Howard R. Katz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Has anyone had any experience in using the PCMCIA adapter on a PB500 series 'book with a "WiFi" card?
and [EMAIL PROTECTED]is it possible to use a WiFi card in a 5300??The answer to both is yes. Do a search of the list's archives for details, wifi support for nubus PowerBooks has been discussed here _many_ times.
In a nutshell however, the best choice seems to be cards based on the Lucent chipsets, branded as Lucent, orinoco, Avaya, wavelan, etc. Drivers are available here: <ftp://ftp.orinocowireless.com/pub/software/ORiNOCO/PC_Card/MacOS/> and some older versions here: <ftp://ftp.orinocowireless.com/pub/software/IEEE/PC_CARD/APPLE/>
hth,
Dan K
I just took advantage of what I consider a great deal on a NEW Proxim (was Farallon) Skyline 802.11b 11 MB/sec wifi card:
http://www.emicrox.com/eShop/product.aspx?cid=-1&more=1&keywords=skyline+802.11b&pid=875478
$27 plus ~$6 s&h for FedEx ground (took 3 days from Indiana to Texas). Works great in my 5300cs, and the software automatically scans for whatever access point(s) is/are available (I don't think the Orinoco software does that on its own?). You get the card and the CD with the driver software. If you don't have a CDROM drive for your PB, you can find the software here:
http://www.proxim.com/support/all/skyline/software/dl-a-2001-07-31.html
(A member of the Apple Corps of Dallas, my MUG (thanks, Fred!) forwarded me a link from Price Grabber.)
Regards,
Bob Eye Dallas, TX
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