Your new PowerBook or iBook won't care whether it is talking to a base station, a Sawtooth pretending to be a base station, or the T-Mobile connection at your local Starbucks. An 802.11 signal is the same as any other, the only variances being speed (a, b, g etc) and range, which depends on the antenna and the power of the radio. The only possible disadvantage of using your Sawtooth instead of a hardware base station is range, and I don't know if it is an actual deficit or not. Of course, you also have the Sawtooth turned on, making noise, guess that could also be a disad.
Andrew On 12/14/04 6:57 PM, "Gregory Cortelyou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 14, 2004, at 11:22 AM, Andrew wrote: > >> I mix and match freely as well without a problem. I >> have an old Lucent 802.11b (Airport) card in my >> Lombard, a 3Com 802.11b card in my old Toshiba laptop, >> an original Airport card in my G4 desktop (Sawtooth) >> and an Airport Extreme card in my 12" G4, all >> connected to an Airport Extreme base station at home. >> My 12" G4 with AE also works perfectly on my friend's >> original graphite Airport network. >> >> Andrew >> > I think all of you that have replied are using either Graphite, Snow or > Airport Extreme base stations. I don't have one. I am using my G4 > Sawtooth equipped with an original Airport card as a software base > station. It works great, but I am still a little worried about the > Airport Extreme compatibility when I get my new Powerbook or iBook. I > guess at worst I will have to purchase a real hardware base station. > Greg > -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
