Posted on 09/05/2007 7:44:41 PM PDT by perfect stranger
Installing a wireless USB connection went by without a hitch with my Compaq using XP Pro, but not with this machine.
What am I missing?
Two words: Eye Tea.
yup, that’s what happened. I posted it on FR on some mac thread not long ago.
I am the go-to guy in my institution for Macs...which is okay. I get along with IT, and they just direct people to me. I can usually get em fixed up in no time at all. I can also remove some of the FUD, since the IT guys respect me and will listen to me and help out when they can.
Works all around for me...:)
Ahh. They were actively opposed to having any Macs on their network? That’s too bad. I mean, my folks won’t activate IMAP on their Exchange server, which is needed to run Entourage on the Mac. IMAP has inherent security risks associated with it (in the opinion of our IT folks) and they just won’t do it, so anyone with a Mac has to use webmail. Eck.
Hell, maybe moderate moslems DO exist!
;o)
“You can run OSX on it.”
I wouldn’t run anything higher than 10.3 (Panther) on that machine because of the memory limitations...I think the G3 iMacs max out at 512 mb. You can get Panther install CD’s cheap on Ebay as well.
Yeah. It depends on what you want to do with the machine. For simple web browsing, word processing and such, one of those with 512 is okay and somewhat enjoyable.
Wife?
Just kidding...
“Honey, what are you doing in the cellar?”
“Oh, I am just networking another computer I found at the end of the driveway up the street...”
“WHAT! ANOTHER ONE???”
That's pretty funny. Knowing the salespeople that work in places like that, asking a question such as that would be an interesting experiment, but probably not very helpful. I'll bet $10 they try to sell him a remote control or an iPod.
My wife has a rule.
We live in a small ranch, and if I bring something home, I have to throw something out.
It seems pretty wise to me...:)
You never should have bought a Mac in the first place. Canned Spam.
So, if you are trying to hook up your MAC wirelessly to a wireless router; use the suggested gaming bridge.
Don’t use the USB port, go from ethernet connection to a wireless bridge.
It’s getting late for me, but I’ll try to use a gaming bridge to get online tomorrow. Thanks
You’re very welcome.
My family is tech savy, but I’m sure not.
Glad it helped.
LOL!
You’ve got a Mac...but it’s an old - like 7 years I’m guessing - old Mac. The screen you’ve got is the old Mac OS, not X. It would help to know the hardware specs on it (speed, memory, hard disk size) to know where you should go from here.
You bought a *very* old Mac that’s running Mac OS 9. You need to upgrade it to Mac OS X ASAP (mostly because drivers for the now 8 year old version of software you have are going to be hard to find.)
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