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Title: zaurus piggybacking through win98?
Post by: binaryx on April 24, 2004, 08:54:30 pm

Hey,
  I\'ll do my best to describe what I\'m trying to do.  I have a SL-5500 and I am running win98 on a somewhat crappy computer that is using DSL.  I recently was given a Linksys wirless-G card and I was wondering if there is anyway to set it up so that my wireless card and zaurus communicate (ad-hoc?), thus creating a connection between the zaurus and 98.  Then from there be able to use the internet through the ethernet card?  It seems like I should be able to get it to work, but I haven\'t been able to figure it out up until now.  Any ideas? pointers? programs that might help me out?  Thanks a bunch!
  - BinaryX

Title: zaurus piggybacking through win98?
Post by: doc on April 24, 2004, 09:34:11 pm

If you connect the zaurus via usb to the win98 machine you can try this...
http://www.zyxt.org/zaurus/winethernetusb.html (http://www.zyxt.org/zaurus/winethernetusb.html)

Or boot 98 and install linux and use this...
http://www.ruault.com/Zaurus/ethernet-over...-usb-howto.html (http://www.ruault.com/Zaurus/ethernet-over-usb-howto.html)

Title: zaurus piggybacking through win98?
Post by: binaryx on April 24, 2004, 09:39:29 pm

thanks for the reply doc.  Yes, I\'m able to connect over USB already.  I\'m trying to connect through the wireless card though, then be \"re-routed\" to the internet.   So in the same manner than I would be able to share/get internet access through USB, I would like to get it through the wireless card instead.

Title: zaurus piggybacking through win98?
Post by: doc on April 24, 2004, 11:11:49 pm

I would think it much easier to buy a wireless router and not have to worry about the 98 box...
or I\'ll sell you my old 486 and you can load linux on it and turn it into a router. ;]

Sorry I can\'t help you more.

Title: zaurus piggybacking through win98?
Post by: offroadgeek on April 24, 2004, 11:44:04 pm

binaryx - I know you can do this easily with win2k and above by using the \"internet connection sharing\" option on the network adaptor that\'s associated with the 802.11g card.  I just don\'t know if win98 supports this.

I can see two options for you - a. do what doc said, get a wireless router, or b. upgrade to win2k or above and use the internet connection sharing like you want.

Title: zaurus piggybacking through win98?
Post by: TonyOlsen on May 10, 2004, 02:15:50 pm

Yes, Windows 98SE supports Internet Connection sharing...  but I would agree that it would be easier, simpler, and less of a headache in the long run, if you simply bought a router.  Wireless routers were going for $70 12 months ago... I\'m sure they\'re much cheaper now.