Hi Andrew. You can use a wireless card with a PowerBook 1400 and also have it set up for wired Ethernet. It just takes a little different configuration to make them coexist with each other.
If you have already installed software for a Internal or PCMCIA Ethernet card, you will have to do a Clean Install of the OS to get the wireless card to work. On PowerBooks that support Card & Socket Services 2 (the 190,1400, 5300 and perhaps the 500 series) they will only support one alternate network at a time. The wireless software installer writes data to the System File (modifies the System File). If you do a Update of the OS, this data is preserved (or supose to be). This is why you have to do a Clean Install when you have wired Ethernet already on the PowerBook. Once the Orinoco v7.2 software is installed, you should see the selection of Orinoco instead of Alternate Ethernet in your AppleTalk Control Panel. After completing the installation, shut down your PowerBook, insert the wireless card, and restart your PowerBook. If all goes well, the driver will load, the icon of the card will be green/white and the Control Strip will show you have a card installed. In my case, with my PB 1400, I have set up a compact flash card with a clean install of the OS and the Wireless software. I use alias to link to files on the hard disk. I also get longer battery life when using the flash card, and have Eudora and iCab on the flash card. A 250mb flash card will hold all of the software you need to get on line, and have space left over. If you are realy tight and dont install things like speech, then you might even be able to set one up with a 128mb flash card. I know a 128mb is roomy with OS 8.1, as I set one up for my buddy/s PB1400/117. Instead of using a Compact Flash card to be a start up disk, you could partition the hard disk to allow two System Folders, and use the Start Up Disk Control Panel to choose between the two. Install wireless software on one, and the wired software on the other. Or you might be able to make a copy of the unmodified System file and replace it with a modified copy of the one for wireless, and do the same with the wired Ethernet. Replacing the System file requires you to restart each time, so I don't see any advantage in doing this over the use of a Compact Flash card, other than the cost of the card and adaptor. Installing the Orinoco v7.2 wireless software can be tricky. This past saturday, I installed the drivers on a flash card and the installer locked up. I found that if I started up from a disk other than the flash card (the one I wanted to install to), the installer ran fine. This was in OS 8.6. Also, I have noticed that sometime the Orinoco control strip shows a X through it even though the card is installed and working. This happened on some when the PC Card is inserted after startup. It does not happen when the card is inserted before startup. About Ethernet cards, I use the Farallon PCMCIA Ethernet card, and I know the installation of it's drivers will prevent the wireless software from Asante, Skyline, and Orinoco from installing and working. I do not have a internal Ethernet card, but it's drivers may stop the wireless drivers from installing. If its is a Apple internal ethernet card then try removing the card before you do a Clean Install. Try this only after you have done all else, and see if it will let you install the wireless drivers with the card removed. One other note, the wireless card does not have to be in the PowerBook to run the installer. Please keep the list posted with you results about installing wireless on you PB1400. I am sure there are others that are intrested. Ken Vann >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:08:43 -0400 >From: Andrew in Ann Arbor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: PB 1400 and internal ethernet card > >>>Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 06:56:04 -0400 >>>From: Kenneth Vann kjvann(a-t)earthlink.net >>>Subject: Wireless FAQ Now A Web Page > >> >>>Just remember, it is impossible to get a PB1400 to support wireless and >>>wired Ethernet at the same time. Has to do with card and socket services v2 >>>(There are ways around this, if needed). > >Does this mean I can't use a wireless card if there's an internal >ethernet card installed? >Perhaps it's just a matter of having 2 extension sets defined, on for >internal ethernet and one for the PC card wireless. > >Thanks again > >-- >Andrew in Ann Arbor >technology is the answer, what was the question? > > >------------------------------ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 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