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mnem
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Sep 18, 2003, 09:59 AM
 
Hi,

I just picked up a virtually free Powermac 7200 and I was wondering if anyone knows if it is possible to get it running on a wireless network?

I guess I can just stick a wireless PCI networking card in it and it should work, but Nothing Is As Easy As It Seems. Anyone else tried this before I waste some money on a WiFi card? Or does anyone know what WiFi cards will work in it?



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imactheknife
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Sep 18, 2003, 10:22 AM
 
Hi there, you should be able to use a WiFi PCI card in this...but keep in mind that the 7200 is getting quite old in it's design and has some serious limitations with speed and upgrade ability..but I always like getting stuff for free too! or close to it..but if you do get a wireless set up don't expect a lot of performance out of that box...unless you plan to upgrade it even further with a 7600 logic board and a G3 upgrade etc..good luck...Mark
     
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Sep 18, 2003, 01:17 PM
 
As far as I have found out the PCI cards does not work on the Mac. USB card does work and at dlink.com there is a usb wireless thing but the mac drivers are for OS X only.

The cheapest way to get X to run on it is a 7500/7600 motherboard and a 604E cpu but then you need at least a 2 GB HD to shoe horn 10.1.5 into it. You will end up paying for it s much as a beige G3, not clever at all

Accept the limitations of the 7200 and use it in 8.6 to play networked DOOM or something
     
mnem  (op)
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Sep 18, 2003, 05:08 PM
 
Accept the limitations of the 7200 and use it in 8.6 to play networked DOOM or something
Heh Well it's actually my first messing around with a mac since I had a Performa 475, so it seems quite fast compared to that

The reason I'm asking about this, in case anyone is curious, is that I was toying with the idea of getting an Airport base station and using it to start a wireless network for some PC's and the Mac. I aim to have a G5 someday, so that will be getting added to the network someday too

I may just grab a cheapo PCI card from some PC place and work out how difficult it is to write a driver for it. It seems like a good idea at the moment, but then I have been drinking cherry based beer...


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