[Wirelessdriver-support] Re: Card that works

[Bryce W. <br...@ma...>]

2003 October 17 Friday

On Oct. 8, urbanPEACE asked:

> I have a Powerbook G3 (NOT bronze keyboard) and purchased an
> Orinoco Combo a/b/g Gold PC card.
>
> Inserting it at any time cause my system to freeze so that I
> can't even try to see if the wireless driver works.
>
> I was hoping to be able to have access for at least both b/g networks.
> Can someone point me to which are the "best" PC cards to
> use in my Powerbook?

     I purchased a Buffalo AirStation WLI-CB-G54A (the -A is for an 
external antenna connector, there's a lower-cost model without it), 
capable of 802.11b and g, but I think not a. Plugged it into my 
PowerBook G3 Wallstreet (10.2.6 at the time, now 10.2.8), and it worked 
fine. Apple's AirPort software recognized it and used it without a 
hitch. Not all 802.11g cards work, it depends on the chipset, and I 
believe Orinoco's is not compatible with Apple or with the Wireless 
Driver. I'm still keeping Wireless Driver around, though, since it 
doesn't conflict with Apple software and I might need to use the (old) 
Orinoco Gold as a backup.