D-Link DWL-520 Wireless 802.11b PCI Adapter

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SKU: DWL-520

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Product Description

The D-LinkAir DWL-520 is an IEEE 802.11b, Wi-Fi compatible wireless PCI adapter. The DWL-520 provides an integrated PCI solution that

Product Specification

Brand:: D-Link
Feature:: Uses PCI interface
Supports 11 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 2 Mbps, and 1 Mbps data rates with automatic fallback
Up to 128-bit encryption
Uses 2.4 GHz frequency and direct sequence spread spectrum technology
Indoor range of up to 328 feet
Height:: 1.5 inches
Length:: 9.5 inches
Manufacturer:: D-Link
Model:: DWL-520
NumberOfItems:: 1
ProductGroup:: CE
Title:: D-Link DWL-520 Wireless 802.11b PCI Adapter
UPC:: 790069240997
Weight:: 0.55 pounds
Width:: 7 inches

Customer Reviews

Please do not support a business that does not offer support

Me, like many others have the problems with the Blue Screen of Death, and an NMI Parity error. It has nothing to do with memory or anything else. There is a problem with the driver which D-Link have done nothing to remedy. They have been continously confronted with the problem, but does not offer any solutions except for one that solves the problem on a particular Compaq model.This company does not deserve any customers. Please buy another WLAN card....

7/16/2004 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

another problem device

I echo other complaints about the DWL520. The connection is made with very good signal strength and quality. However, the device refuses to make any throughput. It would almost never successfully load a page. The irony is that I am using another Dlink product as the router. The 520 is a poor product....

7/1/2004 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Product is junk and tech support a joke.

Using this wirless network card dropped my internet download speed from 2700 Kbps to 1200 Kbps.That's with link quality of 100 and only one other computer on the network with no applications running on either computer (aside from the one browser window required for the test). Both computers had brand new DLink DWL-520 Wireless network cards operating into a new DLink DI-514 router.Following industry standards, DLink apparently mans their first echelon phones with technical illiterates who while...

5/10/2004 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Waste of time and money.

DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, PURCHASE THIS CARDI bought this NIC at CompUSA for $40 and thought it would make a nice, low cost wireless card. This thing was a nightmare from start to finish. The configuration utility that comes with it is totally counterintuitive. Nothing is where you think it would be. After installation, it detected my wireless network just fine. Steady 80-90% signal strength with NINETY-FIVE PERCENT packet loss. The connection would be stable for two minutes at the most and...

4/13/2004 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Major software bug and NO customer support

The 520+ "works"... for the most part. However, ithas a fundamental software bug that causes an NMI memoryparity error on shutdown causing your computer to freezewith a "blue screen" and error message. There is no wayout of the freeze unless you unplug the computer.For Compaq's they have a workaround to their bug. You may...may... might be able to workaround their bug by diddling yoursystem BIOS (always a fun adventure unless you botch up a keystroke). For HP (and possibly others) there is no workaround...

3/2/2004 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews