Product Description

Unprecedented speed is now available over your existing network cabling Built to run the fastest video, publishing, and database network applications, the Instant Gigabit Network Adapter is a high performance network adapter for PCI local bus computers. Boasting an incredible maximum data throughput of 2000 megabits-per-second in full duplex mode, it includes a 10BaseT/100BaseTX/1000BaseTX port, which means that you can begin integrating Gigabit noweven if you dont plan on upgrading to a 1000Mbps network right away. The Instant Gigabit Network Adapter is Windows Plug-and-Play compatible. The card also runs on most operating systems, including Windows 2000. Wake-On-LAN support is built inyou can wake up your workstations from anywhere on the network Built-in support for the widest range of PCI mother-boards, networking hardware, and software means you dont have to worry about compatibility.

Product Details

• Brand: Linksys
• Model: EG1032
• Platform: Windows
• Format: CD
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .75" h x 5.00" w x 6.81" l, 1.10 pounds
• Networking: PCI

Features

• Device Type - PCI Card
• Cabling Type - Ethernet 10Base-T, Ethernet 100Base-TX
• Manufacturer Warranty - One Year
• Compliant Standards - IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE802.3ad, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE802.1Q, PCI 2.1,PCI 2.2, ACPI

From the Manufacturer
Unprecedented speed is now available over your existing network cabling! Built to run the fastest video, publishing, and database network applications, the Instant Gigabit Network Adapter is a high performance network adapter for PCI local bus computers. Boasting an incredible maximum data throughput of 2000 megabits-per-second in full duplex mode, it includes a 10BaseT/100BaseTX/1000BaseTX port, which means that you can begin integrating Gigabit now -- even if you don't plan on upgrading to a 1000 Mbps network right away.

The Instant Gigabit Network Adapter is Windows Plug-and-Play compatible. The card also runs on most operating systems, including Windows 2000. Wake-On-LAN support is built in -- you can wake up your workstations from anywhere on the network! Built-in support for the widest range of PCI mother-boards, networking hardware, and software means you don't have to worry about compatibility.

Customer Reviews

Works well with Windows XP, OpenSUSE 10, and Fedora 5
This card has worked great for me. I bought two of them and use a cross-over cable between two computers for fast transfers. Each of these machines has a standard 10/100 for regular network connectivity.

While it's difficult to know if I can realize true 1Gb speed, I know that they definitely transfer files faster than the 100Mb.

Pros
- They have a price that is hard to beat.
- Easy config/install in Windows. New build of OpenSUSE and Fedora 5 recognized and auto configured the devices
- Much faster than 100Mb. When connecting to another machine, it seems faster than the local disk!

Cons
- None really. It just works!

Easy Install - Great Performance
Please note that going to Gigabit will not increase your download speeds from the Internet. The speeds you get from the Internet are based on your connection speed to your Cable/DSL modem. Also please note that most 10/100 cards are MORE than adequate to handle most DSL/Cable speeds. The people out there that have a faster connection to the Internet usually know a lot about these types of things and can weigh for themselves the pros and cons of moving to Gigabit.

However, if you have a home network that is running on a Gigabit switch/router/hub and have at least one other Gigabit computer sitting on your network, you will see VERY fast transfers of files between those two computers. Transfers of files between Gigabit computers and 10/100 computers will be the same as before. In other words you have to have at least two Gigabit devices on a Gigabit network to see Gigabit speeds between those two computers.

I put this card into my Windows 2000 server and created a Gigabit network with the Linksys EG008W 8 Port switch. The router I use is also a Linksys, the Wireless-G WRT54G. My primary machine copies files to and from my server at speed about 5-6 times faster than they used to. Over all network performance does seem to move a bit faster, but this is likely due to the fact that I have isolated 10/100 machines from the 10/100/1000 machines on the network.

Linksys doesn't always have the best prices, but reliability and performance outweigh price for me any day.

No updated Windows 7 64 bit drivers available
Also, the tech support is not very good. Read the forums! I would just buy another product, and I am ready to junk my unit.