[P1] Wireless routers compatible with Airport

[Guy McMickle]

I am using a Netgear 802.11b router and have been very happy with it.  I
even bought one of their wireless ethernet bridges for my brother's old Macs
and it worked right out of the box.  I've noticed lately that the Netgear
802.11b routers have been selling for pretty cheap.  There are two
advantages with the Apple router.  The Apple router has a built in
usb/printer port and 56k modem.  If you want to go wireless and don't have
broadband, you'll have to get a router with built in modem.

-Guy


On 12/30/03 9:52 PM, "David Crump" <davecrump at mac.com> wrote:

> I am wondering where I can find out what wireless routers are compatible with
> airport.  I have an iBook with an AirPort card, and have been waiting until I
> can afford the AirPort Base Station.  However, I keep seeing 802.11b certified
> wireless routers from companies like D-Link and Belkin advertised for very
> reasonable prices.  Can any of these be used with my iBook? (I realize that if
> they are 802.11b, they should work, but I have no PC or desktop mac to
> configure them with.  Only my iBook.)
> Am I stuck with shelling out the ridiculous price they are charging for an
> Airport Base station? Even used ones on Ebay are still double the going price
> for a PC wireless router.  I can understand paying a premium if the Apple
> solution is easier to use, but not three times the cost.
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Dave.
> 
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