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| Linksys Wireless-N PCI Adapter WMP300N |
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List Price: $116.99
Our Price: $69.99
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Manufacturer: Linksys
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Electronics
Brand: Linksys
EAN: 0745883573165
Feature: High-speed Wireless-N (draft 802.11n) networking for your desktop computer
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Label: Linksys
Manufacturer: Linksys
Model: WMP300N
Network Interface Description: PCI
Publisher: Linksys
Special Features: nv:Device Type^Wireless Adapter|Interface^PCI|Wireless Network Standards^IEEE 802.11g|Wireless Network Standards^IEEE 802.11n|Wireless Data Transfer Rates^300 Mbps|Wireless Network Configuration^Ad-Hoc (Peer-to-Peer)|Wireless Network Configuration^Infrastructure|Wireless Transmit Power^12 dBm|Security Protocols^WPA|Security Protocols^256-bit WEP|Security Protocols^WPA2|Modulation Technology^CCK|Modulation Technology^BPSK|Modulation Technology^QPSK|Modulation Technology^16-QAM
Studio: Linksys
Warranty: 3 years warranty
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High-speed Wireless-N (draft 802.11n) networking for your desktop computer
MIMO technology uses multiple radios to create a robust signal that travels up to 4 times farther and reduces dead spots
Up to 12 times faster than Wireless-G, but can also connect to Wireless-G and -B networks
Advanced wireless security: Wi-Fi Protected Access™ (WPA2) with up to 256-bit encryption
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Linksys Wireless N PCI Adapter installs in most desktop and tower PCs and lets you put your computer almost anywhere in a building without the cost and hassle of running network cables. The Wireless N PCI Adapter uses the very latest wireless networking technology, Wireless N. By overlaying the signals of multiple radios, Wireless N's Multiple In, Multiple Out (MIMO) technology multiplies the effective data rate. Unlike ordinary wireless networking technologies that are confused by signal reflections, MIMO actually uses these reflections to increase the range and reduce dead spots in the wireless coverage area. The robust signal travels farther, maintaining wireless connections up to 4 times farther than standard Wireless-G. With Wireless-N, the farther away you are, the more speed advantage you get. It works great with standard Wireless G and B equipment, but when both ends of the wireless link are Wireless-N, the throughput can be increased even more by using twice as much radio band, yielding speeds up to 12 times as fast as standard Wireless-G. Once you're connected, you can surf the web, keep in touch with your e-mail, and share files and other resources such as printers and network storage with other computers on the network. To protect your data and privacy, your wireless connection is secured by up to 256-bit WPA2 encryption. The included Setup Wizard will walk you through configuring the adapter to your network's settings, step by step.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Blue Screen of Death on 2x PC's
Comment: I purchased two WMP300N's for two computers. One is a stock Dell Dimension and the other is a custom computer with an A8N-SLI Deluxe MB.
BOTH COMPUTERS BLUESCREEN after random amounts of time. I've tried the new and old drivers from Linksys.
These cards are going back.
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Summary: Excellent network connector
Comment: I used the driver from the Linksys website instead of the CD and this installed without any problem! The network connection with this adapter seems equally as fast as my wired connection, and I can't notice any difference in speed. This is an outstanding product and I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Stay far away
Comment: I bought this adapter after my my older Linksys USB adapter died on me after years of faithful service. I figured since my landlord had a Draft N router, I'd pick up an adapter to match and figured the extra cost was worth it. If I knew then what I knew now, I could have saved myself a lot of money and a lot of time.
It was a pain to get installed, but once it was up and running it worked great. For about a month. Then I started having issues with Linksys connection manager being unable to connect to the router. So I uninstalled the adapter, reinstalled it and it started working fine again. But, it acted up once again a couple of weeks later and I found using Windows connection manager fixed, for the most part, my problems but I still found myself reinstalling the adapter at least once a month.
Now, about 2-3 months after buying the thing, I cannot leave my computer idle for more than a few minutes without the computer freezing up. At first, I thought it was a Windows XP issue so I reinstalled Windows. The freezing continued. So I then uninstalled this wireless adapter and my computer went back to working like it was brand new. So, I reinstalled the adapter and figured that's all it needed. Well, a day or so later, the computer went back to freezing up again.
I haven't had more than 2 weeks where this adapter hasn't caused me problems. I've been reading reviews of this item on various sites and I'm wishing I had done that before I actually bought it. From the sounds of it, this adapter has had problems since it was first put on store shelves and Linksys has yet to address the issue with any sort of software or firmware update and that's extremely disappointing. I haven't bothered calling for support since Linksys has either A)deemed any problems an issue with the computer or B)has said the company is working on the issues.
I'm thinking I'll just bite the bullet and buy a cheaper Wireless-G adapter from another company and chalk up my purchase to being a bit of a costly mistake to learn from: do your research before buying.
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Summary: Works, but no great.
Comment: This card is a major pain to get to work.
I installed first with the software on the cd and could not get rid of the 1 mbps problem. I then uninstalled everything, including removing the reg keys according to Linksys's forums. I also uninstalled my ethernet card and all its drivers.
Finally I let windows install it and just installed the drivers from the Linksys website. It finally works but still does not get great speeds. It gets 4 bars and sits around 80 meg. Every so often it drops down to 30 or so and then bounces back. I can at least surf the network and was able to play some diablo 2 with little problem.
This was a wrt160n -> wmp300n setup on windows XP pro and the wrt160n is wonderful, so I am blaming the card. I also have to keep the router set on 20mhz and not 40mhz or the card defaults to 1 mbps.
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Summary: No more whining . . .
Comment: I almost didn't buy this WNA because of all of the whining and complaining I saw in the reviews. Seems a lot of people had difficulties installing it and even more difficulty with technical support. I saw folks advising not to use the provided software - not to follow the manufacturer's instructions etc . . . I had my own challenges with the installation and founf tech support to be very helpful. Turns out, tech support did not end up getting me up and running, but they DID get me far enough down the road that I was able to figure it out myself - They could not have known what my "real" issue was because it was the fact that there was some old software from another WNA that had been previously installed . . . When I cleansed my system of that old software, the Linksys stuff installed immediately and has worked flawlessly since.
My advice? Be sure your system is clean of old software before attempting to install new (competing) software.
Oh, and I followed the linksys instructions without any issues once my system was clean.
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