On Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at 10:03 PM, Eric D. wrote:
> Hello, another question about PowerBooks and wireless:
>
> (a) can two AirPort cards talk to each other, or do they need an
> Airport
> Base Station?
>
> (b) can two of any other PCMCIA wireless cards talk to each other, or
> do
> they too need the (equivalent to a) Base Station?
>
> (c) can Airport and non-Airport 802.11b or 802.11g cards co-exist on an
> Airport wireless network?
>
> (d) has anyone figured out how to get non-Apple cards into the airport
> slot?
> There is a report on www.Macintouch.com (I think that's where I saw
> it...
> maybe it was on dealmac.com's discussion forums (it was today I saw
> it))
> that said it was possible to get a non-Apple card working in the
> Airport
> slot (it just didn't fit properly) -- the Mac OS supposedly recognised
> it as
> an Airport card.
>
> Eric.
>
(a) No airport base is required to allow 2 computers to connect
(b) Ditto other manufacturers offerings
(c) 802.11b absolutely. 802.11g is iffy, since it is very new there may
be some early compatibility problems with different brands that
will be resolved over time.
(d) good luck.
JimS.
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