On 10/08/04 11:38, "Luis Sequeira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a chance to buy a Belkin wireless G (54Mbs) cardbus card at a > good price. I wonder if any of you can confirm if it works with the > airport drivers? As usual, there is no mention of mac compatibility, > but I know several cards just work with the os drivers. I wouldn't > want to miss the opportunity, but of course would not want to waste > my money if it does not work... Under OS 9, many cards indeed are recognized by the standard AirPort software. However, 802.11g was introduced recently and Apple hasn't updated AirPort in OS 9 for quite a while, something like 4 years now, so I doubt you could use the card and expect it to be recognized by the standard AirPort software. Under OS X, it's kind of worst. 802.11b cards that were recognized as a genuine AirPort card under OS 9 stopped being recognized under OS X. You have to rely on a third party for drivers. You might want to check IOExperts driver to see if it could support the card but the good price you might be offset by the price for the driver. Plus, you'll now have a PCMCIA card that will occupy your single slot and will always stick out of your PowerBook... -Laurent. -- ======================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************ Usual disclaimers apply *********************** -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
