Customer Reviews
LINKSYS Laptop Adapter 
2009-06-21
This adapter worked perfectly in my old Dell laptop. Configuring it was simple, and I used it in conjunction with LINKSYS Wireless-G 2.4 GHz Router attached to cable modem and desktop computer.
Had one previously, this recent version occasionally hangs my router. 
2009-05-16
I bought this to replace my original Linksys WPC54G adapter that gave up the ghost. I thought it would be just a simple matter of taking the old WPC54G card out of the PCMCIA slot and slapping this one in... not so.
Original card was version 1.3, this one is version 3.2 and the newer driver has to be used, I found that a complete uninstall of the old card and Linksys monitor software & driver needed to be done and a "ground up" install of the new card performed to get it properly installed.
For reasons yet unknown, occasionally after booting up, my wireless connection does not connect with my Linksys WRT54G wireless router, which is a version 2.1, upgraded to the latest firmware v41.1.
Error message is " Cannot associate with the access point". Whenever this happens, I discovered that other PC's (laptop & desktop) in the household with Linksys wireless adapters also would not connect with the router on boot up or if they were up while my laptop booted up, their connections would drop.
Long story short, after sloughing through the Linksys support web page and not finding an answer, I decided to try a power off/on reset of the WRT54G wireless router. All adapter cards were then able to establish an association with the router and access the internet.
Each time that this has happened, the fix has been to reset the WRT54G router, and it looks like it intermittently gets hung when the newer version WPC54G tries to connect.
No other firmware updates are available for the version of the WRT54G wireless router that I have, and I'm contemplating replacing it with a newer version, but as long as the old one works after doing the reset, we'll see how things go... but it's an annoyance I'd rather not have.
Oh, and I'm running windows XP Professional SP2 and I have not found any XP fixes on the MS Update web page that matches this problem.
Bottom line, the adapter works fine whenever it connects, but I occasionally still need to reset the router.
Outstanding! 2009-05-14
My older model laptop was just not picking up a signal from the router a few rooms away. Now I can go up 3 stories and still get a very strong signal. This was a great purchase.
Doing the job 54.0 Mbps at a time 2009-04-09
I ordered this item to replace my previous one of 4 years (which I broke from dropping the laptop on it). These units are sturdy and efficient. Word of suggestion to reduce conflicts with XP: instead of following Linksys installation directions (CD software first then hardware) install the adapter first, let XP install wizard start-up and tell you when to run the CD. That way you install the drivers without installing all the proprietary software that can cause conflicts if you change wifi locations often.
The seller described item correctly, it would not have been apparent that this was V2 instead V4 like I had previously.
Simply Awful 
2009-03-19
This card is terrible. I have the v3.0 version of this card. I bought it for a Gateway All-in-one PC that didn't come with wireless networking built in. I was replacing a D-Link card that was 802.11b only and thought this would possibly give me better data rates and I would also be able to switch the 11b compatibility off of my Linksys wireless router which could also improve performance.
Wrong on both counts. My data rates actually dropped after moving to this card. Even though my PC (which is not portable) is located less than 20 feet away from the router/Access point, I consistently get a poor signal as reported by the included software. Several calls to tech support helped me update the firmware but even after a firmware update, the signal quality was unusually poor.
Furthermore Linksys technical support was very rude on the phone thus making me rude on the phone as well. (I don't like when tech support makes me do that but sometimes you just have to give them tough love.) When I explained that I was adding this card to a desktop PC, it nearly fried the guy's brain. He insisted that I could not be putting this in a desktop PC and only laptop PCs have PC cards. Maybe they don't have desktop PCs with PCMCIA cards in India (where the tech support guy was) but they are sold around the world. Anyway, after the useless tech support incident and pointlessly attempting to update firmware I still have poor signal and terrible data rates. So I switched back to my trusty old D-Link 802.11b card. At least that was reliable.
Also, the included software is garbage. If you can, just forget about installing it. If you use Windows XP or Vista, the Windows wireless LAN manager works quite well (as well as it can with such crappy hardware) with this card making the Linksys crappy software completely unnecessary. Word of advice to Linksys... fire the guys who write this crappy software and put that money into better customer support and improved compatibility with your own products!
I have two other PCs and a cell phone that can connect and use the router with no issues. Both PCs have Intel Centrino technology which works quite well.
so much better than USB 2009-02-18
Wireless-G is the upcoming 54Mbps wireless networking standard thats almost five times faster than the widely deployed Wireless-B (802.11b) products found in homes, businesses, and public wireless hotspots around the country but since they share the same 2.4GHz radio band, Wireless-G devices can also work with existing 11Mbps Wireless-B equipment.The new Wireless-G Notebook Adapter from Linksys has both standards built in, so you can connect your notebook to existing 802.11b infrastructure, and also the new screaming fast Wireless-G networks. The included Setup Wizard will walk you through configuring the adapter to your networks settings, step by step. Then just slide it into your notebooks PC Card slot and enjoy network access with your notebook computer, while retaining true mobility.Once youre connected, you can keep in touch with your e-mail, access the Internet, and share files and other resources such as printers and network storage with other computers on the network, wherever you wander.
Linksys Wireless Notebook Adapter 2009-02-16
The card works as advertised. It took much time to connect to my Linksys wireless router, but my Linksys software wouldn't let it connect to the internet and give me an error of "can not find the internet." It would link up with the router with a strong signal in any room from the entire house, but it would not connect to the internet. I couldn't figure out the networking setup so I ended up using the Windows wireless network wizard and it worked perfect. For the low price, it works good. On my older Toshiba P4 laptop, it would only xfer at 3.5M to 4.2M bits per sec using the online Speedtest.net website. I placed the card in my Panasonic Toughbook CF-74 just to test it, and I was transfering at 22M-28M bits per sec using the same online website. I figured it was the slower, older internal bus speed of the Toshiba that caused the slower transfer speeds. Overall, I never loose connections in any room of a two story house.
I never recieved the correct part. I ordered one part, and they sent me the wrong part. 2009-02-15
Since they never sent me the part I ordered, I cannot rate this product because I got something that didn't go with my computer, and was not the part number I even ordered.
works great 2009-02-09
instantly worked when i plugged it in boom it took off to the internet just what i wanted have not had any problems at all
Its ok for the price 
2009-02-07
Setting up was not that difficult, and the unit worked great out of the box for my old Compaq Laptop. The reason I give three stars and not more is because it is a slow adapter (an A/B test with a wired connection confirmed the laptop is not to blame), nevertheless, the price is right. Wireless conectivity for the real world of old laptops and tight budgets.
