Belkin F5D7050 Wireless-G 54Mbps USB Network Adapter 3.6 5 159 191
Only Install The Driver! There are some reviews from people having problems with dropped connections, etc. Here's a general rule of thumb for all Windows wireless peripherals -- DON'T INSTALL THE 3RD PARTY WIRELESS CONTROLLER SOFTWARE. It never works and always conflicts with the default Windows wireless controller.So to get the Belkin F5D7050 working seamlessly, insert the CD that comes in the box, but DON'T install anything. Then plug in the Belkin USB device. When Windows starts looking for a driver, choose the option for specifying a location and choose your CD-ROM drive.Windows will find the driver, install it, recognize the device, automatically detect wireless networks using the default Windows wireless controller and you'll be connected with no drops, issues, etc. 08/15/2009
Belkin Wireless G Overall this item is very user friendly. I simply plugged it in my Windows XP device wizard detected it and prompted for the cd. after doing that it installed the drivers with out a problem. The big plus is that it came with a utility program that allows you to manage your wi fi networks via the XP network wizard or through the Belkin utility program ( either works very well ) i have had no problems andin fact recomended it to a few of my friends 10/24/2009
Easy to set up and use... I saw some other negative reviews of this product, and I thought i'd give my $.02. I bought two of these adapters for my kids' cyberschool computers. The installation is straightforward on WinXP, but you MUST install the software FIRST! Using these cards with a linksys wrt54g router, my kids can use the computers in the basement, and the router is on the 2nd floor at 48MB/s. Not bad! I will buy these again when I need a quick networking solution. 09/06/2007
Buy something else Moving farther from the router necessitated buying a usb adapter. I ended up with this one and I am not pleased with it. I installed the software first as per the directions but could not get it to work for several days. I finally unplugged it from its stand and into my computer. Strike one: the stand doesn't work. The adapter will randomly disconnect from the router and I have to open up the dialog box to reconnect it. Strike two: disconnecting. After owning it for 9 months, it has started to not reconnect using the dialog box, at which point, I have to unplug it and plug it back in and occasionally restart my comp. Strike three: an overall hassle. It's out, I'm buying a different one.I have had A+ training in computer repair and networking. I have a pretty good idea about what I'm doing. I think this is a horrible product and would strongly recommend a different wireless adapter. 09/24/2007