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1 Everything I look for in a wireless adapter
Doesnt overheat
Communication range - 65ft @ 54Mbps / 1870ft @ 1Mbps
supports multiple encryption standards from WEP64 to WPA-AES
Compatible with other Buffalo AOSS products
pigtail connection for external antenna in fringe areas
Wardriver friendly, works with netstumbler and PGP
Comes with AirStation Client Manager and JIwire HotSpot Locator software (system resource friendly programs)
I use the card solely with my IBM Thinkpad T20 running Win2k on 512MB of RAM. It has been running nonstop with absolutely no dropped connections for 25 hours now. Im very happy with this card and highly recommend it to others.
2 Works But......
This card was hard to get up and running. I have a Toshiba laptop with integrated wireless SuperG. I tried disabling and even uninstalling the integrated wireless in order to get this thing working, and still had a heck of a time. Just a fluke that I finally did get it to run and now I am worried that everytime I fire up the notebook, I will have the same problem. The instructions and software included are not much help for those who are not tech savy. Difficult to get associated with my home network running a Netgear AP with WEP also. I will try the antenna jack soon but anticipate nothing extraordinary from this card. Wishing you better luck than I had with this thing.
3 Incredible!
This Card is recognized by Apple Macintosh computers as being an Airport card, meaning no drivers are necessary!. Definately a good alternative to the $80 apple product!<br />
4 Fast and Reliable Wireless 54G
This is a nice little wireless card for a notebook computer. It installs quickly and easily, and worked perfectly the first time. It hooked up with my 802.11b home network beautifully, and I've used it successfully at several (b) wi-fi hotspots.
The drawbacks are all in the software. I thought the software interface was kind of clunky, and I had a lot of trouble getting it to successfully use WEP encryption on my home network, although my Linksys wireless (USB) unit worked perfectly with the encryption.
Overall, though, delivering wireless this quickly and easily (and portably) is a great effort. I'm very pleased. Plus, the 54g is lightning fast if you can find a 54g hotspot to connect to. But I'm guessing it won't be long until that's the norm, so this card is a choice that offers a lot of versatility going forward. Four stars for the ease and reliability...only wish the software was a little better.
5 Great card for a great price!
if you want to get on board with wifi, this is a great way to do it. as another reviewer mentioned, it doesn't come w/ an external antenna (btw, it also doesn't say that it does, go back and read the description) but has a jack for an external antenna if you wish to purchase one separately (in case you want to connect to networks that are very far away). the card works great, very reliable. word of advice, like any piece of hardware you install, check the manufacturers website for updated drivers and client manager software as the version in the box tends to be a little old (though fully functional).
6 This product includes external antenna Interface only!
Contrary to the description on this web page (as of 5/23/2003 1400EDT) this product includes only the Buffalo AirStation WLI-CB-G54A variant of the wireless LAN CardBus card with an external antenna interface. No Indoor Omni Antenna is included in the package, only the CardBus card itself. The description on the confirming email I received from TechDepot has the exact same wording, but a call to TechDepot customer support confirmed that the description is, apparently, incorrect. The wording on the Packing List uses the description AirStation 54Mbps WLS CBUS Card w/Ext Ant I/F (I/F=Interface I assume).
So, I rate the product only a three. I have used the WLI-CB-G54 (not the 'A' model) and have been very satisfied with it. I downgrade it here only because of the product description is incorrect. I expected to get the card and the indoor omni antenna.
