ASUS WL-138g V2 (4719543721834) 802.11g/b Wireless Adapter

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Operating Systems: Linux
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
Microsoft Windows XP
Form Factor: Internal Adapter
Interface Compatibility: PCI
Led Indicators: Link

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ASUS WL-138g V2 (4719543721834) 802.11g/b Wireless Adapter Reviews

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Pros: It didn't poke me in the eye; that's always good imho. Cons: I spent the money to RMA this card hoping that mine was just malfunctioning; but I was wrong. from Newegg.com Other Thoughts: Shipped with drivers dated in 2006, before Vista was even released. Card took about 5 minutes to recognize my network router, and although other computers in my house see about 10 wireless networks in the neighborhood, this one only saw mine plus one other. After finally connecting I was treated to painfully sub dial up speed downloads (tested at 70 Kbits), other computers getting about 800 Kbits speeds, I went online and found tons of complaints about this card. Asus website was no help, I finally bound a newer driver at Broadcom. from Newegg.com Pros: It costs nothing Cons: I have a mac book and my PC both of which are now on my wireless network. My macbook has great download speeds when using the internet but my PC which is freshly set up with XP and Vista runs at 5kbps per download and while web browsing. This may possibly be a bad unit im not sure but it sure is disappointing. from Newegg.com Pros: None. Cons: Never got it to work. I tried both broadcom and asus drivers, and it never once gave me a stable connection. from Newegg.com Pros: It's cheap and it has descent signal strength and speed. Cons: What really sucks about this card is that it's almost impossible to make it work with some Nvidia gfx cards. Everything works fine until you install the Nvidia drivers. from Newegg.com Pros: Inexpensive Cons: Isn't supported by SuSE Linux directly. Other Thoughts: There are reports that this broadcomm chip can be made to work with linux. I wanted an 802.11g card, not a project when I purchased this card. 802.11g cards using the RaLink chip work out of the box with SuSE. from Newegg.com Pros: Cheap Cons: Completely unable to get a reliable wireless connection, even with the wireless router 6 inches from the card. Several other computers have successfully connected to that wireless router, so I know it's the card. from Newegg.com Pros: Cheap. Cons: Included driver CD contains absolutely no 64 bit support. Once 64 bit drivers were obtained from the Asus website, I could hardly hold a connection at less than dialup speed. Other Thoughts: Don't be fooled by the price. from Newegg.com Pros: Low price Cons: Unit was DOA. Awful, awful, awful software. Other Thoughts: Expect a higher rate of defectivity in ASUS products vs. Linksys or Netgear. from Newegg.com But thank you to NEWEGG for a liberal return policy on this item. Cons: 1) Simply does not connect to router 10 ft away on both Vista Ultimate and XP Pro 32-bit. I was able to get a connection one time, and it transferred at 1/5 of my XP laptop and Macbook Pro.2) The firmware was last updated in 2004. The ASUS connection interface is garbage - difficult to navigate and unintuitive.3) The antenna is literally 1/3 the length and 1/2 the girth of my replacement Linksys wireless adapter. from Newegg.com

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54 Mbps Internal Adapter, PCI, WLAN Standards: IEEE 802.11g/b, Supported O/S: Linux, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 98 ...

Specs

Released	over 2 years ago
Operating Systems	Linux Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition Microsoft Windows XP
Form Factor	Internal Adapter
Interface Compatibility	PCI
Led Indicators	Link
802.11b Data Rates	11 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 1 Mbps
802.11b/g Indoor Range	130 ft. / 40 meter
802.11b/g Outdoor Range	1015 ft. / 310 meter
802.11g Data Rates	54 Mbps, 48 Mbps, 36 Mbps, 24 Mbps, 28 Mbps, 12 Mbps, 9 Mbps, 6 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 1 Mbps
MPN	WL-138G V2
Modulation	OFDM CCK QPSK BPSK DBPSK DQPSK 16QAM 64QAM DSSS
Operating Channels	802.11b/g: 11 (North America), 13 (Europe), 14 (Japan)
Operating Frequency	2.4 GHz
Package Qty.	1
Security	WEP WPA TKIP AES 802.1x WPA2
UPC	4719543721834
WEP Encryption Length	40 bit (=64 bit) 128 bit
WLAN Standards	IEEE 802.11g/b

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