From: John Acuff (jacuff1_at_earthlink.net)
Date: Tue Apr 29 2003 - 00:22:43 PDT
On Monday, April 28, 2003, at 08:27 PM, Nancy Haitz wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am still a dumb newbie with the Newton, but learning lots from all of
> you.
>
> I am currently using a Proxim Skyline PCMCIA card to connect my Newton
> 2100 wirelessly to our DSL router. After the initial stumbling around
> getting everything configured I have zero complaints about the
> capabilities of the Proxim card. However, WEP does not work on this
> card, with Hirochi's driver. So, I am a little concerned about the
> security of our network using only the Router's firewall and MAC
> addressing to keep out the bad guys.
>
> Many of your have raved about the Lucent Orinoco Gold and Silver cards.
> And, it supports the WEP features of our router on the Newton. I am
> considering getting one. From what I can tell, this card is still
> being made and sold new at retail, and used on ebay. Could someone
> tell me if the new card currently being sold at MicroWarehouse (and
> others) is the card I want for the Newton. You can read about it here
I just bought a Dell TrueMobile 1150 card from a dutch auction on eBay
for $38. It is a re-badged Gold. I haven't tried it in my Newt yet, but
it works fine in my PB 3400. I haven't messed with WEP tho, since I
live out in the sticks. Security isn't a big issue for me.
John
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