| Linksys WPC11 Wireless-B Notebook Adapter |
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Model: WPC11
Brand: Linksys
Manufacturer: Linksys
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 417
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
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 2000
Form factor: Plug-in module
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: IEEE 802.11b
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| Features: |
11 Mbps high-speed transfer rate
Advanced Power Management features conserve valuable notebook PC battery life
Compatible with Windows Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP
Rugged metal design with integrated antenna
Works with all standard Internet applications |
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| Description: |
| A IEEE 802.11b wireless Type II PCMCIA-type network card giving you wireless Ethernet access up to 1,640 feet away / For Windows Rugged metal design with integrated antenna Advanced power management features Compatible with Windows 95, 98, Millennium, NT, & 2000 To use with your desktop PC, add the Linksys WDT11 Instant Wireless PC Adapter |
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| User Reviews (417 total): |
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Getting carded never felt so good, April 15, 2003
By profdragon (Franklin, NJ USA)
Nice versatile medium priced card. I now travel between the homeworld and school (where I teach) attaching to two different access points.
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Easy to setup and use., April 14, 2003
By amateur critic (Lafayette, CA USA)
Worked right off the bat with the Linksys wireless access point. Easy to set up.
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Simple to use and excellent, April 7, 2003
By unknown
Easy set up, works all over the house. No problems
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Two Good, One Bad, March 31, 2003
By desertrat (CA United States)
I really wish that I could yell accolades for this product. 2 out of 3 though does not make this possible for me. I bought two of these and a Wireless Router(Linksys) and had a client up and running in 15 minutes, awesome. I bought one for my house and didn't work and had to send it back. The support people were decent and were quick to give up and say it's the hardware. All in all the Linksys Wireless system is an awesome thing ONCE it is set up.
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There are better values, March 28, 2003
By joe137 (Hamilton, NJ United States)
I returned this card the same day I received it. It worked right from the start but the signal strength was horrible. I had a weak signal no more than 30' from linksys WAP. Bought 3com XJACK instead. Much better.
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Nice card.. if you have a small house, March 27, 2003
By Iwan van der Schoor (California United States)
Hi,I bought this card because all my other equipment was Linksys and I figured this card will work perfect with it!
It did, and still does, there are just some areas in the house where I don't have reception with the card....
Overall a nice card, but the reception is not very good. The USB one is much better with great reception all over the place.
But of course that one has a wire on there and all so it's a trade off.
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Welcome to the Linksys/XP Nightmare, March 23, 2003
By jmagsho (FRAMINGHAM, MA United States)
I only have one thing to say about this card. Don't do it! I purchased it last night and spent the better part of 4 hours trying to get a decent signal from even 3 feet away from my BEFW11S4 access point. Needless to say, after much frustration and de/reinstallation of the different drivers and "tweaks" from Linksys regarding XP, I finally gave up. As an IT professional, there is only one word to describe this product - JUNK! One more thing, the manuals are absolutely abysmal. I am returning it today and purchasing a Netgear card instead.
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Don't buy it: Low Range & Propensity to Lock up, March 9, 2003
By unknown
I rarely write reviews, but I feel the urge to warn other shoppers after my bad experience with Linksys wireless PC cards.I am an XP/Linux/networking/hardware expert with 5 years of experience. The Linksys card is durable, looks great, and is a breeze to install under WinXP and Red Hat Linux. However, the card has two critical faults: (1) the range is poor and (2) sometimes the card refuses to connect to the WAP. The second problem makes this card unusable in my opinion. The card either fails to find the WAP after booting or drops the connection mid-session and does not recover. I haven't found a solution to the problem, but I've seen several postings on the web about the same issue. I've had a great experience with other Linksys products (hubs, routers), but the WPC11 version 3.0 is junk. SAVE YOURSELF THE TROUBLE AND BUY A DIFFERENT WIRELESS CARD!
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Easy setup, signal strength a bit disappointing, March 8, 2003
By TX Guy (Amarillo, TX USA)
Setup was flawless using the Linksys quick start guide on my HP notebook running Windows XP. I am somewhat disappointed with the limited signal as the distance from the wireless access point (Linksys BEFW11S4) increases within the house. Also, I have a number of 2.4 ghz telephones in my home and every time they ring, it causes this wireless card to lose its link with the access point. Usually requires manually reconnecting. This happens more often when the signal strength is showing 'low'. When the phones aren't ringing, this card does perform well. (Follow-up: Changing the wireless channel solved the ringing phone problem.)
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Toshiba users read, March 8, 2003
By Dana Rightenburg (Shaw AFB, SC United States)
I too was skeptical when I read the reviews that were written. However I decided to try anyway, and I did have problems. My Toshiba Satellite Pro 4340 would not recognize the card at all. I downloaded the latest drivers for the WPC11 from Linksys website and everything. I almost gave up and returned it.
Instead I tried one last thing, I went to Toshiba website and downloaded the newest drivers for my PCMCIA slot for my computer.
Then installed the card and it worked great. So the point is, Toshiba users, get the latest drivers for your PCMCIA slot before you return it. Works as advertised, little less signal rate than I hoped, but it works just fine.
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Woo Woo, March 7, 2003
By A. Bazar (Denver, CO)
This thing was a piece of cake to install and get running. It took me about 5 minutes to unpack the wireless router, plug it in, pop this card into the laptop, and be on the net. I bought the cable modem/dsl router (used it as a WAP instead of a router with no problem), signal booster, usb wireless point, and pcmcia card. I haven't installed the USB, and have yet to set up security. So if you drive by my house, stay off my network!!! I get range out to the corner of my neighbors' yard through 4 internal walls, one brick wall, and a bunch or air. It was snowing when I was wandering around the neighborhood with my laptop in my shorts and boxers, but I never regretted a second of it!
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Worked Great, Easy to Use and Install, March 7, 2003
By Joemomma17 (Lancaster, CA United States)
Despite other reviews, my experience with this product was very easy. The reason for the difference is I have Windows XP, so the plug and play immediatly recognized the product and literally 1 second later I was surfing the net. The only thing I dislike about my wireless internet is that the distance advertised is greatly exaggerated. They say 300 feet but I can go into the next room 20 feet away and start to lose connection. Other than that I think this is a great product. As the years go on this kind of hardware will improve.
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BAD CUSTOMER SUPPORT, March 1, 2003
By Jeff Brandt (OR)
After 2 calls to India and three emails requesting a good driver. I give up. Their support is so bad that I was unable to convince them that the last two emails that they sent me did not have an attachment. I guess arguing with the customer is there new strategy.
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easy to use, great signaling, March 1, 2003
By aabelhafez (College Park, MD United States)
I bought this PC card along with the Linksys WAP11 wireless access point. It took me less than 10 minutes to set up both unites. I had, however, to call the customer service just once, where they were very helpful and got the thing work in just few minutes. I use the PC card at both home and work and it picks the signal with no trouble. I highly recommend this product from Linksys.
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Great wireless card, February 28, 2003
By aabelhafez (College Park, MD United States)
I use this access card along with Linksys access point. Both are amazing, the PC card picks the signal with no trouble. It is just great. I believe that Linksys is a very reliable brand. Highly recommended. Go for it.
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Works...for a while!, February 27, 2003
By Jeff (NER USA)
I purchased this network card about a year ago. i had it running on Windows XP systems with no problem, before any XP drivers came out. it is simple to use and simple to set-up but after you have it for a while, the internal circuitry starts to go. Windows will begin to have problems with it and you will need to unistall and reinstall it many times. Eventually, as with myself, it just stops working. You recieve a Code 10 error and nothing works in attemps to resolve the issue. Linksys stops supporting the card as soon as a new version comes out and then it goes out of warranty and are stuck. The tech support I spoke with said to me that they don't create any drivers after a new version of the card comes out and that I was out of luck and have to buy a new card.
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Easy to setup, use, February 18, 2003
By unknown
My setup:
* BEFW11S4 (router) connected to Road Runner cable modem
* WPC11 (PCMIA card) connected to a Dell Inspiron Laptop 1Ghz 512 meg ram
* WUSB11 (USB wireless network adapter) connected to a generic desktop with a 1Ghz AMD Athlon/256 meg ram.I had no problems setting this up and getting it up and running quickly. I used the quick start guide and never had to consult the CD for the full user's guide. The process (I used Windows 2000) was very simple (and is documented in the quick install guides for the appropriate products): * First, ensure that you can communicate with the router with wires (see my review on the BEFW11S4) and connect to the internet, etc. (Note: you have to enable wireless communication on the router before it will accept wireless access)
* Next, install the software from the CD (the first time you do this, you should probably not use WEP encryption and use the default SSID of 'linksys'...but you must use the same WEP encryption and SSID as the router uses)
* Reboot, and before the desktop comes up insert the PCMIA card This worked for me and I had no trouble at all getting communication between the laptop and the router. After this was working, I changed the SSID and enabled WEP encryption. I read a comment somewhere that said they had to uninstall their other network drivers, but I did not. I can take my laptop to work, for example, hook up with an ethernet cable with no problem.
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Great!!!, February 17, 2003
By unknown
Works great. Easy to set up. No problems here.
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Works when I need it to, February 13, 2003
By Kenneth D Dembner (Washington, DC USA)
I don't see anything wrong with this product. I plug it in to my computer with Window's XP and I'm good. Sure signal strength varies but that's the transmitter's fault. When I manage to get great signal strength I've got no problems. If you're looking for a wireless card this one is the way to go.
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Too Hot to Handle, February 9, 2003
By Pauly C. (New York, NY USA)
I am using the Linksys WPC11 Wireless PC Card in a Toshiba PentII 400 laptop. My laptop will lockup when using this card. I believe it is due to overheating w/ the card. When I remove the card, I can access Windows again, but my connection is lost and I need to reboot. The laptop has never hung using any other applications or devices.The card gets extremely hot. I do not know if this is due to the card overheating itself, or my laptop heating up the card. I intend to try this in a newer laptop soon. As for the performance of the wireless card, it works pretty well. I get a signal in every room of my apartment (its not that big though), and even with a 20% signal, I get good speed to the internet still. The drivers were easy to install and configure on my Windows2000. I have heard that some other cards have a much better antenna than this one, but this one seems to do the trick for me.
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