Cisco-Linksys WMP11 Wireless-B PCI Card Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this card last December. Opened my desktop PC, installed the driver, put the card in one of the PCI slots, had the desktop connected to the network in less than 20 minutes. Then I spent the next 7 hours trying to get good, reliable wireless connection.
The major complaint I have with the card is that the Linksys should have separated the antenna from the card and allowed users to put the antenna somewhere else via a cable. With the antenna mounted on the back of the card directly, it is completed shielded by the PC's metal case, which makes the wireless transmission and reception poor. With all the cables and connectors in the back of a PC, it also makes it hard to adjust the antenna at all (I had to move the wireless card up and down the slots to find the optimal location). My wireless AP was only about 60 ft away and I was only getting 20 - 30% signal strength and link quality. From time to time it would lose the connection completely. Linksys should really have thought through this antenna issue. After all the hard work and time spent, I finally got the optimal antenna position. I am now getting 40 - 60% of signal strength and link quality. It now runs reliably at 11 mbps speed.
The second problem I had was that this card interfered with my daughter's favorite music player Winamp. Whenever she played music using Wimapm, the wireless card would lose connection and stop working completely. This problem was fixed after I downloaded the latest driver and firmware for the card. Not sure if this is related to the Creative sound card interference problem reported by another review. My desktop does have a Creative sound card.

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The Linksys WMP11 Instant Wireless PCI Card sets you free to work your way, from wherever you want. Put your desktop computer anywhere you like. The Instant Wireless PCI Card lets you share printers, files, and more within your wireless LAN infrastructure, increasing productivity and keeping you on the network.Fully compatible with IEEE 802.11b standard, and interoperable with DSSS 2.4GHz compliant equipmentCapable of up to 128-bit WEP encryptionFree Technical Support -24/7 for North AmericaOne Year Limited WarrantySystem Requirements -Pentium 90+ class processor16MB+ RAMPCI local bus 2.1 compliantWindows 98SE/ME/2000/XP

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