Re: [OT] Broadband Router for a Mac

["Mark Harrison (Groups)" <mph@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don,

The devil is in the word "_now_", and how you read it.

It says "The iMac G5 _now_ lets you..."

Interpretation one: The G5 is a new model that, unlike previous models,
lets you.

Interpretation two: The G5 didn't always do this, but now it does.


Rob,

As far as I'm aware, the Macs use a standard 802.11, and nothing too
funny. Of course, being Macs, they like to sell you Apple-branded
accessories, and if you go the Apple-branded route you will, of course,
get the "it just works" experience.

However, provided you have a Windows PC around to configure the Access
Point / Wireless Router, you should be fine, but you will almost
certainly need to configure the router FIRST, the persuade the Mac to
use it. I mostly use Linux here these days, but keep a Windows box
around for a few tasks, one of which is initial configuration of Netgear
kit, which starts with a Windows program :-(

Certainly, I know enough people with mixed Windows / Linux / Mac network
who are using off-the-shelf wireless kit for the Mac to talk to.

M.


On Mon, 2005-07-25 at 10:04 +0100, MacNewbie wrote:
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> On 25 Jul 2005, at 09:52, Rob Mouser wrote:
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> > Sorry, can I ask one more question on this? I'm going to see
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> > guy in a
> > week but he's a good hour away. I'm trying to sort out all the
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> > he needs
> > for 2 PC's and 1 MAC to his new broadband connection.
> > Its all going to be wireless to a Vigor wireless router. The
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> > PC's (His
> > kids are easy) but I cant fathom if his iMAC G5 already has
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> > built in.
> > Apparently they now come with wireless as standard but he
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> > one when it
> > first came out. I cant seem to find any info on "what"
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> > adaptor I
> > can use with this beast?
> > .../me is very confused. I don't want to drive all the way
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> > and find
> > I've got the wrong thing. It is possible he already has
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> > but this
> > guy knows nothing and I'm mean nothing about his MAC! He bought
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> > it looked pretty!
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> > Many thanks,
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> > Rob
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> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On=20=20
> >> Behalf Of
> >> Rob Mouser
> >> Sent: 21 July 2005 11:22
> >> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Broadband Router for a Mac
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> >> Thanks Jim.
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> >> Many thanks,
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> >> Rob
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> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On=20=20
> >>> Behalf
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> >> Of
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> >>> Jim Noble
> >>> Sent: 21 July 2005 11:16
> >>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >>> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Broadband Router for a Mac
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> >>> Rob Mouser wrote:
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> >>>> I need to set a friend up with broadband but he has a
MAC..eeeeeek!
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> >> Can
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> >>> I
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> >>>> use just any broadband router/firewall? Or is the
some MAC funny
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> >> stuff?
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> >>> He
> >>>
> >>>> has a iMAC G5 runner Tiggger.
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> >>> So long as it has a web admin interface (and not a PC
control
> >>> application), you can use whatever you like.
> >>>
> >>> Jim
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