Who here knows something about Sun machine ?:)

[AdmiralAK]

This is an odd request for a Mac forum but here it goes:

I got a Sun Ultra5 on which I am planning on installing Solaris 10. It does have a network card but my router is several rooms away and I have been prohibited from running cable, so wireless comes to mind. What sort of wireless options do I have?

[brianleahy]

You could get an ethernet/802.11 bridge, such as:

http://www.macmall.com/macmall/shop/...pno~496201.asp

[AdmiralAK]

I was considering getting something like that but the cost is prohibitive - the other thing that comes to mind are drivers - would I need drivers for the device, or is it plug and play?

[lurk]

You don't actually plug it into the Sun per se rather you plug a regular wired ethernet cable into it and then the other end into the computer. The Sun thinks that is is on a wired network and is none the wiser.

[brianleahy]

Well it does say:

A one-time configuration at initial setup translates to a true plug-and-play experience. Once setup is complete, the bridge can be remotely managed using a standard Web browser or SNMP management tools.

...so it sounds like drivers would probably NOT be needed, and only a web browser to do the setup. It's not the cheapest solution in the world, but I bet it'd work.

[andychrist]

Couldn't you just use any ol' ethernet-to-wireless bridge, set it up on either your Mac or PC, then connect it to the Sun? I set up my DWL-810+ on my Mac but I can plug my neighbor's PC into it no problem. Once it is configured it really requires no further "management."

[brianleahy]

I wouldn't think the configuration would be an issue; surely the Ultra5 has a web browser?

[andychrist]

Well the trouble with my D-Link is that its Set-Up Wizard is only compatible with Firefox and iCab on my Mac. While it can be configured manually with Safari, whether a Sun browser would be able to render the set-up pages correctly and save changes I for one could not say. (And yes, there are no drivers to install.)