I have always used a Farallon Skyline card (after briefly trying on Orinoco WaveLAN and returning it because of its awful drivers) and a rev 1 (grey) Apple Base Station. Works great. Never bothered with TomeViewer or the Apple software; what the Skyline comes with works fine (unless you need to use the Software Base Station function of the Apple software). And of course you can still use the Apple Airport Admin software.
If I were going to do it again I would probably save money and buy one of the oh-so-cheap Linksys/D-Link/Siemens/SMC wireless routers you see for $100 on DealMac all the time -- in fact, in my current setup the Airport Base Station is in bridge mode, meaning it's acting as little more than a dumb access point to my Linksys (non-wireless) router. I prefer the Linksys for the routing because (like nearly all non-Apple routers) it is browser-based, meaning I can configure it from any computer I have handy without needing the Airport software; I can also configure it remotely over the net. It is also more configurable when it comes to advanced features like port forwarding, etc. However, I am told that only the SMC (and the Apple) permits wireless AppleTalk, for what that is worth, and possibly some Lucent/Orinoco/Agere/whatever may be as well. I really don't need wireless AppleTalk very often; AppleShare-over-IP works fine when I need it. I think it would only really be an issue if you had an AppleTalk printer you wanted to print to wirelessly. Ivan. --- Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I tried searching the archives before posting this, > but on my dialup > account, it kept timing out. I'm getting a DSL line > installed here at the > house, and now is the perfect time to upgrade to a > wireless network. My > primary computer is a Pismo, but I also need to > network in a 2400. > > Does anyone have any recommendations as to what to > get? I've read a lot of > posts about the differences between the Airports v 1 > & 2. Does one seem to > work better than the other with the 2400? Any > particular wireless card that > you can recommend for the 2400? Does my 2400 have to > be cardbus compatible > for this to work at all? Any other tips you can give > me would be great. I > already have TomeViewer downloaded & I'm ready to > go. do I just need to > extract that Airport & Airport Admin Utilities? > > Thanks for any help you can offer, > Mark > > > ---------- > 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> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com ---------- 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>
