>Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 23:22:48 +0000 >From: Bruce Ryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Pismo wireless > >Dear Listers > >Can I tell you a shaggy dog story and then ask for some advice, >please? (If not, please just delete this mail!) > >Got myself a 400MHz Pismo recently. Love it to bits for the look >alone but I want to go wireless with it. (I have a wireless router >that's accessed by my flatmate's PC and - via ethernet - my G4/400) > >Fell for an eBay advert for an 802.11g cardbus card that apparently >would work with a mac - and won the auction. Here's the rub. The >manufacturers say it will work with a mac but only under OSX. OSX is >slow enough on a G4/400MHz with 384MB RAM. I hate to think how slow >it'll be on a G3/400 with 128MB. (I do have an extra 512MB and a 30GB >hard disk arriving soon.) > >So, do any of the assembled multitude have a clue if the card >(Buffalo technology WLI-CB-G54A-3) can be jinxed into working under >OS9? > >Will OSX be as slow as I fear, even with the bigger hard disk and more RAM? > >Is the delay in going wireless my karma for wanting to go faster than 802.11b? > >Many thanks > >Bruce
Hi Bruce. As far as I know, the card wont work native with Airport Software under the Classic OS. However it may work with third party software from IOXperts.com or Macsense.com. I am not sure as to weather these third party software vendors support the 802.11g standard with their software for Classic OS. You will have to ask them. You can always get Lucent, Agere, or YDI wireless card and have native Airport Support on the Classic OS. Minimum OS would be 8.6. These cards do not have native support under OSX. See my FAQ page for more info on wireless in the Classic OS. Ken Vann ================================================== Old Mac's have new uses with WiFi. See my FAQ for what you need at http://home.earthlink.net/~macwireless/ -- 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:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
