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D-Link DWL-G520 Wireless PCI Adapter, 802.11g, 108Mbps
D-Link DWL-G520 Wireless PCI Adapter, 802.11g, 108Mbps
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Model: DWL-G520
Average Rating:    (submit your review here)
Total Reviews: 81
Operating system: Windows XP Professional Edition
Form factor: Plug-in card
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, 802.11 Super G
 
Features:
Up to 108Mbps with AirPlus Xtreme G products
802.11b compatible
Enhanced wireless security with 802.1x and Wi-Fi Protected Access
Great for video streaming
3-year warranty
 
Description:
D-LINK DWL-G520 - Wireless technology pioneer D-LINK leads the way again with its AirPlus XtremeG series of high speed devices with transfer rates up to 54Mbps. The DWL-G520 is an advanced wireless PCI adapter featuring WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) and 802.1x for wireless user authentication. Together these technologies provide unprecedented wireless networking security. 3 year warranty
 
User Reviews (81 total):
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    Saves weeks of work!, January 30, 2008
By user (Troy NY)
Hey guy-
Depending on how Computer-y you are, Ill throw out that this uses a chipset 100% able to work with Linux out of the box! Works flawlessly after being auto-detected on a Ubuntu 7.1 machine!

And I was ready for a fight....


    buyer beware, January 19, 2008
By user (Tempe, AZ United States)
I have Two of these cards and can't get either of them to work in any of my 4 computers they have major driver issue's that locks up your computer upon installing

    Excellent sale, January 2, 2008
By user (Ocala, FL)
The part arrived on time, in great condition and installed properly. It worked in a Windows 98 machine, which was what I was counting on.

    Works..., October 16, 2007
By user (Boston, MA)
This wireless card doesn't seem to have the umph that I want. My laptop gets much better reception with its built in wireless ability that this does. Leads me to want the new wireless-n router and cards.

    Cool little card. Works as Advertised., October 14, 2007
By user (Lakeland, Florida United States)
I bought this card along with a D-Link DI-624 Wireless Cable/DSL Router, 4-Port Switch, 802.11g, 108Mbps, both for less that $ 50. The router was refurbished and I was a little worried but so far it's worked pretty well.

    Solved A Problem, June 15, 2007
By user (Colorado Springs)
I needed to work on computers in my basement. This card allows me to plug it into the computer I'm working on and access the internet through my wireless router. It works great and solves my problem. My router is about 60 feet from my work bench in the basement and I get good transfers.

    Are you running Vista?, April 21, 2007
By user (Nevada)
I'll bet you aren't if you are using this card.

The reason I gave this ** rather than * is that it works great on XP and ME. But try using it with Vista running on a Core 2 Duo system, and the system freezes on bootup. My workaround is to disable the card, start up the system, then re-enable it. Then, it works fine. But one has to remember to disable it every time they intend to shutdown or restart their system. The D-Link website says there is a beta Vista driver, but I downloaded it and there was no change.

And speaking of D-Link support, three years ago, when I purchased my first D-Link product, it was great. Now, they have apparently oursourced to Asia somewhere, and it absolutely sucks. The support rep had me trying to fix the problem by troubleshooting it as a generic network problem--which it obviously isn't. It is a Vista/D-Link driver problem. He (or she) simply wouldn't accept the fact that there was no problem on my network.

What was my final solution? I drove two miles to my local Best Buy store and purchased a Belkin/USB wireless card for $17.95 plus tax. It works fine on my new Vista system.


    So much better than the Netgear one, April 12, 2007
By user (Morristown)
Okay, so everyone has their own experience with this stuff. Maybe it's because we have the D-link wireless router that the Netgear card was a horror: constantly having to repair the network connection, having to reboot, dealing with weak signals, etc.

So I replaced my Netgear card with this D-link one and the problems completely disappeared. What else can I say - other than say I have:

- Windows XP (patched to the latest)
- a circa 2006 Dell XPS 400 with 2 gig of memory and a Pentium D CPU, running at 3.00GHz


    Wi fi, March 11, 2007
By user (somewhere in NY)
This is a good card. Good range and I have never lost my signal.

    Works Great, March 4, 2007
By user (Seattle, WA)
Works great, connection is good through a wall. One thing is I am not sure why i need to repair my conncetion sometimes but once it's repaired it works great.

    So easy to use!!, January 26, 2007
By user (Westminster, MA USA)
After quickly scanning the directions, this wireless card was so easy to use!! Just follow the instructions--install the software first, then install the card, start up your computer and you are ready to go!! I was very impressed with the ease at which this product was to install and use.

    Review, January 10, 2007
By user (TEXAS)
Good product for the price. Setup was simple and works just great. TigerDirect had a rebate as well so it was perfect for a second computer for the kids.

    No wire, January 9, 2007
By user (Brasilia, DF Brazil)
The nice things about wireless is that with it you have a very neat instalation and doesn't have the wire mess. And with it you can have transfer transmission rate up tp 108Mbps, which is more faster them the most wired networks. I recommend.

    Good in my book, January 9, 2007
By user (Boston, MA)
Works fine in my winxp application. Inexpensive, simple to install and use...

    Easy install...works great, November 8, 2006
By user (Fort Smith, AR United States)
I'm using Windows XP Home Edition. I already had the D-Link Extreme G wireless router. Installation was very easy (my experience with this sort of thing is limited to installing a couple of modems and memory modules) and XP recognized and started up the wireless card with no additional effort on my part.

    Works fine with Windows XP but not Windows ME, November 6, 2006
By user (Murrells Inlet, SC USA)
I installed the device in a desktop computer running Windows ME but was unable to install the software. After several attempts I contacted D-Link support, they offered several suggestions but none worked. Finally I installed the device into another computer running Windows XP, the software installed flawlessly and everything worked fine. This is a great device if you are running Windows XP but if running an older version, I would not recommend it.

    D-Link DWL-G520, November 5, 2006
By user (Norwalk, Connecticut USA)
For a Wireless adapter that runs 802.11g this card has a easy setup and a detailed GUI for configuring it for use. Right now the drivers work for most operating systems except x64, this may be the only problem as more and more systems are coming with CPU's able to run x64 operating systems.

    Wireless Adapter, November 4, 2006
By user (Fl)
Works ok, but for some reason has weaker signal pickup than the 50.1 Mbps adapter.

    Get used to the Blue Screen, October 21, 2006
By user (Brighton, MA)
I have had trouble with this piece of hardware since I installed it. I went through numerous conversations with D-Link support trying to identify the issue, installing different driver versions and none of them have worked. Don't buy it, if you want my advice.

    great shape- thank you, July 22, 2006
By user
It came to me very quickly. The adaptor is also working fine. Thank you.

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