Belkin F5D6000 Wireless Desktop PCI Network Adapter

Product Description
With a simple install, this Card gets your PC wireless network-ready, instantly. Just slide it into any available PCI expansion slot, and enjoy the freedom to share Internet access and other resources through your router with all your other connected computers. Using our included network setup software, you'll be sharing files, hard drives, printers, and scanners in no time--without the hassle of installing network cabling.

Product Description:
The Belkin Wireless Desktop PCI Network Adapter implements wireless networking into desktop PCs with a quick installation. Placing the PCI card into any available PCI expansion slot, and then sliding the Wireless Notebook Network Card into the PCI Network Adapter is all it takes to enable wireless networking capabilities in your desktop PC. Now you can share files and peripherals while enjoying the freedom of connecting without cables. Used with the Router, this installation lets your desktop PC access your shared broadband Internet account, as well. Belkin solutions give you the most complete and simple wireless networking advantage.

Average customer rating:

dont do it
Terrible product
Very picky
Ditto, this stinks
Okay adapter - but not a PCI-PCMCIA bridge

Belkin F5D6000 Wireless Desktop PCI Network Adapter

Manufacturer: Belkin Components
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Office Electronics | Refurbished & Used | Special Features | Electronics Features | Electronics

Configures using any web browser
Provides excellent speed and range for worry-free connection
Comes with a Belkin Lifetime Warranty and free, 24-hour technical support
Ensures data and network security with wireless encryption
Installs easily into an available PCI slot

ASIN: B000063WPB

Product Description

The Belkin Wireless Desktop PCI Network Adapter implements wireless networking into desktop PCs with a quick installation. Placing the PCI card into any available PCI expansion slot, and then sliding the Wireless Notebook Network Card into the PCI Network Adapter is all it takes to enable wireless networking capabilities in your desktop PC. Now you can share files and peripherals while enjoying the freedom of connecting without cables. Used with the Router, this installation lets your desktop PC access your shared broadband Internet account, as well. Belkin solutions give you the most complete and simple wireless networking advantage.

Customer Reviews:

dont do it.......2005-01-06

first of all.. it aint compatible w/windows xp and even if by some miracle you got it to work ,it only uses the version 1 pcmcia card which belkin dont make anymore.! man what a nightmare.! luckily I only paid 10 bucks +$5 s/h and was able to pawn it for the same amount THANK GOD so my advice is try another route.

Terrible product.......2004-07-14

This is a terrible product. I have had the device not working error (10) and have tried every configuration. Buy something else and not Belkin networking.

Very picky.......2003-12-06

Well, I bought this thing knowing that I had a version 1 Belkin PCMCIA card. I installed the PCI card and STILL got an error signal. IT turns out that EVEN among the Version 1 PCMCIA cards, there are some that will not function with the PCI adapter. Supposedly, Belkin labeled some wrong and some nonfunctional ones got mixed into the batch. Although it took forever to get a solution from Tech Support, they were nice enough to send me a brand new PCMCIA card that WOULD work with the PCI adapter. Perhaps my only suggestion with this product and any PCMCIA to PCI adapter is to do your research VERY IN DEPTH, because in this case you have to cross the T's and dot the I's to know for sure that this product will work!

Ditto, this stinks.......2003-11-07

I agree, this is a piece of crap, and doesn't work with XP. Belkin also doesn't have any updates or fixes on their website. And I still haven't received my $20 rebate for purchasing this thing from Office Max, and that was nearly a year ago. In fact, I don't think I've ever received a rebate for things I purchased at Office Max, but it is hard to say for certain, because their advertised rebate specials are never in stock.

On the flipside, the laptop card works fine.

Okay adapter - but not a PCI-PCMCIA bridge.......2003-10-06

I bought this thinking that it was a generic PCMCIA - PCI bridge...so I could use any pcmcia card in it. However it uses firmware that only works with the belkin 802.11b pcmcia card. You can't upgrade your wireless and you can't use it for modems or other pcmcia cards...it does what it says but nothing more.

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