No-one ever gets this excited when a wired network works. Ain't wireless great? :)
-Andy (I'm awaiting the arrival of my Newton. My orinoco wireless card is supported via a third-party driver.. I can't wait..) On Sunday, August 11, 2002, at 07:41 PM, Paul Miller wrote: > WOW!! > > Utter tech dispair to confused jubilation in 60 > seconds (the time for data input plus base station > reset)! With the WEP off (reset by the iBook) the > older Farallon card works!! Duh...not too much of a > problem with most but and epiphany for low-tech Apple > fans like me. So the range isn't that great - about > 40ft down the thru the walls of two rooms- but who > cares..it works!!!! > > So now the 64 bit..uh...thousand dollar question. > Without WEP what could a neighbor stumble across with > his/her computer...will my base station show up on a > "iLink" base station search? Doesn't someone still > have to have the password to access or is that just to > set the parameters of the base station? > > Don't get me wrong...I'm VERY HAPPY with the set up > and the help for the list members but if I'm not going > to get 128 bit cards (I have a new boss now..ain't > marraige great?) then should I trade back to the > graphite base station and have at least some level of > WEP even though the rest of the world is pushing to > 128-256? It's not like I have any sensitive stuff on > my computers but then it's not like the neighborhood > has any hackers/crackers.......does it?? > > I'm going back to the web site but does anyone know if > Proxim has 128 bit cards? Even if I get another third > party card I still have the problem of Proxim's PCI > card slot in my TAM (it's shaping up to be a pretty > neat legacy network...that is for not having very much > sensitive info or great stuff on it). I wonder if it > would foul everything up putting it in the Proxim PCI. > It stands to reason that if it would work in the PC > card slot of a notebook it should in the PCI > adapter...the PCI card just simulates a PC card slot. > For that matter is it cardbus enabled (whatever that > means) and will it accept other cards (with the right > driver)? Could I plug, say, a firewire or video or > USB PCcard in? This would certainly solve upgrade > problems? > > Anyway I'm off to the TAM to see if I can get that to > work. > > Thanks everyone...I LOVE THIS LIST!!! > Paul > > > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> You can't use a 64-bit WEP card on a 128-bit WEP >> network. >> >> Turn off WEP or get a more expensive card and you >> should be good to go. >> >> -Andy >> >> On Sunday, August 11, 2002, at 02:26 PM, Paul Miller >> wrote: >> >> <snip> >> >>> My last ditch effort is to "uncheck" the WEP box >> on >>> the iBook to reconfigure that into the snow base >>> station and see if that does anything although I >> doubt >>> it. >>> >> >> <snip> >> ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
