Any wireless PCI adapters that support WPA on Windows 98?

[Guest void.no.spam.com@gmail.com]

Does anyone know of any wireless PCI adapters that let you use WPA

encryption on Windows 98?

[Guest Bill Kearney]

Re: Any wireless PCI adapters that support WPA on Windows 98?

 

 

<void.no.spam.com@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Does anyone know of any wireless PCI adapters that let you use WPA

> encryption on Windows 98?

 

Nope. New machines can be had for next to nothing these days, ditch the 98

box.

[Guest Dan]

RE: Any wireless PCI adapters that support WPA on Windows 98?

 

It is good to continue using Windows 98 especially if you use VPN since if

your workplace server is hacked then the hacker can break into your home

computer but not with Windows 98 Second Edition. All the advanced hacker

will be able to do is cause a denial of service error or possibly freeze your

machine and there will be no access. If you don't believe me check out the

security and safety of 98 Second Edition on secunia.com and compare 98 Second

Edition to Windows 2000 Professional and Windows XP Professional. The

external security of NT business operating systems is great but there is no

internal safety according to Chris Quirke, mvp because XP and 2000 lack

maintenance operating systems like MS-DOS that is in 98 Second Edition. As

far as a wireless PCI adapter you could always Google it and check Ebay.

 

"void.no.spam.com@gmail.com" wrote:

> Does anyone know of any wireless PCI adapters that let you use WPA

> encryption on Windows 98?

>

[Guest me here]

Re: Any wireless PCI adapters that support WPA on Windows 98?

 

void.no.spam.com@gmail.com wrote:

> Does anyone know of any wireless PCI adapters that let you use WPA

> encryption on Windows 98?

 

Check out the Belkin 54G PCI cards.

 

I have one and at one stage it was in a 98SE machine. My network is

WPA but as it was a triple boot PC (98, XP and Linux) I can't remember

if I got round to hooking the network to 98SE - which was only used to

play old games.

 

The quick install guide says it is OK for 98SE.

 

The same card is now setup for Ubuntu - and it actually connects with

WPA :-)

 

Wow, Linux has come a long way, but not quite there yet.

 

Cheers

 

Rob

[Guest Dan]

Re: Any wireless PCI adapters that support WPA on Windows 98?

 

Sweet, me here, how do you like Ubuntu and how does it compare to Windows in

your opinion in terms of functionality because I know in terms of safety and

security that it is much better. I have used it for a while but do not

currently have it installed and am reading about it in a book now.

 

"me here" wrote:

> void.no.spam.com@gmail.com wrote:

>

> > Does anyone know of any wireless PCI adapters that let you use WPA

> > encryption on Windows 98?

>

> Check out the Belkin 54G PCI cards.

>

> I have one and at one stage it was in a 98SE machine. My network is

> WPA but as it was a triple boot PC (98, XP and Linux) I can't remember

> if I got round to hooking the network to 98SE - which was only used to

> play old games.

>

> The quick install guide says it is OK for 98SE.

>

> The same card is now setup for Ubuntu - and it actually connects with

> WPA :-)

>

> Wow, Linux has come a long way, but not quite there yet.

>

> Cheers

>

> Rob

>

[Guest Tim]

Re: Any wireless PCI adapters that support WPA on Windows 98?

 

Bill Kearney wrote:

>

> <void.no.spam.com@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:3790f9b5-9b59-4651-93bc-22a0f1a5c009@b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

>> Does anyone know of any wireless PCI adapters that let you use WPA

>> encryption on Windows 98?

>

> Nope. New machines can be had for next to nothing these days, ditch the

> 98 box.

 

That is environmentally unfriendly.

[Guest Mark McIntyre]

Re: Any wireless PCI adapters that support WPA on Windows 98?

 

Tim wrote:

> Bill Kearney wrote:

>>

>> <void.no.spam.com@gmail.com> wrote in message

>> news:3790f9b5-9b59-4651-93bc-22a0f1a5c009@b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

>>> Does anyone know of any wireless PCI adapters that let you use WPA

>>> encryption on Windows 98?

>>

>> Nope. New machines can be had for next to nothing these days, ditch

>> the 98 box.

>

> That is environmentally unfriendly.

 

Not necessarily. A Vax 8550 had a power consumption of about 3.5Kw, 64MB

of memory and roughly the computing power of a very old pentium.

 

Admittedly it didn't run Win98, but then there's always /some/ good news...

[Guest Tim]

Re: Any wireless PCI adapters that support WPA on Windows 98?

 

Mark McIntyre wrote:

> Tim wrote:

>> Bill Kearney wrote:

>>>

>>> <void.no.spam.com@gmail.com> wrote in message

>>> news:3790f9b5-9b59-4651-93bc-22a0f1a5c009@b1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

>>>> Does anyone know of any wireless PCI adapters that let you use WPA

>>>> encryption on Windows 98?

>>>

>>> Nope. New machines can be had for next to nothing these days, ditch

>>> the 98 box.

>>

>> That is environmentally unfriendly.

>

> Not necessarily. A Vax 8550 had a power consumption of about 3.5Kw, 64MB

> of memory and roughly the computing power of a very old pentium.

>

> Admittedly it didn't run Win98, but then there's always /some/ good news...

>

 

I'm talking about not only power consumption but disposal of a still

apparently useful older computer and the energy needed to manufacture

the new computer which will just become obsolete in 5 years anyway.|

If the person finds the old machine still meets their needs, may as well

keep it.

[Guest MEB]

Re: Any wireless PCI adapters that support WPA on Windows 98?

 

Of course there are or were WPA adapters for 98SE

 

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=98SE+WPA+adapter&btnG=Google+Search

 

Most required a supplicant to be installed, either by the manufacturer or

via third party support.

 

Franc, myself, and others have had discussions on the issue in this group

as:

Wireless access Windows 98SE

another:

Networking trouble with wireless adapter

another:

Wireless and Windows98se

 

 

--

MEB

a Peoples' counsel

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| Does anyone know of any wireless PCI adapters that let you use WPA

| encryption on Windows 98?

[Guest Mark McIntyre]

Re: Any wireless PCI adapters that support WPA on Windows 98?

 

Tim wrote:

>

> I'm talking about not only power consumption but disposal of a still

> apparently useful older computer

 

Over some measurable period of time, the ownership cost will outweigh

the cost of scrapping.

> and the energy needed to manufacture

> the new computer

 

.... including this, eventually.

> If the person finds the old machine still meets their needs, may as well

> keep it.

 

Often I agree, however if the older machine takes 3.5kW and the new one

takes 100W, its not such an easy sum...

[Guest Mark McIntyre]

Re: Any wireless PCI adapters that support WPA on Windows 98?

 

MEB wrote:

> Of course there are or were WPA adapters for 98SE

 

I'd do this by buying a wireless bridge, or even better a router that

supported bridge mode. No drivers required then.

[Guest Bill Kearney]

Re: Any wireless PCI adapters that support WPA on Windows 98?

 

> I'm talking about not only power consumption but disposal of a still

> apparently useful older computer and the energy needed to manufacture the

> new computer which will just become obsolete in 5 years anyway.

 

Load up linux on it then. But then even ubuntu has minimum system

requirements.

> If the person finds the old machine still meets their needs, may as well

> keep it.

 

Not if their needs include WPA, apparently.