I have a D-Link 614+ that talks to my Wallstreet,via an Oronoco gold card,through four walls and 60 feet and it sits on the desk. Hope this helps. Bill
Tom Roth wrote: > Since you seem to have range problems when using the D-Link card or the Airport card > I might suggest you consider the wireless base station as being the problem. Is it > near any large metal objects, other electronics? Could it be conflicting with your > cordless phone or a neighbor's wireless router? Is it up high so that the signal > can broadcast far? Maybe the base station has poor range? > > I have an older PowerBook 3400 and am using an Orinoco card and a Netgear wireless > router (just sitting on my desk) and have been out in the backyard with it some > 30-40 feet from the house and it worked fine. > > -tom > > > ---------- > > From: Paul Nicholson > > Subject: disappointing tiBook wireless > > > > Hi, > > > > Yesterday I picked up a D-Link wireless 802.11b router for 40 dollars after > > rebates. I've never used wireless with my two year old tiBook. > > > > It works well if the tiBook is within a few feet of the router. If I sit at my > > dining room table, 35 feet away and in clear visual line of sight of the router, > > the connection barely works. Simple web pages take a long time to open, and those > > with pictures often time out before the page is fully rendered. I heard the tiBook > > was bad, but this is unacceptable. > > > > The tiBook is also unusable 20 feet and one wall away in an adjacent room to the > > router. > > > 8><...snip... > > > Paul > > > > > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
