The National Enquirer reports at 9:01 PM -0400 6/14/04, Gary Goldberg wrote:
> > 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 Gary, Here's my a posteriori advice. Install your WiFi card first, then test it out on an existing WiFi network. Over the past week or two I have suggested a number of possibilities for finding one of those. That way you will know that everything on the computer end works before tacking the ABS (base station). Then I suggest you set aside a considerable amount of time to do some reading. I found a slew of things that I needed to know before I could get my ABS operational. Especially if it's a used unit. Does it need to be reset? Has it already been reset? Do you need to do a forced reload? How do you do all of these things? Do you have the right Aiport software version for that particular ABS? Yada, yada, yada. You ought to go to the Apple Knowledge Base support area of apple.com and search for every article that refers to your ABS (and there will probably be lots of them), from the "DesigningAirPortNets.pdf" and "ABS Setupxxxxxxx.PDF" manuals to System/AP software versions and updates. OTOH if your ABS is new, you may not have to do much other than configure it for your setup. I only know that I had to spend hours and hours tracking down what I needed to do to get my used Snow ABS working with my setup. But mine had had a hard reset (I didn't know how to recognize that) and needed a force reload (say huh?) from a version of the AP software that I didn't have. Not trying to scare you, just letting you know what you **might** face. Good Luck, Bob -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
