Linksys (WUSB11) USB 1.1 Network Adapter

Pros: Easy to set up, WEP encryption, USB 1.1 hookup.
Cons: User has to be familiar with WiFi networking. Not for dummies.

I got a brand new laptop computer and faced a need to share the Internet connection and files with my desktop. I still use dial-up, and that means that I do not need to use a stand-alone network router unit. I planned to use my desktop running WXP Pro as ...

Pros: Hardware install is easy - no opening up your computer case!
Cons: Software install requires hexadecimal WEP key which is annoying.

Introduction Wireless this, wireless that, everyone and their mother is going wireless these ...

Pros: Good Range, Very Small, Easy Installation, WEP, Velco
Cons: Cannot Change Antenna

I bought this card just to try something else out. The Linksys is very small, has a removable base kinda thing that you could mount it like on the back of a laptop screen, or maybe even the dashboard to your car. It even has double stick velco so you...

Pros: very easy to setup and use
Cons: not an internal card, therefore bulky for laptop users

Here's another review on some of my wireless networking toys, the Linksys Wireless USB Adapter.

Basics:

The Wireless USB Adapter is a small device that attaches to your computer via a USB port. It allows that computer to access a...

Pros: strong signal easy to install/use cheap
Cons: cheap plastic breaks easily weight of USB cord is heavier than the product itself

I spent many months looking for the perfect wireless network adapter, and I think ive found one. I originally purchased this adapter in a bundle along with a router in an attempt to set up my own home network. This network adapter was cheap and easy to ...

Pros: Easy to install, works very well, stable, cheap!
Cons: A bit of tweaking required in XP

After having a horrible experience with the Netgear MA101 USB Wireless Adapter - check my review on ...

Pros: Easy to install, No opening the case, Works like dream
Cons: None

To talk to my Linksys Wireless router, I needed to get my hands on some sort of wireless adapter. I looked around at best buy and saw that the internal cards were priced around $50-$60, then my eyes landed on this beauty for $39 after a $10 rebate. I ...

Pros: Just plug in
Cons: Poor signal quality, unreliable, overall poor quality I wouldn't expect from Linksys.

I'm an IT Manager by day, and I've set up several small wireless networks, mostly at homes. The wir ...

Pros: Runs solid. Good reception. Simple.
Cons: Feels cheap (about $0.49 of plastic)

I use this device in conjunction with the Linksys Wireless Access Point Router. A particular scenario for which I made this purchase was for the building and installation of new and used computers. Since so many of the machines that come across my desk...

Pros: Easy to use and install
Cons: Won't work well with Windows XP.

Throughput on this becomes bad because Windows Wireless Zero Configuration keeps stopping the network traffic for a few seconds. Problem is with Windows XP.

Have a cable modem connection, and would get anywhere from 1.4M BPS down to 98K BPS. Internet explorer would freeze for a few seconds quite often.

Fix is to either disable Wireless Zero Configuration service AFTER connection (and then re-enable if you have to reboot) or remove this and use a PCI connected Wireless Card.

Pros: works with tivo!
Cons: thick cable, 802.11b.

This is one of the few wireless ethernet adapters that works with TiVo series 2. In that regard, setting it up was easy, just plug it in and follow the instructions in the TiVo manual. The cord is a little thick so it sometimes doesn't want to set flat on the table, but such is the nature of USB cabling.

Also, it's only 802.11b, I wish the 802.11g model worked with TiVo.

Pros: Easy installation Good integration with WinXp Wireless monitoring tool Drivers in Linksys
Cons: WEP doesn't work. A major issue if data security is a concern in your network.

I bought this product some months ago and was amazed how easy it can be installed in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. I bought many of these for my company, recomended to friends and for home. At home, when I chose to install WEP or wireless encryption was not succesful. I thought it was me making a mistake. Then a couple of months ago I bought n iPaq with 802.11b and recognized the WEP code I wrote in my access point. I also had success in a Linksys wireless bridge. No problem at all. Like a breeze! But I tried in many different ways to make the WUSB11 to recognize WEP from a Windows XP laptop and no way! I went to Linksys website and couldn't find anything that helps. This product will work fine for you if you don't need data security and WEP is not a concern.

Pros: Good reception.
Cons: Hard to install!

I bought this at my local Best Buy just looking for the least expensive wireless box to get internet back to my room. It took me about 2.5 hours to install this and has been causing me grief on and off since then. The software is ok and installing it is easy but getting xp to recognize it is the problem. So it had been working pretty good for the past 9 months until we had all these problems with the viruses. It wasn't the virus but microsoft that caused it to fail. I downloaded a bunch of updates from microsoft update and included was a driver for this. I installed the driver and bam I had lost the network. It took me 90 minutes to solve the problem when all I had to do was rollback the driver which the linksys software or manual didn't help with at all. I have it set up so it has to get reception through 2 walls and this has not yet been a problem so I can't complain about it.