Airport question

[Heart Break Kid]

My bro is running a wireless network using his dell. is there anyway for a mac to connect to this network without using an airport base station? i mean...if i have the card..can i just log onto the network and surf the net?

yes im a nooby...just bought that 17" PB....still waiting on it though

 

[MrMacMan]

What is the wireless connection 802.11b ?

It all depends if it a 'b' or 'g' connection.

 

[Heart Break Kid]

its 802.11 b

will it work?
i hope it does

i dont wanna buy a base station
damn expensive
and i already forked out nearly 5 gs for my PB + other stuff

 

[MrMacMan]

I belive the new Powerbook still come with the old airport inside.

It will work if the new powerbooks have 802.11b abality..

Your gonna have to check on it.

 

[veedubdrew]

On a different note, I just set up my AirPort extreme base station in my living room for my iMac in my bedroom (it's hardwired to a PC out in the living room). When I open the AirPort Admin thing, no base stations show up. I'm online and have nearly 100% signal, but for some reason the admin utility isn't recognizing it. Any suggestions?

 

[hugemullens]

If you install an airport extreme card in the powerbook, it will work on ANY 802.11b or 802.11g network. I have the origonal airport in my powermac and its connected to a Dlink wireless router. Your new powerbook should have no problem sharing the connection assuming its one of those two standards.

 

[iJon]

i havent been to impressed with Airport Extreme to much. I have come to the conclusion that it would be three things. My router, my card, or my powerbook. I used to have a Pismo with an AirPort card on a wireless Linsys router and worked great. I go could go into my backyard and get great speeds. Now I have a 12 inch powerbook with airport extreme and my speeds just plain suck. I am in my room right now and had to connect to hard wire just to do stuff. But at work we have an actual Airport Extreme Base Station and it works great. But i only tried it with my powermac, not this computer. Im gonna have to say its the card not liking third party routers. Oh well though, if i dont solve the problem ill bring home an airport base station if necessary. any body else have any problems with a linsys router, mine is 802.11b one.

iJon

 

[straphound]

WEP

Since we are on the subject of Airport problems, has anyone been successfull getting 128 bit WEP working between a third party access point and Airport? I set the 1st key under the WAP's control panel but my Ibook keeps rejecting it. W/out WEP turned on it works like a champ.

THANKS!

 

[yzedf]

Originally posted by iJon
i havent been to impressed with Airport Extreme to much. I have come to the conclusion that it would be three things. My router, my card, or my powerbook. I used to have a Pismo with an AirPort card on a wireless Linsys router and worked great. I go could go into my backyard and get great speeds. Now I have a 12 inch powerbook with airport extreme and my speeds just plain suck. I am in my room right now and had to connect to hard wire just to do stuff. But at work we have an actual Airport Extreme Base Station and it works great. But i only tried it with my powermac, not this computer. Im gonna have to say its the card not liking third party routers. Oh well though, if i dont solve the problem ill bring home an airport base station if necessary. any body else have any problems with a linsys router, mine is 802.11b one.

iJon

It's a conspiracy to force us to buy Apple's overpriced Airport stations...

As to using the linksys, I don't know anyone with a 802.11g laptop that could test on my router. With my buddy's Pismo he can get a usable signal in the middle of my street, about 200 ft and 4 walls away!

Question:

PC's will have tri-mode wireless in a few months. When will the Mac's? 802.11a does have it's advantages over b/g when using many routers on the same network to cover a big area (park or big office building).

 

[yzedf]

Re: WEP

Originally posted by straphound
Since we are on the subject of Airport problems, has anyone been successfull getting 128 bit WEP working between a third party access point and Airport? I set the 1st key under the WAP's control panel but my Ibook keeps rejecting it. W/out WEP turned on it works like a champ.

THANKS!

yes.

hexadecimal...

 

[Billicus]

Originally posted by veedubdrew
On a different note, I just set up my AirPort extreme base station in my living room for my iMac in my bedroom (it's hardwired to a PC out in the living room). When I open the AirPort Admin thing, no base stations show up. I'm online and have nearly 100% signal, but for some reason the admin utility isn't recognizing it. Any suggestions?

I thought you had to be hard wired to use the airport admin utility to set it up.