This card is fantastic. The range of reception is the best I've found for my laptop at home and college.
I've grabbed speed in excess of 54Mbps in places where my friends can get only 100kbps.
The only problem for me is that my colleges netwrok is designed for clients using JUST windows, ... Read review
Advantages: Good range and software. Disadvantages: Unsigned driver.
...installed onto our machines. The netgear software does not remember the key between nodes or sessions. I get around this by disabling the netgear stuff and allowing XP to handle it.
On a more positive note this card allows me to connect to public nodes whilst out-and-about working in Leicester, (hello to anyone from there) I get very good value at starbucks.
All in all, I love my little card, despite the negatives above! Thank you netgear. more
This card is fantastic. The range of reception is the best I've found for my laptop at home and college. I've grabbed speed in excess of 54Mbps in places where my friends can get only 100kbps. The only problem for me is that my colleges netwrok is designed for clients using JUST windows, this card comes with it's own software. The problem is that the school network uses just one WEP key for several nodes. We are not allowed to know the key, but have to get it installed onto our machines. The netgear software does not remember the key between nodes or sessions. I get around this by disabling the netgear stuff and allowing XP to handle it. On a more positive note this card allows me to connect to public nodes whilst out-and-about working in Leicester, (hello to anyone from there) I get very good value at starbucks. All in all, I love my little card, despite the negatives above! Thank you netgear.
tomythius 01.12.2004 (01.12.2004)
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Review of Netgear WAG511 Dual Band Wireless PC Card 32-bit CardBus
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Freedom of movement and flexibility of access - NETGEAR's Dual Band Wireless PC Card gives you both in spades! Remarkably versatile, it lets you access any 802.11a/b/g wireless network from your notebook PC. Put it in your notebook PC and no matter where you are, at home, at the office, at the airport or in other public access areas, you'll get high-speed access to corporate resources, e-mail, and the Internet. Use it to quickly network employees, saving the time and expense of Ethernet cabling, or use it to upgrade your existing network to the faster wireless standard. Easy to set up and use, it will automatically select the best connection available and adapt the settings to match. And with up to 152-bit WEP encryption, you can rest assured that your wireless network communications are private. Fully IEEE 802.11a (5 GHz), 802.11b and draft 802.11g (2.4 GHz) compliant, this high-speed wireless PC card sends digital images, videos, and MP3 files across your wireless network at speeds of up to 108 Mbps in turbo mode. Dynamic rate shifting according to environmental conditions gives you the fastest possible connections from your notebook PC. The NETGEAR WAG511 supports office roaming for notebook PC users for shared broadband Internet access and resources. It gives you untethered mobility at home, the office, the airport, and other public hotspots. NETGEAR's Wireless LAN Manager lets you create profiles that reflect specific WLAN settings for each place you travel. The NETGEAR WAG511 protects your information with the highest level of industry-standard WEP encryption: 128-bit for 802.11b devices, and up to 152-bit for 802.11a and 802.11g devices. MAC address authentication offers enhanced security by ensuring only authorized users are able to access the network. VPN pass-through support is included. A future software upgrade will provide you with AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) and WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access).
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