Linksys WPC300N Wireless-N Notebook Adapter

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Up to 4x the range of Wireless-G.

Wireless-N opens up huge possibilities. View larger.

Enjoy faster speeds and wider range with the Linksys Wireless-N router. View larger.

The Wireless-N Notebook Adapter uses the very latest wireless networking technology, Wireless-N (draft 802.11n). By overlaying the signals of multiple radios, Wireless-N's "Multiple In, Multiple Out" (MIMO) technology multiplies the effective data rate. Unlike ordinary wireless networking technologies that are confused by signal reflections, MIMO actually uses these reflections to increase the range and reduce "dead spots" in the wireless coverage area. The robust signal travels farther, maintaining wireless connections up to 4 times farther than standard Wireless-G.

With Wireless-N, the farther away you are, the more speed advantage you get. It works great with standard Wireless-G and -B equipment, but when both ends of the wireless link are Wireless-N, the throughput can be increased even more by using twice as much radio band, yielding speeds up to 12 times as fast as standard Wireless-G.

Once you're connected, you can keep in touch with your e-mail, access the Internet, and share files and other resources such as printers and network storage with other computers on the network, wherever you wander. At home, you can surf the web or use instant messaging to chat with friends while sitting out on the patio. You'll also be able to connect with any of the growing number of public hotspots springing up in coffee shops, airport lounges, hotels and convention centers. Your wireless connection is protected by industrial-strength 256-bit encryption. The included Setup Wizard will walk you through configuring the adapter to your network's settings, step by step.

The incredible speed of Wireless-N makes it ideal for media-centric applications like streaming video, gaming, and Voice over IP telephony, and gives you plenty of headroom to run multiple media-intense data streams through the network at the same time, with no degradation in performance. Get your notebook connected to Wireless-N, Wireless-G, and Wireless-B networks with the Wireless-N Notebook Adapter from Linksys.

Product Reviews

(1 stars) - Never got it!!!
Waited, have called.....checked with the shipper.......the distributor, etc. Ordered 16 Oct 09.......delivery promised between 3 & 17 November. I don't have it to date. TLC

(5 stars) - Linksys WPC300N Wireless-N Notebook Adapter
Quick and easy to install, works great, I just purchased it
and for the length of time I have used it, I can only comment
on the easy installation and the fact that it works great with
no problems. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone
interested in a notebook adapter. I used it on my Dell Laptop
computer.

(5 stars) - Inexpensive, connects reliably to Linksys WRT54G router
With 4 laptops, 3 desktops, and several WiFi nanny cams connecting to my Wifi-G network at home, I'm sticking to my good ol' standby Linksys WRT-54G and not going to mess with upgrading to N. That being said, two of the laptops are older ones w/o built-in Wifi connectivity, and the old USB Wifi-B adapters didn't support WPA2. So I picked up two of these Linksys Wifi-N PC Card adapters, and they work very well on my G network. Very happy with them.

(5 stars) - wirless card for laptop
The card arrived on time as promised and works at least as well as described

(1 stars) - Look out, a stinker here!
I'm a fan of Linksys since before the days of Cisco acquiring them. This past year, I overhauled my home network and put newer technology from Linksys into use. WET610N to get the gaming console on the network and WRT410N to provide better wireless. So far, so good. Opted for the best wireless security choice right now; WPA2 AES. It's all good. 5 laptops, a iTouch, and a wireless bridge all humming along nicely. I have one laptop that has historically been twitchy (yes, technical term) with the internal wireless G card. So, I decided to go for a replacement wireless card and figured if I was going to spend some money, let's give the laptop access to Wireless N (albeit draft-N and only 2.4Ghz range). I read the reviews here. A mix of happy and sad comments. I decided to roll the dice and take a chance.

Should have been painless. Right? I mean, Linksys PC card connecting to Linksys router. No potential conflict because of different manufacturers, and I like Linksys anyway. Instead, I spend the better part of 5 hours trying to get this piece of (fill in your favorite expletive) to work. I wanted support for WPA2 AES, and this unit is supposed to support it, but, it won't negotiate an IP address with my router. In 5 hours of attempting to use this hardware, I obtained an IP address for about 20 minutes, and it eventually slowed the laptop down to a crawl. I spent an hour with Linksys tech support to no avail.

I give this no thumbs at all. It's bad enough to not even garner a thumbs down. It's a stinker. I had hoped that the negative reviews here wouldn't be the case for me. Not so. AVOID this if you want to use any form of new and secure wireless encryption, and yes, I did download the latest and greatest drivers from Linksys - they're 2 years old and this unit is obsoleted. There is no firmware update posted, or any glimmer of one having been released anywhere on the internet.

Fortunately, I will be able to return for refund - its going out in the mail as soon as I can get it reboxed.

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