Just to clarify, I wasn't saying wireless was too complicated, juts that gold encryption was. Silver is on out of the box. As this site indicates, higher level encryption means higher level of install.
Good references here on 12/2/03 8:35 PM, Jonathan Metts at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Not so. Just got my "Dell" Truemobile 1150, installed it with the > Orinoco 7.2 drivers and using 128bit encryption with no problems. 2 > great places to see how-tos are: > > http://www.penmachine.com/techie/airport1400.html > > and > > http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/09/05/cheap_powerbook.html > > Check both of them out. You will not be disappointed. It was tricky > trying to get the 128bit working, but it is going along just fine. > Just make sure that you follow the 1st guide exactly. Enable the WEP > after everything is working, and go ahead and do it just as he says > (extra caution, but gets the job done). Wireless on a 1400, who would > have guessed. Also with a big fat blue "DELL" emblem on the side. I > love the quote from the description on Dell's site aboout this card. > > "Dell created TrueMobile Wireless because we believe that once you've > lived with wireless, you'll never know how you lived without it. The > Dell TrueMobile 1150 PCMCIA wireless card gives you the freedom to use > your computer virtually whenever you want, wherever you are. " > > Dell created jack with this card. They plastered a label on it and > said, "MINE!" As long as it works, no problem, right? > > Now, if only I had a battery for the thing that lasted more than 10 > miniutes, I could go completely wireless. Speaking of which. Who has > tried this ( http://wegenermedia.com/14xxbatt.htm ) battery? How is > the life on it, and any other issues? $45 for a "new" 1400 battery! > Best I have ever seen. Makes me just a little suspicious. > > Jonathan > > On Nov 24, 2003, at 08:04 AM, Illovox Media wrote: > >> The encryption is too thick for a 1400. You need to back down to a >> silver. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.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/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
