The D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G520 PCI Adapter is a wireless PCI adapter featuring the very latest in advanced wireless silicon chip technology to deliver incredibly fast data... more
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compatible with all 802.11b appliances and its capacities can be increased using the D-Link Xtreme G solution.Increased security is provided by the WPA and 802.1X a...
the IEEE 802.11g standard. A new free firmware upgrades D-Link 802.11g Xtreme G products to deliver the Industry's fastest performance, up to 15 times faster than...
compatible with all 802.11b appliances and its capacities can be increased using the D-Link Xtreme G solution.Increased security is provided by the WPA and 802.1X and a configuration tool will automatically seek out all available wireless networks and safeguard the corresponding profiles.Easy to install into your PC, the DWL-G520 is a safe reliable means of accessing a wireless network with your computer.
the IEEE 802.11g standard. A new free firmware upgrades D-Link 802.11g Xtreme G products to deliver the Industry's fastest performance, up to 15 times faster than 802.11b. At 108Mbps data bandwidth the 802.11g D-Link Xtreme G DWL-G520 with enhanced 108 delivers excellent and consistent data rate throughput. Now the popular D-Link Xtreme G wireless just got faster, while maintaining adherence to the IEEE 802.11g standar...
Advantages: Cheap-n-cheerful Disadvantages: Slow connections and poor range with supplied antenna.
My intention, when I bought this card, was to install it in my desktop, PC to allow me to access the internet, the desktop PC’s cheap storage and printing facilities in my home office all from the comfort of my living room.
My first hurdle was to get FreeBSD to recognise this card – and a quick web search revealed that I needed only enable the "ath" and "athhal" devices. I expect the card is also recognised under Windows/Linux – but I’ve not had ... ...all I had a working device and was able to establish communication between my XP laptop and BSD desktop.
The first disappointment was the speed of the connection – I only achieved around 36Mbps when desktop and laptop were next to each other on my desk. The second disappointment was that as soon as I moved my laptop out of the room it lost the connection entirely. Unimpressed I tried re-arranging the desktop to avoid the desktop PC’s case from interfering ...
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Advantages: Very quick and easy to set up, Disadvantages: Shorter than claimed 100m Range, Some configuration problems in Windows XP, No Linux Support
...discovered the new offering from D-Link - the DWL G520. I bought two for the fairly hefty price of about £120, and they installed without a problem. However problems started occuring when one of the computers was moved slightly further away, the cards failed to find each other. After a quick e-mail to the D-Link customer support this soon was fixed, by decreasing the speed to around 48Mb/s. This didn't make much of a change to the performance. However ... ...of setup, but obstructed by walls and floors they only work at close range , but it would be nice to see some Linux support as well.
* According to the D-Link website, a newer version of the firmware is being released which will allow speeds of up to 108Mb/s ...
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Data Link Protocol: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, 802.11 Super G, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b+, 802.11 Super G
The D-Link AirPlus Xtreme G DWL-G520 PCI Adapter is a wireless PCI adapter featuring the very latest in advanced wireless silicon chip technology to deliver incredibly fast data transfer in the 2.4 GHz frequency. The DWL-G520 also works with 802.11b standard wireless devices and when used with other D-Link Air Plus Xtreme G products delivers throughput speeds capable of handling heavy data payloads including real-time MPEG video streaming. The D-Link Air Plus DWL-G520 also includes a configuration utility to discover available wireless networks and create and save detailed connectivity profiles for those networks most often accessed. The DWL-G520 is a powerful 32-bit PCI adapter that installs quickly and easily into desktop PCs and when used with other D-Link Air Plus Xtreme G products automatically connects to the network. Like all D-Link wireless adapters, the DWL-G520 can be used in ad-hoc mode to connect directly with other 2.4 GHz wireless computers for peer-to-peer file sharing or in infrastructure mode to connect with a wireless access point or router for access to the Internet in your office or home network.
After some adds of the 108Mbps capabilities of the DWL-G650 and DWL-520 cards I decided to buy one.
Unlucky me! I received the DWL-G650+ and DWL-520+. Apparently, these are the versions D-Link reserves for out-side the US. Trying to upgrade to... more
Had one for home use, not particularly amazed by the amount of features it has. Firstly, there is no WDS system on it, which I did not realise until after i had bought it. It was originally to wirelessly link my computer downstairs to my two upstairs,... more
I bought the DSL G604T router/ADSL modem/firewall/WLAN hub in mid 2005 (see my review of it in Ciao) and the DWL G122 came as part of the kit. Given that the kit cost me £58 and the DWL retails at ~£25 separately I consider that a very good deal :->... more
For those looking to set up a first network this would be a good choice, particularly for a small home/office network. With the ability to connect four ethernet connections, it has plenty of room for expansion, and doesn't take up a huge amount of... more
