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Belkin F5D6020 Wireless Notebook Network Card | List Price: $51.13
Discount Price: $29.99
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Brand: Belkin
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: Limited lifetime warranty
Features: - Device Type - Network Card
- Form Factor - Network Adapter
- Interface Type - PC Card Type II
This is JUNK!!!! [Posted on 2005-11-27]
I've spent countless hours both on my own and with Belkin tech support and this card will not work on a machine with Win98SE. I went and got a Netgear card and BOOM, it worked right away.
Belkin tech support is HORRIBLE. It is overseas and the people on the phone 1) don't know computers and 2) have a tough time with the English language and tech terms.
Do yourself a HUGE favor, don't get this at any price.
Will NOT work with Win98se [Posted on 2006-04-26]
Tech support states that this card is known NOT to work with win98se (F5D6020 ver.2). BEWARE trying to install the Compaq WL100 card's driver as a work around. My 98se box just kept VXD-blue screening after I installed the compaq WL100 driver trying to get this belkin card to work. Both cards may be based on the PRISM-2 wireless chipset, and this MAY or MAY NOT work for windows 2000 (as reported also in these feedback results), but it definitely is NOT a workaround for win98. I can see the card alright in device manager, the lan monitor utility comes up ok, but the card will not save settings for WEP or anything else....I.E. the card cannot be configured using win98se.
Excellent choice for Windows CE 2.0 and up! [Posted on 2006-12-03]
F5D6020 has 3 versions. Only Version 1 works under Windows CE 2.0, Pro, 3.0/HPC 2000, .net. I used it on HP Jornada 720 (CE 3.0/HPC 2000) to access wireless networks.
Multiversions a problem, but overall reliable [Posted on 2007-09-15]
I have the original of the three versions of this card. The chipset was changed, and it is confusing to figure out which driver works for the card. However, I have used it on several different laptops, under Windows NT, 2000, and XP. I have been disappointed with Belkin suport as the drivers seem to come and go on their site. Today, for example, the site does not list the model number, nor does it show a hit on a search for the model number, and they seem to have no drivers on the site, despite that I've downloaded drivers from there in the past.
Once installed the unit is more reliable than some better known brands I use. In particular, the unit will connect with access points even when I have had trouble with other brands such as Linksys, Proxim, Alvarion, TrendNet and D-Link for the same access points. Overall, you need to search for drivers, but once it is installed correctly it works great.
One particular probem is that the card and drivers do not suport WPA or WPA2 security encryption, only WEP. If you are using this anywhere you need encryption then you will need to use a VPN, since WEP is no longer an adequate encryption method.
This is a great product and DOES work witn Win 98 SE [Posted on 2008-01-09]
I bought this card because I have an older laptop running Win 98SE and I needed a cheap and cheerful card that would work with 98SE. I bought the card for less than 20 bucks so figured it would make for an inexpensive experiment if it didn't work. But it does - I'm actually connected through it now. So IGNORE ALL REPORTS SAYING THIS CARD IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH WIN 98SE!! Those people have problems with their computers or have managed to erase key files. I simply followed the installation instructions, and connected to my wireless router and have been happily using the card ever since (about three years). Do not buy this if you want lightning-fast internet access or state of the art security. But for everyday home use this is perfect. My only complaint is that it makes noise when connecting and downloading pages, but this is a minor issue at worst.
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