Belkin .11g+ PC card and Linksys 11b router

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James Wright - 19 Mar 2006 01:33 GMT

I just got a Belkin PC card F5D7011 .11g+ PC card for my G4 667mhz
laptop. I was hoping to use it with my Linksys .11b wireless router as
the card is supposed to be compatible with .11g+, .11g, and .11b
networks. I did research online and the F5D7011 was recommended for my
model of computer.

Long story short, I upgraded the Airport software to the latest version,
installed the card and zip. The computer sees the card and it is getting
power, but it won't see my network. I'm wondering if there are two
versions of the F5D7011 card, one being .11g and the other .11g+. It may
also be that the Belkin doesn't like the router. I open this question up
to the floor :)

Thanks,
Jim

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Nick - 19 Mar 2006 09:23 GMT

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> The computer sees the card and it is getting
> power, but it won't see my network.

Is the computer really "seeing" the card? There are some PC cards that
go into a Mac and are "seen" but are unable to be used. Check Network
Preferences and see if there's actually a wireless port active there.

-- Nick

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Fred McKenzie - 19 Mar 2006 16:50 GMT

> I just got a Belkin PC card F5D7011 .11g+ PC card for my G4 667mhz
> laptop. I was hoping to use it with my Linksys .11b wireless router as
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> also be that the Belkin doesn't like the router. I open this question up
> to the floor :)

Jim-

"Plus" is not an industry standard, but it should be backward compatible
with 802.11b and g.

If you go to Network System Preferences and set it to Show: AirPort, what
do you see? If you can't do that, then the card is not being recognized
as an AirPort card. If you can, you should be able to set it up for
DHCP. By setting it to Show AirPort status in menu bar, you have a quick
way to turn the card on and off, and to select which base station to
connect to.

If it is not recognized as AirPort, then you need a driver. Whoever
recommended that card for your computer may also have mentioned where a
driver can be found. The first place to check is the CD that came with
it, and then the Belkin web site. Other possibilities include Sourceforge
and IOExperts.

Fred

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James Wright - 19 Mar 2006 22:04 GMT

> > I just got a Belkin PC card F5D7011 .11g+ PC card for my G4 667mhz
> > laptop. I was hoping to use it with my Linksys .11b wireless router as
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>
> Fred

I know .11g+ isn't a standard, but that is how the box is labeled. Could
be just marketing, but on the same shelf I found a .11g and a .11g+ card
from Belkin.

That card was supposed to work with Airport software 3.1 or later. The
CD would be useless as it only had Windows drivers. Any card using the
"Broadcom" chipset should work anyhoo. Now there are issues with the
Belkin F5D7010. Only the 1000 and 2000 version are supposed to work.
Other series use a different chipset. The F5D7011 was supposed to work
fine with Panther through Tiger.

I did go to network status and it showed Airport to be active yet not
connecting to any network. I gave up and returned the card. Instead I
got a Windows Linksys PC card, also a .11g. So far so good, it worked as
soon as I plugged it in! Now currently I can't use my card to it's full
potential networking with my other Macs, but I plan to upgrade to a .11g
router as soon as I have the money.

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James Wright - 19 Mar 2006 22:08 GMT

> > I just got a Belkin PC card F5D7011 .11g+ PC card for my G4 667mhz
> > laptop. I was hoping to use it with my Linksys .11b wireless router as
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>
> Fred

Here is a list of PC wireless cards compatible with Macs using Airport
and drivers supplied by third parties:

http://home.earthlink.net/~metaphyzx/Wireless.htm

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