Product Description

WIRELESS DSKTP NTWK CARD 5

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11318 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Belkin
• Model: F5D7000UK
• Released on: 2003-03-24
• Platform: Windows
• Dimensions: 6.00" h x 2.00" w x 8.75" l, .99 pounds

Features

• Create a network in your home or office without cabling. Adds wireless capabilities to PCs and laptops. Configures easily with Belkin SoHo networking software. Works with all standard internet applications. Offers data and network security. PCI adaptor.

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Manufacturer's Description
Belkin networking presents its latest innovation, the 802.11g Wireless Desktop Network Card. The Card works as an ideal standalone to give you instant networking capabilities. It features breakthrough 802.11g technology that makes wireless file transfers and downloads faster than ever before. 802.11g technology provides you with networking speeds nearly five times faster than the current Wi-Fi (802.11b) standard.

The Card sets up on any desktop PC, with the simplicity of Plug-and-Play technology. It slides easily into the PCI expansion slot to enable a wireless connection to your network. 802.11g technology is the easiest wireless network to implement. The Card uses the wireless 802.11g 2.4GHz standard to offer you the widest working range-up to 1500 feet-and greater interoperability in mixed networking environments.

802.11g is backward-compatible with the 802.11b Wi-Fi networking standard, so it allows you to implement faster wireless technologies in combination with existing 802.11b Wi-Fi networks. An added Turbo Mode feature isolates your network from 802.11b wireless clients and allows your network to transmit data at the highest 802.11g data rate.

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Customer Reviews

Poor Signal Quality
Ok firstly let me say that Belkin Technologies is a reputable company, but some of its products is a big LET DOWN!
This is no different- this product is only good if you have your wireless router in the SAME ROOM as your wireless cards etc, otherwise your signal ratio will drop by almost 80%.

Heres my test:
Router in same room as Desktop PC w/ this card = Signal = 80%
Router just outside room as PC w/ this card = Signal = 50%
Router on floor below = Signal = 10-15%

I wouldn't recommend this to anyone! go get yourself a Netgear card, they are the 2nd best company for wireless, that is unless you can afford an expensive Orinico one!

Good card but let XP install the drivers...
The installation instructions for this card go something like 'run the installation CD first, then swtich off your PC when prompted and fit the card. Restart the machine and hey presto'.

Well, fair enough - that's works OK. However the extra software that gets installed just seems to conflict with XP and and I couldn't get a consistent connection to my broadband router. And my PC kept crashing.

So, I de-installed the card using the uninstall utiltiy Belkin provided, rebooted the PC, let XP discover the card and install the drivers from the Belkin installation CD. Now it works like a treat and the PC no longer crashes.

A reasonable buy but you may need to do some fiddling around to get it to work properly!

No problems at all
I have had no problems with this card since installing it a couple of months ago. I'm using it with Windows ME and a Belkin wireless modem/router.

Standard installation - install drivers, install card, swith PC back on, etc. Quick and simple.

It detected my wireless modem quickly and had no problems connecting to the network.

Can't fault it.