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Wireless Card for a Lombard 333Mhz
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I think the Sonnet Aria Extreme card can do both if I'm not mistaken. It's kinda hard to find, but most used mac computer sites have it
http://www.powermax.com/parts/show/c39916
http://www.powermax.com/parts/show/c39916
The best one that I know will work is the Linksys WRT54GS (the S is for Speedboost). Also the Linksys WRT54G v1 will work. I do not know about version two. Both of these Wireless G cards use the Broadcom chipset that is in all of Apple's Airport Cards (not Airport Extreme now, that is a Wireless N card).
I've used these cards successfully in OSX on my Pismo. It ought to be recognized reasonably well in OS9 because it will be mistaken as an Airport card. If in doubt, go to this website:
www.powerbookwireless.net
It's got info for OS8, OS9, and OSX of course and which cards work well under which OS. I'd say look for the Linksys cards on Craigslist, you can find a good deal (I got my WRT54GS for $12), compare that to those Orinoco Cards which cost $30 easily on eBay. Both work the same anyway!
I've used these cards successfully in OSX on my Pismo. It ought to be recognized reasonably well in OS9 because it will be mistaken as an Airport card. If in doubt, go to this website:
www.powerbookwireless.net
It's got info for OS8, OS9, and OSX of course and which cards work well under which OS. I'd say look for the Linksys cards on Craigslist, you can find a good deal (I got my WRT54GS for $12), compare that to those Orinoco Cards which cost $30 easily on eBay. Both work the same anyway!
That Linksys device is a router, not a card.
Also, the original Airport cards used chips made by Lucent/Agere, not Broadcom. They are known in the wireless biz as the Hermes chipset. They were used by a number of vendors. The Dell TrueMobile 1150, for example, is essentially an Orinoco, and will be recognized as such by the Mac OS. The Airport drivers will work automatically; no need for third-party hacks. Cards based on other chipsets (e.g., Prism, Prism II, etc.) will require manual installation of drivers. AFAIK, only Lucent-based cards will be Plug-'n'-Play in OS9.
Also, the original Airport cards used chips made by Lucent/Agere, not Broadcom. They are known in the wireless biz as the Hermes chipset. They were used by a number of vendors. The Dell TrueMobile 1150, for example, is essentially an Orinoco, and will be recognized as such by the Mac OS. The Airport drivers will work automatically; no need for third-party hacks. Cards based on other chipsets (e.g., Prism, Prism II, etc.) will require manual installation of drivers. AFAIK, only Lucent-based cards will be Plug-'n'-Play in OS9.
the sonnet aria extreme does not work in os 9. The system recognizes that it is there, but does not see it as a wireless card. The sonnet card has a broadcom chipset too.
I currently use a Lucent Wavelan Silver in my Lombard 400 in OS9 and OSX (and OS7.6.1 on my PB 190).
It works in OS9 fine with drivers found on the net. With OSX you either have to pay for them (IOxperts) or use beta drivers. I use the beta drivers cause I am cheap.
You can find them at http://sourceforge.net/projects/wirelessdriver/
Beta 6 works with Tiger. If you google, usually you can only find a version that work with 10.2
Now all you need is to get your hand on a compatible card
It works in OS9 fine with drivers found on the net. With OSX you either have to pay for them (IOxperts) or use beta drivers. I use the beta drivers cause I am cheap.
You can find them at http://sourceforge.net/projects/wirelessdriver/
Beta 6 works with Tiger. If you google, usually you can only find a version that work with 10.2
Now all you need is to get your hand on a compatible card
No 802.11g card will work under OS 9 with Apple-original drivers - if you'll recall, AirPort Extreme (Apple's name for 802.11g) was introduced in machines that wouldn't boot OS 9, thus only OS X (10.2.6 or 10.3+, I think) supports it.
There may be 3rd party G drivers, but I have yet to find any. I just use different cards for 9 and X if a particular card isn't supported by both.
For System 7.5-OS 9, I usually use Buffalo WLI-PCM-L11GP cards, which work in everything from the PowerBook 500 series and up with their drivers. I have a couple of ORiNOCO cards for machines that boot between 9 and X. For G under X, I have one of the Linksys cards mentioned previously, and a later-model Buffalo card.
There may be 3rd party G drivers, but I have yet to find any. I just use different cards for 9 and X if a particular card isn't supported by both.
For System 7.5-OS 9, I usually use Buffalo WLI-PCM-L11GP cards, which work in everything from the PowerBook 500 series and up with their drivers. I have a couple of ORiNOCO cards for machines that boot between 9 and X. For G under X, I have one of the Linksys cards mentioned previously, and a later-model Buffalo card.
Some machines do boot OS 9 and have Airport Extreme, but I believe you are correct anyway.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2216
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