Subject: [G4] Networking

[Eric Buczynski]

Your G4 will gladly handle the data for the increased speeds.  Plus,  
you won't have to buy a card with an ethernet connector like PC users  
do.  The ethernet jack is a little bit bigger than a standard phone  
jack which is the modem jack on the back of your G4.  You'll need to  
get an ethernet cable to hook up your new DSL or cable modem to your  
G4, but chances are that this will be provided by the your high-speed  
Internet Service Provider (ISP), the company you're going with to get  
the high speed connections.

If, down the line you add another Mac in your house or apartment and  
you want them both to be able to get high speed internet access, you  
can get a router (around $20-$30).  The High speed line will come  
from the phone jack (DSL) or the coaxial cable (cable from outside),  
which will be hooked up to the modem.  The modem will be hooked to  
the router, and the router will have an ethernet cable going to each  
Mac.  Feel free to write back if you need help on setting that up.

Eric