Okay, I guess some further explanation is necessary. The iBook does not become a software base station automatically. I had to do it manually. Here's how. Under the menu bar's Airport icon, you can see an option called "Create Network". When you select that, it will bring up a dialog box "Computer to Computer". You then need to pick a channel (in this case the default, Channel 11), and name the network, which with this driver must be "Newton", without the quotes, case sensitive. No password or confirm is necessary. Hit okay, and the icon will change on the icon bar to what looks like a very small classic Mac in the quarter circle Airport icon outline.
Next, in Classic mode, you will need to set Appletalk to Ethernet 1 (which is the setting for the Airport Card oddly enough). Save the Appletalk configuration, and start NCU up, with listening on Appletalk enabled under NCU's preferences. That's about it for the iBook. Now, on the Newton, of course you should have the driver installed already, and if you don't know how to do this via serial or ethernet, I can help privately, but I'm assuming everyone knows how to install a package. Insert the WaveLAN card, which the Newton will now recognize, and check the box to use the card for Appletalk. Then, using the Dock application on the newton, try connecting to your computer, or have it search for the computer under "Other Computer" in the connect dialog box. You will connect via Appletalk. If all is done correctly, NCU (running in Classic) should connect on the iBook and you have a wireless NCU connection. Phew! I'm sure I left out a step or two that someone will point out, but you get the idea. I'm sure this would also work for any Airport capable Mac, though I have no others to try this on except my wife's iMac, which I really don't want to install Classic apps on if I don't have to. Good luck, and I'll let you know if I can use the ibook as a bridge to the internet. > > I used NCU on the iBook, and my WaveLAN (actually an Orinoco Silver) >> card in the Newt. The iBook became a software Airport Base Station >> under OSX 10.1.3, and I was able to connect! > >I'm a little confused. Did the iBook running OSX 10.1.3 automatically see >the Newton with the WaveLAN card, without any manual configuration required? >In other words, did it become a software base station automatically? > >And, since NCU is a Classic app, how did you run NCU and still connect as a >software base station under 10.1.3? > -- -- NewtonList is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop buy.com and save. <http://lowendmac.com/ad/buy.com.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> NewtonList info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/newton.html> 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/newtonlist%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
