Thomas D. Kearns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >I finally got my home Airport network working. Thanks for the help >over the months. I upgraded the Blueberry iBook to Jag and that got me >over the top. Now I am ready for the next step, a cheap Windoze box or > a laptop with Wifi to add to the network. Why, you might ask, since >all important stuff gets done on the Mac? Well, I want to run a game >that is not particularly graphics intensive but is now available only >on Windoze. The game has a net play option that I want to play so I >need to access the net. Alternatives: > >1. a cheap box to connect to my SMC ethernet hub but I don't want to >add another monitor or another keyboard. I have enough floor space but >I don't want another screen or keyboard - no room. >2. a cheap (as you can see price is important) laptop w WiFi to >connect to the Airport.
You may already know this, but you don't need a laptop with built-in wifi. Any laptop with a PCMCIA slot will do (which is just about any laptop). I got my wife's W98SE PC laptop on our Airport network by adding an Orinoco Silver card plus downloading some drivers. Very simple. -Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- "You can't brew a premium lager with a kool-aid mentality." --Harold Green in _The_Red_Green_Show_ -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; end 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/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
