In a message dated 6/23/2004 12:54:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>> Trying to get my new 550c rolling w/ WiFi; I am using a Proxim Skyline >> wireless PC card with version 6 of the WaveLAN IEEE software, since I >> am pushing OS >> 8.1 on the laptop... > >You can try earlier versions of the sofwtare (IIRC I was trying 4.7 or >so on my 540C, but, all I ever got was the same results you were >getting, though it was tantalizingly close...I had a new choice of >ethernet interface appear in the TCP/IP control panel) Hi again, THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP EVERYONE! A kind lister directed me to the Proxim software download, and all is rolling along! Big Bruce; I cannot remember what the new interface was in my TCP/IP offhand, but the Proxim software did the trick on my 550c (8.1) and my 1400c (8.5). My 550c started recognizin' the Proxim card finally, and I was being bombarded w/ software update offers & ads in no time(!). But... I have noticed that the 802.11b wireless on ALL of my powerbooks, from my 3400c/180 to my 550c/183, seems slower than when I use 802.11b ethernet/wired on either... how much s-l-o-w-e-r is WiFI compared to 10BaseT? (Sorry about my ignorance in advance, this is my 1st venture into "The Golden Age Of Wireless...!") Yeah, that's right... a "Thomas Dolby" reference!! Craig W. Atlanta GA "If you go to war you have already lost" ---Shogun Tokugawa -- 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
