Hi - I am thinking about buying the above wireless kit, but I have a
couple of questions first:

1. Would anyone recommend buying the notebook adapter card separately
from the router, rather than the 'kit'? I've read some bad reviews
about the 'kit' (perhaps because the kit has older hardware/firmware?).

2. I own a DELL Inspiron 8200 notebook and I've read that Dell's
drivers can really suck - and that there may be compatibility problems
with these drivers or with the chipsets (texas instruments). Can
anyone confirm if they've had a problem with their Dell laptop and the
Linksys Wireless G adapter card?

Thanks!
Paula

I bought my linksys as a kit for my IBM laptop. I had some problems to
begin with but i found an updated firmware on Linksys website for the
router. Downloaded and updated the firmware in the router and have had
no problems with it at all after that.

I use a 54g Wireless router to connect 3 PC's via ethernet cable and
two laptops wirlessly by linksys wireless cards to a 3mb broadband
line.

So linksys has been really good for me.

As for working on your Dell laptop. I cannot say but it worked on my
IBM and they are a pain when it comes to drivers. But as long as the
card works you can get updated drivers for it from Linksys.

<pokee@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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using a Linksys wireless G notebook adapter (plugs into PCMCIA) and a Compaq
Presario 2100 with a built in wireless card. I initially had some problems
when I started trying to get the two computers networked. File sharing
seemed to work pretty well after just a few bugs, but I had a heck of a time
getting both computers to see the internet. I had three experiences with
Linksys' technicians. Honestly, they were pretty poor. One even suggested
reinstalling Windows to fix the problem. (I did find a lot of useful
information on their web site though). What the major problem wound up
being, I had the firewall turned on (in Windows XP Home) and when I turned
it off everything started working properly. My DSL modem has a built in
firewall so I don't know if there was a conflict or what, but after shutting
the XP firewall off things started working great. I have had no problems
whatsoever with the Linksys products and they have been in use here for
about a year.

I use 2 Dell 600m laptops with metal case/frame. I have Intel/Centrino
wireless in one and a Dell card in the other. Neither works very well
compared to other set-ups, but I think that it is the internal antenna. I
usually disable the built-in wireless and use a PC-Card. I've used LinkSys
and D-Link PC cards, and they both work fine with my D-Link router.


<john.cooper@novatech.co.uk> wrote in message
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If you have the WRT-54G or WRT-54GS you can download third party firmware
that takes advantage of the chipsets being used. The third party firmware
gives you many more capabilities as well as the ability to adjust the output
power of the router to increase your range.

Go to http://www.linksysinfo.org/index.php for more info and a listing of
thrid party firmware.


"Mac" <cthirty7@nospamhotmail.com> wrote in message
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While that is true, be aware that in some cases, increasing the power
results in distortion of the signal, a "dirty" waveform, and in fact
worse performance or even total failure. It's kind of like turning up
the volume control on a sound system .... with some systems, you can
reach a point of "distortion" at which while the sound may be louder, it
is also badly distorted and less intelligible, having turned largely
into noise.


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