Do you know any good airport card alternatives?

kunstdirektor · 07-26-2005, 04:59 AM

Hi there!

My Mum is looking for a wireless solution for her Homeoffice. A WLAN-Router/AP will be provided by the DSL-provider (not sure which one it will be as of now). Is there an alternative to the "expensive" internal airport card (11Mbit/s) for her iBook G3 (500MHz)? I remember trying the D-Link DWL-122 some 2 years ago or so on a powerbook and it did not work out at all. Has that improved driver-wise? Are there any other products you are working with and which you could recommend? A cheap solution would be more than welcome (some USB-stick?).

Thanks for sharing your experiences.

acme.mail.order · 07-26-2005, 05:32 AM

If you want to use the card in the Airport slot then there's one choice - Apple's. Otherwise it's trial and error. The Airport cards are not that expensive in comparison, and they are 100% graranteed to work, which in my book is worth the (small) extra cost.

giskard22 · 07-26-2005, 10:54 AM

You may have some difficulty finding the card. It's been discontinued for a long time. Make sure to check eBay.

mclbruce · 07-26-2005, 08:37 PM

I'd stay away from USB wireless. They don't seem to work well with Macs. An Airport card is definitely the simplest way to go. This company has them for a reasonable price.

http://www.macwireless.com/

I've dealt with macwireless before and they seem fine to me. Cheapest wireless to Ethernet would likely be DLink.

http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=0&pid=21

kunstdirektor · 07-30-2005, 02:27 AM

Thanks a lot! I guess I'll just save myself some potential trouble and go for the Apple card. I was just wondering whether there might be other options. Thanks again!

07-26-2005, 04:59 AM	#1
kunstdirektor Prospect Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hamburg (Germany) Posts: 15	Do you know any good airport card alternatives? Hi there! My Mum is looking for a wireless solution for her Homeoffice. A WLAN-Router/AP will be provided by the DSL-provider (not sure which one it will be as of now). Is there an alternative to the "expensive" internal airport card (11Mbit/s) for her iBook G3 (500MHz)? I remember trying the D-Link DWL-122 some 2 years ago or so on a powerbook and it did not work out at all. Has that improved driver-wise? Are there any other products you are working with and which you could recommend? A cheap solution would be more than welcome (some USB-stick?). Thanks for sharing your experiences.

07-30-2005, 02:27 AM	#5
kunstdirektor Prospect Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hamburg (Germany) Posts: 15	Thank you Thanks a lot! I guess I'll just save myself some potential trouble and go for the Apple card. I was just wondering whether there might be other options. Thanks again!

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07-26-2005, 05:32 AM	#2
acme.mail.order League Commissioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tokyo Posts: 6,045	If you want to use the card in the Airport slot then there's one choice - Apple's. Otherwise it's trial and error. The Airport cards are not that expensive in comparison, and they are 100% graranteed to work, which in my book is worth the (small) extra cost.

07-26-2005, 10:54 AM	#3
giskard22 Moderator Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,272	You may have some difficulty finding the card. It's been discontinued for a long time. Make sure to check eBay.

07-26-2005, 08:37 PM	#4
mclbruce Hall of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 3,870	I'd stay away from USB wireless. They don't seem to work well with Macs. An Airport card is definitely the simplest way to go. This company has them for a reasonable price. http://www.macwireless.com/ I've dealt with macwireless before and they seem fine to me. Cheapest wireless to Ethernet would likely be DLink. http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=0&pid=21