Acer Aspire One AOD255-2691 10.1-Inch Netbook (Diamond Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I've had this little netbook for about a week now, and it is exactly right for our purposes: email, browsing, YouTube, MiniClip games, and word processing. It comes with Office 2010 starter (just word and excel) which is all we need. I'm not a techie and have no specifics to share, but this thing just WORKS. Right out of the box, you spend 10 minutes setting up, charge it up, and go. The first time you use Office you need to install it. I followed the recommendation of some other reviewers and (1) uninstalled some bloatware it came with (Acer games, NY Times Reader) and (2) installed Chrome and made it the default browser. IE was taking forever to load anything, but Chrome is much lighter and works perfectly. And the wireless is impressive-- it works even way down the long narrow hallway in my thick-brick-walls 1850's apartment building from where the router is placed-- our old Vaio couldn't handle it. The red is a nice warm cranberry/barn red shade-- a little pizzaz but it doesn't look like a toy. It's very light. It has no disk drive, but I see here on Amazon that inexpensive external ones are easy to find.
Two small gripes: (1) battery life is pretty short. Three hours at the most. It does charge up quickly though. (2) The keys are that sort of 'mushroom' format, they look just made for crumbs to sneak under and get stuck, and with kids in the house I feel the need to be protective. But obviously I need to do that anyway. And for less than $300 we won't be devastated even if the worst happens. Overall I could not be more pleased with this purchase!
I recommend the HP Mini case to go with this, black with silver swirls. It's just the right size, well made and very cushiony and protective.

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D-Link D-Life Internet Surveillance Camera Starter Kit (DHA-390) Review

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(More customer reviews)I can't fathom why anybody would actually buy this product. Across the board, everything about it is just plain wrong.
Powerline networking is a relatively good idea, but it looks like the marketing department at D-Link got together one day to see what kind of products they could cram it in to. With this surveillance camera, the implementation is sloppy and unnecessary.
Keep in mind too, that Powerline networking isn't always as straightforward as plugging in a "wall wort" and connecting ethernet to it. If you're using any multi-outlet adapters, or if your home's wiring isn't nearly pristine, the experience can be almost as painful as just running CAT5 cable through your house.
The camera itself is massive compared to any web cam made in the past decade, and assembling it to the base is needlessly complicated for what it is. On the plus side, the base is quite heavy, so it isn't going to be knocked down easily. On the other hand, you absolutely must use wall anchors if you plan to mount the camera on a wall. And given the size of this camera, it's so large and obvious that your baby and pets are the only ones who aren't going to notice it.
Perhaps the most mind boggling issue I have with this kit, is that you can't host it yourself. To see what's on the camera, you have to go to D-Link's site (which is simply not possible if you aren't using Windows and Internet Explorer) and create an account. Once you've done that, you can only see the camera through D-Link's site.
I'm not typically a paranoid person, but that really raised an "Are you serious?" from me. Why the heck would you have a camera in your home broadcasting to D-Link's site? What stops D-Link from peeking in? And perhaps more importantly, what happens if D-Link goes under, or decides that they're just not interested in offering the service anymore? More likely than not, you'll be left with expensive, useless junk.
Don't get me wrong, I can see the value in offering a camera that "just works", but not having the option to host it yourself, and being locked in to Internet Explorer are ridiculous barriers.

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Brother HL-5250DN Refurbished Network Ready Laser Printer with Duplex Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought the Brother HL-5250DN printer from Amazon for five reasons:
1) fast monochrome (black and white) printer.
2) network capability.
3) automatic duplexing (printing on both sides of the paper).
4) Enclosed paper tray.
5) Price (and the one-year manufacturer's warranty is nice, even on the refurbished product).
I also like the low toner, paper, and drum replacement indicator lights on the printer. The cost of the toner cartridges is about the same with other printers I've seen.
What comes in the box:
Printer, drum and toner assembly, AC power cord, paper Quick Setup Guide, CD-ROM. The CD-ROM has the drivers, entire Owner's Manual, and animated installation guide.
Note: No cables are provided.
If you are going to connect the printer to a wireless router, you will need an Ethernet cable.
If you are going to connect the printer directly to one computer, you will need either a USB or parallel cable. The printer has connections for both.
Setup
The setup did not go as easily as I hoped.
I had two problems with installation and setup:
1) I was not sure which network to use (peer to peer or shared).
2) After installation, I could not print from one of the two computers on the network.
After easily removing some shipping adhesive tape, inserting the drum/toner assembly (looks like a full toner cartridge, not a starter cartridge) and paper tray, I was ready to proceed with installing the software drivers.
The Quick Setup Guide presents you with choices for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP: USB interface, parallel interface, and network interface. There are also choices if using Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Macintosh. The manufacturer's website indicates Microsoft Vista has "built-in" drivers but Brother drivers are also available on the website.
Upon clicking "Install Printer Driver" from CD-ROM menu, I was presented with three choices: USB cable users, Parallel cable users, and Network cable users. I chose the network cable users since I wanted to add the printer to my wireless network router. I was presented with a license agreement that I accepted. I then had to choose between "Brother Peer-to-Peer Network Printer" or "Network Shared Printer". I chose peer-to-peer to print directly to the printer over the network rather than to a central server on a shared printer. On Step 8 I had to choose "LPR" or "NetBios". I had no idea which one to choose and I didn't find any useful information to help with the decision. I chose LPR and clicked Next. The printer was recognized. Make sure to write down the IP Node Address (for a wireless router it is something like 192.xxx.xx.x).
Now, I needed to access the printer from my wireless computer running Microsoft Vista. I went to the Control Panel and double clicked on Printers. I then chose "Add a Printer" and selected "Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer". The computer searched for and found the printer. A couple more clicks and I was successfully printing from the wireless computer.
Printing from the desktop computer running Windows XP, connected to the router with an Ethernet cable, would not be as simple. The computer recognized the printer but would not send any data to the printer. I went to Control Panel, Printer and Faxes, right clicked on Properties. The General tab did not have the Location of the printer. I added 192.xxx.xx.x and clicked OK and tried printing a document but I was not successful. After two hours of dealing with it and looking at the company's website, I called the company (toll-free phone number right on the box). The company was closed; I called the next morning just after the company opened at 9 a.m. Eastern. I went through a very brief voice prompt menu and I was connected to Robby in all of about two minutes. He was polite but he was not able to solve my problem. He told me second level support would call me within 24 hours. Just over two hours later I got a call from Debbie, who was in Memphis, Tennessee. She was very helpful and quickly identified the problem. When hovering over the printer icon in the Printer and Faxes folder, the little popup message indicated the printer was offline. I don't know how I missed that. To correct the problem all I had to do was right click the printer and select "Use Printer Online". After a few seconds the printer was in Ready status. Problem resolved.
Summary
This is my first Brother printer and I am very favorably impressed. I don't think there is another printer on the market with these features at such a low price, at least at the time of this writing.
The product is shipped in the manufacturer's box, not an Amazon box, so all your neighbors will know what's in the box on your doorstep. The box looks like the box for a new printer, listing many features of the printer but it is clearly marked "Factory Refurbished". The printer itself has a sticker on the back with "Re-manufactured Product". My printer was originally manufactured in September 2005. I bought it in May 2007.
My experience with Brother International has been very positive. I got a great printer with excellent features, a full-size toner cartridge TN-550 (not a starter toner cartridge!), and a one-year warranty. From idle/sleep, the first page took only 20 seconds to print and the text quality is great. The icing on the cake was the technical support provided by Americans. Their promptness and knowledge was impressive. This was easily the best technical support experience I have ever had!Update December 4, 2007:
I am still very pleased with the printer but it is noisy when printing and it does make "tick, tick, tick" noises sometimes. Neither of these issues has effected performance. The only annoyance I've experienced is with envelope printing - the envelope always crinkles. This isn't a big deal for me but it is something to consider if envelope printing is important to you.
Update October 7, 2008:
I purchased another refurbished HL-5250. The toner and drum are also factory refurbished. The drum unit (DR-520) has life expectancy of 22,500 pages, about 90% of new. The toner cartridge (TN-550) has an expected yield of 3,150 pages at 5% coverage. A new toner cartridge has an expected yield of 3,500 pages.

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ZyXEL G4100 802.11g HotSpot Service Gateway With 3 Button Thermal Printer Review

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(More customer reviews)We had high hopes when we tried the Zyzel G-4100 out in a coffeehouse and a motel as a hotspot router. The integrated printer seemed really convenient, and the router promised all sorts of powerful security features. And it had this really cool look to it - sort of like Hal from the movie "2001."
Come to think of it, maybe its resemblance to Hal ("I'm sorry, Dave, I can't do that") should have been a warning to us, because this product isn't delivering. As the manufacturer admitted to us, a single user running BitTorrent (and LOTS of users try to run BitTorrent at public hotspots) can crash the router. So can a significant load from just a few users running other network-intensive applications. The printer will, at random times, not produce a ticket, requiring a reboot of the router. At other times, the router's internal Web server crashes, so we cannot even log in to control the router. Guests at the venues have complained and staff have gotten extremely frustrated. The router often has to be rebooted once or twice daily.
We don't have access to the internal source code of the product, so we cannot pinpoint the bugs. However, the crashes appear to correlate with the number of connections to the outside world that have been made in the past 5 minutes. (Note that your browser can make a dozen or more connections just to fetch all the parts of one Web page.) Too many, and things start to go wrong. Not always immediately, but eventually. Probably due to a "memory leak," an uninitialized pointer, memory corruption, or some other error in the router's programming.
We contacted Zyxel tech support, and they told us that the device "wasn't intended for heavy loads." (I'd hardly consider a few users in a coffeehouse to be a heavy load, and even if it were the router should certainly handle the situation gracefully and not crash.) They finally suggested that we put a second router behind the hotspot router to take some of the load off it. Is this something one should have to do with a router that sells for around $500, especially when the same load won't crash routers that sell for a tenth of the price?
Bottom line: Zyxel simply will not own up to the fact that their firmware has bugs and needs fixing.
We then contacted a colleague who does Internet in hotels and resorts. Turns out we should have called him before making the initial purchase. He said that his company had sold off more than 100 of these routers because they were a constant source of trouble. He also told us that these routers very often blow out their power supplies. (He thought that the power supplies shipped with the units either were of poor quality or weren't rated to supply enough current for the device, and recommended that we substitute one with a higher current rating.) Indeed, we had a power supply fail on us; we thought it was a chance occurrence until we spoke to him.
We really want to keep using this product, because it has a lot of features we like. But unless Zyxel quits making excuses and comes up with stable firmware that's sufficiently robust to operate a real life public hotspot, we're going to have to eBay it and find something that works. Or maybe build our own. We could homebrew something quite nice for the same $500 or so.
I hope to be able to update this review one day to say that Zyxel fixed their bugs. But at the moment, all we can say is that we don't recommend buying this product. It crashes, it freezes, and the manufacturer denies that anything is wrong. Save your money.

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NETGEAR ANT24O5 Omni-directional Antenna (5 dBi) Review

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(More customer reviews)This item works very much to its specification. This model provides only a modest increase in gain, just what I wanted. The only thing is that Netgear does not make it perfectly clear that a double female cable is required, not an option. You also should have a good knowledge of antennas. For my application I used the velcro type mount, the metal plate added a directional component that was not wanted, vertical mounting. Also the reference to the inverse female connectors means male connectir in US terms.

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This indoor omni-directional antenna is designed to extend coverage and increase the performance of any wireless 802.11b or 802.11g device. This antenna is especially useful in optimizing coverage when you want to place your wireless access point or router out of plain view - in a wiring closet or above a ceiling pad. Locate this antenna at the top of a cubicle on a ceiling desktop or wall where it is more receptive to radio signals. Ideal placement is on a wall 2 m high or on the ceiling facing the area to cover. The antenna includes mounting brackets.Primary InformationProduct Type:AntennaDimensions&MiscellaneousWidth:2.1 InchDepth:1.1 InchHeight:3.9 InchService&SupportService & Support Type:2 years warrantyUNSPSC CodeUNSPSC Code:43220000Product IDUPC:606449028362Manufacturer Part:ANT2405

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D-Link 10/100 Fast Ethernet Internet Camera Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought DCS910 in Nov.2008 and DCS920 one month later. I am quite satisfied with both of them and I did not meet any problem till now, or say I could solve the problems that I have found.
The network attached camera supports up to 640x480 in resolution. It is higher then lots of other network attached camera which has only 320x240. So the image quality is quite good. It has good vision in dim light. you could see image or video on your web browser. It supports both MS ActiveX and Sun Java for live video monitoring but it does NOT support sound :(
You may need to install ActiveX control plug-in and Sun Java plug-in for your browser to support live video.
The supplied DViewCam software also supports monitoring up to 32 cameras and you could record videos into computer hard disk. I have not used video record feture till now because it requires turning on computer and consumes too much router/switch band width. I think check from web from time to time is good enough for my needs.
It support user account management, NTP time sync, DDNS name service, FTP and email deliver of photos at the frequency you defined.
The device does not support SSL protocol, so your password could not be encrypted for delivery. So you could not use https or ftps for secured communication. But this is understandable because encryption cost too much resources for the embeded system. You could not expect too much from tiny embeded device. Anyway, normal web access and FTP upload are good enough if you do not have too much security concern.
It is quite simple to access the device from within the internal/home network because you PC and the camera are in the same network segment. But if you want to access the device from external/Internet, there are some other things to take care. You need to have some basic networking concept for the setup.
I have seen one user complain the tech support and blame the device to be not usable. I could understand the mensioned situation. It is not the user's fault nor the product's fault. Tech support is not wrong on what they said but they should explain clearly on the technical background and guide the user for a smooth set up. User is not network expert so it will be a little difficult for them to understand and follow the network rules.
Normally, ISP will only give one dynamic IP address to a user. The IP address will change when you turn on the router or after a certain period of time. So you need to keep track to your current IP address on the WAN port of your router. This is usually done by register a DDNS service(free or paid service). Most router support DDNS auto update service and this camera also supports it but you need to set it up in your device. All the devices in your home network will share this single IP address. Network applications will monitor communication port for TCP/IP communication. Different devices in your network have different unique IP address. The IP address for a specific device is unique in the network. So if you want to access your camera through the internet in a remote location, you need to have DDNS service set; set up a internal static IP address to your camera; setup your router port forward to your camera IP address. For example, use http://dcs910.mydomainname.com:9011/ to access your camera, you need to buy(or register a free child domain name from some website) your domain name 'mydomainname.com'; register your domain name to a DDNS server(paid or free service); setup your router to auto update DDNS for your current IP address; set router to forward 9011 port request to the 80 port of the static internal IP address that you have assigned to your camera(such as 192.168.0.3 depends on the settings on your router and camera). You may need an experienced friend to help you for the setting.
Even if you have set everything correctly, it not necessarily means you could watch live video in your office. You should be able to access static current image from web browser in your office but live video is another story. Normally office network is protected by firewall on gateway. Most office firewall uses proxy and only open ports for web requests and some predefined application ports and bann all other communications. The ActiveX and Java live video of this device may need dedicated port connection to open communication session but this will not be allowed by default on the proxy. So unless you know your network administrator and could ask them open the port for you, you will not able to access live video in office. This is not the problem of the device, it is the rule of the network security. But anyway, you could see still image of your home which is good enough.
I have used my DCS910 and DCS920 for 3 months and I am quite satisfied with the device. I would like to highly recommand this device to you for its clear image, easy setup(if you understand networking in and out), and resonable price.

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The D-Link 10/100 Fast Ethernet Internet Camera (DCS-910) connects to a wired network to provide remote high-quality video recording. With its compact and sleek design, the DCS-910 is a low-cost Internet camera ideal for your home or small business. The DCS-910 connects quickly and easily to your existing 10/100 Fast Ethernet network, allowing you to steam high-quality MJPEG to your computer.

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Targus WiFi Scout ACW10US Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought a number of these for gifts and it was a highly successful choice!

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The Targus AWC10US WiFi Scout is a smar, dual-function detector for wireless hotspots. The WiFi Scout is a lightweight, portable device that can conveniently be carried on a keychain or attached to your notebook case. Easy to operate, just push one button to activate, it will detect WiFi (802.11 b/g) access points, quickly identify the strongest signals and display in east to read LEDs.

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Sony VAIO Wireless LAN Access Point Pro, 2.4 GHz (PCWA-A200) Review

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(More customer reviews)Would have given it 0 stars, but obviously it's not available. This product is absolutely terrible. It does not work with even the Sony Wireless LAN Card. Had to return it and purchase the Linksys.

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Access e-mail, the Internet, or your network wirelessly! The new Sony VAIO Wireless LAN Access Point lets you share files, drives, printers with one or more computers on your wireless network. Using any IEEE 802.11b industry-standard wireless LAN PC Card, you are assured of secure communication, high-speed data transfer rates and a range of up to 46 m (line-of-sight).

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NETGEAR WG311 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter - Network adapter - PCI - 802.11b, 802.11g Review

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(More customer reviews)It is great it works good.
It works on LINUX too not only on windows XP
If the CD of drivers didn't work you can check for the drivers on line.
Now, the range is typical .... I think it is 5db. TRUE 5db not a fake!
Good luck with it.
In general I appreciate Netgear products for they are cheap, good and work on LINUX FEDORA 9, 10, 11, 12 ... Don't know about earlier versions of Fedora and copatibility with this card or the PCMCIA Netgear cards ..
My best wishes for you Broadband and specially for all LINUX users

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IOGEAR GWA501 Wireless-G Broadband Gateway Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this product instead of a comparable (in fact, faster) D-Link router because of this wireless gateway's print server capability. Sure, it cost a bit more (D-Link offered rebates) and it didn't have the positive reviews and buzz that D-Link had received, but I thought it would allow me to print wirelessly.
Two weeks after first installing this thing, I have spent lots of my own precious weekday time (and long distance dollars) on the phone with tech support. As of this moment, the router works with my IOGear 54g PC Card Adapter and my wife's integrated Broadcom 54g Max Performance adapter. But it still does not allow me to enable WEP encryption (to create a reasonably protected wireless LAN) and I still can't print to my HP PSC 750 printer, one of the natively supported printers that tech support insists "hasn't been a problem" for IOGear equipment.
I understand that networking can be tricky. And when it comes to technology, I'm a relatively patient guy who feels it's a worthwhile challenge to get new solutions up and running. But my patience with this product and its manufacturer is quickly wearing thin. My second call to IOGear tech support was spent listening to a new IOGear employee who, while having worked in networking for ages, admittedly knew very little about the company's products (and nothing about Windows XP. So on my dime, he pontificated about the importance of setting all device properties exactly the same when getting network nodes to talk to each other. So we slogged through every control panel and dialog box on both laptops and -- well whaddaya know? -- I had them all set correctly. Still no success, and thanks to the total lack of product-specific expertise from the tech support guy, it was another phone call wasted.
My distaste for going through this process again with D-Link products (or someone else's) just might inspire me to hold onto these products for another week, at least to attempt to get WEP encryption up and running. If I can do that, then maybe -- just maybe -- I'll find a way to activate the print server function. As it is, however, this product has provided only a third of what I wanted from it. We're getting a nice, fast 54 Mbps connection, but it's a completely unprotected network and it thoroughly lacks printing capabilities. On top of that, the customer "service" -- available only by calling on my own dime and only during weekday business hours -- is growing more infuriating and disappointing with every encounter. In fact, the more I write about this, the more I'm convinced that this just ain't worth it.

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MODEL- GWA501 VENDOR- ATEN/IO GEAR FEATURES- Wireless-G Broadband Gateway 802.11g 4-port Router/Print Server. Wirelessly network your computers in minutes! IOGEARs Ultra-Fast Wireless Broadband Gateway is an all-in-one wireless access point and router for both small and home office users. With IOGEAR, you can surf the Internet, share files, chat with your friends, and print.. Wirelessly! A simple, easy-to-use, web-based setup wizard will have you up-and- running in minutes. Moreover, the turn-key FireWall and Wireless Security packages keep you safe on the net. Remember, IOGEARs Wireless Broadband Gateway gives you the same connectivity and security that big companies use..all in a small, cost-effective, reliable setup. Go with IOGEAR, and go Wireless! Includes Wireless-G Broadband Gateway, Manual CD, Quick Start Guide, Warranty Card, Power Adapter, Ethernet Cable. * Easy - Fast and simple setup via wizard * Complete - Includes everything you need for effortless installation and configuration. * Secure - Built-in Firewall, supports WPA and WEP * Versatile - Backward compatible with 802.11b devices * Accessible - Share DSL/Cable connection * Practical - Built-in print server -- SPECIFICATIONs ------------------------------------------ANTENNA - Two Dipole Diversity AntennaCONNECTORS - (1) 10BaseT/100BaseTX/RJ45 port for WAN (4) 10BaseT/100BaseTX/RJ45 ports for LAN (1) USB port for printerINDICATORS - LEDs for LAN, Power On, WAN, WLANMANAGEMENT - Web-basedMODULATION - CCK, BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAMPROTOCOL - TCP/IPCHANNELS - 11RANGE - Open Space: 11Mbps up to 300m, 54Mbps up to 50mRF SPREAD - OFDM, DSSSSECURITY - Supports WEP (64, 128-bit), WPASENSITIVITY - -85 dBm(typical)STANDARDS - IEEE 802.11g and 802.11bTRANSFER RATE- 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 11, 6, 5.5, 2, 1Mbps, auto-fallbackREQUIRES- PC: 200MHz or faster CPU Internet browser Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000/XP Ethernet interface card or WLAN client card installed Mac: G3 Power Mac or higher Mac OS 9.2 and above ...

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Network Everywhere NWP11B Wireless-B Notebook Adapter Review

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(More customer reviews)I tried 3 brands of wireless cards, and the only one I had trouble with was the network everywhere NWP11B. The card would not connect to three different networks. Got a warranty replacement, and the second card will sometimes connect.
This card is missing an important feature - you can't set the WEP encryption key using a passphrase. Better brands will let you use ASCII text, (your dog's name or some other phrase) to generate the 64 or 128 bit key. Even with the new firmware, this card requires you to translate the passphrase into hexadecimal, and then type in a 26 digit number. Twice.
This is not fun, especially because the card often will not connect, and you will be typing this number in over and over.
Unless you are good at memorizing 26 digit hexadecimal numbers, buy something else.

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Connect your notebook or laptop computer to a wireless network with the Network Everywhere wireless notebook adapter. The included setup wizard will walk you through configuring the adapter and your network's settings, step-by-step. Then just slide it into your notebook's PC Card slot and enjoy network access with your laptop computer, while retaining true mobility.

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U.S. Robotics USR2410 Wireless Access PC Card Review

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(More customer reviews)The US Robotics USR2410 802.11b PC card is a great value at [price] (I used a [price] coupon code and [price] rebate to get the net price to [price], which is practically unbeatable for a wireless PC card). I'm able to link to my Netgear MR314 router with no problems. The range isn't as good as my daughter's Linksys USB wireless adapter, but I can go anywhere in the house and yard and still browse the Net with no problems regardless of what the link and signal strength indicators say.
However, do not, repeat DO NOT use the enclosed drivers for this card! I am using an IBM Thinkpad T21 with Windows 2000 Professional and the driver/config utility on the CD (version 1.25) crashed my system repeatedly and corrupted my VPN software. Instead, go to USR's website at [URL] to download the uninstall utility, version 1.33 of the driver and the firmware upgrade which flashes the PC card and improves performance. The site also has drivers for Mac, WinCE and Linux as well.
Once I installed the newest drivers everything has been great. No complaints! There are better wireless cards on the market, but not for this price!

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The U.S. Robotics wireless access PC Card lets you take your laptop virtually anywhere in the house without worrying about lost connections. Share files, printers, even the same Internet connection with others on your network--no strings attached. With the freedom to connect from up to 300 feet away, there's virtually no limit to the ways you can use the Internet.
Peer-to-peer networking lets you swap large files in seconds and enjoy amazing head-to-head gaming action with others on your network. It's compatible with the IEEE 802.11b standard so your DSL and cable connections will run smoothly over your wireless network at speeds up to 11 Mbps. And since you can connect up to three computers without an access point, it's less expensive to build than most other wireless networks.
Plug-and-play technology makes installation of the PC Card easy. Plus, it's wireless, so there are no cables to connect, no holes to drill, and no wires to trip over, eliminating many of the headaches of installing your own network.

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ZyXEL PLA-450 200 Mbps Powerline HomePlug AV 802.11g Wireless Access Point Review

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(More customer reviews)We recently built out our basement and before I spent the time and money to cat5 my whole house or possibly add a second cable modem, I decided to give the PLA-450 + 1 PLA-401 a try. To my amazement, I saw no degradation of speed when connected to the PLA-450 wirelessly at a reasonable range than I did when connected directly to my cable modem. This powerline duo smokes. My cable modem is on the second floor and my primary DLink wireless router is connected to it. Needless to say, getting great coverage from the second floor to my basement was not possible on the DLink. So the PLA-450 acts as my second wireless router (called an access point) allowing me to plug it into any wall outlet in the house. You do have to have at least 1 PLA-401 (connected to the primary router) and then your powerline link is complete. The PLA-450 is a good wireless device permeating interior walls with ease and maintaining reasonably strong reception with my laptop - even with a floor in between. Accessing the PLA-450 device via a browser is a little tricky the first time. You have to temporarily change you IP address on your network connection. I called support and they were easy to get ahold of and nice and friendly. The instructions do tell you what is needed so a call is probably not necessary for most users. I am thrilled that I can get near cat5 performance without having to hard-wire my house. A great product that suits my need perfectly.

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GMP Blitzz Super G Wireless BWP712 - network adapter ( BWP712 ) Review

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(More customer reviews)This Device that is Supposed to be WIRELESS "" G "" It Is GARBAGE. I own one and I want People to Understand that they Work for about 5 Hookups in the "" G "" Mode. They then Stop Hooking up in the "" G "" Mode. Then the Only way they Connect up is in the Wireless "" B "" Mode only with NO SECURITY as in WPA, WEP, Or any thing else. I have tried to contact the MANUFACTURER with E-Mails and Even SNAIL MAIL with NO RESPONSE. I even tried to hook it up to one of there so called Wireless "" G "" Routers at a Friends House. Well it WOULD NOT Connect in the "" G "" Mode even with there Own Router. I had to Buy a NEW Linksys Wireless PCMCIA Card to get Connected to a NETGEAR Router at "" G "". So I Retried the BLITZZ and it still would Only Connect in the "" B "" Mode without Security. So What I Mean to Say is STAY AWAY FROM THIS PCMCIA WIRELESS NETWORK CARD.

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Enjoy blazing-fast transfer speeds with this Blitzz Super G Wireless Notebook Adapter for notebook computers. It's perfect for listening to MP3s, watching videos, and taking digital pictures, and will transfer these growing media files with great range, speed, and reliability. Super fast-10 times faster-with a connecting speed of 108Mbps when used with the Blitzz Super G Wireless Router and it's twice as fast as the current wireless G router. The card is backward-compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b devices, and is DSL and cable internet ready. Includes a software CD that makes installation as easy as 1-2-3. Supports WEP (64&128bit,) WPA-PSK, WPA-RADIUS and RADIUS encryption for the best wireless security. System requirements: Windows 98SE and higher. Imported

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D-Link DWL-AB650 Dual Band 2.4GHz/5GHz Wireless LAN PC Card Review

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(More customer reviews)I have both a DWL-120+ and the DWL-AB650. I am using the wireless adapters with a DI614+ router and neighbors routers.
My DWL-120+ detects and uses several available wireless routers besides my own router. The signal detected from my router is consistently weighted at greater than 90% signal strength. The other routers signals are greater than 65% signal strength.
My DWL-AB650 consistently detects my routers signal in the range of 50-70% signal strength.
The other routers are not detected at all.
Dlink tech support has no reasonable fix. I'm a Motorola Radio engineer. Maybe I have high expectations a response to an obviously flawed product by DLink Tech Support.

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The D-Link AirPro DWL-AB650 is a cardbus adapter for laptop computers that can connect to both 802.11b and 802.11a wireless networks. The DWL-AB650 enables IT managers to plan for future network growth or to immediately expand their wireless network infrastructure when available wireless channels have already been tapped out. The additional high-bandwidth channels available with 802.11a also offer users on the network a robust way to transmit large data files much quicker than what was possible with 802.11b. Users have the option of connecting to an 802.11a network in the office or at home to take advantage of the greater bandwidth for large file transfers; or connect to a 802.11b "hotspot" network to retrieve and send emails. The DWL-AB650 is IEEE 802.11a and 802.11b compliant and interoperable with other 802.11a and 802.11b compliant devices.When communicating in the 802.11a bandwidth, the D-Link DWL-AB650 also provides a level of security not previously achievable from other standard wireless solutions. The Atheros Communications 802.11a chipset's utilization of the latest data encryption standard, AES along with 802.1x for user authentication provides a much more formidable barrier to hackers and sniffers, allowing users to share confidential or time-sensitive data with a much greater sense of security. The DWL-AB650 also has the option to utilize 152-bit WEP with Dynamic Keying with 802.1x user authentication. When used with D-Link's other 802.11a and dual-band, multimode access points and routers, the DWL-AB650 also offers a quick, out-of-box solution to instantly expand a company's network.

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SMC SMC2635W 802.11b Mbps Wireless Cardbus Adapter Review

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(More customer reviews)Works fine in my old laptop running WinMe but doesn't in my new ZE4420US by HP. See this link:
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The e-mail support wasn't very helpful. The card would indicate it was communicating with my router but tcp\ip communications would freeze after getting a tcp address via dhcp. Struggled with it for a week then brought the laptop back and they put a Linksys 802.11b card in and that worked like a charm.

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SMC SMC2635W - This high performance, cost effective 2.4GHz 11 Mbps Wireless Cardbus Adapter gives your notebook PC the speed, coverage and security required in today's wireless computing environment.Profile management lets you create and save multiple profiles for different wireless network settingsSite survey utility scans for all available Access PointsCompatibility -IEEE-802.11b - Wi-Fi Certified, Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP

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Blitzz BWU613 Netwave Point Wireless USB Adapter (802.11b 11 Mbps) Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased the Blitzz Netwave Base II and 2 Blitz PCI wireless cards to hook up a wireless network between 3 systems. The base would be used on my Pentium 4 2.0 Gig on the second floor of my home. The other 2 PC's are located on the 3rd floor (about 50 feet from the base). I cannot get a sufficient connection at that distance. I called Tech support and was told that the 3 systems must be within 25 feet of each other for proper connection. Unless your PC's are in the next room on the same floor, I would not buy this product. All this aside....the install was easy and setup was easy. I'm returning mine and going to a wired network.

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The BWU613 11Mbps IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN USB Adapter is a standard USB interface adapter integrated with wireless LAN technology. It provides you the easiest, fastest, way to access your wireless and wired network. Its 11Mbps data rate gives equivalent Ethernet speed to access corporate network or the Internet in a wireless environment.The BWU613 WLAN USB Adapter is fully compliant with IEEE802.11b communication standard and interoperable with any WLAN components which using the same IEEE802.11b technology. When installed, BWU613 WLAN USB Adapter is able to communicate with any 802.11 and 802.11b compliant products. It makes your further device purchase easier when expanding your network.The BWU613 WLAN USB Adapter also provides powerful features such as the Windows-based configuration utility, WEP security and more. Maximize network efficiency while minimizing your network investment and maintenance costs.

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