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Software BaseStation In Jaguar/PC Connectivity?
Hey everybody...
If you run the Software Base Station in Jaguar, can you connect to it with a pc laptop using 802.11b? I know that if you have a regular basestation, that you can obviously use any kind of machine with a wi-fi card in it to connect. However, I was just wondering if this is possible using a pc when connected to a Software BaseStation?
For some reason, I think that when you use the Software BaseStation, it is "Apple Only" in terms of connectivity of other machines... Did I read that somewhere or imagining it? I have a pc laptop from work with a wi-fi card and if I can spend just the $100 to get an airport card and be able to use it wireless at home, that would be very cool.. I already have Jag installed, but just don't have an airport card in my imac yet...
Any help would be great!
Thanks!
If you run the Software Base Station in Jaguar, can you connect to it with a pc laptop using 802.11b? I know that if you have a regular basestation, that you can obviously use any kind of machine with a wi-fi card in it to connect. However, I was just wondering if this is possible using a pc when connected to a Software BaseStation?
For some reason, I think that when you use the Software BaseStation, it is "Apple Only" in terms of connectivity of other machines... Did I read that somewhere or imagining it? I have a pc laptop from work with a wi-fi card and if I can spend just the $100 to get an airport card and be able to use it wireless at home, that would be very cool.. I already have Jag installed, but just don't have an airport card in my imac yet...
Any help would be great!
Thanks!
yup, that indeed does work. I have an FP iMac. All you need to do is to install a Aiport Card inside. Turn on Internet Sharing in System preference. I plugged a SMC 802.11b PCMCIA card into my DELL laptop. ( of course being a windoze machine you gotta install the drivers first...etc...) but that all folks. The drawback is that you cannot use encryption. At least I was not able to get it to work using it. I set the channel to auto detect ( in the DELL) Each card maker has their own program for the wireless card. So to answer your question, YES it does work!! email me if you got any problems.....