[X Newbies] Router for home use - cross platform

[Kevin Stevens]

On Saturday, Sep 27, 2003, at 15:11 US/Pacific, Paul Korntheuer wrote:

> I need to pick a router for my home. I have:
> Pismo PB G3 10.2.6
> 7300 OS 8.6
> PII/350 Windows 98
>
> Is one router better than others for cross-platform? I want all my 
> computers
> to be able to access my cable modem and printer.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Paul

There are two considerations:

The administrative access should be through a web interface rather than 
a Windows-specific application.  This is true of almost if not all 
devices less than a couple of years old.

If you need to use native AppleTalk networking (not AppleTalk over IP 
or whatever it's called), the switch component of the device (this 
really has nothing to do with the router other than that they are in 
the same case) has to support AppleTalk frames.  This is a much more 
severe constraint, and if you have this requirement you're well advised 
to confirm with other people who are doing this successfully.  Most 
low-end switches handle Ethernet II frames only these days.

KeS