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______________________________________________ Little Books, Big Ideas :: www.sonewmedia.com Fiction in Progress :: www.serialtext.com On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, James Stegall wrote: > You'll need a base station of some kind. I'm using a D-Link, $50 on eBay. > For the Beige, your best bet is probably a Linksys WET11 ethernet bridge, > which is platform independent and doens't require drivers. PCI wireless > cards can be problematic in the Beige boxes. Check out www.macwireless.com > for more info on compatibility. > > For the 5300c, if you're running OS 8.6 and up, you can use just about any > Orinoco compatible WiFi card, Wavelan Bronze, Silver, Gold (difference is > amount of security they offer: none, better, best). > > Good luck! > > James > > ______________________________________________ > Little Books, Big Ideas :: www.sonewmedia.com > Fiction in Progress :: www.serialtext.com > > > On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Denny Davis wrote: > > > At 11:36 PM -0400 on 9/23/03, Nancy Haitz wittily wrote: > > > > > > >> Michelle Martinez wrote: > > >> Maybe this is a big "duh" but do you use the same > > >> AirPort card in a laptop and a desktop? I only ask > > >> because I picked up an AirPort card cheaply--one that > > >> had previously resided in a Pismo. I tried to put it > > >> in my G4/AGP tower last night and the computer didn't > > >> recognize it. (When I tried to start the AirPort > > >> software, there was a message like, "The computer > > >> didn't detect the necessary hardware...") Anyhow, I > > >> don't know if I just put it in wrong or if I'm using > > >> the wrong card or if I'm just an idiot. Help? > > >> > > >Michelle, > > > > > >Yes, it is the same card. > > > > > >You basically need four things to make it work: the Airport card, an > > >Apple Airport base station (or other brand wireless router), the > > >AirPort software, and a compatible computer. > > > > > >Your G4/AGP is a compatible machine. You might read through Apple's > > >Tech Info Articles 58536 and 106590. #58536 has very nice installation > > >instructions for the G4/AGP. > > > > > >There are some ISP services that are not compatible with wireless > > >connections. You might verify that your service provider is OK with > > >wireless. > > > > > >You did not mention which OS you are using, or what brand wireless > > >router you are using. > > > > > >Nancy > > > > > > > > I have a couple of questions regarding wireless conections. I have a Beige G3 > > that doesn't have a card and I am going to get a 3400c shortly. Might it be > > possible to get a couple of cards that would give me a wireless connections > > for these Macs? > > -- > > The Librarian looked out at the jolting scenery. He was sulking. > > This had a lot to do with the new bright collar around his neck with the > > word "PONGO" on it. 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