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| Thread ID: 67284 | 2006-03-23 09:39:00 | need mac tech | quarry (252) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 440105 | 2006-03-23 09:39:00 | any freelance mac techs here. may have a paid job for you if interested. i'm only a pc tech & need help with mac wireless. remuera area | quarry (252) | ||
| 440106 | 2006-03-23 12:30:00 | not a mac tech, but what do you want to know might be able to help | plod (107) | ||
| 440107 | 2006-03-23 13:43:00 | need to know which usb wireless adapter for imac g4 & how to set it up OS X 10.43 looking at netgear or linksys access point to connect to main pc, win xp thanks |
quarry (252) | ||
| 440108 | 2006-03-23 14:42:00 | I'm no mac tech either, but have done it a few times, not too hard. D-Link make a USB wireless product fo Mac, but you would be better off going ethernet if you can. Linksys is what I perfer when going wireless, more bang for buck. I take it you want to share files as well as the internet; Modem--switch/Windows PC Modem--switch/ Modem--switch Modem--switch\ Modem--switch\access point~~access point or USB wireless--Mac computer |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 440109 | 2006-03-23 20:04:00 | I use a dlink dwl-g122 usb dongle works great, doesn't drop out. Not officially supported for mac.Got a driver for easily. this connects to a belkin wireless router. | plod (107) | ||
| 440110 | 2006-03-23 23:55:00 | I'm no mac tech either, but have done it a few times, not too hard. D-Link make a USB wireless product fo Mac, but you would be better off going ethernet if you can. Linksys is what I perfer when going wireless, more bang for buck. I take it you want to share files as well as the internet; Modem--switch/Windows PC Modem--switch/ Modem--switch Modem--switch\ Modem--switch\access point~~access point or USB wireless--Mac computer has to be wireless, as pc is upstairs & mac downstairs. whick d-link & which linksys do you use. how do you set it up in mac, or does it detects everything automatically. appreciate you guys helping. i might have to get a mac sometime. i only have a g3 to play with, os 8.6 - useless for modern use |
quarry (252) | ||
| 440111 | 2006-03-24 13:20:00 | Searching the D-link site I couldnt find the USB product I have seen before. I would recomend using ethernet access-points anyway, Linksys WAP54G or WRT54G. There are two ways, the way above would use a switch and two WAP54G's or Modem is to be plugged into the WRT54G Computer 1 is pluged into the WRT54G The WRT54G is running in "access-point mode" the WAP54G running in "client mode" connect togeather wirelessly. Computer 2 is plugged into the WAP54G Total cost at a guess $300 - $400. Easy to set-up. |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 440112 | 2006-03-25 02:35:00 | Why two access points? That's a very expensive way to do it. Setting one in "client mode" is just making it into a "WiFi card". It's a lot cheaper to use a WiFi "card". (which might be USB connected or internal). Most new Macs have the card installed, don't they. From there, it's just TCP/IP. There isn't different TCP/IP for Macs and PCs. I believe that 128 encryption might not work with a "pass phrase" on Macs, but that's from a 802.11b access point manual ... thinmgs might have changed. Anyway, that just means that you use the numeric way to set it, rather than a passphrase. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 440113 | 2006-03-25 04:51:00 | just use the dlink dwl-g122 dongle, have just googles it and it is mac osx friendly. less then a $100 | plod (107) | ||
| 440114 | 2006-03-25 06:14:00 | thanks for your help guys, i'll check the dlink dongle out, see if any of my suppliers got it | quarry (252) | ||
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