[NTLK] Newton-compaible WiFi router FS/FT?

Wed Apr 26 12:49:35 EDT 2017

Morgan- I should have remembered that before posting...too many late nights trying to get this thing to work...!

Sent from my iPhone

> On 26 Apr 2017, at 17:37, Morgan Aldridge <morgant at makkintosshu.com> wrote:
> 
> The "snow" AirPort is 802.11b only, the first AirPort Extremes were the
> ones to add support for 802.11g as well.
> 
> Morgan
> 
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 04:28 Fundamental Learning - Rob Moody <
> robmoody at fundamental-learning.com> wrote:
> 
>> Morgan- are you using the Airport Snow as an access point? Is this guest
>> network running from the Snow? And how are you getting it to run on 802.11b
>> only?
>> Rob
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On 26 Apr 2017, at 01:22, Piotrowski Paweł (Newton) <newton at indigi.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> OK, about AP for Newton. Officially I must admit that there is some
>> issue with AP’s for Newton. I just tested my AirPortExtreme. Is not
>> working. It’s strange, because WiFi connection is established (AirPort see
>> Newton WiFi card. Router even give IP address), but there is some issue
>> with DNS (like Robs problem).
>>> 
>>> My Time Capsule (working fine with Newton) is 1st generation Time
>> Capsule. Working fine.
>>> AirPort Extreme 2nd generation - won’t work…
>>> AirPort Express N 1st generation - won’t work…
>>> 
>>> What I discovered: Lucent (orinoco) Silver won’t even work with my
>> TimeCapsule… ELSA and Intel card working fine… Very very weird…
>>> 
>>> Morgan, It is not about configuration, because on all my setups I have
>> the same manual IP etc. Must be something with establishing a connection.
>> I’m not expert, but maybe ’N’ option is problem…
>>> But in second hand, why Intel card working fine and Lucent won’t work? I
>> don’t know...
>>> 
>>> Tomorrow I will do couple other tests with other AP’s and WiFi cards.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> Pawel Piotrowski
>>> 
>>> NPDS Server: http://newton1.applenewton.co.uk:8079 (powered by Newton
>> 2100)
>>> NPDS Tracker Server: http://tracker.applenewton.co.uk:3680 <
>> http://tracker.applenewton.co.uk:3680/> (powered by Raspberry Pi)
>>> 
>>> Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/indigi_newton/ <
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>>> Twitter: https://twitter.com/indigi_newton/ <
>> https://twitter.com/indigi_newton/>
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 26 Apr 2017, at 00:07, Morgan Aldridge <morgant at makkintosshu.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I have used my Apple AirPort "Snow" with my Newton MessagePad 2100 and
>>>> Buffalo/Melco 802.11b card. I'm now using them with a NetGear Zing quite
>>>> successfully (though you have to disable auth and force the guest
>> network
>>>> to 802.11b).
>>>> 
>>>> The trick is manual IP addresses. Easy for me to say, but know your IPs,
>>>> subnet, and DNS.
>>>> 
>>>> Morgan
>>>> 
>>>> On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 14:04 Fundamental Learning - Rob Moody <
>>>> robmoody at fundamental-learning.com <mailto:
>> robmoody at fundamental-learning.com>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Dan- this may very well be the issue I've been facing...
>>>>> 
>> http://myapplenewton.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/apple-newton-2x00-wifi-hardware.html?m=1
>>>>> My airport snow dome & snow dome extreme have not worked...and do not
>>>>> appear on this list...
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 25 Apr 2017, at 17:14, Dan <dan at dbdigitalweb.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> May I suggest getting something that can do Wifi B only as an
>> option?  I
>>>>>> would also try to avoid routers that have the N class (several people
>>>>>> have had problems with N class routers and Newton's).  But my
>> suggestion
>>>>>> would be to try an wrt model (the kind that you can reflash with
>> DD-Wrt
>>>>>> or Tomato) as I have had good luck with those.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> But I really think getting a older model that doesn't have the N
>>>>>> class/speed and setting it to B only will work.  If you haven't tried
>>>>>> the B ONLY setting that on your current router (if it has one), I
>> would
>>>>>> giving that a shot.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -Dan
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 4/25/2017 8:13 AM, Fundamental Learning - Rob Moody wrote:
>>>>>>> I am close to concluding that this may have been the issue all along
>> in
>>>>> my longstanding problem of going wireless on the Newt...compatible
>> access
>>>>> point...although I'm having probs getting connected to my Powerbook so
>> I
>>>>> can connect wirelessly to NCX...!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On 25 Apr 2017, at 12:43, Marisa Giancarla <fstltna at me.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Im looking for a newton compatible wifi router/airport device.
>> Anyone
>>>>> have one for sale or trade?
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Marisa
>>>>> 
>>>> <http://newtontalk.net/>
>>>>> 
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