[TriLUG] Re: wireless for beige g3

[Wing D Lizard]

What about a device that has 802.11 in and Ethernet out?  Isn't this
what an access point does?  can I use a cheap router on both ends?

It seems like the xbox and ps2 adapters would need a device
like this.

b

Wing D Lizard wrote:
> I would like to connect my beige g3 up to a wireless network.
> Ideally it would be nice to have it work linux and macos (
> 9.2 and/or 10.1).
> 
> I have a usb card in this system and it works ( I can see
> a usb harddrive), so a usb based wireless adapter would
> be ideal.
> 
> unfortunately, all of the wireless adapters I've found say
> 'need pc pruning windows'.  I found one that required mac
> os 10.2, but I do not have it yet ( it's going to be a kids
> pc -- i picked it up cheap, and don't want to sink too
> much into such an old computer).
> 
> Q:  What are my wireless options?  support for linux/macos 9.2
>     and 10.1?
> 
> thanks.
> 
> b\375
> 
> ps: didn't wireless start with the mac?   and now I can't find
>     wireless adapters for it?
> 
> 
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