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Mac Forum / General / Networking / May 2008Connecting a eige G3 (OS9.2) wirelessly to the net
I have three computers, a G4 Quicksilver, a beige G3 tower running OS9.2, and a Dell running Windows (there are good reasons for having all three, plus I keep the G3 because all my software is OS9.2 and I don’t want to spend money getting the OSX versions for software I rarely use). The G4 and the Dell connect to the internet wirelessly using USB dongles, but the G3 is connected to to the router by an ethernet cable. However, what with kids getting older etc, we are reorganising the house and shifting everything around, and I want to connect the G3 wirelessly, too. I’m sure that was already being done back in the days of OS9.2 so can anyone suggest the necessary hardware etc. I did once have a Wallstreet powerbook which used a Cisco card with OS9.2 so I know it can be done. Direct email would be welcome. Thanks, PP In article <009d146a-f55c-4f3e-8b4b-bc61aaec6c47@a70g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>, > I have three computers, a G4 Quicksilver, a beige G3 tower running > OS9.2, and a Dell running Windows (there are good reasons for having [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > with OS9.2 so I know it can be done. Direct email would be welcome. > Thanks, PP there are two basic ways -- either an internal pci card (which may be difficult to find) or an external bridge. i suspect finding a card that works in os 9 these days may be difficult, so the easiest would be the latter with something like a linksys wet-54 (netgear, dlink, etc. all make equivalents), which converts anything with an ethernet port to wireless. you configure it with a web browser and just connect it with a networking cable, and no drivers are necessary. http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US %2FLayout&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&cid=1134692497433 > there are two basic ways -- either an internal pci card (which may be > difficult to find) or an external bridge. You could also add a USB PCI Card and then use a Wireless USB Device just like you have used elsewhere, and get USB 1.1 ports as an Extra benefit. > In article <120520081040253730%nos...@nospam.invalid>, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > just like you have used elsewhere, and get USB 1.1 ports as an Extra > benefit. I already have a USB card in it. Could you suggest a suitable card which will havev OS9 drivers? In article <3b7268eb-8c03-4a0b-94f4-7c5678762210@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com>, > I already have a USB card in it. Could you suggest a suitable card > which will havev OS9 drivers? PFG- I have an old Belkin USB 802.11b adapter, and was able to download both OS 9 and OS X drivers from Belkin. I do not recall the number, and the drivers are "flakey". I recall that there was a compatibility problem between the available PCI Wifi cards and the Beige G3's video circuits, so that leaves you with the "bridge" option. I tried several ways to add the Beige G3 to Wifi. One D-Link bridge may have worked for internet access, but it did not pass AppleTalk that I used for printing. It is possible to configure some 802.11g base stations in the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) mode, with a master station and others that can be either relays or clients. I tried it with various combinations of Buffalo wireless routers and the Apple Extreme base station. That worked OK with the Beige G3, including AppleTalk. The older Apple AirPort Express could not be configured to allow its Ethernet port to be used for a client. However the new AirPort Express "N" can, if you first upgrade its firmware. Once the firmware is upgraded, the latest version of AirPort Utility.app has a new option to allow the Express to work in bridge mode, supporting a client connected to its Ethernet port. The only drawback I've found with this approach, is that you need a recent (Tiger or Leopard) OS X machine to run AirPort Utility.app, if you want to change the WiFi network the Express connects to. A more expensive approach would be to use another AirPort Extreme base station, configured as a bridge. Fred |
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