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D-link Airplus G Wireless Card DWL-G630

Thursday, November 3rd, 2005 | Networking (LAN), Reviews

One of the most deciding factors in any purchase I make is quality. Sure, getting a good deal is great too, but if its too rubbish, then its not worth it, no matter how cheap.

Unfortunately I seems that the D-Link Airplus G Wireless Card DWL-G630 falls into the cheap and not so great category.

Here is a summary of its features…

• 54Mbps throughput
• IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g compliant
• WPA1 - Wi-Fi protected access
• 100 meter indoor range

Reviews on the internet for this card are not good. Reports of problems with connections are probably the most worrying for me. Once you are connected to the internet there should be a minimum of interruption after that. But like my old modem connection, this card seems to lose the connection every few minutes or so.

There also seems to be some issue with it having problems with the Windows XP driver that tries to connect automatically to the network.

Despite these reports, many people have been happy at the range and effectiveness of the card, even one Linux user reported good distance for the card.

To make sure you minimize the number of problems you have, make sure to download the latest drivers and firmware for the card you are using. There are 3 revisions:

• Revision A
• Revision A
• Revision A

The card is value for money, but I would not recommend it on the grounds of the potential for too many problems. Those kind of hardware issues drive me nuts.

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