[G4] Wanting to go wireless!

[Joe Ellis]

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From: "Nat" <nbaker at discover-net.net>
To: "Power Macintosh G4 List" <G4 at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 10:54 AM
Subject: [G4] Wanting to go wireless!


> I've got a G4 867, a Blueberry iBook with airport card slot (no card), a
pc
> laptop with PCMCIA card slot and a Tungsten-C with WiFi built in.  I want
to
> connect everything in my household.  What are my best options?  I've heard
> of compatible cards but can I use them in my G4?  It takes the older type
> Airport card.  I'd like to go with a more inexpensive access point because
> the Airport Extreme base station is so expensive.  Has anybody got the
same
> type of set up that you have working to your satisfaction?
>
> If I just wanted to connect the PC laptop to the Tungsten C for now until
I
> save up for an Airport base station, does that need an access point if a
> card has a built-in antennae?
>
> Thanks
>
The Airport card for your G4 is fairly inexpensive, the cage and antenna
should already be there. If I were you, I would install that first. You
don't say what OS you are using, if it's OS X you can configure your G4 as a
base station for your other machines and you don't need the ABS at least to
start. I ran my G4 as a base station for a while when my ABS went down and I
was waiting for a replacement. I think you can also do that in OS 9 but it's
been so long since I used 9; I don't remember for sure.

Joe Ellis