| Linksys WCF12 Wireless-B Network CompactFlash Card (Type I) |

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Model: 90373489
Brand: Linksys
Manufacturer: Linksys
Average Rating:
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Total Reviews: 75
Platforms: Windows NT, Macintosh, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT 3.5, Windows NT 4, Windows NT 5, PowerMac, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000 Server, Mac OS X, Mac OS 9 and below, Windows
Form factor: Plug-in module
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: IEEE 802.11b
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Compatible with Windows CE 3.0 or higher Up to 11 Mbps high-speed data transfer rate with automatic fallback User-friendly software provides simple installation and configuration Compliant with 802.11b, DSSS, 2.4 GHz Standard Supports up to 128-bit WEP encryption security |
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| Description: |
| Experience the same speed and ease of wireless networking with your CompactFlash Type I ready personal digital assistant (PDA) as you do with your laptop or desktop computer. The Wireless CompactFlash Card is a Type I CompactFlash card that connects directly to your PDA. Just plug it in, and you're ready to share data, printers, or high-speed Internet access over your existing wireless network. Plus, user-friendly software makes it a snap to set up. The Wireless CompactFlash Card is not only easy to install and use, but also powerful. Your PDA can send and receive data at speeds up to 11Mbps. A high-powered, built-in antenna keeps you connected at distances of up to 984 feet. The Wireless CompactFlash Card is also versatile and easily configurable through your PDA. |
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| User Reviews (75 total): |
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Works well with Dell Axim, September 19, 2003
By J4 Solutions (Philadelphia, PA USA)
This is a great little device for synching your Axim with your desktop. It runs much faster than using the cradle.Here's a couple of helpful hints: 1. Install the software first!!! Do not plug the card into your Axim as soon as you get it! 2. You may need to configure your wi-fi router to accept the connection using the MAC IP address (this is located on the lable on the CF card) - I have a very simple setup with a Netgear wifi router, I had to go into the router settings and allow the connection. 3. If you are having trouble trying to wireless activesync disable your firewall for a minute and try it again.
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Works Fine with Zaurus 5600, September 12, 2003
By P. Shea (Pittsburgh, PA United States)
Given the track record of Linux and wireless devices, I thought that it would probably be a major feat to even get it to recognize this card. However I literally: took it out of the box, plugged it in the CF Slot, turned 5600 on, and blamo...worked right out of the box. Haven't had a single solitary problem with the card thus far, reception range is pretty good, power consumption is reasonable (not great, but not bad either). I've bought a couple of linksys products so far and I've been very happy with all of them and the WCF-12 didn't disappoint.
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Good or Bad?, September 11, 2003
By Todd Sadamoto (Los Angeles, CA)
I picked up this Compact Flash Wifi Adapter for my Dell Axim X5. From day 1 I could never get it to work with my PDA. I recently discovered that it does not support Pocket PC 2003 and there are no update drivers available from linksys. I'm giving this a 1 star because it does not work with my PDA, but may change my mind if and when Linksys releases updated drivers for Pocket PC 2003.
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Wireless for a Zaurus 5500, at Minimal Cost, September 11, 2003
By b-fheidir (Ireland)
After reading tons of reviews from this site, I went with this card as it fit my budget. AFTER I upgraded the Zaurus ROM to v3.10, I was ready to go. No problems installing. Does suck the battery power though. The next card is on my Xmas Wish List. Does not block the stylus, as I read numerous articles about several cards doing that. The user feedback has been great in helping me make several choices about my hardware purchases here. Thanks!
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Card's neck breaks too easy, August 27, 2003
By Jarrett W Thomas (Clearwater, Florida United States)
After only a few weeks of owning this card, the plastic connecting the thicker black radio portion of the card cracked where it meets with the metal Type I portion of the card. This resulted in the card being useless and only receiving a singnal after wiggling the head of the card. Even before the head started to crack, the card had very poor connectivity. Keep in mind this card is also a lot longer than most of the other compact flash WiFi cards out there, and that the issue of it breaking is very common.
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WCF12 doesn't work with the Dell Axim, August 24, 2003
By ivoryj (Santa Clarita, CA United States)
I purchased the WCF12 Wireless Compact Flash Card and it DOES NOT WORK with the DELL. I returned two cards to Linksys who offered great technical support and they tested and return several new cards and the cards seemed to work for a while and then they would stop working.I spent countless hours trying to get the cards to work and I realized that I shouldn't have to spent this much time everytime I want to go wireless. Linksys really needs to realize that If the card doesn't work with the DELL then they need to stop offering it until they are 100% sure it will work. Now I'm searching for a card that will work with the DELL. My feeling is this, when I want to go wireless I should be able to plug in the card and it should work and that's all there is to it!
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Keeps Dying, August 19, 2003
By nyphur (San Diego, CA)
I have had to return it twice for replacement and need to a third time. It also burns power like an inferno. The radio's pretty weak too. I'm comparing it to Symbol's Wireless Networker that I had, lost, and couldn't afford to replace.
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PNP with Zaurus, August 19, 2003
By mad mommy (Brooklyn)
Although others reported the need to manually configure their Zaurus 5500's to get this card to work, I did not have any problems. I upgraded my ROM to 3.10 from the Sharp site and apparently the new ROM has all the appropriate settings for this card already. As it claims it was 'Instant Wireless' for me, and at a really good price.
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Doesn't work with Pocket PC 2003, August 4, 2003
By unknown
Linksys does not yet have drivers for Pocket PC 2003 OS.
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Does not currently work with Windows Mobile 2003, August 3, 2003
By unknown
No driver support for Windows Mobile 2003, Linksys supports told me "They are working on a driver, please check the website for updates."
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Does not function with Pocket PC 2003!, July 29, 2003
By unknown
I purchased this card after reading several glowing reviews of how well it work with the Dell Axim pocket pc. They all left out one detail though... the OS version. This card does not work on the Dell Axim with Windows Pocket PC 2003! I was able to test in on another Dell that happened to be running ppc2002 and it installed flawlessly. I can't say whether it works with other pocket pc's running 2003...
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great with Zaurus 5600, July 21, 2003
By unknown
This product is great with My Zaurus 5600.
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Works with Dell Axim w/new drivers, July 11, 2003
By roscket (Estero, Florida United States)
Bought this from eBay. Works great with Dell Axim handheld PDA. I had a Netgear Compactflash Wireless card before, but it didn't work with my PDA. I called Netgear customer support, and they said the Netgear card was incompatible with Dell Axim's StrongARM processor. So I got the Linksys WCF12. I read the reviews here and other websites, but it only got mediocre ratings. I also read in some cases that it didn't work with the Dell Axim. Well, it does after you download the latest driver software from Linksys' website (my driver version that I'm using is 1.0.7). Just follow the quick guide and setup shouldn't take more than 5 - 10 minutes. I think the problems some people may have with setting the CF up was that they didn't follow the instructions step by step: i.e., if you plug in the CF card into your PDA BEFORE setting up the driver, your PDA automatically configures the CF's settings (incorrectly I might add), which prevents it from working. Very simple to set up. However, like some others mentioned before, the card does get pretty warm when its on. Sucks up battery life too pretty quickly, but that's to be expected from any CF wireless card. I've been searching quite a few CF wireless cards before I got the Linksys WCF12, including Netgear's version and Linksys' older WCF11 card, but the WCF12 seems to work great with the Dell Axim.
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Was good at first, May 23, 2003
By unknown
Worked well for the first four months with my maestro. Now the card seems to get hot and the screen goes blank. Have to soft reset my PDA to get the card working again.
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Works fine., May 15, 2003
By unknown
This product seamlessly installed into my iPAQ 3850 and linked to my Linksys BEFW11S4 router in about 10 minutes.It does suck quite a bit of power. I would recommend having a good battery in your unit (in my case I have an extra one in the PDA compact flash sleeve). Range is fine. I can use it anywhere in or around my 2700 sqft two story house.
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0 Star - Bad Card for Dell Axim, May 8, 2003
By unknown
I had all kinds of problem with this card. The first time I installed it, it will not associate with my WAP. So I used LinkSys online support, which recommended to reinstall it. After re-installation I was able to associate with my WAP. It used to take 10 mins to scan for my WAP. I reinstalled it, another recommendation from Linksys support. I was able to scan pretty quickly, but was very inconsitent when I would open IE or MSN. The Linksys support was not really helpful. I bought NetGear card, and it worked like a charm and no problems so far
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Not the first choice for Zaurus wireless (close second?), May 7, 2003
By davesomebody (Campbell, CA United States)
Now that I've got it working it is solid. It is connecting to my SMC base station at full speed and staying connected. Browsing wireless from Opera works great! Given that the you must edit files in the Zaurus to get this working, I would not recommend this product for all. Find a wireless card that is on the supported list if you want to just plug it in and have it work. Do yourself a favor and download the open-source Wireless Monitor application before attempting to diagnose a problem. It will tell you if the Zaurus didn't recognize the card, about signal strenth, show network detection activity and the SSID of the network Zaurus connected to. If you poke around in the configuration files for the Zaurus there is an entire list of cards it will just recognize (/etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng.conf). If I did this again I would do more research on if a comparable card that will just plug-and-play. Multiple Linksys cards including WCF11 are already in the wlan-ng.conf file. More advice: place your base station well away from the rest of your equipment just to eliminate any possibility of the other electronics messing with your signal.This is what I added to /etc/pcmcia/wlan-ng.conf to get it working: card" My nifty WCF12 wireless card" manfid 0x028a, 0x0673 bind "prism2_cs" It is signifigantly easier to type in using that itty-bitty keyboard! I didn't come up with it, just found it.
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Doesn't work, April 29, 2003
By unknown
I wish I could give it less than one star. I bought this card for my IPAQ and it will not work. Have spent countless hours with what Linksys calls tech support and now they tell me I have to pay to return it. Keep shopping.
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waste of time..., April 15, 2003
By kestrus (UK)
Despite the claims on the box, the linksys drivers don't work with my PDA (HP Jornada with SH3 processor running WinCE3.01).big thumbs down, it's getting sent straight back where it came from.
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Oh, the miserable products can sell..., April 8, 2003
By shadowlost (Seattle, WA United States)
One cold, lonely star for this one. The linux drivers, while free and virtually unsupported work flawlessly on virtually any platform i've tried this card in. While this is a great thing for a few geeks out there, most people aren't buying gear for Linux and Linksys is touting this as a Windows product.The windows drivers simply do not work. They have never worked -- regardless of upgrade. I've tried the WCF12 in two Compaq/HP Ipaq's (36xx, 38xx) and a few Dell laptops, all with no success. Linksys's technical phone support was less than useful, repeatedly offering me the same drivers I could download on the website. Their email support didn't fare much better, responding each time with a different and incorrect canned response. I'd highly recommend ditching and not buying linksys gear for the end-unit. Their Wireless Access Points and Cable/DSL Routers are solid and fairly functional -- But virtually all of their PC-side gear (PC Cards, PCI Cards, CF Cards) borders on un-useable. Between the lack of (Competent?) Technical support and twitchy drivers, I'm ebaying off all of my Linksys gear. ;)
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