I can confirm the Asus Wl-138G is "very" bad
I tried all drivers but the are all just as bad... now I use the drv given through windows update on my Win XP Pro SP2 system.
With WEP128 encryption I can get it to work... but after a day a reboot is needed for sure to be able to reconnect. Somehow the NIC dies after some time and a reconnect can`t fix it. The distance is also limited.
With WPA-TKIP speed drops to 5,5 and gives same instable connection.
Also SMC 2802 PCI cards are terrible
first getting them installed can be tricky and needs a new procedure for every different system... than once it runs reboots are also needed once in a while to be able to keep contact with the AP.
I installed a SiteCom 100G PCI card for a customer... and I was very suprised to see WPA-TKIP encryption in the Client manager delivered with it on a W2K system. Has anyone tested how and if this card works with the WL-500G? and also in a WPA-TKIP W2K or W2K3 system combination?
I would really start doubting the WL-500G for its quality if it wasnt that it really runs problem free with about 25 laptops at my work with mixed brand onboard MiniPCI and pcmcia adapters at 11 & 54Mbps mode with W2K and XP.
Its strange that the quality of pcmcia and miniPCI cards is so much better than PCI models
or is there an explanation for this...
I`m curious for a list of really good working PCI adapters (HCL) and with what encryption they can be used with the WL-500G.
I think I read somewhere in the forum its an future page option... good work guys!!!