I got this equiment today. It doesn't work. If, like me, you have a DSL connection and want to create a home wireless network, look into other options, such as 3Com's Airconnect (Dell sells them installed from the factory).Before doing anything I read the information Diamond provided in the combo pack meant to connect a desktop and a laptop. Since this material didn't say anything about DSL, I called Diamond tech support. First thing they said was, "Don't use the package's CD-ROM, instead get drivers from Diamond's web site." Evidently the CD will mess up a DSL system.
OK. I got the drivers. I installed the card in my desktop, and the drivers, and put the pcmcia card in my laptop, and installed drivers. No wireless connection.
After three calls to Diamond, and an hour and a half on the phone, I got nowhere. Everything was supposedly set correctly, the machines seemed to sense each other's presence, but no communication ensued.
The tech people, who keep a file on callers so that they know roughly where you left off after your last call, were stumped.
One pointed out that you cannot use the Diamond set up if you have a 2.4 Gigahertz cordless phone in the house. I do, but unplugged and turned it off for the trials of wireless installation, so this was not an immediate issue. But it would have become one if we had gotten the wireless connection working.
Anyhow, I'll send the equipment back. Pity, because I had hopes it might be an easy solution to get internet access from my laptop when on the porch.
Wait for better technology, July 12, 2000
OK performance, easy to install, June 5, 2000
quick and easy, April 24, 2000