EDIMAX EW-7318USG IEEE 802.11b/g USB 2.0 Wireless LAN Hi-Gain Adapter Up to 54Mbps Wireless Data Rates 64/128/256-bit WEP Encryption, WPA ( TKIP, IEEE 802.1x) and AES - Retail

last over a year

Reviewed By: picky on 11/13/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: more than 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: it work and has antenna port

Cons: my didn't last two or three years like many other I have had died but I won't cry

Other Thoughts: was upgrading the stock antenna with othe stronger and further antenna but not much help other then maxing range in my home; in my back yard it decrease

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Great Product

Reviewed By: nodnarb on 10/27/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: This card DOES work out of the box in BackTrack 4, either Live or Installed. It does NOT work out of the box for BackTrack 3. It did NOT work out of the box for me in Ubuntu 9.04, but I WAS able to get it working with minimal effort. Packet injection works fine. Monitor mode works fine. The range is decent. I pick up about 30 networks from my bedroom in my apartment. You can also connect a bigger antenna since it uses a standard connector. Not a bad card, especially for such a low price.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: This device is 50mW. The ALFA is 500mW.
This device works fine. I would, however, like to see a live demo of these two devices side by side though, just to see how much better a 500mW device compared to a 50mW device.

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Reviewed By: on 10/27/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: none

Cons: Purchased this adapter because of supposed out of the box compatability with linux. Did not work with Ubuntu 9.04 on my laptop, or any live cd on any computer.

I did end up getting it to work on Ubuntu but had to download and install new drivers to get anything. Maybe OK for those with linux installed on the hd, but definitely not going to work for anyone wanting to use live CDs.

Also, even though I did get the adapter working on my laptop it has drastically worse reception than the internal wi-fi card in the laptop. Internal picks up 8 networks in the area with medium to strong connections. Edimax picks up 2 networks with VERY little connection strength.

Other Thoughts: Completely disappointing.

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