My Reply follows quote. On 14/06/2004 18:01 [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >I should mention that my intent is to be able to use my WS on the >> >road at a "hot spot", not at home (thus I'm not looking for a base >> >station right now) > >> I understand now what you are getting at. The WallStreet has CardBus >> slots true. CardBus slots however are a superset of PC Card >> (PCMCIA). CardBus can handle faster transfers. So your WallStreet >> can use either CardBus or simple PC Card devices. For 802.11b >> (11Mbps) you only need PC Card. For this the Agere or Orinoco cards >> will work directly with Apple's Airport software under OS 9. This is >> what I used prior to migrating to OS X on my WallStreet. > >My WS manual says it's a PC card slot but the USB adapter I have >in there is a Cardbus card, I think. Whatever. >Anyway...assuming I reinstall the Airport software, do I need >my Ethernet-related extensions, too? >Will I then need any 3rd party software or will the Agere or Orinoco >card work at a hot spot right out of the box? >Just in case I want to use my WS in another room, will I be able >to if I buy a[n Airport?] base station? The antenna issue has me >a bit confused. > >Thanks for all who commented ------------ Well, I got my Lucent card from ebay, downloaded and installed the Airport software from the Apple site, plugged in the card and it "saw" my graphite base station (which I had already configured using the direct ethernet cable). Since I had set a password on my base station, I had to fiddle with that dialog box until I got it perking along. Same annoyance when I stuck the card in my 1400 (though it can't run the Airport software and I used the Orinoco software). Both are quite happy!
I even found that someone in the neighborhood has an open wireless connection of some kind. I was surfing on it without even knowing it, until I figured out my own password thing! Whether or not you can access a hot spot "right out of the box" depends on the protection level of the "hot spot" wireless access point. If it is open, and your TCP/IP is set to the card, you should be able to hop right in. I am not sure what you mean by "use the WS in another room" but if you mean can a base station "broadcast" throughout the house, the answer is "probably." In my house, the base station is on the ground floor, sitting on top of a 5200 just because that is where my router/hubs are located. My WS and Clamshell both "see" the base station anywhere in the house, though the signal is a bit weaker upstairs. If you have a lot of heavy construction in the house (bricks, stucco and such) the signal will be weaker than if you have the normal sheetrock and such. The base station is essentially a PC card inside a plastic case with a power supply (and in mine, a modem). The antenna in mine is part of the card, just like the one that sticks out the side of the WS. Some of the newer base stations have a port to connect an external antenna for added signal strength. If you want to reach out to "the south forty" you can use one of those! I don't need it. Ken Ken -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
