Cisco-Linksys Wireless-N PCI Adapter WMP300N
- 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
Product Description
The Linksys Wireless-N PCI Adapter installs in most desktop and tower PCs, and lets you put your computer almost anywhere in the building without the cost and hassle of running network cables. Now you don’t have to drill holes in your walls and climb through the attic or cellar to get connected to the network. The Wireless-N PCI Adapter uses the very latest wireless networking technology, Wireless-N (draft 802.11n). By overlaying the signals of multiple radios,… More >>
Categories: Computer Components
the linksys wireless -n router and pci adap. i purchased lasted about a week then dropped for no reason and wont come back up. ive tried everything i could think of to get a connection again and nothing worked. as far as im concerned ill just stick with a company i trust from now on. (D-LINK) the linksys website sucks. the tech support sucks. the items suck. never again will i buy a linksys item or purchase anything for my pc from amazon.
Rating: 1 / 5
Just plug it in to your PCI port and let vista install the drivers. Don’t mess with the Linksys software it only sucks up resources. You can download the latest driver from linksys.com. Unzip it to a folder and then update your driver under the devices screen. When it asks you where you want to search for the driver, point to the folder you just unzipped and it will install it and run great. I think it is funny that there are no PCI adapters with above 3 star ratings because people don’t know how to use their computer.
Rating: 5 / 5
I had a horrible time getting it up and running, but once it was, it was solid as a rock and amazingly fast compared to what it replaced. We were running an old G router and PCI adapter that dropped the connection every five minutes and you had to wait a minute or two for it to reconnect, and while it was connected it was slow as mollasses. Very frustrating. We finally decided to upgrade to N. I got the Linksys WRT300N (which installed without a hitch) and this PCI adapter. It was a nightmare getting this adapter to talk to the router. We couldn’t get the accompanying wizard to recognize the router at all. We talked to three tech support women over a period of 7 hours before the third got it up and running (after struggling with it for an hour) at the highest security level. I never thought they’d get it up, but the third was pretty sharp even though she was constantly surprised that this and that try of hers failed. Finally, she went back go ground zero in both the router and the adapter and then magically it started working!
It is solid as a rock and has yet to drop the signal a single time. It has been constantly connected for about a week now. It is so fast compared to the G we had, it’s like everything happens instantly! It even seems like it’s faster than the computer that’s connected directly to the router, but that computer has gobs more stuff installed on it and is used for C++ software development.
Anyhow, good luck getting it running. Once that happens, you’re fat city.
Rating: 5 / 5
I am not a computer whiz. I installed this product and the drivers on the CD on my XP system. The product seemed to work fine. Soon after, I noticed the computer was freezing up. Foolishly I didn’t put 2 and 2 together, and assumed that the computer was overheating, because I’d had another do this. I began fiddling with the heat sink, and ended up screwing up the computer. I ended up getting a whole new computer before I realized that it was this product that was bad. My new computer began freezing up, too. Doh. I finally got it. So beware!
PS Looking back at the reviews (1/09) I gather that it works better on Vista, but I am amazed at how many people give it 5 stars, though noting that they had to do a custom install, evidently because of high speeds and range. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. Mine’s unused on a shelf in the basement.
Rating: 1 / 5
9/13/2006: I plugged this into my computer and got the lockup that is widely reported on the Linksys tech support forum. I did my best to follow the suggestions: #1 Install the software before installing hardware. #2 disabling the linksys monitor software. #3 uninstall the software/driver and re-install just the driver. None of this worked. One other suggestion about disabling the power save feature I wasn’t able to try because the computer would lock up before I could navigate that deep into the settings every time. The computer would lock up the instant the DNS address was aquired from my router (a Microsoft brand 54G router). Before aquiring a DNS address, I would see the link bounce rapidly between 25% and 100% quality, which is even worse than my old Microsoft 54G PCI card did.
I promptly returned the card and the act of removing/reinstalling my old Microsoft card has boosted signal quality by just barely enough that I don’t need the replacement anymore. Thanks Linksys, you just saved me $100.
Rating: 1 / 5