Wireless n working in a hackinotsh!

[aquamac]

I finally got wireless n working on my Hackie! See Here for the full story!
;D

[ritalin]

That's pretty cool, its nice to have a upgrade option should should I need it.

What do you think about the question "Is Wi-Fi bad for your health?".

I've stopped using Wi Fi on my hacks and switched to cable. I was getting paranoid about possible health risks associated with exposure to the radio signal. There is probably nothing to worry about, but who knows. I still use Wi-Fi on my laptop, but I use that infrequently.

[aquamac]

Hi Ritalin,

Well, if you can get the wires to your computer, wired is always the preferred option I guess. As to the question, "Is Wi-Fi bad for your health?", well my tortoise lives next to my wireless router and he has never complained, see picture of when he was young:



He is now 20' long and lives on a diet of wilderbeast & any other animal that wanders into his lair, I mean cage!

Seriously though, I do wonder sometimes if such technology is tested thoroughly and if we really know the answers.

[ritalin]

LOL

Well they do say "two heads are better than one".

[reddrag0n]

Nice hack Steve. I wish i had the know-how to do what you did with your Hackintosh. I would be stuck somewhere out in left field somewhere.
Now all you need in an AppleTV and wireless N router and see what those bad boy speeds are like.

[aquamac]

Hi JJ,

Apple TV would be nice one day, but my bank balance is looking a bit undernourished at the mo.

[macgirl]

Which Dell Wireless card did you get 1500 or 1505?

I have a new XPS Dell Notebook that came with the hideous Intel 3945ABG card, I want to replace it with an Airport compatible card, and take advantage of the new N cards also.

Thanks.

[aquamac]

Hi macgirl & welcome to aquamac forums, I have read many of your posts over at insanely mac. The card I used is the DELL 1500 mini PCIe card and if your DELL has one of these slots, I would think is compatible.

Here is the text from the ebay advert I bought the card from:

You are buying a NEW Dell Wireless 1500 Draft N mini PCI-E Module.

This auction Includes the following Item:

1. Dell Draft N Wireless Network card
Dell models officially supporting the Wireless 1500 module:

Dell XPS: M2010, M1710, M1210
Dell Inspiron: 640m, e1505, 6400, 9400, e1705, e1405
Dell Latitude: D520, D820, D620
Dell Precision: WorkStation M65, M90

Wireless 1500 Draft N:

Highlights

High-speed Wireless-N (draft 802.11n) networking for your Notebook computer
MIMO technology uses multiple radios to create a robust signal that travel far and reduces dead spots
Can connect to Wireless-G and -B networks
Enhanced wireless security with Wi-Fi Protected Access™ (WPA2) with up to 256-bit encryption

Hope that this works out for you!

[macgirl]

Thank you very much, Aquamac.

Yes my XPS M1330 has two (yes 2) Mini PCIe slots, one is for WLan an the other For WWan (which is empty), I read that someone put a Broadcom Dell card together with the Intel card on a Dell Notebook, and worked for him on the Mac OS as an Airport an the Intel on the Windows.

I'm undicided yet what to get, maybe a 1500/1505 or a 1490, or another choice is an Atheros card, some people on ebay are selling the MacBook's original (Atheros they say) card.

Since I'm in Mexico I have less chices from people who can send the card to my country, another way is to call Dell and ask them if they sell the card here, today I saw some Latitude and Precision laptos on Dell's site that come with the option of 1490 or the Intel 3945abg.

Thank you for the welcome

[aquamac]

No problem, I hope all goes well, let us know which card you go for as it is always useful to get more info on what works!