Product DescriptionTRENDnet's TEW-421PC 54Mbps Wireless CardBus PC Card allows laptop users the mobile freedom to connect at home, in the office or to wireless hotspots on the road. It complies with the IEEE 802.11g standard, making it backward compatible with 802.11b networks for assured compatibility as you roam between networks. Advanced Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and up to 256-bit WEP encryption are supported to provide secure access for your data. Cut the wires and move freely with TRENDnet's 802.11g wireless products.
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Rating: - Works great on XP with enough memory. Not so well on 98se
I had this in my small Windows 98se machine and it always worked w/o problems. So when a friend needed a wireless card quickly for her XP machine I gave her mine and ordered a replacement for myself. When it came, I noticed the box was slightly different but the card itself looked the same. I installed it in my 98se machine and it wanted new drivers! After installing the new drivers, it still would not work! A call to Trendnet informed me that the card had been upgraded and now needed more memory ... Read More
Rating: - Works, but drivers cause problems with stand-by
The card works great and the installation was a snap. I downloaded the latest drivers from their website (Win XP). My laptop now freezes when it goes into standby...but otherwise it works great.
Rating: - The worst wireless card ever
I spent 3-4 hours trying to make this card work but it never went beyond 1 Mbps even when I was sitting 1 foot away from the wireless access point. Very disappointing.
I have a Thinkpad that runs Win XP Home. I plugged this card in and installed the driver utility from the CD. Everything looked fine and the card seemed to be connecting to the access point but my speed never went over 1 Mbps. I use WEP security in my home network.
After 3-4 frustrating hours I had to go back ... Read More
Rating: - Absolutely Worthless
Never worked. After many hours, bought a Linksys card, which worked fine the first time not problems.
Rating: - It works just fine
I use this pcmcia card on my HP laptop running windows 2000 Professional and so far it had worked perfectly.
It comes with a software that helps you to connect to the wifi network.
At home I have a Linksys router but I had used it in other networks too.
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- Works great on XP with enough memory. Not so well on 98se
- Works, but drivers cause problems with stand-by