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On 11/16/00 8:46 PM, "Rick Kent" <maverick@maverickmedia.com> wrote:
> I have been using the Farallon (remember that they used to be a Mac
> only company, so they do understand that not everything is
> PC-centric) card for about 2 months and it works great.
But then again the AirPort *IS* a WaveLAN/Orinoco Silver card, sans antenna,
so it works perfectly with the Airport software
>
> My only objections are:
>
> 1. It sticks out from the side of the G3 so much (presumably as an
> antennae) that it does not fit in my carrying case when installed.
It's an antenna, and without it, your range is DRASTICALLY reduced...;-)
>
> 2. Although I have no comparative proof, I do not think that the
> range in my house is as good as what Apple specs the native G3 cards.
It's probably within a few feet...you have to remember about background RF
being a limiter as well as walls, ceilings, etc.
>
> 3. There does not seem to be any way to gracefully get Appletalk to
> switch back to another protocol once the card is removed (like when I
> go to the office and plug into our Ethernet LAN). Location Manager
> just does not handle it, and you have to actually bring up the
> Appletalk control panel.
That's got to be an issue with the Farallon cards, the Lucent cards have
worked flawlessly for me.
john
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