Cisco-Linksys WMP54GS Wireless-G PCI Card with SpeedBooster
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Manufacturer: LinksysAudio: English (Original Language)
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Model: WMP54GS
Color: blue/black
Product features:
- High-speed Wireless-G for your desktop PC, now with SpeedBooster performance enhancement
- Put your PC wherever you want, with no cabling hassle
- New SpeedBooster technology increases wireless network performance by up to 35%
- Also interoperates with standard Wireless-G and Wireless-B networks
- Compatible with Windows 2000, XP, and Windows Vista
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Customer Review: OK at first in Dell Dimension XPS R400 Windows 98 SE
Summary: 5 Stars
My Dell Dimension XPS 400 Windows 98 SE had the Linksys WMP54GS card in it and it used to work perfectly. (It worked perfectly the first time I installed it!) This computer has a modem and didn't have a wired ethernet card.
I have installed and removed lots of networking and VPN software on this machine. Apparently the Windows 98SE Operating System has drivers and modules and registry entries in it that don't let it boot up when this card is in the machine.
I got so frustrated I considered moving to Windows XP home (clean install). Then I considered the cost and the possibility that there might be a problem with the machine that would still preclude correct operation of the WMP54GS.
So I bought a new Dell Desktop with Windows XP Home, and then installed this card.
It works flawlessly. No issues at all.
The nightmare of weekend after weekend trying to get this card to work in the Dell XPS R400 Windows 98 SE finally ended!
My conclusion - if the wireless card doesn't work after a day's effort on an old machine and operating system, then give up or buy a current machine with windows XP. Unless you have nothing else to do with your life and find struggling with technology that doesn't work to be your life's ambition.
It appears that older computers and operating system, have unique charateristics that preclude using wireless cards. It might be in the BIOS that recognizes cards, it might be bus speed, it might be the use of PCI connector pins, it might be the operating system, it might be the incompatibility with the cards driver. I don't feel compelled to diagnose what is wrong.
Looking back, it appears that the newer wireless lan cards are throughly tested on Windows XP and Windows 2000 computers (the install is usually much easier according to my wealthier friends) and minimally tested on Windows 98 SE and Windows ME computers.
By the way, a generic wired LAN card works perfectly in the Dell XPS R400 Windows 98 SE.
Had I known that wired was the way to go, I'd have spent the time wiring the house with CAT5 cable connected to a 4 way router, and have had it working in a weekend.
Wireless is easy only with new technology.
Description of Cisco-Linksys WMP54GS Wireless-G PCI Card with SpeedBooster
The Linksys Wireless-G PCI Card with SpeedBooster 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. Once you're connected, you can keep in touch with your e-mail, access the Internet, use instant messaging to chat with friends, and share files and other resources such as printers and network storage with other computers on the network.Digital Cameras and Photo Categories
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