Well, don't limit yourself. Both my wireless router and the PCMCIA card in
my Wallstreet are from Linksys, but that's because of what was on sale, not
any sort of brand loyalty. Once you've decided on whether you're going to go
"b" ("Airport") or "g" (Airport Extreme), a router is a router is a router.With one exception. If the Powerbook in question is running OS 9 or below (forgive me, I've deleted the post in which you may have mentioned this) and if you plan to share files with other computers via AppleTalk, you'll need a router that supports AppleTalk. These are not fun to find. The Airport (any version) will do it, of course, and so will some models by SMC and Buffalo. (A rather old review of some of these roters can be found at http://www.macworld.com/2002/07/reviews/routers/ ). You'll want to make sure your router is AppleTalk-capable before laying down your cash. (And before the flames begin, I know 9.1 is supposed to support AppleTalk-over-IP, but it worked so poorly for me that I convinced my wife to switch to X so I wouldn't have to futz with it any more. YMMV.) If you're running any version of X or don't need to share files, any router will do. You may need to set yourself up for IP printing, but that's easily doable. Hope this helps, and feel free to contact me if you need clarification, Mitch. On 12/9/03 11:52 PM, " Amber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/9/03 7:22 PM, "Daddy-O" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> on 12/8/03 2:22 AM, Amber at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >>> I am going to need to buy a wireless router of some kind so I can use the >>> powerbook with my cable connection at home. >>> >>> Could anybody tell me which wireless Linksys model would be equivalent to >>> the Airport Base Station ? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Amber >>> >> >> Why just a Linksys? >> >> -D. >> > It really doesn't matter which brand - just something other than the base > station would be fine - as long as it can do the same thing as the base > station. > > Amber > -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Educational discounts are now available Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> --> 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/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
