Hi listers,

Recently, I have been experiencing problems with my 802.11b wireless setup in 
my home/office...

All in all, I have two PCI desktops and several Powerbooks using it. All of 
my machines use classic OS's, from OS 8.1 to OS 9:

-My desktops and my 1400c use Proxim/Farallon Skyline 802.11b cards (the 
desktops each has a PCI adapter), using Skyline drivers;

-my 2400, 3400 and Wallstreet all use Lucent Orinoco 802.11b cards, using 
Orinoco drivers and Airport (in the Wallstreet) and;

-my iBook and Pismo each have an airport card, using Airport software.

Now, because of the above, I have to use AOL 5.0 (instead of a nicer, more 
modern version) for Macs. When I use it on my machines that are using either an 
Orinoco card OR an Airport card, occasionally AOL will suddenly shut down, 
telling me that it lost the connection, or the connection was ended. Sometimes, 
all it takes is signing back on, but MOST times it causes the whole network to 
go down, necessitating resetting the router.

This never happens when I use a machine with a Skyline card. I am using my 
7600 now, in fact...

Does anyone have any ideas as to what is going on? I am wondering if getting 
an Airport Base Station, and using it in conjunction with the wireless router 
(speedstream) is feasible?

Craig W.
Atlanta, GA
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