Upgrade Orinoco OEM card, Was Re: Pismo wireless questions
Would it be possible to use the Airport Base Station to up upgrade a OEM version (Dell, Sony, IBM, ect) of the Orinoco Silver Card? I am assuming that one would need a Snow Base Station. Perhaps using a Graphite would upgrade an OEM card to one that is listed as a Silver card. The Orinoco software will list the card as a Gold/Silver or third party. Any info or links would be helpful. I have both a Graphite and Snow I can use. Thanks Ken Vann From: Bruce Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pismo wireless questions Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2005 09:49:28 -0700 On Jul 23, 2005, at 2:48 AM, kaldav wrote: 3. Is this the card that can be 'set to a higher enryption level' by inserting it into an ibook Airport slot and opening the Airport software to configure it, according to the website listed here several times? Yes. You can upgrade it to 'Gold status that way, although getting it in an iBook is a pain, an Airport Base station is easier. == Old Mac's have new uses with WiFi. See my FAQ for what you need at http://www.powerbookwireless.net -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Pismo wireless questions
On Jul 23, 2005, at 2:48 AM, kaldav wrote: Hello, I'm setting up a Pismo for someone and would like to ask: 1. I have an Orinoco Wifi card 11Mbit/s Silver Lucent Technologies. Should I use the latest Airport software for this, or the Orinoco drivers version 7.2? Under OS 9 either will do. 2. Will this card only work in OS9, or are there drivers for OSX, such as the Airport drivers? there are third party OS X drivers; Airport software won't work. 3. Is this the card that can be 'set to a higher enryption level' by inserting it into an ibook Airport slot and opening the Airport software to configure it, according to the website listed here several times? Yes. You can upgrade it to 'Gold status that way, although getting it in an iBook is a pain, an Airport Base station is easier. 4. Will this Orinoco card allow me to connect to an Airport base station? (is there any difference in use for a Pismo between the 'graphite' and 'snow' base stations I see listed on the swap list? Yes, 802.11b is 802.11b...the Silver card needs to use the 64n Bit WEP key, not the 128 bit one. 5. If I have this card and buy an Airport Base station with the modem included, is there anything else I would need to buy to connect to a dial in internet connection? Thanks. Nope, that's how I'm sending this right now, save I'm using a Airport card. The Orinoco card I have is used in my 5300. -- Bruce Johnson This is the sig that says 'NI!' -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Pismo wireless
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 23:22:48 + 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 Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Pismo wireless
On Mar 8, 2005, at 4:22 PM, Bruce Ryan wrote: Will OSX be as slow as I fear, even with the bigger hard disk and more RAM? Panther runs great on the Pismo for most any task! With more RAM and a bigger HD yours will do great. Are you getting a faster HD: 5400, 7200? I hear that helps, but I had not tried it on my Pismo. Now that I have my PBG4 1.67GHz I see how slow my Pismo runs in comparison - and wow - the print sure is big on the Pismo (haha)! I still love hanging with my Pismo in the easy chair, surfing the web, while my PBG4 sits in the office (the Pismo fits better on my lap desk). Pismo 400MHz, OS X 10.3.8, 768MB RAM, 30GB HD 15 PBG4 1.67GHz, OS X 10.3.8, 1GB RAM, 80GB HD Turtle-Bear -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Pismo wireless
Thanks Mark and other Bruce Will OSX be as slow as I fear, even with the bigger hard disk and more RAM? OSX on my Pismo with a 400MHz G3 and 512 RAM was fast. With the bluechip upgrade to 900MHz and 1 GB RAM it is even better, but even at 400MHz, it was fast enough. snip Actually 10.3 is about as fast on mine as OS 9. Not bad at all. The 128 megs is a big issue. Particularly if the disk is 5400 RPM, the Pismo should run OS X quite usably. The Pismo, in fact, feels roughly about the same speed as the Beige doing most things; it's got a PC100 bus which helps a fair bit. I think the current drive is a stock 4400 rpm. The current 128MB RAM is PC100. Not sure about the speed of the 30GB drive or the 512MB RAM which are on their way. Eventual plan is to max it out: see http://www.livejournal.com/users/myceliumme/29829.html#cutid2 Nope. 802.11g drivers are not available under OS 9. While the card itself is 802.11b compatible, that doesn't mean it uses Airport drivers. Oh well - and thanks for the explanation. I live less than 500 metres from my work. The buffalo card claims it may be able to achieve connectivity (albeit very slow) at this sort of distance. I'll post any positive results here and in LiveJournal I wonder what are you doing that's making the G4/400 feel slow? Happy to answer in detail off-list. Short answer is AFAIK nothing that **should** slow it (or what you're comparing it to Short answer The same G4/400 running OS 9ยท1, although I realise I may not be comparing exactly like-with-like. Thanks all round Bruce -- -- Bruce-wotsit (you only get a whoosh with a ..., cheesy as anything) -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
Re: Pismo wireless
OSX on my Pismo with a 400MHz G3 and 512 RAM was fast. With the bluechip upgrade to 900MHz and 1 GB RAM it is even better, but even at 400MHz, it was fast enough. - Original Message - From: Bruce Ryan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: G-Books G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 3:22 PM 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 -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://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 ---
