[G4] Wireless Networking

[Brad Larrabee]

so i went with linksys's wet54g v2 , because that's what the guy at
microcenter told me to buy.

i've had the thing running.   I used this:
http://plantphys.info/advice/WET54G.html

Problem is, my roommate came home to discover I turned off the WEP.  I
didn't realize I had done so, but I had.  Now I've reinstated the WEP
encryption and now I can't get connected again.

Anyone know what I am doing wrong or have any suggestions or want to
come by my house and make it all better?

Brad

On 3/15/05, Perry The Cynic <perry at cynic.org> wrote:
> --On Monday, March 14, 2005 8:16 PM -0500 Brad Larrabee
> <brad.larrabee at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I'm looking for a way to connect my two non-wireless Macs to my
> > wireless network.
> > I'd like to be able to plug both of these macs into a router which
> > would be connected wirelessly to the existing wireless network.  My
> > reasoning is that I'd prefer not to drill any more holes in my
> > landlords floor and the modem and wireless rotor are on the second
> > floor whereas I occupy the third floor.
> >
> > I guess I could buy wireless cards for these two machines, but I like
> > the idea of having a hub that I could plug a couple of other machines
> > into if the need arised.
> >
> > Is this possible?
> 
> Certainly. Almost all airport (aka 802.11) routers can bridge and route
> wireless to wired networks. While the Ethernet side is usually "towards the
> internet," it works just as well the other way around. At least in
> principle.
> 
> > Any hardware reccommendations?
> 
> Apple's hardware can certainly serve. Plug an Airport Express station into
> the wall next to your non-wireless Mac, plug the Mac's Ethernet into it,
> and you're done. The Airport Base Stations don't contain Ethernet hubs
> though(*), so to connect two Macs would require a separate hub ($9.95 at
> your neighborhood computer store). If you have a spare hub sitting around,
> you can use that, of course.
> 
> Many third party wireless routers have built-in hubs. They're also cheaper.
> On the other hand, they are often more, uh, interesting to configure.
> 
> > Any thing I should look out for?
> 
> Note that Airport Express base stations can extend each others' range as
> well as bridge wired to wireless networks. So depending on how much steel
> and concrete is impeding your reception, this may be a nice side benefit.
> They can only do this with each other though,  not with third party routers.
> 
> > I don't know if my wireless is G or B, but I imagine I can figure that
> > out by looking at the router.  Do I need to make sure that what ever I
> > buy is built for that particular platform?
> 
> Almost all G routers will deal with B clients just fine, and vice versa.
> But you won't get G speeds unless everything on a channel is using G(**).
> So if you want the extra speed, use all G devices. If you don't, any
> mixture will do.
> 
> Cheers
>  -- perry
> 
> (*) Actually, the Airport Extreme base station has two ethernet ports. But
> it's certainly overkill for this application, unless you need an antenna or
> the built-in modem.
> 
> (**) That's a simplification, but it's good enough for casual talk.
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> Perry The Cynic                                             perry at cynic.org
> To a blind optimist, an optimistic realist must seem like an Accursed Cynic.
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> 


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-bpl