 |   Format : CD Publisher : SABRENT Company : Sabrent List Price: Our Price: $14.99 |
Features
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Product Description
The PCI Wirelress LAN adapter gives you the flexibility to install the PC in the most convenient location available, without the cost of running network cables. This Wireless PCI 802.11G adapter enables 54 Mbps wireless internet access to your computer. It simply plugs into the PCI port of your PC. Gain full mobility with your computer and place your desktop anywhere in your home, without the need of unsightly Ethernet cables. The Wireless-G PCI Adapter connects you with Wireless-G networks at an incredible 54Mbps! And for added versatility, it can also interoperate with all the 11Mbps Wireless-B (802.11b) products found in homes, businesses, and public wireless hotspots around the country. And in either mode, your wireless communications are protected by industrial-strength Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), so your data stays secure. With the Wide Range intellective antenna, the Adapter can adapt to different operational environments and let the user connect to the Wireless network easily. the card also supports Seamless Roaming and is compatible with other 11b, 11g WLAN equipments.SimilarProduct
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Customer reviews
Works on Linux 2.6.27 
by .. Kenneth A. Bloom ()
I purchased this wireless card because it was cheap and Amazon said that it uses a Broadcom 4318 chipset, which I know works on Linux (the b43 driver in a vanilla kernel, since 2.6.24). When I recieved the card, and I inspected it, I found out that it's actually a different chipset (an RaLink RT2561). No worries, it still works on Linux, using the rt61pci driver.
From my lspci -v
00:09.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI
Subsystem: RaLink Device 2561
Flags: bus master, slow devsel, latency 64, IRQ 17
Memory at cfff0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: rt61pci
Kernel modules: rt61pci
$ uname -a
Linux cat-in-the-hat 2.6.27-rc6-1ken #1 SMP Sun Sep 21 10:32:44 CDT 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
The upshot is that this card is a good deal and works in Linux.
Exceeded my expectations by .. Bhaisaab Tech Guru ()
This wireless network adapter will not leave you unsatisfied! Like many of Sabrent's products, it was inexpensive and high quality for the price. I had to buy it because my USB wireless network adapter was failing me, so I needed a reliable replacement for online quizzes. It was a quick, easy install into my PCI slot, and I was up and running in no time. I must say, it's MUCH faster and doesn't drop the signal nearly as much as my USB wireless g adapter. I'm typing this up using the free internet from my apartment complex a floor and many walls above me!
Another thing: it's 100% functional with linux, and the drivers on the CD work with Windows 7.
Mac G4 compatible 802.11g PCI card by .. BirdWatcher (Minneapolis)
I was replacing a very old and slow DSL 802.11b wireless system with a cable wireless 802.11g system and needed to upgrade my two oldest desktop Macs(a 867-Mhz Quicksilver and a dual 1-Ghz MDD) that had been using Apple's original 802.11b Airport cards. This Sabrent PCI-G802 card was the least expensive b & g PCI card (under $20) that had any mention of Mac compatibility, so I figured it was worth a shot. The card does ship with a mini-CD that includes Ralink drivers for Mac, Windows, and Linux. However, there were no installation instructions for the Mac, so this might be an issue for people not comfortable in setting up a wireless network. I noted that a newer version of the Ralink driver (compatible with OS 10.3, 10.4, 10.5) was available on the Ralink website ([...]), which I downloaded and installed. Prior to software installation, the Airport card was removed and the PCI card installed. The Ralink wireless utility scanned for all the local wireless networks and it took just a couple of minutes to figure out the setup for my secured network. The cards have worked flawlessly on both G4s (10.4.11) during the month they've been in use. I was concerned about how they would perform when putting the G4's to sleep or bringing them out of sleep (this was a well-known problem with many USB 2.0 PCI cards for the Mac); however, there has to date not been any sleep-related problems despite multiple sleep periods each day. If you want an 802.11b,g card that is recognized by Apple's Airport software, you'll need to look elsewhere and pay a much higher price. Otherwise, this is a steal.
Sabrent PCI-G802 Vista-Ready by .. J. Lau (Sands Point, NY USA)
The Sabrent PCI-G802 card came in a box that clearly states that it is Vista-ready. It had to work for me to replace an old Belkin PCI card and a D-Link USB adapter that Vista rejected (call it equipment obsolescense). As an experienced network user, I knew to install the drivers before popping in the PCI card into the motherboard, this despite having no user manual supplied. The mini-CD containing the drivers was recognized by Vista and the utilities were set up fine. The CD also does not have a pdf-manual for the PCI but only for the USB version. But the utility does have a user manual built in once installed. You may want to consider the Sabrent 802.11n PCI-card for $29 which will work for n/g/b and greater range. Otherwise, for the money the G802 works great. Also Vista-Home Premium even searched for and updated the driver automatically to the November 08 current driver. The connection speed surpassed T-1 connections at 2.3 Mbps from my cable modem via a Netgear 614 router and produced very minimal latency for online games.
Sabrent PCIG802 Wireless Lan Works Great by .. John Kevin Bruce (Cincinnati, OH)
I loaded the software, plugged the wireless card in to the pc, and it works great. Best price I found.