| D-Link DWL-G650 Wireless Cardbus Adapter, 802.11g, 108Mbps |
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Model: DWL-G650
Brand: D-Link
Manufacturer: D-Link
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 143
Form factor: Plug-in module
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.11g
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Up to 108 Mbps with AirPlus Xtreme G products
Backwards compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g
Great for video streaming
Enhanced security from 802.1x and WPA for better encrypted key management and authentication
3-year warranty |
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| Description: |
| The D-Link AirPlus DWL-G650 Cardbus Adapter is a wireless cardbus featuring the very latest in advanced wireless silicon chip technology including enhanced security to shield and protect your wireless communication from intruders. The DWL-G650 also works with 802.11b standard wireless devices and when used with other D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G products delivers throughput speeds capable of handling heavy data payloads including real-time MPEG 4 video streaming.The DWL-G650 features 802.1x for wireless user authentication, as well as WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) providing you a much higher level of security for your data and communications than has previously been available in a wireless networking solution.The D-Link AirPlus DWL-G650 also includes a configuration utility to discover available wireless networks and create and save detailed connectivity profiles for those networks most often accessed.The DWL-G650 is a powerful 32-bit cardbus adapter that installs quickly and easily into laptop PCs and when used with other D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G products automatically connects to the network. Like all D-Link wireless adapters, the DWL-G650 can be used in ad-hoc mode to connect directly with other cards for peer-to-peer file sharing or in infrastructure mode to connect with a wireless access point or router for access to the Internet in your office or home network. |
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| User Reviews (143 total): |
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Works on Ubuntu 7.10 out of the box, February 7, 2008
By hobbitt (Pete Townsend, WA USA)
Based on some of the reviews here, I bought this to replace a Linksys WPC54G card, which is not supported by Linux (Ubuntu 7.10) without some painful setup. It is revision B5.
I had previously set up WPA on Ubuntu for my network.
I booted Ubuntu on my laptop (an old Dell Inspiron 8100) with no card. After it was up, I inserted the G650. Ubuntu recognized it and connected to my Linksys WRT54G router with no problems. I rebooted the laptop with the card left in place, and it reconnected to the router with no problems.
Note that D-Link absolutely does not support Linux with this card. They're happy to sell you the card, and they do provide a link to the MadWifi group from their Tech Support pages, but they won't touch it otherwise.
The DWL-G650 gets 4 stars for two reasons:
(1) After a connection to the network is completed, the two indicator lights on the card blink once a second. This is amazingly annoying when I am working on the laptop. The Windows documentation doesn't say anything about being able to turn the blinks off; I have an open support question to D-Link about this. (The Linksys card had one light that stayed solid except for slight blinking during message traffic.) I have a feeling I'm going to have to put some tape over the lights. [2008-02-09 - D-Link support says I'm stuck with the blinking lights. Time for some tape.]
(2) Compared to the Linksys, the DWL seems to be less sensitive to signal strength. Ubuntu showed 5 bars with the Linksys, and 4 with the DWL. Same PC, same OS, same position on my desk. I didn't test transfer speeds.
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Great adaptor., January 28, 2008
By Adam J. Hanson (Pengilly MN)
I bought this notebook adapter card to increase the wireless range on my labtop. Install was easy and only tool about 10mins. I did see a improvment in my connection, and range. It was worth the money, and I got it fast too. Would recommend it to others.
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Great card, great price, January 15, 2008
By K. Thompson (Robbinsdale, MN)
Great card, took less than 5 minutes to setup. I am getting better connection rates with this card than the onboard wireless.
Super card for the money.
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A decent card for the price., January 9, 2008
By Bradley Jamison Conte
This card is pretty weak, but also pretty cheap. If you just need an external card for around-the-house close-to-the-router usage, this card will work. If you plan to roam or need a reliable connection from afar, get a better card. It's a good card for the price.
Works with both Windows XP and Ubuntu easily. (XP needs the driver utility installed *first*.)
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Works with Linux (Xubuntu), December 17, 2007
By BigDaddy (Ohio)
I have an old Dell c600 laptop that is running Xubuntu 7.10. I stuck this in for my first attempt at Linux and wireless networking. I had it up and running in 10 mintues. Why 10 minutes? Because I forgot my network password and had to look it up. Seriously people, plugged it in, turned it on, entered password and surf the internet.
I have been online for about 4 hours now with about a 60% signal strength. Got all my updates downloaded at about 250kbps. That is just fine and dandy. I want to stress to fellow Linux users that I did not have to do anything, plug it in, turn it on. Xubuntu automatically installed the Atheros Hardware Access Layer restricted driver for me. This was so much easier than the XP network I set up for my uncle. That took days and many calls to linksys support.
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Good WiFi Card for Linux, December 2, 2007
By gamerdonkey
I got a DWL-G650 for my Linux laptop at the suggestion of one of my friends who had one. Before I bought this I had used a DWL-G630 and an older Linksys card, both of which worked great when I used Windows but were lacking when I tried them in Linux. Plugging in this one was like the difference between night and day. It was recognized by a kernel module without me having to mess around with any drivers and right away was showing open access points along with ones encrypted with WEP and WPA. So far, it hasn't given me any of the problems I've experienced with other cards in Linux. My only issue is that I've had troubles getting it set to monitor mode, but that may be asking too much of any decently-priced card.
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included CD did not install the program, November 17, 2007
By Gods_Girl (USA)
The CD included with product would not install the program onto my laptop. I had to go to the D-link website on my desktop (it had internet), find the download program match for my specific product, transfer that program onto an information disk and put it on my laptop. I am NOT computer savvy and this was not an easy task for me. Other than all that, I am finally using the product on my laptop and it is performing well so far.
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Very Good!, November 2, 2007
By Christopher Walken (Minnesota, USA)
Download the new 108Mbps drivers at D-Link's website. Get it for your card and for the router (DI-624) and you can get double the data rate. I can literally transfer files from one PC to another in half the time.
After downloading and installing the new drivers you will notice that the card is very stable, has good signal range, and causes no problems with windows.
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Junk. Don't buy!, October 11, 2007
By John Weber (Palo Alto, CA)
Okay these things are probably obsolete already but don't buy one! I bought this years ago and ended up throwing it away a few weeks later. It kept crashing my computer. I bought an internal card and it has been excellent.
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Terrible card, stay away, October 8, 2007
By e. tech
This card worked OK for about a week, then I started receiving the dreaded BSOD error nearly every time I used it on my Sony Vaio. I tried troubleshooting the problem for hours, even going so far as to reinstall Windows, but nothing fixed it. It just seemed to happen randomly, with no rhyme or reason. After finding out that others had the same issue with different hardware, I concluded that the card was simply a piece of junk. Stay away from this product unless you want to deal with the hidden horrors of D-Link's atrocious drivers.
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Doesn't work with Compaq Presario, August 22, 2007
By Matthew Luce (Milwaukee, WI)
Had to return it. Absolutely would not work with Compaq Presario. Some sort of conflict with one of the chipsets. Purchased a NetGear card and it worked like a charm.
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Great Stuff, July 2, 2007
By MP Co. (philadelphia)
At first I was a little worried with how the card would work with my 802.11n Airport Extreme, but up to this point I've been pleasantly surprised.
The installation was quick and my router hasn't had any problems picking it up. Great strength from all across the house. This card will do most everything you need for a very low cost.
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Works Like a Charm, May 8, 2007
By C. Bednarek (Chicago Heights, IL USA)
I had originally installed the drivers wrong, but my buddy helped me out and now it works great.
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it works as advertised, April 24, 2007
By Father of 5 (Roy, Ut)
The G650 works as Advertised. However, I find there are many other better products out now.
The corded D-link USB adapter I bought since I bought this G650 is far better than the G650 in my particular application. It gives you the flexibility to move the antenna to a better reception spot.
My G650 sits in a drawer...
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great, March 11, 2007
By Michael (Mount Rainier, MD USA)
So far its doing well. I get better Signal then my old card and its a lot faster so I can surf the net quick.
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D-Link DWL-650 Wireless Cardbus Adapter, January 10, 2007
By jt3 (South Eastern MA)
Had this since early Oct 2006 and really like this adapter and because it is linked with a D-Link Extreme G wireless router at home, I get the high speed throughput that was missing with my old 802.11b card. Have used it on the road in at least 4 different locations and it picks up the wireless service at that location with no problems.
Only problem I had was with initial setup (and that may be something in my settings as opposed to the card). Followed D-Links instructions and the system wouldn't connect in my home. (card in computer before powering up) Found that I have to wait until the computer is booted before I insert the card. As long as I do that, the system recognizes the card and makes the connection in very short order. Haven't timed it but it is probably around 15 seconds to full connection. On the road it is a little longer but nothing significant.
If you need a plug in wireless card adapter, this one seems like a good choice based on the performance and very reasonable price.
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Can I give it less than one star?, December 4, 2006
By tomman39 (chicago, il)
Wow, I can't begin to tell you how absolutely terrible D-Link products are! Bad, Bad, Bad! I purchased a D-Link DWL-G650 Wireless Cardbus Adaptor for my Dell notebook running XP professional. I also purchased a D-Link DI-524 wireless router. I can tell you the "D" in D-link stands for "Don't work"!!!
First, the router has terrible transmission problems. I barely get a signal one room away, and it will flip from "excellent" to "poor" reception constantly. I also get kicked off about every 30 minutes. It doesn't work at all more than 25 feet away.
Second, the wireless card has a lot of difficulty connecting to the router. It takes anywhere from 30 seconds to 4 minutes to acquire the signal. I also had huge problems trying to use other networks while on the road. I developed a problem where I would try to connect to a network and my computer would completely crash! I would get a message saying something like: "A problem has been detected and windows has shut down" my computer would then go into DOS and I'd need to power down. This happened almost every time I tried to use the cardbus adaptor.
I've tried to call D-Link support but just wait on hold for more than 30 minutes. (I hit 42 minutes today and gave up)
I had to buy a 3-com cardbus adaptor and have never had any crashes with the 3-com brand. The router still works like crap though. I've even tried a different notebook with the same problems. I really recommend you stear clear of anything D-Link!!!!!!!
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absolute junk, November 10, 2006
By Krigo Lewis (San Francisco, CA USA)
I have had nothing but trouble with this product. no matter how many times i have dowload new, or older, drivers, the installation is never complete. their help desk neither has been able to provide with any help to this problem (though they have tried).
i will not spend money on another dlink product.
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Great Product, No Regrets, November 5, 2006
By Psyki (from land far, far away)
My brother has the Netgear WG511T Super G 108 PC Card for his notebook and it works great. So after I thought my Dell notebook internal wireless chip died, I decided to order a notebook adapter for it. Instead of getting another Netgear I decided to go with the D-Link DWL-G650 Cardbus Adapter 108Mbps - my first experience with a D-Link product. The G650 works great - plugged the card into the adapter slot, turned on the notebook, 5-10 minutes configurations and WOLA I got on the internet. The card works flawlessly without any signal dropped or any compatibility problem with my Westell 327W router. I notice the wireless signal is stronger and the connection is faster than the notebook internal wireless adapter or the WUSB12 Linksy adapter which I used prior to obtaining the G650. The G650 supports WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK security encryption and comes with an intuitive and easy to use configuration utility.
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Good value for money, September 5, 2006
By Brian (San Diego, CA, USA)
All,
I Have used this card to connect to various routers and it works well. The Extreme G mode is problematic to enable sometimes. New drivers are available, make sure you down-load the right one. D-Link how about having an automatic update command ?, instead of letting the user figure out which card version he has ?.
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Brian
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