The National Enquirer reports at 7:22 AM -0700 6/21/04, Jeff Hubatka wrote:
> > Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 04:45:04 -0600 > > From: Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Sourceforge WiFi Driver > > > > I ran across the following information on another list. I know there > > are a number of users on this list that currently use, or have had in > > the past used, the Sourceforge wireless driver. I like to get some > > verification that this information is true or not (the specific card > > was not indicated): > > > > Under OS X, the Orinoco card works (mostly) if you use the free > > wirelessdriver from Sourceforge. (My paraphrasing follows: WEP > > encryption and AppleTalk do not work with this driver.) > > > > Thanks, > > > > Bob > >I have used it on a Lombard, Pismo, and TiBook with a Lucent WaveLAN >Gold card (same card, earlier vendor). I haven't tried AppleTalk >because my DLink wireless router doesn't support it. There's no question whether the sourceforge driver works or not, it's just a matter of limitations and how many there are. I was busy slaying dragons last night and ran across the answers to my questions. The thing that makes this driver difficult is that it's open source and is constantly being improved. So, what might have been true (and logged as such) 3 or 4 weeks ago, may not necessarily be true today. Nonetheless, this is the information they are expounding currently: * The driver supports AppleTalk over IP but will not yet allow printing to AppleTalk printers. We are working to fix this. To connect to other Macs type: afp://ip-address in the connect to server dialog (e.g. afp://10.0.1.3). * If you have installed the latest version of the driver, both WEP and selection of closed networks are now supported for certain cards!! (They indicate which cards are supported) * The thing that *really* frosts my cake is that the Apple Internet Connect app does not recognize the sourceforge driver, thus the Airport menu-bar icon and menu are not available when using that driver. If I find out that Internet Connect recognizes the IOXperts driver, that might just be enough to push me into paying for it. The final thing that I found very disappointing was apparently no OS X "stumbler" seems to support wireless PCMCIA cards. That has nothing to do with the sourceforce driver, but it's really aggravating. I hope somebody proves me wrong on that one. Anyway, that's the latest scoop as I have run across it. Later, 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
