Airport Wireless on B&W G3 under OS 9

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Airport Wireless on B&W G3 under OS 9

I recently added a third party wireless card to my B&W G3 and it works fine under 10.3.9. I would like to use wireless under OS 9 so I downloaded Airport software 2.0.4. But when I tried to install it from either OS 9 or Classic, I get an error message saying that Airport isn't compatible with the hardware. I also have a Powerlogix 1 GHz G3 upgrade card installed.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,
Gordon

Mac Mini PPC

Posted on Dec 22, 2008 6:57 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 23, 2008 3:51 PM in response to GordonMacMan

What kind of card is it?

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GordonMacMan Author

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Dec 27, 2008 5:19 PM in response to Paul James Hansen

It is a Motorola card that uses the Broadcom chip set.

Regards,
Gordon

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Feb 28, 2009 7:31 AM in response to GordonMacMan

I also have a B&W using OS9 (Dedicated to an old program and plotter for making vinyl lettering, cannot use any higher OS) and I would like to be able to access my wireless and retrieve files from other computers and hard drives. I have 2 imacs and a powerbook (all latest OS) a Airport Extreme and a Time machine with an additional 1TB h/d connected to it. Currently I just use a usb Thumb Drive to move files.
Probably shouldn't mess with it but can't help myself.
Syncerely,
John

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Jan Hedlund

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Feb 28, 2009 10:01 AM in response to upnorthstudio

John,

As an alternative, you may want to have a look at an external wireless Ethernet bridge (also known as a gaming adapter). Such a device is connected to the Ethernet port of the computer. No special drivers normally needed. The bridge can be used under almost any operating system. A few examples: Belkin F5D7330, D-Link DWL-G810, D-Link DWL-G820, Linksys WET54G, Linksys WGA600N and Netgear WGE111. Study the specifications. Not all units or variants support WPA security (a firmware update may be sufficient in some cases).

Jan

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