Linksys WDT11: Bringing Wireless to a Desktop Near You...
Written: Aug 28 '01
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Pros: Easy to install, inexpensive
Cons: None
The Bottom Line: Linksys has made it easy to bring wireless to the desktop...
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| vemartin's Full Review: Linksys Instant Wireless WDT11 (WDT11-AT) Network... |
Once upon time there was a couple…oh yes you’ve heard that story before haven’t you? Well now the couple is happily ensconced in their new home with the unfinished landscaping, surrounded by a moat of newly minted mud, courtesy of some recent nasty thunderstorms. But inside the house there is plenty of beauty and one of the most beautiful things—I am happy to report—is the new wireless network, centered around Linksys equipment; i.e. the Linksys Instant Wireless Access Point (WAP11), the Linksys Instant Wireless Ethernet PC Card (WPC11), and the Linksys Instant Wireless PCI Adapter (WDT11).
This review is focused on the Linksys Instant Wireless WDT11.
The Linksys Instant Wireless WDT11, is a PCI adapter card, which along with the Linksys Instant Wireless Ethernet PC Card WPC11, which it houses, is designed to bring wireless capabilities to the desktop computer.
The WDT11 by itself is just a housing, it has no networking capabilities. Only when mated with the WPC11 as a unit, is the card functional. The WDT11 contains a Type II slot into which the WPC11 is inserted once the card is installed in the PC. I installed two WDT11’s; one in my desktop and the other in spouses desktop without a problem. There is no software to install and the manual details how to install the card in the PC and then how to insert the PC Card WPC11.
Once I inserted the WPC11 Ethernet Card, I installed the software drivers (which came with the WPC11) for both and connected to the access point. That’s all there is to it. Nothing too exciting about this one folks, it just works. One quick note about inserting the PC Card (WPC11) into the slot provided. Pay close attention the way you insert the card, it only goes in one way; the manual gives detailed step-by-step instructions for inserting the card the right way, so follow them. If the WPC11 card is inserted wrong it will not work!
I paid $20.00 a piece for my cards on EBay, and the going price for the card on-line and retail is between $25.00-$35.00.
Recommended:
Yes
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