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Airport questions: Mail & Log-in
Authored by: MtnBiker on Nov 09, '02 02:15:16PM

Set up. Two locations: one with ABS, second with Airport Software Base Station connected to early G4. Portable is PowerMac G4. All with 10.2.1

Biggest Problem: PowerMac can't get mail using either Entourage or Mail with the Software Base Station (second set-up). Can get mail with ABS.

Biggest annoyance. When reboot Software Base Station, Airport sharing is off.

Other annoyance: PowerMac loses connection when it goes to sleep.

Other: I'm thinking to update the Software Base Station with a real base station, but don't won't to pay $200 for the Apple solution. There are a number of othe 802.11 wireless solutions, but I can't figure out what I need. I'm connected on a DSL line, so I don't need a modem solution. I get lost in the WEP, router, hubs etc. To restate: I want an inexpensive 802.11 device that will allow me to use a PowerMac hard wired in and a PowerBook hooked up wirelessly to DSL. Should work without PowerMac being on.

Comments: the PowerMac supporting the Software Base Station has been upgraded from 10.1 and may be plagued with early set-ups for the Software Base Station, but I currently turn on the Airport using the Sharing Control Panel. I also have a fixed IP and 10.0.1.1 is the router address, with subnet mask at 255.255.255.0.

Thanks to any and all who can deal with this long list.



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Hardware Recommendations...
Authored by: natecook on Nov 09, '02 06:52:49PM
i can't help with your software issues, mr. mtnbkr, but i'm using a wireless router from SMC (the SMC7004VWBR) and it's been working great. in addition to wireless it has four ethernet ports, acts as a DHCP server and has a nice easy web-based configuration tool... i got it because MSN's stupid DSL modem isn't very friendly with, well, anything, really, and i've been super happy.

as far as non-apple wireless cards are concerned, i'd really recommend this card you can buy through NetGate -- it's a 200mW WiFi PCMCIA card == extra long range. it says it isn't available for anything but windows, but there's a driver for it on sourceforge. (i found out about it from an article on wired, i think...)

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Hardware Recommendations...
Authored by: MtnBiker on Nov 09, '02 07:35:26PM

Nate

The SMC device uses DHCP. Is this just for the (home) network. I ask because I have a fixed IP address with my DSL. I assume the DHCP is just for the network. This question and many others slow me in making the leap to new hardware.

Thanks for responding.



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Airport questions: Mail & Log-in
Authored by: rpm_computing on Jan 07, '04 02:02:23PM

I am currently using a Belkin Wireless router model F5D6230-3 and belkin F5D6020 wireless PCMCIA network card in a Lombard G3 400 running OSX 10.2.3 with the driver avalable from http://wireless.sourceforge.com and have full access to mail, internet and lan.

I do however experience loss of signal from time to time and is simply resolved by resetting the router either manually or reset during usage with the portable through the 192.x.x.x router utility before the signal drop every few hours. I attempted to get support from belkin and they flat out denyed me of any support due to using the card with OSX. So I am not %100 if it is the card or the router that is dropping the signal but I did also attempt to use the AeroCard driver in os 9 and was not able to obtain a signal so I am assuming there may be something wrong with the router wireless configuration.

Anyway, I am not complaining and am very happy with the cost effective wireless solution provided between Belkin and the sourceforge driver. The router cost $69.00 (no mail in rebates) cdn at a local radio shack which is cheaper than at the belkin web site!



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