Hawking Wireless G USB Network adapter ( HWU54G )

Average customer rating: 3.5

Works
HWU54G - G I wish it still worked
works fine w/ Linux and Windows XP...
you get what you pay for..sigh
Pretty Good for the Price

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Hawking Wireless G USB Network adapter ( HWU54G )

Manufacturer: Hawking Technology
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B0001R03ZE

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Product Description

Hawking Technology's HWU54G, 2.4Ghz Mini Wireless-G USB 2.0 Network Adapter, packs the latest wireless technology into a compact unit capable of transferring data at speeds up to 54Mbps! The HWU54G is also backwards compatible with current 802.11b wireless networking devices so you'll never have to worry about it not working wherever you are.The compact size and USB interface of the HWU54G gives you the freedom of connecting to any wireless network at anytime. Take the Hot-Pluggable Mini Wireless-G USB Adapter with you to work, school, and home. Check your email, surf the net and download files wherever you are. Installation is very simple. The USB 2.0 interface lets you setup the Wireless Adapter without ever having to open your PC. Simply plug in the adapter and insert the CD. The easy to follow instructions will guide you step by step through the installation.

Customer Reviews:

Works.......2007-04-02

I live on the first floor on Upper West Side in NYC and it regularly detects at least 10 networks.
Sometimes freezes up, I then shake it a bit and/or blow into it, and it starts working again (I suspect that everything I do is just a placebo, though).
Not having any experience with other adapters, I say it does what it is supposed to do.

HWU54G - G I wish it still worked.......2007-01-30

Hola,

1st, Amazon has 2 different pictures under the item description, the 1st item pictured is actually the HWU54G revision Z, the 2nd picture (the one I currently own) is HWU54G revision Z2. You can view more information on Hawkings website [...].

So this product gets 2 stars for the 2 things that it actually does. The unit does connect wirelessly to your router. I had to use the USB port in the front of my computer to connect to my router because the rear USB ports were too far out of range from my office to the living room < 8 feet. Connectivity wasn't terrible, but was only 'good' according to windows wireless network detection, for the short distance I was expecting a bit more.

Secondly, the product just quit on me after 1 year. I'm no expert at computers or wireless networking but I was able to figure out the little yellow exclamation point in the device manager means that something strange is afoot. I received the Code 10 error: Device will not start, so I contacted tech support (India) and they told me I needed to update the drivers. I updated the drivers, same problem. India had nothing else to share with me after I emailed them back. Our IT guy at work said these thumb drives used for networking can be a big buggy so I since purchased a more permanent PCI network card that I've not had any problems with so far and connectivity is quite a bit better.

If I'm able to cash in on the supposed 2 year warranty I will edit the post but so far that has been a no go. This product may work well for those traveling that don't leave their computer hooked up their LAN 24/7, but for the money you may as well buy a PCI card (if you have the space) and not occupy the USB port on your desktop.

works fine w/ Linux and Windows XP..........2006-12-16

no problems under either OS, and was especially happy with the Ubuntu Linux compatability....getting many wifi adapters to work w/ Linux is difficult. This applies to VER 2, have not tried VER 3.

you get what you pay for..sigh.......2006-06-30

I'll keep this short and sweet. I know my way around computers and wireless networks. This Hawking USB wireless adapter gave me the following issues:
1) slow to connect, sometimes taking 5 minutes
2) sometimes would never connect
3) poor signal strength
4) it died on me finally!

I replaced it with a US Robotics USB adapter and that adapter does what it should. It connects very quickly once windows boots. It ALWAYS connects. It gives a great speed, and web-pages come up fast.

I don't recommend the Hawking USB wireless adapter. The money savings is not worth your time and heartache.

Pretty Good for the Price.......2005-10-14

When connected to the laptop, it has a little trouble finding a good signal sometimes but overall it is a good for the price.

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