| Linksys WMP54GS Wireless-G PCI Card with SpeedBooster |
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Model: WMP54GS
Brand: Linksys
Manufacturer: Linksys
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 98
Form factor: Plug-in card
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
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High-speed Wireless-G for your desktop PC, now with SpeedBooster performance enhancement
Put your PC wherever you want, with no cabling hassle
New SpeedBooster technology increases wireless network performance by up to 35%
Also interoperates with standard Wireless-G and Wireless-B networks
Compatible with Windows 2000, XP, and Windows Vista |
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| Description: |
| LINKSYS WMP54GS -- The Wireless-G PCI Card with SpeedBooster installs easily in most desktop and tower PCs, and gives you the freedom to put your computer anywhere in the house or office -- saving the cost and hassle of running network cables. No need to drill holes in your walls and climb through the attic or cellar to get connected to the network! For Windows PC |
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| User Reviews (98 total): |
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Initial troubles, but now solid ..., February 7, 2008
By Gregg F. Carter (Cedar Rapids, IA)
My wireless system is hubbed on a Linksys WRT54GL Router tethered on my cable modem. My initial experience was troubled by access violations, followed by a blue screen MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION memory dump 75% of the time whenever I Restarted or total Rebooted the PC. The adapter install was on top of a fresh Windows XP install w/all the latest updates from MS. Contacted Linksys Chat Tech Support (tech was responsive) and was instructed to update the driver to the latest one for XP on their support download site. The 4.100.27.0 (11/30/2006) driver provided with the off-the-shelf unit touted Windows Vista support ... and had apparently broke some XP compatibility with that support. The replacement 3.100.46.0 (4/28/2005) driver for XP off their site provided the solution, and I've been up with no further problems. It was very frustrating initially, but I'm very pleased with the product and its performance now that I'm past the initial hurdle.
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WILL NOT WORK WITH VISTA!, January 14, 2008
By Mark E. Williams
Dont order this adapter if you are running windows vista. This was a packaging error by linksys. The drivers on the Lynksys website for individuals with Vista are of no help to you. This was a big mistake by Linksys. Buyer Beware
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Decent device, December 5, 2007
By Rodger Lindemann
This is as good as any linksys product. Works up to expectations. Easy install. Put it in your system and forget it.
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GREAT UNIT!!!!, November 3, 2007
By M. Myer (Norman,Oklahoma)
This unit works great! It was easy to set up and has given me no problems. I should've gotten one sooner!
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Good with vista, October 31, 2007
By EC2000 (Los Angeles, CA USA)
I bought this card because it was VISTA tested, and sure enough it works great. It took me about 10 min to get it sorted out. The installation directions are straight forward, but are pointless. I allowed VISTA to do its 'thing.' The signal is not at full strength, but I can download and surf the web still!!! My router is on the other side of my house.
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Intermittant connection = terrible, October 3, 2007
By tech junkie (New York, NY)
Do not buy this piece of junk. I recently set up an office for one of my clients and I wanted to save some money so I bought the less expensive linksys WRT54G and the matching linksys pci cards with speedbooster. This set up has not been consistent since day one. I am replacing the entire thing with a netgear router and netgear cards.
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I have tried EVERYTHING to get this thing to work, September 19, 2007
By Jennifer L. Kohler
I bought this adapter in 2005, and it worked somewhat for about a year. It worked when it decided to connect to the network, but even then the internet connection kept resetting and losing the signal, even though the router was only 15 feet away (through two walls). However, when it did decide to connect for more than 20 minutes, the connection was fine, no slowness.
So I got a laptop, and the desktop was turned off and put away until early this year (2007). I now primarily use the laptop (since it's easier) which connects to the SAME wireless network with NO PROBLEMS, even though I got the cheapest Dell wireless laptop card I could. Now when I turn my desktop on, the wireless desktop card no longer works. It finds the network, shows that it has a strong signal, but when I hit connect, suddenly it can't find the network anymore, and my computer tells me that maybe the network is no longer in range. Since the router can't sprout legs and run around my house, clearly that is not the problem. I uninstalled the card and hardware, and then reinstalled both - BUT NOTHING WORKS. The stupid little green light doesn't even come on anymore, and it doesn't work no matter which slot it is in.
Not to mention besides not working, the antenna is pretty much in the way of any wires or cables you hope to have connected to the tower. Card is also difficult to put into the tower in the first place.
I liked the Linksys router (for the most part, except when my internet connection was reset randomly thanks to the cable company, but I don't blame the router for freaking out during that) but Linksys sure doesn't know how to make wireless cards that function properly.
I will be replacing this card with a different brand.
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Owned two for two years, going strong., September 17, 2007
By PC Nut
First of all, a lot of people seem to be confused as to what "SpeedBooster" means. It has nothing to do with accessing the internet any faster. It is strictly a speed booster for transferring files between your networked PCs. So if you never transfer large files between PCs, you are essentially throwing your money away on SpeedBooster anything from Linksys.
That said, I have only had one problem with one of these cards: the screw in antenna broke off at the plastic thread connection and I have it taped up. In two years I've gone through three different internet access providers and networks and never once have the two PCs ever had a problem. My other PC uses the Linksys USB wireless network adapter and my laptop uses a built in Dell card. None of these four PCs have ever had a problem communicating with each other in my home network.
One surprising thing is that the price hasn't dropped much in two years even as newer wireless formats have come out like N. Performance wise with distance, the USB wireless adapter picks up from a much longer range that these PCI cards. If you have a PC on a different floor or on the opposite end of the house from the router and your house is rather large with lots of obstructions, you will probably need an access point or a signal booster on your network to use these.
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Excellent Card, September 9, 2007
By S. Stewart (Raleigh, NC USA)
Typical of Linksys products this is a simple reliable card. I installed it in my Dell XPS in under 15 minutes. A bit of simple configuration and I was up and running on my network.
Well worth the money
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Great Card!!, September 2, 2007
By E. Russell
The Linksys Wireless-G network card is great. I had no problems installing the card with Windows Vista: 64 Bit. Although problems did arise when I tried to install the card drivers, but that is just vista being vista, I got it to work without the software and it works just as good. Other than that.. The card is great, my connection is always very good, and I never lose signal now. (My last card was a gigabyte and I'd lose signals every 10 minutes or so) This card is most def. a recommended if your router is far away.
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Flaky, I'm afraid, August 10, 2007
By Sys Admin (Alabama)
I'm a professional IS person for a national company and have a home LAN with five wireless clients, Macs and PCs. It's interesting how many people posting to this "forum" have had the same problems I have had -- hours or even days of reliable operation followed by infuriating and persistent refusals to connect to a network the device can plainly see and detect (and all the other wireless computers in my home can also connect -- and the wireless router is a LinkSys WRT54G!). I've opened my network wide, used MAC access tables, various encryption security schemes -- the device is always the same -- infuriatingly inconsistent. After reading so many reviews consistent with my poor experience -- I guess you'd say "mixed" but in this context "mixed" = "poor" -- I have to conclude there's some QC flaw in this device.
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You get what you pay for., August 10, 2007
By Shawn5712 (Indiana)
When I bought this product I had the Linksys router to go along with it on another computer and this wireless card was receiving the signal not even 20 feet away on the same floor, and the signal is only about 66 percent which is horrible, the only thing that helps is the speedbooster but not enough to pay extra for it. This card loses connection constantly, even when I am not on the internet, the signal is horrible and the card itself is flimsy looking. My advice is to get something a little more expensive and spare yourself the personal anguish of this product.
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Speed boost???, August 3, 2007
By Mike (Washington DC)
This card works fine don't get me wrong, but if think it will be any faster than a card without speed boost you will be disappointed. The only reason I gave this a 3 star rating rather than a 5 is that I feel the advertising of speed boost when there is not one is cheating the consumer
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Wireless connectivity for hard to reach PCs, July 31, 2007
By J. Schafer (Mystic, CT)
I have an office in my attic space that was converted to living space. But my cable Internet was not strong enough to make a direct connection with the router in that area. Hence, I bought this wireless card for the PC. Though the antenna is not positioned ideally, I was delighted that the hardware installation went so smoothly. However, the software installation did not go as smoothly. I had many compatibility issue and failed starts. Suffice it to say, after some tweaking, I got the software installed and configured without resorting to a phone call. Now it works fine after clicking through some pop-up error screens on startup.
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Delayed Shipment, July 24, 2007
By O. Lutz
Item was listed as "in stock" however, after oder was placed the shipping date was delayed by approximately 7 days. Was not an issue since the PC that it was to be used with was also delayed by a different vendor.
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Super plus., June 27, 2007
By Svetlana Beliaeva
even when the connection is horrible i can allways get like 12 Gigs a second wich is more than i'l ever need :)
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Easy to Install, Works Great, June 15, 2007
By A. Ricciardi (Hoboken, New Jersey United States)
I was concerned about buying this and installing it in my Vista system after reading some of the concerns people had. But let me tell you this was so easy, even I was shocked. I opened up my case, slide the card in place, attached the antenna and started my PC. That was it, Vista installed the drivers and I was all connected. I consistently have over 95% connection strength, which is a lot compared to my iMac G5 which is right next to this PC and often shows on 50% connection to my Linksys Router. I don't notice any speed difference between this and my wired network. I would definitely recommend buying this.
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No problem, is great, April 23, 2007
By Alejandro Hernandez (Venezuela)
I use this card WMP54GS (Ver1.0) with the HGA7S 7dBi antenna, also my router (WRT54GS ver1.1) also have a HGA7T 7dBi antenna kit.
No problem, all works great!!!
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Works great once you resolve signal drop problems, April 9, 2007
By S. Bush (USA)
Frankly, I was ready to throw it out the window. Followed their instructions- installed Linksys software first, then installed card. Card would work at first, then intermittently lose signal / not connect to internet. I called tech support (3) times- first 2 calls were useless- same redundant tests / questions. I must have plugged and unplugged it 4 times. Finally- I paid the $30 for advanced support (after working on it for 5 hours and screaming at my kids) and got through to a girl named Sonali working for Linksys in India. Here's the deal:
Windows XP and Vista (I have XP Pro)have their own wireless adapter software that doesn't get along with the Linksys software that Linksys insists you install prior to installing the card. So.. to resolve this, you need to:
1: Delete the Linksys software for the Adapter- Programs /Linksys / Wireless adapter / UNINSTALL
2: Leave the adapter in the computer and reboot. Ignore the Windows add Hardware routine and let the hardware go as unresolved (the yellow question mark in device manager)
3: Find the Adapter Drivers ONLY and install them in a directory you can find later. The driver file should look something like wmp54GS.inf. I went to the linksys website and downloaded the most current file- then created a folder c:\linksys drivers and pasted the inf file there.
4: Go to Device Manager (My computer / properties / hardware / device manager- right click the unresolved device and update the driver. Follow the steps - don't let it search.. specify location.. and point it to the right file.
5: Now, after the drivers are read and XP id's the adapter, you'll get a wireless icon on the taskbar. Double click- find your connection (your router is broadcasting) and you're in. If you have WEP enabled, then you'll have to enter the key. Remember if you're using a LinkSys WRT54G, you enter a passphrase that generates a WEP key. enter the actual generated key, not the passphrase.
Now you should be set--- Windows wireless will log you on when you boot up and not drop you.
To tweak a little further-- if you have a Linksys WRT54G router- make some settings changes:
Changed the channel on the WRT54G wireless connection to 11 (works better than 6)
In Wireless Advanced Settings-
Changed beacon interval to 75
Changed fragmentation threshold to 2176 and RTS threshold to 2176
Disable Secure Easy Setup
The concept makes sense to me-- and now everything works like lightning.
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Pitfall, March 12, 2007
By Ray Queiroga Pinto
It does not work with Windows 2000. I wasted my money. I will upgrade my desktop to windows xp and see if it works, if so, I might change my review.
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