[iBook] Airport cards/alternatives

[Barnard Madsen]

I got my wife a Belkin USB wireless adapter for her "Lombardi" 
PowerBook.  She's running OS 9.1, and sometimes her computer freezes 
when she's using it.  I think it may be because she's using an old 
operating system.  We both use a Belkin 802.11b four-port wireless 
router.  It's been carefree with my dual-USB iBook 500.  I got them 
both at CompUSA -- the router for $49.95 (with rebate), and the USB 
adapter for $19.95 (with rebate).  The Belkin beats the heck out of 
shelling out $199 for an AirPort.  Plus, it's got four ports, so our 
two desktop Macs can connect via Ethernet cables.  The range is good, 
too -- the router's in the basement at one end of our house and its 
coverage extends to the kitchen upstairs at the other end of the house 
(about 100 feet away).  It's fairly easy to set up through a web 
interface.  I strongly recommend the Belkin router.  Not sure about the 
USB adapter because I haven't used it with my iBook (got used and had 
an Airport built in).

Barney Madsen

 > Has anybody had any luck with USB wireless adapters, the ones that 
are kinda
 > like the USB flash drives?  I'm almost tempted to get one of those, 
because
 > they are reasonable, but from what I've read about the D-Link adapter 
on
 > MacAddict (kernel panics galore, from what they experienced), I'm put 
off by
 > them.  Plus, I use a flash disk a lot already.  I'm not sure if 
there's
 > enough room for the both of them.  Thanks!

 > Brandon M. Bost