SGoddard Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Hello Everybody, I am a new user of this blog and I would appreciate any help with this project! I am in the advertising business. I have purchased 10 Original G3 iMacs 333 MHz (Revision D) with (Tray Loading CD). I have asked 10 businesses in my community to host 1 computer each on their business premesis. I will then use these computers to display advertising. THE PROBLEM? I work another job at the moment so I will visit each business location out of business hours. I will set the computers to startup 1 hour out of business hours. I want to pull up outside the business in my car, connecting to the computer wirelessly using a MAC OS9 laptop and update the computer advertising files. WHAT I HAVE TRIED? 1) Bluetooth would have been a great solution but MAC OS9 doesn't support bluetooth! 2) A broadband and Static IP address solution is too expensive? Can I use wireless USB Dongles? Any other suggestions welcome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinghed Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 as far as I know bluetooth does work on OS9, only problem is you'd need bluetooth adaptors for each machine - I know that the DBT-120 used to work. But I seem to remember that I using a generic bluetooth adaptor on os9 with one of my old nokia phones fromthat era... hope this helps R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac SK Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 You need some D-link DWL 122 usb wireless adapters. There are Mac airport adapters out there. Finding the OS9 software is the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smartie77 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 BELKIN F5D6050 USB WLAN ( supports WEP 64 and 128. I used it on OS9.2x , OSX ( 10.0 up ), Windows 95-ME ,NT4-XP, and in Vista the only downthing on OS9 is you need to plug it out before shutdown and replug before you boot again, at least thats what I experienced on an imac G3 and a PM G4. On Vista Windows Update even offered new drivers for the device.. Software and PDF Manuals are available online on Belkins Site. you get them on ebay for around 5-10 € Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbac Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 You need some D-link DWL 122 usb wireless adapters. There are Mac airport adapters out there. Finding the OS9 software is the problem. I have a BondiBlue iMac with OS9 and the DWL 122, but any ideas where to get the drivers for it? It is simply not recognized in OS9 and D-Link does not officially support it. Ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4ck1nt0sh Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Why don´t you use a wlan-ethernet bridge as they are used for playstations/xboxes and so on. You can connect them via ethernet cable and it bridges the wired lan to wireless lan. Works without drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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