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raydemel · Nov 29, 2003, 10:37 AM

Could anyone suggest a good wireless card that I can use in a 15 inch Ti powerbook that will give better reception than the built in airport card?

thanks

Commodus · Nov 29, 2003, 12:33 PM

You can use certain 802.11g wireless cards in OS X (Jaguar and Panther) without needing separate drivers, so long as you have the right version of the Airport Software installed. For Panther, it's Airport Software 3.2 I believe.

The key is that the card has to have a Broadcom chipset in it. That's what Apple uses in their Airport Extreme cards. Linksys' WPC54G is one, but there are others too.

dgbatchelor · Dec 2, 2003, 11:24 PM

raydemel --

The wireless range problem with the TiBook is the poor antenna placement -- there are just very limited portals in the TiBook's titanium case for the signal to get in/out.

One option you might want to explore is a wireless card which fits in the PCMCIA slot (with an integrated antenna which sticks out)... Not as elegant as a completely hidden airport card/antenna, but it might give you a lot better range.