> In article news.mts.net>,
> Dane SPAM.com> wrote:
>

>> In article nntp.aioe.org>,
>> Fred McKenzie aol.com> wrote:
>>

>>> In article comcast.dca.giganews.com>,
>>> Michael Vilain NOspamcop.net> wrote:
>>>

>>>> I went through a couple of those things at Fry's Electronics. Bottom
>>>> line, if it doesn't say "MacOS X" on the box or package, it needs a
>>>> Windows driver to work. I returned them and got a PCI card from
>>>> Wireless Mac instead (cheaper and faster than Airport card for my
>>>> system).

>>>
>>> Michael-
>>>
>>> My old Beige G3 MiniTower couldn't use a wireless PCI card because of
>>> some kind of conflict with the video circuits. I found a Belkin USB
>>> 802.11b adapter that had OS 9 and X drivers on the Belkin web site,
>>> although it was a bit tricky to get working.
>>>
>>> I've tried several other wireless devices with the Beige G3. Most that
>>> worked as a client did not work with an AppleTalk printer. I had
>>> success using a Buffalo and/or an AirPort 802.11g wireless router in WDS
>>> (Wireless Distribution System) mode.
>>>
>>> The best I've found is the new AirPort Express Type N configured as a
>>> client. The only drawback is that you have to use AirPort Utility.app
>>> to change to another network, and that may not run on the old G3 Mac!

>>
>> Can you hook up a high gain receiving antenna to it?

>
> Here it looks like you can:
> http://www.quickertek.com/products/80211N_upgrade_BS.php

> Yet here, about 2/3 down the page (AirPort Extreme (802.11n)) it says:
> "The AirPort Extreme has no port for an external antenna."
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirPort