Also have a Graphite base station with modem that I used to share dial-up. Now I have DSL with a Netgear router.

Any value in a Graphite Base station?

I tried to figure out if it could be used as a access point but I don't think it can, Any one know for sure?

gg

dont those have the old airport card inside?

i just took a brand spanking new one out of a box and started using it, unfortunately its not as easy to setup as i thought it would be -- it kicks me off all day =(

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I believe it was the snow colored ones that have the airport card.

What happened to your Netgear 814?

Thats what I have been using with no problems so far.

gg

Graphite = 802.11b. That card inside is worth $$$

If you're just gonna toss it, I could use one

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Are you sure they have the airport card?

gg

The graphite models do not have an AirPort card, sorry. The white original models with modems have AirPort cards and the cone-shaped Extreme base stations have Extreme AirPort cards. The original graphite base stations have a proprietary wireless card that is useless. The graphite models also get very hot and have problems with their power supplies. I'm surprised it still works.

To repeat what zachdog said:

The Graphite base stations do not have the airport cards in them, it is in fact the snow ones that do.

[en.wikipedia.org]
The original base station (known as Graphite) featured a modem and an Ethernet port. It was based on the same Lucent WaveLAN Bronze PC Card as the AirPort Card

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Looks to be going for $10 plus shipping on e-bay

i need one for a friend's setup, too.

$10 on eBay, you say?

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AirPort Base Station (Graphite)
Introduced: July 1999
Discontinued: November 2001
Model Number: M5757
Wireless Data Rate: Up to 11 Mbps
Range: 150 ft. (50m)
Compatibility: Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b)
Frequency: 2.4 GHz
Radio output power: 15 dBm (nominal)
Supported protocols: AppleTalk, TCP/IP, NAT, DHCP, UDP, FTP, PPPoE, L2TP, DNS, IPSec/VPN Passthrough, SNMP, Telnet
Security: 40-bit encryption
Capacity: 10 users
Power over Ethernet: No
Ports: 1 - RJ-45, 1 - RJ-11 for built-in 56k modem
Weight and Dimensions (US): 1.65 lbs., 6.9" D x 3.2" H
Weight and Dimensions (Metric): 565 g, 175 mm D x 80 mm H
History: In 1999, Apple released parallel to the new iBooks its new networking technology Airport which was developed in cooperation with Lucent Technologies. It was a wireless LAN network with up to 11 Mbps (faster than a 10 Base-T ethernet card). The Base Station was basically an ethernet hub and modem router for sharing an internet connection between Macs in the Airport wireless network.
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I took one of those Lucent cards out of a graphite and used it in my G4digital audio and it works just fine. It did require some modification to the G4's case however.

The Lucent WaveLan cards used in the Graphite ABS are recognized as Airport cards by Apple software. Mine had a Silver card, not the Bronze. I still have a Graphite ABS, but I can't remember if I pulled the card out or not..... I'll look sometime when I'm going to be listing some stuff on eBay.

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Some say the Lucent cards work better on PC slot load Powerbooks because they extend outside the case.

I am still using a Graphite ABS for wireless (almost 5 or 6 years) and it is still chugging along (knock on wood). Works great with my iBook G4. It is upstairs in the Bedroom and I can sit in my driveway, on front porch or side yard and still get a decent signal.

I have a Powerbook with a Airport card inside and lose the signal if I leave the room.

I think I may spring for a new Base station soon, maybe.

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Some say the Lucent cards work better on PC slot load Powerbooks because they extend outside the case.

I have a Powerbook with a Airport card inside and lose the signal if I leave the room.

Try a Motorola WN825G in your PowerBook, it really does make a difference having the antenna outside of the TiBook case.