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Poll Results: Would you sign up to purchase an Atheros WiFi card?

 
  • 69% (107)
    Yes, and I can afford
  • 15% (24)
    No, or I cannot be held accountable when the time comes
  • 14% (23)
    No, But I would like to someday.
154 Total Votes  
post #141 of 442
12/29/05 at 6:46pm
I am enroute to get my card. If you have installed your card already, did you leave the Intel drivers on the machine, or remove through control panel? Also, are most of you using windows wireless, or the software that came with the card?
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post #142 of 442
12/29/05 at 7:10pm
Removed the intel drivers through control panel and using the software that came with the card with no problems.
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post #143 of 442
12/29/05 at 7:31pm
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Originally Posted by HCW
I installed the driver that came with mine and it screwed up my computer. It is asking for a password now to log into my computer and I never set one up . Any way around this ?

YOu think that makes it screwed up? If you never set up a password, it still doesn't require a password. Just hit enter.
Mine did the same thing.. can't give an explanation, but it isn;t a big deal.
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post #144 of 442
12/29/05 at 7:49pm
I had to enter safe mode to enter the password but all is good now
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post #145 of 442
12/29/05 at 8:26pm
my cards are different

AR5006XS

AR5006X
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post #146 of 442
12/29/05 at 8:32pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by HCW
I installed the driver that came with mine and it screwed up my computer. It is asking for a password now to log into my computer and I never set one up . Any way around this ?
I turned off the PW requirement in the power settings.
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post #147 of 442
12/29/05 at 9:35pm
Okay got the card installed. I immediately noticed a diference in speed of the internet and my network. While I did not pickup any extra networks from my desk, once I went to the very same location that I was working withthe 2915, I picked up 5 different networks. I had never seen them with the intel,
most were 2wirexxx, and the others were linksys.
I am satisfied
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post #148 of 442
12/29/05 at 9:40pm
what are the 2Wire networks from? I pick them up all over the place...
Just curious.
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post #149 of 442
12/29/05 at 9:49pm
This is some information that I found on 2wire:

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/review/2wire-100w.asp


I guess that it probably is the cable modems that are installed.....I just drove around with the new card and 2wire is all over the place.
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post #150 of 442
12/30/05 at 2:31am
Are people not getting the correct card which should be the 5006XS? Mine is on its way, but I have seen a few posts of people receiving the 5006X. I think geist posted that he had the 5006X also and then later edited his message.
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post #151 of 442
12/30/05 at 3:26am
I'm interested in the group buy/purchase.
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post #152 of 442
12/30/05 at 3:59am
Quote:
Originally Posted by ...
I'm interested in the group buy/purchase.
Please see the first posting in this thread and follow the instructions. Basically just Paypal the guy for the card and then forward the paypal email you get over to FiReBReTHa. Again.. its all in the first post.
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post #153 of 442
12/30/05 at 4:00am
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Originally Posted by ...
I'm interested in the group buy/purchase.
follow the instructions on the first page. the current cost is 55 dollars for a card.
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post #154 of 442
12/30/05 at 4:00am
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Originally Posted by HCW
my cards are different
AR5006XS
AR5006X
Did you email the guy and ask about this? What was his response?
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post #155 of 442
12/30/05 at 12:32pm
Mine was shipped on the Dec 24. It arrived yesterday Dec 29. Well at least, they tried to deliver it. I left reciept telling them to leave it in my door.
Oh, and it was delivered to NJ, USA.
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post #156 of 442
12/30/05 at 12:44pm
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Originally Posted by caricatura
Are people not getting the correct card which should be the 5006XS? Mine is on its way, but I have seen a few posts of people receiving the 5006X. I think geist posted that he had the 5006X also and then later edited his message.

I received the AR5006X model. I read somewhere that the xs supports up to 108mbs. That probably is the difference. Even though the add states xs, I'm not going to complain.
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post #157 of 442
12/30/05 at 12:58pm
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Originally Posted by a2rob1
I received the AR5006X model. I read somewhere that the xs supports up to 108mbs. That probably is the difference. Even though the add states xs, I'm not going to complain.

Oh noes....
Some people are going to be unhappy... Including me.. I want my XS... I could of got my X for AU$45, insted i opted for this for AU$85...
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post #158 of 442
12/30/05 at 12:58pm
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Originally Posted by a2rob1
I received the AR5006X model. I read somewhere that the xs supports up to 108mbs. That probably is the difference. Even though the add states xs, I'm not going to complain.
Mine shipped out on the 21st, and I haven't received it yet but I live in Oklahoma (Landlocked), I hope I get the sx version cause I replaced all my other equipment to support 108mbs.
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post #159 of 442
12/30/05 at 1:05pm
Yep, that wi the difference, the transfer rates read:

http://www.atheros.com/pt/AR5006Bulletins.htm

If you have an 108mb network it probably will be big difference in the transfer speed from the "x" to "xs" model..
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post #160 of 442
12/30/05 at 1:06pm
I uninstalled then reinstalled the driver pointing to the ndis5x file on the cd and it installed as the AR5006XS??I have this connected to a dlink 524 with 624 firmware router which supports 108Mbps.The atheros client will say connected at 54Mbps while windows says(under network connections) connected at 108Mbps.
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