Review on 📶 Cisco-Linksys WMP11 Wireless-B PCI Card: Reliable and Fast Wireless Networking Solution by Jason Winkfield

After trying several 54Mbps cards, none of which worked or worked perfectly, this was the only card the computer recognized that didn't freeze on boot and worked with the wifi for the first time router has been connected. to remove the Compaq Ethernet Wired LAN card which appeared to be taking over the TCP/IP connection before the WMP11 driver loaded. I then uninstalled and reinstalled the software from the CD that came with it, and then connected to the internet using my Linksys high-speed wireless router and Comcast cable. The modem was manufactured by Motorola. To check what's connected to TCP/IP on your computer, run winipcfg and see what's in the drop-down list. If there is no description for WMP 11, then the computer cannot connect to the Internet with it. The dial-up modem is still installed and activated. This didn't stop WMP11 from working. It seems like older computers, especially Compaqs, have unique specifications that prevent newer cards (read: higher speed cards) from being used. It could be related to the BIOS recognizing the cards, it could be the bus speed, it could be the use of PCI pins, it could be the operating system, it could be an incompatibility with the card driver. I don't feel obligated to diagnose what's wrong. After three days of trying to get a card to work, I bought the big brand cards (Linksys, D-Link, Netgear) and tried them at 54Mbps and 11Mbps until I found one that worked. (The rest are back - sorry for that AMAZON.) And one more suggestion, it seems the new wireless cards have been extensively tested on Windows XP and Windows 2000 computers (installation is usually much easier, according to my wealthier friends) and minimal Tested on computers running Windows 98 SE and Windows ME. And now the reason for the 4 and not 5 stars: There was nothing in the documentation or on the Linksys website that said a computer shouldn't have two ethernet cards (wired and/or wireless) at the same time. Linksys seems to have taken the time to debug drivers and resident modules in Windows 98 SE, so it knows how to deal with an existing dial-up modem. For the super fast D-Link card (the only high speed card that got the computer to boot successfully) I had to disable the modem (network logon and modem in My Computer - Devices) for it to work at all. BTW, I have a Linksys WMP54GS card in my Dell Dimension XPS 400 Windows 98 SE and it works great. (I installed it for the first time!) This computer has a modem and no wired network card.