[P1] non-Apple non-broadband wireless access points

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert A. Virzi" <bob.virzi at verizon.com>
To: "iBook List" <ibook at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
Sent: 2002?12?12? 23:41
Subject: [P1] non-Apple non-broadband wireless access points


> Okay, this is getting a bit ridiculous.  I've had three apple airport 
> base stations fail completely.  Two have been replaced by Apple 
> because of the bad capacitor, not clear what will happen with the one 
> that just crapped out.  All this is compounded by the fact that two 
> of the dead airports were in use by my mother in a remote city. 
> Fixing these problems is a pain!
> 
> So, I'm switching to a non-airport solution.  My requirements are:
> - Can be set up with Mac OS 9
> - 802.11b wireless
> - 56k modem in the unit (not Broadband)
> - only needs to support one iBook
> - reliable
> 
> Does such a beast exist?  Specifically, I am wondering if anything 
> besides the airport offers an internal 56k modem.  LinkSys and 2Wire 
> (the ones I have seen) assume a DSL or cable connection, no dial up. 
> That won't work for my mom.  Suggestions?
>