TRENDnet 108Mbps Wireless Super G PCI Adapter (TEW-443PI Version A1.1R)

Amazon Customer Reviews

(5 out of 5)

Works well, no complaints

This wireless card has proven to be reliable. After getting in in the mail I installed the drivers and hardware, but the software TRENDnet provided me didn't work or something so I just simply switched to microsoft's built in wireless configuration. Using the drivers supplied by the cd and microsoft's wireless software I got it to work and suggest it to the next guy. I am a floor and a door away from my access point and I have good reception. Just make sure your access point isn't faulty. (By the way I am running Windows XP)

Also see TRENDnet's 54 mbps pci slot wireless adapter, this is simply but an upgrade from that and it has proven itself through the reviews of our fellow customers.

-In a nutshell I would recommend this and am probably getting another.

(4 out of 5)

Works out of the box with Ubuntu

I bought this card to install into an Ubuntu(7.04) Linux box. The card was recognized by Ubuntu immediately and it loaded the correct drivers. If you have any trouble with the driver, make sure you have the linux-restricted-modules installed, as the madwifi driver for this card is included in that package. Just search for madwifi in the package manager and it should install everything you need.

I have yet to get WPA working correctly with this card, and I'm not sure if it's the card or the operating system. Some people on various message boards have claimed it works after some tweaking, so I'm going to look into that.

All in all, I'm very happy I purchased this card, and the price can't be beat. Several of the other cards I looked at by the big name manufacturers (D-Link, Linksys, Netgear...) were more expensive and had nominal support in Linux.

(5 out of 5)

Great performance for the price!!!

I have two of these cards. No problems and installation went smoothly under Windows XP home.

(1 out of 5)

BAD Windows 98 Compatibility ... baaaAAAAAHHHHD Tech Supp.

The utility installer is not compatible with Win98 installer engine. So, while the product might work in their lab. under Win98, the installer doesn't let you get there to find out. The software just won't install. And, since the drivers are not resident on the CD you can't even install it manually. This is why they tell you not to plug the card into the PCI slot first. I guess the drivers are buried somewhere in the code of the utility installer. The file that you download from their website (a supposed "upgrade") is actually the same version on the CD.

Tech support is farmed out to a foreign country. These guys spoke english worse than any help desk I've run across. So, don't count on ANY T.S.

(4 out of 5)

Excellent Card

The TRENDnet wireless card is excellent, but the setup could definitely be better, especially if you use an encrypted access point or router (i.e. WEP, WPA, etc.). The first thing I found was I had to turn off Windows XP's wireless configuration wizard. Next I had to configure everything using the TRENDnet Wireless Configuration utility. It seems a bit touchy to get it to remember the password, especially if you used something other than the default first key. Once everything works and it keeps the password it will be trouble free from then on. Also, on an unprotected access point it has no problems.