With WikiWikiNewt going down, it has struck me that other sources of instructions on how to set things up could be at risk too, particularly as time goes by. So as insurance I have decided to record a separate set of instructions for setting up Hiroshi's wifi driver which was released as freeware in 2007. Screenshots have been sourced from his page (http://www.ff.iij4u.or.jp/~ngc/eng/newtwave.htm).
- Clear your Newton of all network programs and make a backup.
- Make sure your backup is sound!
- Wipe Newton.
- Reload only drivers for networking and in their specific order. There are interdependencies between the packages so it is important to respect the order. Here is the install order:
inetenbl.pkg
newtdev.pkg
enetsup.pkg
inetsup.pkg
farallon.pkg - Skip Step 1-4 if already connected to the internet over a LAN.
- Download and install Hiroshi's wifi driver: LucentWaveLAN_v1p08a.pkg
- The next step is to configure the driver. Getting to the configuration window (or in Newton parlance, a "slip") can be carried out a number of ways:
- Firstly one can insert a compatible wifi card and the card slip will open:
- Tap the "setup" button and voila you have arrived at the configuration slip.
- Alternatively, tap the "Owner Info" icon in Extras. If you can't find it then tap the folder tab at the top and select All Icons, then scroll down until you find it.
- Tap the worksite entry:
- Tap "Show" and select "all info":
- Then tap "802.11b WaveLAN setup" and you should have opened the configuation slip.
- If you can't see "802.11b WaveLAN setup" then tap "Add" and then select "802.11b WaveLAN setup".
- Now you can start configuring the Driver. You have to set the connection mode, channel number, network name and your security settings.
- Connection mode:
- Infrastructure mode is for connecting to access points and base stations; ad-hoc mode is for peer-to-peer connections (AirMac v1.3 or later); ad-hoc mode is for the same but for AirMac v1.2 or earlier).
- Selecting radio channel number:
- This sets the radio frequency and the available channels depends on the communications regulations of that country. FWIW, in NZ I use 11.
- Setting the network name: Just enter the case-sensitive name of your network.
- Configuring WEP key for security:
- Enter your WEP key as a string or hexadecimal number. 64-bit WEP cards: <5>
- Advanced settings:
Roaming enables this functionality; Checking "power management" enables this too. - Setting the current worksite:
If you tap the "info" button and select "set as..." then your current configuation is set as the worksite. - DONE
- Troubleshooting and tips:
- If it stops working, try deleting the worksite entry in Owners Info .
- I don't bother about WEP but do enable MAC address security on my access point.
- Its been a while (over a couple of years ago) since I set it up but I vaguely recall having to fiddle with the configuration of my firewall to get everything to work. In Zonealarm (say) you might have to figure out the IP address of the Newton and ensure it is within a trusted zone. May be someone else can help out here.
- I deliberately bought a card known to be compatible with the driver (a Orinoco Gold) but you can access a wider number of compatible cards if you install MoreWifiCards-V4.pkg
