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Which AP card for MDD 1.25? - Black - 04-17-2010
None of the airport cards listed at OWC seem to be compatible?
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/wireless/
The machine is an MDD single 1.25, the 'final' G4.
Thanks!
Re: Which AP card for MDD 1.25? - RAMd®d - 04-17-2010
This one should work: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/M7600LLE/
I got a $10 USB dongle from Geeks.com for mine. One day I may check to see if there's a n equivalent.
Re: Which AP card for MDD 1.25? - jdc - 04-17-2010
a regular "b" airport card -- still hard to find
you might want to consider a USB wireless "thumb" type drive
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20Technology/MXP802GU2/
Re: Which AP card for MDD 1.25? - Filliam H. Muffman - 04-17-2010
USB WiFi dongle is the cheapest but you are going to be limited to USB 1.1 speeds unless you have a USB 2.0 PCI card (will WiFi work via a USB PCI card?).
The fastest wireless solution would be the G4 using an ethernet cable to an AirPort/WiFi router in bridged mode, but that makes it more complicated and runs the price up.
Re: Which AP card for MDD 1.25? - Black - 04-17-2010
Thx. On-board is USB 1 and the upgrade card only has two slots, so I'm a little hesitant to go the USB route. Do those dongles need drivers, or are they plug-and-play? Would they be seen automatically or is there something I'd need to do in the settings to enable them? No problem for me but the person this is for doesn't do well with minor problems and I don't want any more support headaches.
Re: Which AP card for MDD 1.25? - hal - 04-17-2010
b cards aren't hard to find nor expensive these days
there's a buy it now for $21 right now:
http://computers.shop.ebay.com/Computers-Networking-/58058/i.html?LH_BIN=1&_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A2695&_nkw=original+airport&_catref=1&_ipg=&_sticky=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_sop=15&_sc=1
Re: Which AP card for MDD 1.25? - RAMd®d - 04-17-2010
The one I used was a no-name as I recall, and it was completely PnP, no worries.
A couple of others I tried on a friends PC *did* need drivers and never worked.
Re: Which AP card for MDD 1.25? - Black - 04-17-2010
Filliam H. Muffman wrote:
USB WiFi dongle is the cheapest but you are going to be limited to USB 1.1 speeds unless you have a USB 2.0 PCI card (will WiFi work via a USB PCI card?).
The fastest wireless solution would be the G4 using an ethernet cable to an AirPort/WiFi router in bridged mode, but that makes it more complicated and runs the price up.
I've got this stupid Asus sitting here already that I never used . . .
the one that's on the MR page today (deal apparently expired BTW):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320023&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-Network%20-%20Wireless%20Routers-_-ASUS-_-33320023&AID=10440897&PID=2108417&SID=
Could that be used as a bridge? If so does it matter what the source router is?
Re: Which AP card for MDD 1.25? - Filliam H. Muffman - 04-17-2010
Black wrote: Could that be used as a bridge? If so does it matter what the source router is?
The product page says it can be used to bridge networks but I have not used that model or tried it with a non-Apple product in OS X.
DD-WRT has a Wiki page for bridge mode. http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater_Bridge
Re: Which AP card for MDD 1.25? - mattkime - 04-17-2010
>>Could that be used as a bridge? If so does it matter what the source router is?
definitely sounds like a dd-wrt project.
not certain what it takes to do that, but i'm curious