Hi, I'm looking into connecting to the Blueyonder Wireless broadband service, they say that they will not support Macs using this service but can not see why it should not work? The hardwear they send you is a Netgear ME102 WAP - with and Airport card installed in my Powerbook and allsettings done using a web browser should thisnot work? ANY advise welcome PLEASE
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Wirless Blueyonder Connection for Mac
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Well, airport does support WAP now so it should work even though they don't support it. Just if you are connecting to it, you might have to put a "$" infront of the encripted password if you need to use one.
Have you gotten the hardware and set it up yet, or are you just thinking about it yet.
Well, airport does support WAP now so it should work even though they don't support it. Just if you are connecting to it, you might have to put a "$" infront of the encripted password if you need to use one.
Have you gotten the hardware and set it up yet, or are you just thinking about it yet.
Still thinking of it as once you have signed up your bound to a 12 month contract! So was hoping avoid any unknow problems. Thanks
We have Blueyonder broadband, using a Motorola cable modem they supplied, and I added a D-link wireless router I bought on eBay. It all works a treat. Panther configures itself to the router automatically through the Aiport card - a great testament to the superiorty of the Mac OS. The only tricky thing was setting up the router, which you do through a browser. You also have to register the router as a network device with Blueyonder, i.e. give them the router's MAC no., which you do over their website.
D-Link router for Blueyoner
THANK YOU for your reply! This is exactly what I'll be doing can you tell me the name/model of your D-link router that you've got as I know it works for you, will go for the same model!
THANK YOU for your reply! This is exactly what I'll be doing can you tell me the name/model of your D-link router that you've got as I know it works for you, will go for the same model!
On blueyonder, and we have a wireless router from the Motorola modem. If you should happen to lose the connection, the first thing to do is turn the modem and the router on and off. If you cant get the connection up, just wait a bit - the Mac never fails to come up with a relevant IP address, but the modem is not that smart and needs time to sort itself out. It is Motorola after all.
They arent allowed to support Panther, only up to Jaguar, but they do know their way around Macs.
They arent allowed to support Panther, only up to Jaguar, but they do know their way around Macs.
Not really on topic but currently on 1mb BY cable, anyone upgraded from 1 to 2, notice massive speed increases surfing?