Going Wireless?

[mraroid]

Folks...

I use a Farallon brand ethernet card in my Color Classic.  So far, I have Netscape 3.0, but soon I hope to install another browser.  I am connected to my wired/wireless access node in my house with a 50 foot ethernet cable.

I thought about cutting the cable and going wireless, but always thought it would be impossible for a older Mac like my CC.

I came across this ethernet to WiFi unit that needs no software or drivers:

http://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-Universal-Ethernet-Adapter-GWU627/dp/B004UAKCS6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437004889&sr=8-1&keywords=ethernet+to+WiFi

I have no idea if it would work or not. 

Has anyone here taken your older Mac and converted it to wireless WiFi?

jack

 

[uniserver]

yes i think it would work.

i think this would work too

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833704187

 

[rsolberg]

If you haven't had to force a 10mbps/half duplex Ethernet connection between your CC and existing router, then these should work. If you have had to disable autonegotiation on your router's port in order to get a link, then these bridge/extenders will not work. I checked through their documentation and they support autonegotiation only. I'm looking for something like this for my CC Mystic, but it has an Asante PDS Ethernet card that won't talk to autonegotiate ports. I'll either end up replacing the card or buying another cheap wifi router supported by DD-WRT or Tomato and setting that up in Client Bridge mode.

 

[markyb86]

I have used this DLink adapter for wifi, (mines xbox branded but same firmware) and it just worked connected to my Farallon EtherMacSE.

Just configured it on a PC first and switched it over.

http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-Wireless-108AG-Gaming-Adapter/dp/B0006TIA0M

Only does WEP though.

 

[mraroid]

Thanks for the feedback gentleman.  I did nothing to my router (Linksys WRT 1200AC) after I installed the Farallon card and software.  I added Open Transport, and plugged in the Ethernet cable and it just worked.

I will check out the other options that were posted.  I would love to remove this 50 ft cable that is running through out my house.
I run a secure WiFi network.  I guess I can enable that with the new WiFi unit (?)

I will update this post after I bought a unit and see if it works.

jack

 

 

[rsolberg]

The units both you and Uniserver linked to should work nicely then.

 

[techknight]

I really like my WRT54G unit honestly. That thing has worked with every NIC I have thrown at it, old and new. 

With DDWRT you could bridge it. 

 

[rsolberg]

The WRT54G/GL won't do WPA or WPA2 with either Tomato or DD-WRT in Client Bridge mode. Unsecured or WEP only. (I have half a dozen of them, it's the only thing that keeps me from completely loving them.)

 

[techknight]

Huh.. strange. I dont recall ever having that problem. 

 

[rsolberg]

I stand (very happily) corrected!  The WRT54GL will do WPA2-AES in Client and Client Bridge modes under DD-WRT.  I pulled one out of the box and gave it a go.  Tomato (1.28) disallows WPA2 in any mode but Access Point.  I expect my perceived failure of WPA under Tomato was related to my host router's settings.  I must have misconfigured DD-WRT to erroneously conclude it wouldn't work on my last attempt.  With four more of these in boxes, I might not need another router for years now!

TL;DR: The Linksys WRT54GL (and DD-WRT compatible versions of the WRT54G, GS) running DD-WRT in Client Bridge mode is also an ideal solution for wirelessing old Macs.