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| MacWireless 11b PC Card - 200mW |
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This powerful 200mW wireless card for Macintosh PowerBooks (see the list below) outperforms AirPort cards in output power and operating range. At 11 Mbps, you will have all the bandwidth you need for web surfing and file sharing - roughly 7 times the bandwidth of DSL. Supports Mac OS 7.5.5 up to 9.2.2. Also available at regular power - 32 mW.
No OS X Support. If you're running OS X 10.3 or higher, we recommend our higher performance (54 Mbps) and lower cost 11g PC Card instead.
200 milliwatt output power outperforms the Apple Airport card 6 times over!
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| 11b PC Card High Power 200mWatt - $89.98 |
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| 11b PC Card Regular Power 32mWatt - $69.98 |
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- Speed: Up to 11 Mbps.
- Range: Up to 2400 feet (200mW Card).
- Easy to install and use.
- Supports AppleTalk, TCP/IP, & other network protocols.
- IEEE 802.11b Wi-Fi Compliant.
- Works with Apple AirPort Base Stations including Extreme and Express, WiFi compliant Base Stations and other 802.11b Access Points.
- Great easy-to-use interface.
- FCC Part 15 & CE certified.
- 5 Volt 16bit Type II PCMCIA Compliant PC Card.
- 64-bit & 128-bit hardware-based WEP encryption.
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Requires Mac OS 7.5.5 up to 9.2.2.
Also works with Windows 9x, Me, 2000 & XP notebook systems*.
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Works with PowerBook G4 (except 12"), G3, G3 Bronze, G3 Wall Street, 3400, 2400, 1400, 1400c, 1400cs, 5300 & 190.
 PowerBook G3 Original |
PowerBook G3 Black Keyboard |
PowerBook G3 Bronze Keyboard |
 PowerBook G4 |
PowerBook 3400, 2400, 1400, 1400c, 1400cs, 5300 & 190 |
 PowerBook G4 12"
NOT compatible |
iBooks
NOT compatible |
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Q:
How do I manually install the older Mac OS software for my PC Card?
A: The installation files are located inside the "Installer Files" folder on the MacWireless CD,
or in the folder downloaded from the 'Software' section of this page.
PC Card on PowerBooks 190, 5300, and 1400:
This requires use of the ResEdit application which is not provided.
1. Copy Wireless 2x to Control Panels folder inside System Folder and rename it MacWireless PC Card.
2. Copy Wireless PC Card Ext (2.x) to Extensions folder inside System Folder.
3. Using ResEdit application:
-- open Wireless drvr (2.x11) file.
-- copy .enet0 resource inside DRVR resource into DRVR resource in your System file (Macintosh HD\System\System\'DRVR' resource\'.enet0')
4. Save & restart your computer.
PC Card on all other PowerBook models:
1. Copy Wireless 3x to Control Panels folder inside System Folder and rename it MacWireless PC Card.
2. Copy Wireless drvr (3.x11) to Extensions folder inside System Folder.
3. Copy Wireless PC Card Enabler11 to Extensions folder inside System Folder.
4. Restart computer.
PCI card:
1. Copy Wireless 3x to Control Panels folder inside System Folder and rename it MacWireless PC Card.
2. Copy Wireless PCI Driver to Extensions folder inside System Folder .
3. Copy Wireless PCI Enabler to Extensions folder inside System Folder .
4. Restart computer.
Q: My PowerBook has an AirPort slot. Why should I use MacWireless 802.11b PC Card instead?
A: In general, if your computer has an internal AirPort slot, we recommend the Apple AirPort card. However our PC Card has the following advantages:
- Our PC Card has up to 200 milliwatts of output power meaning better range, particularly when it comes to PowerBook Titanium with its range limitations.
- Our PC Card works with Mac OS all the way back to 7.5.5, The Apple Airport software 2.0.4 (the only version available on Apple web site) requires OS 9.2.1 or higher.
- Our PC Card supports both 40-bit & 128-bit encryption. Apple Airport card for OS 9 supports only 40-bit encryption.
Q: MacWireless 200 milliwatt PC Card does not seem to have any better range than the installed AirPort card in my Titanium. How can I improve this?
A: Although our cards & adapters can coexist with the Apple AirPort card, the signals from two proximately close adapters can interfere with each other. To obtain maximum range, turn off the Airport card (Airport icon is on the top right corner of screen).
Alternatively, you can create multiple 'Location' configurations inside the Network System Preference, so that only one card is active at any one time & you can then switch between configurations as needed.
For additional suggestions on how to improve your wireless connection, please see the following FAQ: I have poor wireless connection. How can I improve it?
Q: Why can't I eject my MacWireless PC Card from PowerBook 190, 1400, or 5300?
A: For these 3 machines, you must first change your AppleTalk connect via from Alternate Ethernet to Modem/Printer before you are allowed to eject the MacWireless PC Card. After re-insertion remember to change you AppleTalk Connect Via back to Alternate Ethernet in order to have access to the wireless AppleTalk network.
Q: Why does my ethernet PC card for my PowerBook 190, 1400, or 5300 laptop no longer work after installing the MacWireless PC Card software?
A: These early laptops were not designed to have more than one network connection, so the installer must essentially replace the drivers for the ethernet PC card with wireless drivers in order to work. The only way to get the ethernet PC Card to work again is to re-install the ethernet drivers (or the whole OS) which would then disable the MacWireless card. Note: These older computers are the same models that the MacWireless PC Card shows up as 'Alternate Ethernet' rather than 'MacWireless PC Card' in the AppleTalk and TCP/IP control panels These models do not have built-in ethernet ports.
Q: Why does the signal strength bar shows no signal in the Mac OS 9 Macwireless Control Panel?
A: Signal strength meter shows activity only when there is actual wireless traffic, such as when the internet browser is running. Configure the card per included instruction. The signal strength will show when there is wireless traffic.
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Issue: With Mac OS 9.2.2, the computer freezes when File Sharing is on and MacWireless PC Card is inserted.
Solution: Turn File Sharing off or use an older version of Mac OS.
Issue: Signal strength bar shows no signal.
Description: Signal strength meter shows activity only when there is actual wireless traffic, such as when the internet browser is running.
Solution: Configure the card per included instruction. The signal strength will show when
there is wireless traffic.
Issue: Can not connect to Linksys WAP11 ver.2.2
Description: The problem is with the firmware shipped with the Linksys WAP11 ver. 2.2.
Solution: Download and install the latest firmware from the Linksys web site. The latest firmware does resolve this issue.
Issue: AppleTalk connections through Linksys Access Points
Description: There are some models of Linksys Access Points that do not pass AppleTalk traffic. Computers will not be able to print to AppleTalk printers or share files with computers on the Ethernet connection through these Access Points.
Solution: Use an Apple AirPort or other base station that is capable of passing all standard Ethernet protocol traffic. Use TCP/IP printing, see Apple’s Technote, http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=20148. Check with the printer manufacturer to see if there is a TCP/IP network printing option available.
Issue: 11b PC Card cannot connect to 11n Extreme Base Station when base station is encrypted using WEP (Transitional Security Network).
Description: WEP implementation in 11n Extreme Base Station is not compatible with the WEP implementation used by the 11b PC Card.
Solution: Disable encryption and use MAC address access control instead. For instructions on how to set up MAC address access control, see page 51 of
Designing AirPort Networks Using the AirPort Utility.
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Software
Download Mac OS 7/8/9 Installer for High Power PC Card
v. e.4.6, size 520 Kbytes, released 11/03/2005
Download Mac OS 7/8/9 Installer for Regular Power PC Card
rev. R.P.0, size 297 Kbytes, released 04/02/2004
Download Windows & Linux Installer
v. 1.07.37, size 8,210 Kbytes
Installation Instructions
 Download Installation Instructions for 32mW PC Card
Download Installation Instructions for 200mW PC Card |
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Roam wirelessly with internet access and networks speeds up to 54 Mbps. A 4-port ethernet router adds more functionality.
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External antennas for AirPort Base Stations, AirPort cards, and wireless PCI cards.
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