TRENDnet TEW-423PI - 54Mbps 802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter

It took three calls to the Trendnet technical support center before I finally pulled it out of my computer and scrapped it...it never worked. The support center was never able pinpointed the issue. I wound up buying a Netgear desktop card that works flawlessly. Stay away from Trendnet!!
 
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I had problems with vista. It would connect, but couldnt get any traffic through it. Vista Help was no Help. Installed XP Pro on the computer and works Perfect. Great reception 3 rooms away.
 
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SUPER EASY TO INSTALL AND SET UP, TOOK ALL OF ABOUT 5 MINUTES. WOULD BUY AGAIN AND THIS WAS THE SECOND I'VE BOUGHT (2 DIFFERENT COMPUTERS)
 
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The good: Very easy to install with no problems, excellent reception, works very well. Minor annoyance: Software can be a bit confusing at first. Once I configured it for my network however, it has worked flawlessly.
 
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well i just bought an xps desktop but i did not want to get rid of my old dimension so what i did was i bought this wireless pci card for dirt cheap and boy was it worth it! Its sitting in my old desktop on the other side of my house 2300square feet with 4 out of 5 bars full for those who need one mine is in a 5 year old dell dimension 2350 and its still super fast!!!!!!!! thanks buy.com shipping was very fast im so happy ill never shop retail again-
 
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This is the worse wireless card ever. I bought this card because of its price and after my disappointment I guess now I know why it has such a lower price. The card connects after I boot up the computer but after 10 to 15 minutes the connection goes down, the weird thing is that windows shows the wireless connection as connected but there is absolutely no link to my router. I tried this card with another system with exactly the same results. TrendNet tech support is also the worse I have ever encountered. Their networking knowledge is very minimal and they are very rude and unprofessional. They were not able to solve my problem and promised to call me several times and they never did. I really wanted a card replacement but I never really got that far with their tech support. Bad product and tech support please invest on something better so you do not spend hours of your time trying to fix it and deal with ignorant people.
 
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Of the four different brands that I have used in various computers, this was the easiest to get on-line. I get 100 percent signal from anywhere in my house...even through four walls.
 
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Simply install the configuration utility that comes in the CD before installing the PCI card in your desktop and you are done. This card works really nice, no complicated configurations or driver problems, well done by TrendNet!
 
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I bought this on price figuring that WiFi cards should be a commodity item these days. After a few days I did get it working consistently, but I had the same experience as another reviewer who said it had trouble picking up a signal where his laptop worked fine. Here is some more detail and what worked for me in setting it up. My access point is a Belkin b/g router. I did not expect any trouble with signal strength since my laptop shows (albeit using 802.11b) that I have three neighbors, none closer than 400', all with a "bar or two" of signal strength. All I needed to do was reach upstairs to the other side of the house. I was surprised that the Trendnet card reported none of my neighbors in the "available networks" and very low signal for my own access point. Worse, it seemed to periodically try to reassociate with a neighbors network even though it wouldn't list it. I failed to find a way to configure it to only associate with my own network, but I set it to only use "infrastructure" nodes. I moved the access point to the same room where I have an ethernet jack on another wall. That helped a little. Then I made two changes that finally gave me a reliable connection (sorry I didn't do a scientific investigation): (1) I repositioned the access point a foot or so still closer (to the other side of the cabinet it's in), and (2) I switched off "use Windows to configure this connection" and used the Trendnet property pages exclusively. The situation would probably have been a lot better if the computer faced the access point, for example on an inside wall with the access point in the next room.
 
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Using this in a 5 year-old Dell running Windows 2K. Installation was smooth, and reception is very good. My router is a standard Linksys 802.11g unit in a basement, and the computer with this card is on the second floor. I don't get 54Mbs, but I get 20 or 30Mbs, which is faster than my broadband internet connection - so I'm happy.
 
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This product works great and was very easy to install and works excellent I would reccomend it to anyone.
 
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This card was easy to install, and the price was reasonable, but could never pick up the signal from my wireless router. I tried re-positioning the antenna a few time with no luck. My notebook computer pick's up the routers signal with no problem in the same location. Possibly an external antenna would help this card.
 
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After installing this adapter I experienced system freeze-ups after the computer went into sleep mode. A hard shut down was the only recovery. I removed the adapter and all the software that came with it and went back to my wired connection. No problems thereafter. The software was not Microsoft certified and speaks to the value of certification.
 
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I got this so I wouldn't have to wire from the basement. Popped it in, installed drivers and setup the connection. It works especially considering the signal has to go through several walls and a large distance. Low signal in that case is normal, but I haven't seen it drop the signal. Used with a Linksys wireless router.
 
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Had it for about 4 months and everything is great!!!
 
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This wirless card is the best card ever for dirt cheap pricing. I`m always getting a 93%+ connection signal. I highly reccomend this card for Windows XP Home, Media Center, and Professianal.
 
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Got two of these cards for my home. They work without any problems. You must set up your router to connect to these cards with all the security settings. Highly recommended for the price.
 
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I was using a netgear 802.11b USB adapter, before upgrading to this one. Set up was very easy and I get >70% signal with antennae being hid behind computer and through two walls. Very satisifed with product.
 
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