Hey new Mac user here. I got a cheap old G3 wallstreet to learn the way of the Mac. (I am a diehard PC guy)
I got a WAVELAN Bronze pc wireless card for the G3. I got three sets of drivers: Aerocard, which seems to be a freeware 3rd party version of AirPort.
Airport itself, was installed on the laptop when I bought it.
And, Orinoco drivers.
I have a wireless network at home with a Netgear 108Mbps/B/G router.
I am running OS9.2 and the G3 has got a 233 PPC and 386MB ram.
What happens is, OS9 recognizes the WaveLAN card, and it even sees my home wireless network and ID's it by name. But I get no connection.
I cant see the G3 from the Netgear side of things...."list devices" shows no G3.
I am even picking up a neighbor's wifi on the G3 but cant connect to that one either!!!
I am ripping my hair out here, please help. I may have to go back to pc's!
I thought Macs were 'easy'! (I guess not when youre using outdated equipment)
thanks
steve
I got a WAVELAN Bronze pc wireless card for the G3. I got three sets of drivers: Aerocard, which seems to be a freeware 3rd party version of AirPort.
Airport itself, was installed on the laptop when I bought it.
And, Orinoco drivers.
I have a wireless network at home with a Netgear 108Mbps/B/G router.
I am running OS9.2 and the G3 has got a 233 PPC and 386MB ram.
What happens is, OS9 recognizes the WaveLAN card, and it even sees my home wireless network and ID's it by name. But I get no connection.
I cant see the G3 from the Netgear side of things...."list devices" shows no G3.
I am even picking up a neighbor's wifi on the G3 but cant connect to that one either!!!
I am ripping my hair out here, please help. I may have to go back to pc's!
I thought Macs were 'easy'! (I guess not when youre using outdated equipment)
thanks
steve