Will it work? Just trying to decide whether to keep my B/W or sell it. I need to get a PCI IDE controller in it and wifi access. If I can do so cheaply ($100-ish) then I'll probably keep it. Otherwise I'll probably sell it.
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USB wifi dongle on a B/W G3?
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strider42
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munckee said:
USB wifi adaptors are problematic because driver support ranges from flaky to non-existent.
A better way to go is an ethernet based wireless bridge. I use a linksys WET11, and its been great. No drivers, just hook it up, set it up and go. Linksys also makes the WET54, and belkin, dlink and macsense.com all make similar devices.
4JNA
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more expensive -- usually in the $50-70 dollar range. deal/sales/refurb can get that down to the $30-40 range.
advantage is that the bridge works with any ethernet connected device. or several. setup the bridge, plug the bridge into a $15 four port switch, and setup several things on ethernet if you need more than one connection.
advantage is that the bridge works with any ethernet connected device. or several. setup the bridge, plug the bridge into a $15 four port switch, and setup several things on ethernet if you need more than one connection.
4JNA said:
Yeah, but the problem with that is that I already have a wireless router (hence the reason I need a USB dongle or wifi card). The bridge solves a problem that I don't have (needing to connect multiple devices).