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Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] KisMac / stumbling?

[Brian W <br...@jo...>]

Hello list,

I believe some of the responses I got re: KisMAC went directly to me 
rather than to the list so today I'm reporting back with my results. 
Thanks to everyone who wrote to me with information!

The current version of KisMAC available for download publically (via 
MacUpdate etc) could crash your PowerBook upon putting it to sleep 
even after you quit the program and WirelessDriver is reloaded, and 
even after a reboot. I use a Ti400, 10.2.6 and an Orinoco Gold card, 
and it happened to me.

Rob Frohne mentioned a bug fix that takes care of this; it is 
currently available as a beta-beta-beta via a download link from the 
KisMAC mailing list. I recommend visiting 
<http://www.freelists.org/archives/kismac/06-2003> and scrolling down 
to view the latest messages in chronological order; the file with the 
fix is called "KisMAC005a2.zip" but I won't provide a direct link in 
case Mick updates it again (it's been updated twice since Friday, 
how's that for customer support!). (The mailing list software they 
use treats the grouping of threads a little strangely; I missed a few 
messages in Thread view so to save y'all the trouble I recommend the 
chronological view)

I imagine this fix will be rolled into the regular KisMAC beta in the 
next wee while so if you're not feeling adventurous, just wait for a 
new update to come up on MacUpdate or VersionTracker or whatever.

KisMAC *does* work beautifully; it found lots of available wireless 
networks that reach my apartment and it has really nice graphs of 
signal strength, etc. It will be a terrific program for all of us 
once all these kinks are ironed out between it and the WirelessDriver!

On that note, when will we get a new update to the WirelessDriver itself? ;)

regards,
brian
@joannou.net

Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] KisMac / stumbling?

[alex a. <al...@po...>]

> A few months ago someone on the list mentioned trying out KisMac using 
> an Orinoco PCMCIA card. I never saw a final report about whether or 
> not it worked.

Presently it works. However, the driver for the Orinoco 
("WirelessDriver") does not "kextunload" properly, requiring a reboot 
if you actually want to _use_ the interface afterwards. This is a major 
PITA.

You'll need a new version of KisMAC.

Alex

[Wirelessdriver-support] NetGear WG511 (802.11g) Wireless PC card

[Allan H. <all...@gm...>]

Running 10.26 on a Powerbook G3 Lombard.

I'm about to purchase a Netgear WG511 PC Card and am just checking to see if
it works with the wireless driver.  I see it works with Intersil Prisim
chips and this being a Prisim GT chipset I was hoping it would work.  I'm not
worried about 802.11g access - 802.11b would be fine but want thew WG511 to give
me g speeds on a PC laptop.

I am a complete novice to wireless so would appreciate any assistance.

Allan

P.S  If no luck, any alternatives to the NetGear recommended - pref 802.11g
cards??

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Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] Mac OS9 driver for wireless card WPC11?

[Dave K. <ko...@ar...>]

On Saturday, June 14, 2003, at 01:03 PM, Warren Peet wrote:

> Anyone know if there is a Mac OS 9 driver for the Linksys WPC11 
> Wireless PC card?

IOXperts supports the v1, v2, and v3 versions of this card.  We do not 
support the v4 version of this card.

The Mac OS 9 driver is available from our website here:
<http://www.ioxperts.com/80211b.html>

One serial number includes support for both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X.

Hope that helps,

Dave Koziol
VP of Engineering
IOXperts, Inc.

Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] KisMac / stumbling?

[Peter V. <pe...@sp...>]

See comments here re: KisMAC, some of which directly bear on Orinoco 
experiences. (And it's good news.)

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/mac/17199

For me, after many earlier failures the current KisMAC version 0.05a 
works just swell with my Prism2 card. KisMAC now notices our favorite 
WirelessDriver is present and automatically swaps it out and then back 
in again upon quitting.

So, like, enjoy!

Peter
On Sunday, June 15, 2003, at 10:13 PM, Brian W wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> A few months ago someone on the list mentioned trying out KisMac using 
> an Orinoco PCMCIA card. I never saw a final report about whether or 
> not it worked.
>
> Has anyone tried since then? Does it actually work? Does it require 
> uninstalling the WirelessDriver? I'm a little afraid of mucking with 
> my WirelessDriver configuration since it has been working perfectly 
> for me and I'm a bit scared of the "en1 voodoo" that so many peope 
> have run into.
>
> Any reports/info much appreciated, about KisMac or any other 
> "stumbler" type applications and their relative success in conjunction 
> with the WirelessDriver!
>
> Brian W
> br...@jo...
>
>
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[Wirelessdriver-support] KisMac / stumbling?

[Brian W <br...@jo...>]

Hi folks,

A few months ago someone on the list mentioned trying out KisMac 
using an Orinoco PCMCIA card. I never saw a final report about 
whether or not it worked.

Has anyone tried since then? Does it actually work? Does it require 
uninstalling the WirelessDriver? I'm a little afraid of mucking with 
my WirelessDriver configuration since it has been working perfectly 
for me and I'm a bit scared of the "en1 voodoo" that so many peope 
have run into.

Any reports/info much appreciated, about KisMac or any other 
"stumbler" type applications and their relative success in 
conjunction with the WirelessDriver!

Brian W
br...@jo...

Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] Connected but Explorer not finding site - Help ASAP please!

[<ro...@sp...>]

On l=F6rdag, jun 14, 2003, at 12:22 US/Eastern, Warren Peet wrote:

> Hi,
> =A0
> I've managed to install the driver OK and it sees my Linksys BEFW11S4=20=

> router. I have a Linksys WPC11 wireless PC Card.
> =A0
> When I run Explorer, it says "The specified server cannot be found."
> =A0
> However, when I enter the IP address for the router, it sees that OK=20=

> but I can't see anything else.
> =A0
> I have to get this setup today before a flight and would really=20
> appreciate any help with this ASAP please.
> =A0
> Thanks a lot,
> Warren

Try entering the DNS server for your ISP in the Network Settings.

//Rob

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[Wirelessdriver-support] Mac OS9 driver for wireless card WPC11?

[Warren P. <war...@ho...>]

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<DIV>Hi,</DIV>
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<DIV>Anyone know if there is a Mac OS 9 driver for the Linksys WPC11 Wireless PC card?</DIV>
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[Wirelessdriver-support] Connected but Explorer not finding site - Help ASAP please!

[Warren P. <war...@ho...>]

<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>Hi,</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I've managed to install the driver OK and it sees my Linksys BEFW11S4 router. I have a Linksys WPC11 wireless PC Card.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>When I run Explorer, it says "The specified server cannot be found."</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>However, when I enter the IP address for the router, it sees that OK but I can't see anything else.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I have to get this setup today before a flight and would really appreciate any help with this ASAP please.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
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[Wirelessdriver-support] LinkSys WPC-11 and D-Link 650+ cards...

[Ian S. <ian...@ni...>]

Hi... I've got a Wallstreet PB running OS X 10.2 and got a chance to
try out your driver (WirelessDriverBeta5_1) yesterday with two cards:
a LinkSys WPC-11 and a D-Link 650+.  My access point is a D-Link 614+
router/wireless AP.

I can confirm that the LinkSys works fine but only without WEP, and
that the D-Link card doesn't work at all.

I'm really hoping that WEP support on one or both of these cards can
come soon... are there newer versions of the driver to test?

Ian

[Wirelessdriver-support] Proxim Gold Problem with Powerbook G3 Wallstreet

[Human R. <hr...@no...>]

This is my first time posting, so if I make a mistake, please feel free to
let me know.

I recently bought a Proxim Wireless Networks Gold ORiNOCO 11 a/b/g
ComboCard.  My plan was to install this card on my PowerBook G3 wallstreet.

After inserting the card into the computer, the screen gets dim and a
window/warning pops up and tells me to hold the restart or power off the
system and restart all in 4 different languages.  My IP is on the bottom
right and I believe my MAC numbers are on the left.  Everything is frozen
after I see this sign.  I found this web site and installed the program with
the same results.

Here is some of the things I have done with my PowerBook G3.

-Memory: 512mb 133mhz
-Sonnet Tech: 500mhz G4 upgrade
-Toshiba 40mb Hard Drive

Can anyone email me with any information that might be useful?  Is this a
common problem?  Perhaps its my G4 upgrade card?  Thanks for everyone's
help!

Jason
PowerBook G4 Wallsteet 500mhz

[Wirelessdriver-support] Driver not installing correctly

[Dan P. <dpo...@at...>]

I'm installing 1.0.0b5  for the first time on my TiBook, but I don't get an
(eth1) or 2 etc, in my Networking Prefs Pane. I read somewhere to try
installing the 3 packages separately, but 2 of the installers gave me
problems. The prefPane installers wouldn't install where it wanted to (said
I didn't have privs), but it looked like the master installer already
installed it there, so I figure that's fine. But then when I go to install
WirelessDriver.pkg, it says "You cannot install this software on this disk.
(null), with a red stop sign/exclamation point on my boot drive.

For hardware I'm using a 1st gen TiBook and an Enterasys 802.11b card. I'm
on 10.2.6. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,
Dan Pouliot

[Wirelessdriver-support] new driver?

[Darrin K. <dk...@ad...>]

I'm just wondering about the new driver?  Whats the happenings with it? 
  I'd love to get a hold of it and test it and also wondering what new 
features it has?  Will it be able to support locating... like airport 
does on the menubar when you find a network to connect to?  I haven't 
really received any info on exactly what the new wireless driver 
consists of, I'd sure like to know though..
Thanks very much,

Darrin Kohavi
Email:  dk...@ad...

[Wirelessdriver-support] Success on Powerbook G3 Lombard / Linksys WPC-11 v3

[Adam T. <ad...@ho...>]

Hi just a note to whomever is concerned, I have had success installing the 
wireless driver on a Powerbook G3 333mhz (Bronze Keyboard / Lombard) and a 
LinkSys WPC-11 (version 3). It required an additional reboot to finally 
recognize en1, but that was the only hitch. Thank you!

- Adam

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[Wirelessdriver-support] Trouble Re-Installing Wireless Driver, Minor Assistance Necessary

[Mandela G. <mk...@ri...>]

I'm having trouble with the WirelessDriver Beta 5-1 package on OS X  
10.2.6.  I installed the package some time ago, and never got it to  
work, so I tried again this week.  It still didnt seem to work, so I  
ran the un-installer script, and then tried to re-install.  however,  
now when I try to re-install, the installer starts, and it prepares to  
install, then it says "There were errors, it cannot be installed."  I'm  
a little baffled.  Can someone give me a tip?  The trouble
shoot script yields the following
________________________________________________________________________ 
______________

### system info

ProductName:    Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.2.6
BuildVersion:   6L60
Darwin Oasis.local. 6.6 Darwin Kernel Version 6.6: Thu May  1 21:48:54  
PDT 2003; root:xnu/xnu-344.34.obj~1/RELEASE_PPC  Power Macintosh powerpc
ppc7450

### wireless driver files installed

drwxr-xr-x    3 root  wheel   102 May  2 01:03 IOPCCardFamily.kext

### wirelesscard info

     | |             "VersionOneInfo" = ("D","Link DWL-650 11Mbps WLAN  
Card","Version 01.02","")
     | |       +-o pccard156,2@0,0  <class IOPCCard16Device>
     | |             "IOName" = "pccard156,2"

### network info

lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
         inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
         inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
gif0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
stf0: flags=0<> mtu 1280
en2: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
         inet6 fe80::20a:27ff:fe68:71b4%en2 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
         ether 00:0a:27:68:71:b4
         media: autoselect <full-duplex> status: inactive
         supported media: autoselect <full-duplex>
en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
         inet6 fe80::20a:95ff:fe68:71b4%en0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x5
         ether 00:0a:95:68:71:b4
         media: autoselect (none) status: inactive
         supported media: none autoselect 10baseT/UTP <half-duplex>  
10baseT/UTP <half-duplex,hw-loopback> 10baseT/UTP <full-duplex>  
10baseT/UTP <full-duplex,hw-loopback> 100baseTX <half-duplex> 100baseTX  
<half-duplex,hw-loopback> 100baseTX <full-duplex> 100baseTX  
<full-duplex,hw-loopback> 1000baseTX <full-duplex> 1000baseTX  
<full-duplex,hw-loopback> 1000baseTX <full-duplex,flow-control>  
1000baseTX <full-duplex,flow-control,hw-loopback>
en1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
         inet6 fe80::230:65ff:fe0a:b6e3%en1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x6
         inet 192.168.1.100 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
         ether 00:30:65:0a:b6:e3
         media: autoselect status: active
         supported media: autoselect

### wd command line tool status

/Volumes/WirelessDriver beta 5.1/Utilities/Troubleshooting  
Info.command: WirelessConfig: command not found
logout
[Process completed]

Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] Time for New Driver?

[netserf <ne...@ka...>]

Works fine with 10.2.6 here too, as it has for me on every X flavor since
the 10.0.4. version of the driver.

Presently using a 667MHz G4 PB and an Orinoco Silver card, also an older
500MHz G4 PB and an Engenius card. WAP is a Linksys at home. (I confess I
know not what WAP at work.)

Vix

> At 2:15p -0700 2003.06.01, Samuel E. Konkin wrote:
>> I'm running OS X 10.2.6 on G3 Lombard/Bronze Keys PowerBook 400
>> MHz/500 megs RAM, 30 gig HD.
> 
> So am I. The driver works as it always has since my update to 10.2.6.
> I use it regularly with an SMC Barricade 7004AWBR, a D-Link D1000AP,
> a Siemens SpeedStream, Intel dual, and Linksys access points.

Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] Time for New Driver?

[Vincent C. <vca...@ma...>]

At 2:15p -0700 2003.06.01, Samuel E. Konkin wrote:
>I'm running OS X 10.2.6 on G3 Lombard/Bronze Keys PowerBook 400 
>MHz/500 megs RAM, 30 gig HD.

So am I. The driver works as it always has since my update to 10.2.6. 
I use it regularly with an SMC Barricade 7004AWBR, a D-Link D1000AP, 
a Siemens SpeedStream, Intel dual, and Linksys access points.
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[Wirelessdriver-support] Kobishi usb adapter

[ikke m. <qua...@ho...>]

Hi there,
Do you guys know if I can hook-up the Kobishi USB adapter to my "sexy" iMac 
(15" TFT)?
I bought it with the garantee that I could return the wireless set if I 
cannot get it to work.

The access point is connected directly to my desktop (running XP) and the 
iMac plus a Wintel notebook need to connect wirelessly to it.

Thanks for the time!
Amancio

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[Wirelessdriver-support] pppoe not workijng

[Kathleen R. <ka...@le...>]

I have a cabletron card in my pismo and installed the beta 5 release of 
the driver. I use a bridge from my wireless network to my wired network. 
My wired network has a linux based DHCP server on it and gives an 
address to the cabletron card with DHCP, however when I change to a 
PPPOE connect I get a message that no PPPOE server can be found. The 
built in ethernet card works fine, and using the same card on a 
 winblows based laptop find the PPPOE server. Any suggestions for 
getting PPPOE to work ?

katey

[Wirelessdriver-support] Re: [Wirelessdriver-devel] Interest in testing a new version of the WirelessDriver?

[RJ A. <rj...@vo...>]

Rob,

I would love to give this a try. I have a TiBook running 10.2.6 with 
several versions of the lucent/orinoco cards for testing.

	RJ

On Sunday, May 25, 2003, at 23:34 US/Pacific, Rob McKeever wrote:

> A while back I mentioned that I had a new version that I have been 
> working on for some time that has all of the missing features that 
> everybody's been begging for.  How many adventurous soles are there 
> out there that would be interested in testing and/or bug fixing for a 
> new and improved version?
>
> It's almost ready for general release.  I'm having some minor issues 
> with the PCCard interface still but the rest has been running stable 
> for some time in a similar form with a USB interface (sorry - can't 
> release the USB code due to the contract terms).  There are one or two 
> small issues I know of that are being worked on still, but it does 
> support WEP on all Intersil PRISM cards and can do the same for 
> WaveLAN and Airport cards with some small changes.  It also supports 
> network scanning on newer firmware (I haven't looked into the 
> differences between new and old firmware, so I won't guarantee that 
> yet).
>
> Anyone interested should drop me line so I have a current list.  I'll 
> be ready to drop code to those willing/able to assist with the final 
> bits sometime tomorrow (Monday) evening.  A general release likely 
> won't be far behind.
>
> -Rob
> ro...@ma...

Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] ?s {Airport Ready? Senao Cards? Driver?}

[Amanda W. <am...@al...>]

On Friday, May 30, 2003, at 02:26  PM, er...@ra... wrote:
> 1) What chipset is the airport client card?

Lucent HERMES.

> 1a) Does anyone know if the airport driver will run the Senao card?

No.  The airport driver will only recognize a card that identifies 
itself as a Lucent "WaveLAN/IEEE" card (that is, an orinoco silver or 
gold card).

> 2) Will the wireless driver work with cards in the airport slot on G4
> airport ready machines?

Rob can answer for his new driver, but the current one will not, last I 
checked.  The airport slot in desktop and laptop Macs is not a real 
PCMCIA slot.  It's a piece of the IDE bus hooked up to a PCMCIA 
connector.  It is possible for third parties to support it (for 
example, the final Orinoco driver for MacOS 9 did, as did a driver for 
LinuxPPC), but it's a little trickier than supporting a slot in a real 
PCMCIA controller, or even a fake one like those provided by PLX9052 
based PCI wireless card adapters.

> 3) A previous post mentioned that I might be able to get my
> PCI->PCMCIA bridge 'working' in some fashion if I enabled 'dubbing' in
> the driver when recompling.  I didn't find the word 'dub' in any
> project or framework file, so if someone could elaborate that would be
> great.

MacOS X's PCMCIA support *almost* supports a bunch of CardBus 
controllers.  The UNIX level recognizes them, but the IOKit layer does 
not, so there would be at least a little kernel recompiling necessary 
to support them.

> 4) If you have any suggestions for gettin a Senao Ext2 working in a
> gigabit g4 'airport ready' machine, I would love to hear them.  I
> would like to get all this working over the weekend.  Thanks.

I know of at least two companies working on support for PLX9052-based 
adapters, which would let you put your card into a PCI slot.  I don't 
know if either one will be shipping by this weekend, though.


Amanda Walker
am...@al...

(disclaimer: I work on commercial wireless drivers for IOXperts)

[Wirelessdriver-support] Time for New Driver?

[Samuel E. K. <in...@ma...>]

I was still getting useful service from the Beta 5.1 through 10.2.5. 
But with 10.2.6 I can no longer get a signal from an Airport Base 
Station even a few feet away. It comes in fine in OS 9.22 with the 
Farallon Skyline extension, alas.

I'm running OS X 10.2.6 on G3 Lombard/Bronze Keys PowerBook 400 MHz/500 
megs RAM, 30 gig HD.

There are still quite a few G3PB users in my acquaintance (Southern 
California/Southern Nevada); I'm active in VMUG (director) and SGV MUG 
(past director, newsletter editor). We'd be up for a reasonable 
Shareware price for the driver if that helps getting it going.

I last got to use this driver successfully at PenguiCon, the first 
Linux/science-fiction convention, in Warren, Michigan, May 2-4; I had 
lots of envious Mac Users checking my Power Book out there, and more 
than a few admiring Linux geeks.

Freely as ever, SEK3

"Linux for the Hacker Lords, Windows for the Corporate Zombies, Mac for 
the Rest of Us"

Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] ?s {Airport Ready? Senao Cards? Driver?}

[Rob M. <ro...@ma...>]

Apparently I did say "dubbing"... I must have been really tired as I 
meant to say "debugging".  My apologies.

-Rob


On Friday, May 30, 2003, at 10:42 Canada/Pacific, Eric Lundberg wrote:

> 3) A previous post mentioned that I might be able to get my
> PCI->PCMCIA bridge 'working' in some fashion if I enabled 'dubbing' in
> the driver when recompling.  I didn't find the word 'dub' in any
> project or framework file, so if someone could elaborate that would be
> great.
>
> -eric

Re: [Wirelessdriver-support] ?s {Airport Ready? Senao Cards? Driver?}

[Rob M. <ro...@ma...>]

1) The Airport cards are modified version of the Lucent WaveLAN OEM 
card.  They are modified so that they won't work in a PCCard slot and 
thus aren't able to be used in PCs.  The WaveLAN chipset is identical 
to the PRISM2 chipset from Intersil except that it runs different 
firmware and may have different components supporting it.

1.) No idea.  The command set is mostly compatible.  I don't know how 
sensitive their driver is to the differences.

2) Probably not without some modifications.  I suspect you could get it 
to work, but you'd have to modify the driver and then remove Apple's 
Airport card driver as it will try to match as well (or make the 
matching number higher so ours matches first)

3) 'dub' is not the words I used or would have used.  The 
IOPCCardFamily driver package from Apple has specific constants in it 
for matching the various PowerBook motherboards and their PCCard 
adapter chips and to position the memory windows accordingly.  You will 
have to figure out an appropriate window to use and to add another 
machine target (not the official terminology, I'm sure, but it kinda 
fits) with that window information...  If you recompile IOPCCardFamily 
in debug mode, it includes another matching for debugging that might 
work, but I haven't tried it.

Many reports have it that if you put a silver card into the Airport 
slot, Apple's drivers will convert it to a gold card by upgrading the 
firmware.  I can't confirm this happens at all times, but it might help 
sway your decision.

-Rob


On Friday, May 30, 2003, at 10:42 Canada/Pacific, Eric Lundberg wrote:

> Well with more futzing around I have produced more questions that me
> tooling around on the internet didn't help me answer.
>
> So since the PCI->PCMCIA bridge I was borrowing wasn't recognized, I
> needed some other options.  I thought "Hmm presumbably the 'Airport
> Ready' nature of the motherboard means their must be pci-pcmcia bridge
> chip on the motherboard that is recognized, maybe I can find that and
> go by a bridge that uses it." so I went looking around.  Didn't find
> the chip, but I did notice that I could just stick the rebadged silver
> card I had into the airport connector.  Which is probably only
> possible since my computer is raw parts in a rubbermaid container
> (I.e., I have lots of space, no special 90 degree connectors required)
> After a quick reboot my mac thought it had an Airport card in it.  The
> little airport menu thing worked, I could join my local network,
> macstumber worked, etc.  Certainly much better signal strength and
> range than the crappy USB Belkin I was using.
>
> So, the trick is this: I don't want to use the silver card I have now,
> I want to use a Senao 200mw Ext2 card so that I can get enough power
> to get to my buddies signal (and net connection) at his place.  Which
> leads to the question of "If I plug in the Senao will the os just
> pretend it is an airport and let me use it."  Which I imagine is
> entirely up to the chipset and if it is the same type of chipset that
> is in the airport.
>
> Since I couldn't figure that out (no net connection at home), I
> thought I would try and see if I could get the silver working with the
> WirelessDriver (since I know it supports the Senao and the silver and
> if I can get it working on one, then it should be fine for the other)
> I moved the airport drivers out of the way and put the WirelessDriver
> in and rebooted.  No love.  No messages in the dmesg output, the
> troubleshooting script seems to think things are ok, except that the
> wireless card section is just blank.  For kicks I gave the IOExperts
> driver a try, and same thing, it just doesn't think I have a card
> inserted.
>
>
> 1) What chipset is the airport client card?
>
> 1a) Does anyone know if the airport driver will run the Senao card?
>
> 2) Will the wireless driver work with cards in the airport slot on G4
> airport ready machines?
>
> 3) A previous post mentioned that I might be able to get my
> PCI->PCMCIA bridge 'working' in some fashion if I enabled 'dubbing' in
> the driver when recompling.  I didn't find the word 'dub' in any
> project or framework file, so if someone could elaborate that would be
> great.
>
> 4) If you have any suggestions for gettin a Senao Ext2 working in a
> gigabit g4 'airport ready' machine, I would love to hear them.  I
> would like to get all this working over the weekend.  Thanks.
>
> -eric
>
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[Wirelessdriver-support] ?s {Airport Ready? Senao Cards? Driver?}

[Eric L. <er...@ra...>]

Well with more futzing around I have produced more questions that me
tooling around on the internet didn't help me answer.

So since the PCI->PCMCIA bridge I was borrowing wasn't recognized, I
needed some other options.  I thought "Hmm presumbably the 'Airport
Ready' nature of the motherboard means their must be pci-pcmcia bridge
chip on the motherboard that is recognized, maybe I can find that and
go by a bridge that uses it." so I went looking around.  Didn't find
the chip, but I did notice that I could just stick the rebadged silver
card I had into the airport connector.  Which is probably only
possible since my computer is raw parts in a rubbermaid container
(I.e., I have lots of space, no special 90 degree connectors required)
After a quick reboot my mac thought it had an Airport card in it.  The
little airport menu thing worked, I could join my local network,
macstumber worked, etc.  Certainly much better signal strength and
range than the crappy USB Belkin I was using.

So, the trick is this: I don't want to use the silver card I have now,
I want to use a Senao 200mw Ext2 card so that I can get enough power
to get to my buddies signal (and net connection) at his place.  Which
leads to the question of "If I plug in the Senao will the os just
pretend it is an airport and let me use it."  Which I imagine is
entirely up to the chipset and if it is the same type of chipset that
is in the airport.  

Since I couldn't figure that out (no net connection at home), I
thought I would try and see if I could get the silver working with the
WirelessDriver (since I know it supports the Senao and the silver and
if I can get it working on one, then it should be fine for the other)
I moved the airport drivers out of the way and put the WirelessDriver
in and rebooted.  No love.  No messages in the dmesg output, the
troubleshooting script seems to think things are ok, except that the
wireless card section is just blank.  For kicks I gave the IOExperts
driver a try, and same thing, it just doesn't think I have a card
inserted.


1) What chipset is the airport client card?  

1a) Does anyone know if the airport driver will run the Senao card?

2) Will the wireless driver work with cards in the airport slot on G4
airport ready machines?

3) A previous post mentioned that I might be able to get my
PCI->PCMCIA bridge 'working' in some fashion if I enabled 'dubbing' in
the driver when recompling.  I didn't find the word 'dub' in any
project or framework file, so if someone could elaborate that would be
great.

4) If you have any suggestions for gettin a Senao Ext2 working in a
gigabit g4 'airport ready' machine, I would love to hear them.  I
would like to get all this working over the weekend.  Thanks.

-eric