[rdcrosse]

Have recently converted my folks to switch (mostly because the PowerBooks just look so darn nice) and would like to set them up for wireless internet. The problem is, no broadband is available in their area except for one satellite option which is ridiculously expensive.

Did a bit of looking into Linksys and Netgear but could not find any wireless options for dial-up - all are ethernet only.

So it looks as if I will have to shell out for the Base Station unless anyone knows of a cheaper alternative?

Also, I would need to setup an access point (rather large house) so they could roam beyond the base station's rather meager range. Does anyone use this particular combination of the base station with another manufacturer's access point? Any recommendations?

Thanks much in advance.

[thesearcher]

Originally posted by rdcrosse:

Did a bit of looking into Linksys and Netgear but could not find any wireless options for dial-up - all are ethernet only.

So it looks as if I will have to shell out for the Base Station unless anyone knows of a cheaper alternative?

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...hreadid=135586

[rdcrosse]

Thanks for the link, but unfortunately, none of the products mentioned in that post are wireless - most of them are simple standard routers that happen to have an additional phone port. I didn't think there would be too many wireless dial-up options available.

So I will probably be forced to purchase the Base Station but am still interested in the second part of my query: can someone recommend a good access point to use in conjuction with the base station? Would like to extend the wireless range well beyond 300 feet (indoors). I am assuming that it shouldn't be difficult to configure a product such as D-Link's DWL900AP to bridge to the base station and extend coverage?

[tooki]

The SMC 7004AWBR has a serial port to which a standard 56K modem can be attached. Even with the cost of a modem, it might be cheaper than an Apple base station, especially if you get everything on sale.

tooki

[fulmer]

you mentioned you wanted to extend the range. well, you're going to get pretty crappy range with the ti powerbooks unless you use a PCMCIA card. Many of them now work with OS X, because some kind UNIX souls set up drivers for them to work in os x. those will give you good range.