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sweetjupiter - Sep 12, 2005 - 7:10 pm
Hi.
I have a powerbook G4 that is about 2 1/2 years old. It has the original version of airport. I want to upgrade my OS for 10.4 and get a wireless card...what wireless card do I get? I would like to find something cheaper than the old apple airport card. Any suggestions? I have heard that Belkin F5D7011 is compatable, is that true?
I have a powerbook G4 that is about 2 1/2 years old. It has the original version of airport. I want to upgrade my OS for 10.4 and get a wireless card...what wireless card do I get? I would like to find something cheaper than the old apple airport card. Any suggestions? I have heard that Belkin F5D7011 is compatable, is that true?
macrjoh - Sep 13, 2005 - 11:01 pm
The absolutely best solution is a Motorola 802.11g Notebook Adapter - WN825G.
I found one on-line at PriceGrabber.Com for around $20.
This card is 100% Mac compatible.
I removed the Airport card from my wife's 400MHZ Titanium PowerBook and the Motorola Card simply plugs in the PC Card/Cardbus slot.
The card appears as a standard "Airport Card " in Network Preferences.
And the inprovement in Airport reception is really noticeable.
Cheers,
Rob
I found one on-line at PriceGrabber.Com for around $20.
This card is 100% Mac compatible.
I removed the Airport card from my wife's 400MHZ Titanium PowerBook and the Motorola Card simply plugs in the PC Card/Cardbus slot.
The card appears as a standard "Airport Card " in Network Preferences.
And the inprovement in Airport reception is really noticeable.
Cheers,
Rob
sweetjupiter - Sep 15, 2005 - 3:40 pm
And this card has drivers that support OS X 10.4 ?
macrjoh - Sep 15, 2005 - 3:57 pm
Support is built in to 10.4 no special drivers are required. It runs exactly as the Airport card would - only at the higher 802.11g speeds. That's why it is a perfect solution.
Many other cards do require special drivers but not this Motorola card.
Regards,
Rob
Many other cards do require special drivers but not this Motorola card.
Regards,
Rob
sweetjupiter - Sep 15, 2005 - 4:12 pm
Thank you so much for your help!!! One last question (I promise!)...I want a wireless card, so I can take my laptop to a coffee house with wifi to do work. By getting this card, will I be able to do that? I am not looking to have and airport and wifi at home.
Thanks!
Thanks!
macrjoh - Sep 15, 2005 - 4:37 pm
Yes wifi is a standard -all wifi networks will talk to your laptop with this card.
Cheers,
Rob
Cheers,
Rob
sweetjupiter - Sep 25, 2005 - 10:31 am
Hi....
I have purchased and received the Motorola notebook adapter. Can you explain how I put it in my computer as well as anything else I will need to do to set up wireless?
Thanks!
Caitlin
I have purchased and received the Motorola notebook adapter. Can you explain how I put it in my computer as well as anything else I will need to do to set up wireless?
Thanks!
Caitlin
macrjoh - Sep 25, 2005 - 2:27 pm
As stated above, the Motorola Card simply plugs in the PC Card/Cardbus slot.
This is on the left hand side of the PowerBook - the only slot - it has a grill cloth that the card pushes in.
Then go to System preferences - the network preference and set the airport setting to use DCHP to connect to the internet.
Cheers,
Rob
This is on the left hand side of the PowerBook - the only slot - it has a grill cloth that the card pushes in.
Then go to System preferences - the network preference and set the airport setting to use DCHP to connect to the internet.
Cheers,
Rob
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