Hi, I came to this group last year, seeking help updating this hardly- used, 400mhz Bronze Lombard. It was my hope to get the wireless & DVD to work. Give my mom something to learn on.
After one round w/ a local Mac specific person, I find these things still unresolved and I'm a novice, a bit stumped. What it has currently: OS X 10.4.11 It shows 384 RAM but it supposedly has 512 but for some reason reports 384 Currently has a Netgear 802.11B PC card for wifi (MA401RA) - no longer supported by Netgear IOxperts wifi driver for Netgear card OK -- so, the wifi router I hoped this would connect w/ is an 802.11G. The "genius bar" people claim this laptop is 5ghz signal. I can get it to connect wirelessly at the Mac store, to their 5ghz specific signal BUT never anywhere else. Not to my airport express N generation at home. Based on earlier discussions here, would a Broadcom chip PC card, maybe the Motorola WN825G, be the most straight-forward solution? What stumps me is -- if the laptop itself "communicates" w/ a 5ghz, why would a G, (a 2.4ghz), card solve anything? After a year of making attempts to make sense of this, I am addled by the options. thank you for any help! Desperately Seeking Resolution -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
