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Edimax EW-7128G Wireless LAN PCI Card 802.11b/g 54Mbp (Ralink) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Edimax
Category: CE
Buy New: £8.99
New (5) from £8.99
Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 832
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 4.8 x 5.3 x 0.9
MPN: EW-7128g
Model: EW-7128g
EAN: 4710700923368
ASIN: B000KLNRBS
Release Date: September 6, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New - UK Seller - In Stock - Fast Delivery
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| Features:
| • | High-speed transfer data rate - up to 54Mbps | | • | High throughput supports multi-media data bandwidth requirement | | • | Works with both IEEE 802.11b & IEEE 802.11g products | | • | Supports 64/128-bit WEP, WPA and AES functions | | • | Supports the most popular operating system |
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Product Description
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
Flawless with XP and Ubuntu Linux July 18, 2008
G. Brunton (Scotland)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
Having two pcs using USB Wifi dongles for over a year and having nothing but bother with my wireless network i added another pc using one of these cards.
It was 100% reliable in the new machine so i have now upgraded the other two machines to these aswell. Can't fault it. The connection has never dropped since switching. It never used to last an hour without some sort of hang up or disconnection before.
The unit supplied does not come with the antenna attached directly to the rear of the card as pictured, it comes with a 'remote' antenna on a cable so it can be positioned on the desk or somewhere with better reception than the back of your base unit.
One of the machines is running XP and two of them Ubuntu Linux (one 7.10, one 8.04) and all of them worked out of the box with no need to use the driver CD and no messing about with ndiswrapper on the linux boxes.
Works perfectly with Ubuntu 8.04 and Vista Ultimate. September 9, 2008
L. Jones (Wales)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I purchased this network card because I required a card to satisfy both of my operating systems. I previously had a Linksys wireless G (wmp54g) pci card installed, and while this worked fine with Vista, it is not compatible with Linux operating systems (at least without allot of hard work).
Many thanks to the previous reviewer for pointing out its compatibility with Ubuntu, and as he says the card does not come as pictured, "it comes with a 'remote' antenna on a cable".
The wireless connection appears to be very good, better than my previous card. It maintains at least 4 or 5 bars in the Vista Network manager. For the price, you cannot go wrong.
No frills but works well in Windows and Linux October 6, 2008
William Salamander (Weymouth, UK)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Tried this in Windows XP, immediate installation and it found a WiFi hotspot from a business at least 600 metres away as well as our own router. Installed it with Fedora Linux with no problems and it should work with any distribution using a reasonably up to date Linux kernel. Performance seems OK and range not an issue in a normal (!) house. What you can't easily do unless your Linux skills are a lot better than mine is install Linux with a basic installation disc and download the rest of the distribution wirelessly, you need a more complete installation set (typically 3 CDs). This is not a problem with the product which gets 5 stars all round, the point is that the Ralink drivers are not on the basic installation discs. As others have mentioned the antenna is not as illustrated, which suits us well.
Flawless Hardware With Slightly Flawed Software November 4, 2008
Julian Griffiths (London, England)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
After changing my ISP I received a new wireless ADSL router (Siemens Gigaset SE587) and then found it necessary to replace an old wireless network card on a very old desktop PC. It was for this reason I was looking for a budget priced PCI WiFi card which supported the newer security levels (WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK) and would also provide a strong and reliable signal strength.
After reading the unanimous 5 star reviews for this product I considered the Edimax EW-7128g WiFi Card a safe bet!
MY FINDINGS
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The card only comes with the remote antenna. Its not a problem, just a point of clarification (see my customer image for details).
Before installing the card I downloaded the latest Windows XP device driver from the Edimax website (I would always recommend downloading driver and/or firmware when available as standard practice).
After installing the card I used the Edimax Configuration Tool which was extremely easy to use. However, the following day after switching the PC back on the network card wouldn't connect to the network without me first re-selecting the network and entering the security details. After testing this several times I realised the settings weren't being saved after each reboot (OS Windows XP Professional).
I logged a support call via the Edimax website (Saturday evening).
I then decided configure the network card in the same way I have configured all my other network cards on other computers using the standard Microsoft Zero Configuration Tool (Windows XP/Vista). On this occasion the network security details were saved.
The Edimax Configuration Tool is still useful for identifying other networks in the area and confirming the channels they are using. As a result of this information I experimented with several recommended standard wireless channels on the network and improved the signal strength from 75% to 99% (at both strengths the card consistently performed at a connection speed of 54Mbps).
I received a technical response via email from Edimax on the morning of the next business day (Monday). The solution was different from mine so I followed it up with a telephone call and promptly spoke to same support person who had responded via email. She was both helpful and friendly. However, I stuck with my original solution as it was working.
I have been using the card for 10 days and it has performed both reliably and to a high standard.
Originally, I was going to break with ranks and award the Edimax WiFi card with a respectable 4 star rating due to the software configuration issue. However, the prompt, helpful and friendly response has compensated for this initial shortfall.
Works perfectly, good range October 26, 2008
Gana (United Kingdom)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this card to replace my usb adpater which wasn't very well recognised with Linux. Well for 10, I have something that works out of the box in linux (I haven't tried WPA though). The installation is also very simple with Windows XP.
My router is 3 thick walls away from my computer and I now have a signal strengh of 80% (6-10% with my previous adapter).
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