On 11/07/02 14:12, "Stephen Jendraszak" <stevehj_at_mac.com> wrote:
> I haven't followed the discussion about wireless Newts for a while,
> because I never thought I would need it. But now, I have a question. My
> school (Ball State University) is installing 3000 wireless access points
> (base stations) to cover campus with 802.11b access. My question is
> this- Could a Newton with a WaveLan card and the latest driver take
> advantage of this wireless network? The last I remember reading, using
> base stations, as opposed to ad hoc mode, was tricky, and you had to
> have a base station with certain settings. Thanks for any info-
The latest driver seems to work fine with AirPort (or other 802.11b) base
stations. I'm myself having some problems connecting to AppleTalk devices,
but internet access was flawless.
-Laurent.
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