>> Not one that'll plug into the airport slot of a Pismo they can't...which >> was my point. Those are Airport Extreme-compatible devices. > > I use a Aria extreme Wireless CardBus Card it plugs right in and uses the > AirPort software. Way faster than the Apple Original AirPort b speed > cards.
Correct ... none of these are true Airport-compatible (Cardbus form factor, but not Cardbus-compatible, shorter and fit within the Airport slot of many G-series Macs). However, the many Broadcom cards, both in Mini-PCI and in Mini-PCI-e (long and short) which ARE Apple software compatible, use Apple's Airport Extreme drivers. The early ones are generally 802.11b/g. The later ones are generally 802.11a/b/g. The latest ones are generally 802.11a/b/g/n and feature AirDrop. The cards are generally available from eBay sellers in China and Hong Kong. The PCI-to-Mini-PCI adapters and the PCI-e-to-Mini-PCI-e adapters and antennas are available from the same sources or their competitors. If all you have is a legacy PCI slot, you are probably limited to Mini-PCI cards and to 802.11b/g. If you have a PCI-e slot, you are probably limited to Mini-PCI-e cards and to 802.11a/b/g/n, with and without Airdrop. The Broadcom 4322 card is amongst the most up-to-date. The Broadcom 4311 card is probably the earliest I would use. All of those I have purchased work OOTB with Apple's Airport Extreme drivers. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
