Re: using a PowerBook Wallstreet 300 in a coffee shop?

2003-09-29 Thread Kathryn Odell 
I have a Pismo 400 with an Airport card. At home I have a Netgear wireless
router. It all works like a charm at home and was very easy to set up. I was
at a local coffee house on Saturday, where a friend and I were working on a
project. I accidentally clicked a link on a document, and what do you
know---I was online! I checked my Airport control panel and discovered that
there was a wireless network there in the coffee house. It doesn't get any
easier than that!

Kate


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Re: using a PowerBook Wallstreet 300 in a coffee shop?

2003-09-29 Thread w miller 
I finally was able to sit in my recliner with my Lombard (OS 9.2.2) on my
lap, happily checking email and accessing the Internet.  I downloaded the
driver for my Wavelan Silver card from IOXperts and it works! I thought I
would mention that they told me to disable Airport in order to use the card.
I did, and it does work.
BTW, I have a Linksys wireless router.
Does anyone have experience with printing through this system? I suspect I'd
have to have another computer networked to do it.

Willi


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> Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 22:28:45 -0600
> From: Andrew Kershaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: using a PowerBook Wallstreet 300 in a coffee shop?
> 
>> on 28/09/03 09:38, Matthew D. O'Conner at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> 
>>> Is that possible?  Assume that my local coffee shop has a wireless
>>> network of some sort.  Is there a PCMCIA (sp?) card that I can
>>> install that allows that?
>>> 
>>> I don't know too much about public wireless notebook use - is there a
>>> web-site that someone could point me to that gives a quick tutorial
>>> on that?
>> 
>> Yes, you could get an ORiNOCO Silver or Gold card, which are basically the
>> same than Apple own AirPort card. On OS 9, you only  have to install the
>> AirPort software and your card will be recognized as a genuine AirPort card.
>> On OS X, you need to use 3rd party drivers.
>> 
>> -Laurent.
> 
> I concur.  The ORiNOCO Silver/Gold are good cards.  I use them exclusively.
> 
> FWIW, though, IOXperts make drivers that will work with just about
> any Wi-Fi card out there.  The drivers are pretty cheap (~$20, so if
> you find a really cheap PC card...).  They make drivers for OS 9 and
> OS X.  You'll need two seperate licenses (one per operating system),
> if you run both OSs.
> 
> As Laurent already mentioned, the ORiNOCO cards (WaveLAN chipset) are
> recognized by AirPort 1.x and 2.x as AirPort PC cards.  OS X (and
> AirPort 3.x) do NOT recognize these cards, so you'll need drivers for
> OS X.
> 
> FWIW, the Apple AirPort card is a rebadged WaveLAN Silver...
> 
> (Dan K - I still haven't played around with my AirPort card in my PC
> Card slot or WaveLAN card in my AirPort slot - I'll let you know if
> anything funny happens when I do.)
> 
> Peace,
> Drew
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Re: using a PowerBook Wallstreet 300 in a coffee shop?

2003-09-29 Thread B.B. Gunn 
I use a PCMCIA card with a Pismo 400 - OsX 10.2.6 & the software I 
got from this sight. - http://wirelessdriver.sourceforge.net/

There seems to be a list specifically for this question, go here
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum=wirelessdriver-support
Look here too - http://wireless-starter-kit.com/airportblog/

The base station & card I use where a gift, so I would not suggest 
getting my sort - mostly as it has no way to install an external or 
booster antenna if you wanted to - NETGEAR MA 401 - 802.11b

It is not perfect, but it works...

If I would be buying a new card, I would get a 802.11G card with an 
external antenna connector - which one I am not sure on yet probably 
Cisco Aironet 350 Series Client Adapters - but, I have no pressure to 
buy a faster card yet, as my base station is also 'old style' 802.11b 
- when we have a bit more capital we'll get the Cisco 350 setUp at 
802.11G

They seem to be one of the most compatible right out of the box * 
Support of popular operating systems Mac OS 9.x, Mac OS X, Linux 
MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98/98SE, Windows 2000, Windows ME, 
Windows NT, Windows XP

http://cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/ps4555/products_data_sheet09186a0080088828.html

for cheaper possibilities look at - http://www.linksys.com/

They do not support Apple it seems out of the box, but I think the 
Linksys is on the list from the OsX wireless driver I mentioned above

look here for an interesting comparison of 802.11 A vrs B vrs G

http://www.linksys.com/Products/wirelessstandards.asp

I did, once-upon-a-time have various PCMCIA cards running with Os9, 
but not all of these will work with Os9



and note this article - When Is 54 Not Equal to 54?

A Look at 802.11a, b, and g Throughput
by Matthew Gast, author of *802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide*
08 Aug 2003 (updated: 14 Aug 2003)

Now that the 802.11g standard has been finalized, comparisons with 
the other standards in the 802.11 family are inevitable. One 
conclusion that is frequently drawn is that 802.11g offers similar 
speeds to 802.11a. After all, both products are advertised as having 
a data rate of 54 Mbps.

This article develops a simple model for the maximum TCP throughput of
802.11 networks so that a comparison can move beyond a simple 
comparison of nominal bit rates. According to the model, 802.11g is 
significantly faster than 802.11b. In a network consisting only of 
802.11g clients, it is even lightly faster than 802.11a. However, 
"protection" mechanisms added to 802.11g to ensure backwards 
compatibility with legacy 802.11b clients can cut the throughput by 
50 percent or more.

More here -  http://www.oreillynet.com/lpt/a/4085

please let us know how it goes...

het beste & goed luck BB



we are trying our best to do the same thing we did 11 years ago now 
for internet access in Amsterdam - give it away for free...

It is what has made Amsterdam one of the most wired and connected 
cities on the planet ;-)

tata 


Is that possible?  Assume that my local coffee shop has a wireless 
network of some sort.  Is there a PCMCIA (sp?) card that I can 
install that allows that?

I don't know too much about public wireless notebook use - is there 
a web-site that someone could point me to that gives a quick 
tutorial on that?

thanks,

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Re: using a PowerBook Wallstreet 300 in a coffee shop?

2003-09-28 Thread Andrew Kershaw 
on 28/09/03 09:38, Matthew D. O'Conner at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Is that possible?  Assume that my local coffee shop has a wireless
 network of some sort.  Is there a PCMCIA (sp?) card that I can
 install that allows that?
 I don't know too much about public wireless notebook use - is there a
 web-site that someone could point me to that gives a quick tutorial
 on that?
Yes, you could get an ORiNOCO Silver or Gold card, which are basically the
same than Apple own AirPort card. On OS 9, you only  have to install the
AirPort software and your card will be recognized as a genuine AirPort card.
On OS X, you need to use 3rd party drivers.
-Laurent.
I concur.  The ORiNOCO Silver/Gold are good cards.  I use them exclusively.

FWIW, though, IOXperts make drivers that will work with just about 
any Wi-Fi card out there.  The drivers are pretty cheap (~$20, so if 
you find a really cheap PC card...).  They make drivers for OS 9 and 
OS X.  You'll need two seperate licenses (one per operating system), 
if you run both OSs.

As Laurent already mentioned, the ORiNOCO cards (WaveLAN chipset) are 
recognized by AirPort 1.x and 2.x as AirPort PC cards.  OS X (and 
AirPort 3.x) do NOT recognize these cards, so you'll need drivers for 
OS X.

FWIW, the Apple AirPort card is a rebadged WaveLAN Silver...

(Dan K - I still haven't played around with my AirPort card in my PC 
Card slot or WaveLAN card in my AirPort slot - I'll let you know if 
anything funny happens when I do.)

Peace,
Drew
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Re: using a PowerBook Wallstreet 300 in a coffee shop?

2003-09-28 Thread Laurent Daudelin 
on 28/09/03 09:38, Matthew D. O'Conner at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Is that possible?  Assume that my local coffee shop has a wireless
> network of some sort.  Is there a PCMCIA (sp?) card that I can
> install that allows that?
> 
> I don't know too much about public wireless notebook use - is there a
> web-site that someone could point me to that gives a quick tutorial
> on that?

Yes, you could get an ORiNOCO Silver or Gold card, which are basically the
same than Apple own AirPort card. On OS 9, you only  have to install the
AirPort software and your card will be recognized as a genuine AirPort card.
On OS X, you need to use 3rd party drivers.

-Laurent.
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using a PowerBook Wallstreet 300 in a coffee shop?

2003-09-28 Thread Matthew D. O'Conner 
Is that possible?  Assume that my local coffee shop has a wireless 
network of some sort.  Is there a PCMCIA (sp?) card that I can 
install that allows that?

I don't know too much about public wireless notebook use - is there a 
web-site that someone could point me to that gives a quick tutorial 
on that?

thanks,

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Seattle, Washington, USA  -  mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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