - no support.......2007-06-07

As others have pointed out - it's difficult to configure. It does not allow you to change it's IP (produces Gateway Error), there's no documentation on how to use a pair of them to replace a cable (as mentioned in the product features). Tech support took about an hour to tell me that they had to refer my case to a more senior technician - that hand-off got dropped. Subsequent email requests for support have been unanswered.
DLink advertising is misleading at best - I will not purchase any DLink product again.

Just awful. Never worked correctly........2007-05-29

As others have indicated, this unit is just awful. Runs hot, very difficult to configure, my unit failed within a few weeks. Generally speaking I like DLink stuff because it's simple, down-to-earth, and easy to configure. What a mistake the DWL-G820 has been. It's even been discontinued at the store where I bought it -- too many returns. Pass on this one.

Works with PS3, Xbox 360, PC, setup is not easy.......2007-01-23

I use Dlink DI-624 router. Setup is not easy, I needed quite a bit of help
from tech support. It's working fine after that, downloaded a few GB of
demos from Xbox live and PS3 online, played PS3 online on COD3, no lag.
It also works with my PC.
I was holding out for the final N router and gaming adapter, but this is
good enough.

Did not work with Apple Airport Extreme and PSP LF-PK1.......2007-01-10

I could not get this unit to work wirelessly with the Sony Locationfree LF-PK1 and an Apple Airport Extreme router.
I WAS able to use the Buffalo Technology AirStation Turbo G High Power Wireless Ethernet to stream TV to PSP wirelessly and across the internet.
Tech support was fine, the device was just incompatible with my apple router.

Gets the Job Done.......2006-12-20

I use this to connect a PS2 to the Internet and it seems to be working, although it took a bit of setup. If you're really good with setting up networks you can probably set it up quite fast. It took me about an hour because the instructions that come with it really aren't adequate. There are a couple things to look out for when setting it up. First of all, if your wireless network doesn't use the default SSID and stuff, you have to log in to the device's firmware to change some settings (and you should anyway if you want to configure security settings). So you have to enable your network card on your computer and connect the G820 to it, and then make sure your computer is set to a static IP in the same range as the G820's default IP of 192.168.0.35 (in other words, 192.168.0.xyz). Then you can log in to the G820 with the default username "admin" and no password. At that point the setup wizard pretty much walks you through the settings. One important thing to note is that if you have MAC address filtering on your wireless network, you must add your console's MAC address to your router's whitelist. As soon as I did that the WLAN indicator on the G820 lit right up. You do not need to add the MAC address of the actual G820. By the way, to get your PS2's MAC address, put the Network Adapter Startup disc in and get to the point where you test your connection but do something like disconnect the ethernet cable to make the test fail. When the notice comes up that the test failed, press Select and it will display the MAC address.

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