Re: [NTLK] Access Point compatible with WaveLan Driver

From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com)
Date: Tue Sep 24 2002 - 14:47:50 PDT


On 24/09/02 16:59, "Luiz Petroni" <lpetroni_at_compassoarte.com.br> wrote:

>
> Thanks Laurent, but (un)fortunatelly, I'm in Brazil!:(
>
> Supposing that I win an Ebay auction for a base station for U$150, pay $30
> USPS Airmail Priority and then 60% !!!! for customs taxes (which are applied
> over the Airport price plus shipping costs!!!). Final cost would be
> U$288.00.
>
> This is not as bad. Apple Brazil sells the new Airport for R$ 1.750 which is
> equal to US$ 500!! at today's US$/R$ rate.
>
> I'm trying to get some suggestions for a simple access point that could
> replace the base station (apple talk support / wavelan driver compatibility)
> so that I can look for some reseller / representative in Brazil. But, if
> there isn't anyone, I will go with your suggestion and try Ebay.
>
> It's not easy to be a Newton afficcionado in Brazil.
>
> --lpetroni
>
>> From: "Laurent Daudelin" <laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com>
>>
>> Why not an Apple AirPort Base Station? If you're looking carefully, I'm
>> pretty sure you could find the previous, Graphite, model for around $150...
>>
>> -Laurent.
>

In that case, you might want to look at D-Link. They have a wireless router
that I think supports AppleTalk and is 802.11b compatible.

-Laurent.

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