Clae, A wonderfully informative answer. I probably should have mentioned that this G3 doesn't have a USB port. That probably rules out USB, right?
Thanks very much for helping a stranger! Charlie ---------- >From: Clae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-List) >Subject: Re: 266 G3 and AirPort >Date: Wed, Dec 18, 2002, 12:51 PM > >>Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 20:14:04 -0600 >>Subject: 266 G3 and AirPort >>From: Charles Meyerson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>Anyone know definitively how/whether a G3/233 Power Mac (desktop model) can >>be tied in to an AirPort network? >> >>(Also, by the way, interested in whether a StarMax 3000/200 can be >>AirPort-enabled....) > > Yes you can, and your options are similar for both models. You can > use an external USB wireless adapter, a stand-alone AP (access point) > or router with an ethernet port, or a PCI card. Of course you have > to find ones with Mac drivers; one seller I know of is > www.macwireless.com, who appear to be selling re-branded Proxim > Skyline equipment, which is also available with Mac drivers. > > You might want to have a look at my page: > http://melbourne.wireless.org.au/wiki/?Apple > (nb: work in progress) > > You will hear of people in the PC world using PCMCIA wireless cards > in PCI<>PCMCIA adapters. I believe this is an option, but you must > be aware that *both* the card and the adapter will require their own > Mac drivers, and some adapters will only work with the same > manufacturer's PCMCIA cards. It's probably best to buy them as a > bundle, or to buy a straight PCI card or USB. > > Other brands which may be worth investigating are D-Link, Orinoco > brand from Avaya (or whatever they are called now), and Cisco ($$$$) > > As for connecting to an Airport network - the WiFi standard is a > cross-platform industry agreement, and so all brands of cards will > talk to each other, once configuration of the appropriate control > panel etc settings is sorted out. > > If you are looking at second hand cards, DO NOT get stuck with one of > the older 2 meg cards (forgotten the name for now) - they work to a > different standard, and will not connect to a WiFi/Airport network. > > Clae. > > -- > -the lord is my shepherd, I shall not want - aum namah shivayam - > allah u akhbar - > - in memoriam for the people of all nations and faiths killed in the > Bali bombing - > - in memoriam for the 500,000+ people of all faiths and ethnicities > killed in Indonesia by state forces supported by the US and Australia > - > - in memoriam for the 200,000+ killed in East Timor alone > > -- > G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | > -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> > --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
