| D-Link DWL-120 11 Mbps Wireless USB Network Adapter |
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Model: DWL-120
Brand: D-Link
Manufacturer: D-Link
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 33
Platforms: Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 3.5, Windows NT 4, Windows NT 5, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Server, Windows
Form factor: External
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: IEEE 802.11b
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| Features: |
No cables between computers
Fast 11 Mbps
Connects up to 100 meters indoors, 300 meters outdoors
IEEE 802.11b compliant
40-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption |
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| Description: |
| The D-Link DWL-120 is an IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN USB adapter. The DWL-120 will operate in 2.4 GHz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) for wireless networks in the home or office environment. In addition, the DWL-120 uses a 40-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) Encryption for a secure network connection. The D-Link DWL-120 can operate in either Ad-Hoc mode (Peer-to-Peer networking without access point) or Infrastructure mode (Peer-to-Peer networking using an access point). In Infrastructure mode, the DWL-120 can be connected to a wireless broadband residential gateway for high-speed wireless Internet access on the existing local network. The DWL-120 data range is 11, 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps per channel. The DWL-120 transmit rate values can be manually selected for Auto Select 1 or 2 Mbps, Fixed 1 Mbps, Fixed 11 Mbps, Fixed 2 Mbps, Fixed 5.5 Mbps and Fully Auto. The DWL-120 has full mobility and seamless roaming from cell to cell as well as across access points. |
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| User Reviews (33 total): |
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good for the price, January 10, 2007
By x79red (Jim Thorpe, PA USA)
Had some problems in the beginning but after a little tinkering all was well. Every so often I have to reboot it and my router to make it work. But for the price I guess it will do.
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drops connection with 614+ router using xp, November 12, 2003
By James (fargo, nd)
shows excellent signal strength but then for no reason looses connection for a few seconds then connects back up, does this constantly, tried changing channel to 6 and that helped a bit, I am going to try to flash the bios in the 614AP. Any help on this one?
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Doesn't connect to D-Link AP800+ repeater, July 26, 2003
By unknown
DWL 120 connects to weak signal of D-Link router DWL 614+ and not to strong signal of D-Link 800+ repeater. A laptop right next to the DWL-120 with a PCMI card installed does connect to the strong signal of the repeater. An upgrade to firmware 2.5 results in complete failure of the DWL 120.
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A solid adapter, April 19, 2003
By Jessica (CA, USA)
I used this in conjunction with a D-Link PCMCIA wifi card to share a cable internet connection between two Windows-2000 based systems via built-in Internet Connection Sharing in an ad-hoc network. The adapters themselves performed reasonably well, the connection would occasionally drop out but a restart of either the client or the host computer would always restore the connection, possibly there was a better solution but I didn't really try anything since that worked. Possibly not for beginners, there are some configuration issues those types might not be comfortable with. But I found it to be a piece of cake.
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A++, March 28, 2003
By unknown
I was surprised that this actually worked very well on one of my tempramental low-volatage cyrix mediagx-based computer that rejects every other usb device. No problems on two other computers also. Very small, good looking design. Along with my D-Link DI-614+ router, it's catching near the top scale signal throughout the house. It works.
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Works with XP, January 27, 2003
By J. Justicz (Atlanta, GA United States)
I recently got a new Dell with XP installed. Even though it is not officially supported to work with XP it works fine. It always keeps a good signal from my wireless station and the line speed is always as fast as my DSL. This is as good as a USB wireless conecter that anyone needs.
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Works with linux, December 24, 2002
By Mark Eichin (Concord, MA United States)
only 4 stars because I need to download linux-wlan-ng, which isn't shipped with the kernel, but that's the only complaint; it works with wavemon too. It is nice and compact, enough so that a *shorter* USB A-B cable would be an advantage, for packing in a laptop case.
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Works great!, August 17, 2002
By neo-geo (San Francisco)
Super easy to install, and even works with my Mac network.
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Very easy setup, but ..., April 9, 2002
By pbrabson (Titusville, Fl United States)
I purchased the DWL-120 along with a DI-713P wireless router. The setup for the DWL-120 was per the manual until I rebooted the computer at which time Windows 98 failed boot up with protection error message. Computer would not complete a boot up until DWL-120 was disconnected. After computer booted I could plug in DWL-120 and it would work fine until next reboot. Computer is an AMD 450 with MVP3 chip set running Windows 98. After much troubleshooting I was able to narrow problem to shared interrupt. I turned off video card interrupt in BIOS and computer booted nominally with DWL-120 connected. I'm not sure if this is a problem with my hardware or the DWL-120 driver but everything works great now. Very satisfied.
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USB heaven, April 2, 2002
By unknown
This was a great buy. I didn't want to add another PCI card and this was the best solution. At first I was worried that the USB connection wouldn't be fast enough, but that disappeared as soon as I hooked it up. It's now zooming away.
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Incompatible with software firewalls, March 25, 2002
By Mark H. Whitnall (Kensington, MD USA)
I have a Windows XP computer connected to a cable modem. I went crazy trying to install the D-Link wireless network kit with a 1000AP Access Point and two DWL-120 adaptors. The second computer, Windows 98, connects to the internet through the Windows XP machine. I hired someone else to install it. Finally he figured out that Norton Internet Security was breaking the D-Link network and now it works fine with Norton Internet Security turned off. I tried installing ZoneAlarm and that broke it also. So I've ordered a LinkSys hardware firewall to install between my cable modem and computer. I sent a technical support question to D-Link at some point by email and got no response.
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Good Thing in a Small Package, March 23, 2002
By wifi/hifi guy (Sands Point, NY USA)
The speed I attained was 225 Kbps, far slower than the 1.6Mbps I achieved with the wired connection with the same DL-713P wireless router. Otherwise signal strength was very good to excellent from 75'.
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Don't waste your time, March 23, 2002
By Craig Fosnock (Raleigh, North Carolina United States)
Product seems to be OK but if you run into any trouble forget about it. D-link tech support is clueless. They can't speak English, and they have no knowledge of their own products much less basic networking. I bought a D-Link 713P (wireless router)along with this product. Tech support could not even tell me what one of the two products was at fault. I'm returning both items and I'm getting a Linksys router and NIC. You get what you pay for, and I recommend you pay a little extra for another wireless brand.
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D-Link DWL-120 - A Great Wireless Link, March 16, 2002
By Bob Pryor (Bullard, TX USA)
I have used this wireless network adapter to link up with a T-1 line for internet access since late summer 2001 and it works great!! Easy to install - dependable - fast!! I heartily recommend this for any type of wireless networking.
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Excellent product, February 6, 2002
By Brent (Southeast US)
We use these to rent to customers at our WISP and they're wonderful. Easy to set up, they find AP's fast, pull quick and have FANTASTIC range - even without ideal LOS (far better than the PCMCIA cards).
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Good overall product, November 13, 2001
By Rod F Carter (Canton, GA United States)
I also have a d_link DWL-1000AP so the setup of this item was very straightforward. Hooked it up to the client PC and set a few IP configurations and I was wired to my network and internet. Speed is as good as the wired PC's for internet access. The only fault I can find is that with WEP enabled I cannot get to the internet. My network connection seems to be fine though. Customer service impossible to get too, they tell you to leave a message and they will call back. I am running windows 2000 server and professional on the PC's in my network and the help files do not work in those versions of windows. I am trying to get the help files for my OS but no luck so far. The three star rating is more for service and support than for the product itself.
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First Time Wireless Installer Here, November 12, 2001
By Sires (It's a Toss Up Right Now)
I received this unit as a networking kit with the DI 711 Gateway. Had some problems initially but then it started working. I don't know what I did but it worked and has been humming right along for a week.
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Outstanding Product, October 26, 2001
By FTW (Smyrna, GA United States)
Just got this a few days ago - installation is very easy and I can't believe how well it works.I'm using this for my dektop PC located about 50-75 feet from a Linksys 4-port wireless cable/dsl router. The signal (with almost no tweaking) stays in the very good - excellent range. My download speeds (even with WEP enabled) are as fast as they were when the PC was hard-wired to the router - and my ping in online games has not gone up at all. All in all a great product.
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Mount it high, September 18, 2001
By WB Farmboss (West Boylston, USA)
I have several D-Link 802.11b products in my house, and my network hums right along very nicely. This unit is connected to my desktop box, but I substituted a 10ft USB cable and mounted the unit with velcro tape up high on my study wall. This seemed to improve connectivity a couple of notches. Easy to install and setup.
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Rock Solid, Simple and trouble free, July 4, 2001
By drucem (Half Moon Bay, CA United States)
I bought this unit to link my Compaq Ipaq (USB connectors only) to my wireless LAN at home. I had it up and running in less than three minutes, on Windows 2000.Three weeks later, reinstalled WindowsXP on the unit, which automatically installed and configured the unit, without any help or driver disk. I wish that everything I had was this trouble free. I especially like the fact that it runs off of the USB power, and does not need an external power supply. The unit is also smaller than I anticipated, which was a nice treat.
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