[X4U] wireless network

[iwanabee]

On Sep 15, 2004, at 3:03 AM, Geoffrey Loeffler wrote:

> Two things there are hard wired routers that take cable to cable  
> connections, usually have 4 to 5 outlets to connect to other computers  
> printers. Wireless routers i.e. Apple Base Station do the same thing  
> but with limitations.
>
> From the telco modem you usually can go directly to a hard wired  
> router. Be sure you know what kind of cable is required. This is the  
> hardest part and the one with the least directions. It usually is a  
> Cat 5E crossover cable. Now usually the Telco company will sell this  
> with the modem, ouch a bit pricey). However, if you buy the modem and  
> router from the telco this makes getting tech support answers a lot  
> easier, because if you use another "brand" router, the telco will  
> always blame it on the off brand router. When I got mine they put the  
> wrong cable in the box. 2 days of pulling hair out, the guy on the  
> phone asks read the color wires in the cable, because the color code  
> was off he knew it was the wrong.
> Luckily I had a cross over. In fact I had wire everywhere of every  
> type, just in case
>
>
> It is also possible you may be able to use the hard wired router by  
> straight cat 5e to the G4 and the G4 then becomes the base station to  
> get the signal to the iBook. Why the hard wired router, ability to  
> hook up other devices that are not wireless.
>
> To go from the hard wired router you need to research a bit more, it  
> depends on which base station you use. From the router you can hook up  
> to a Apple Base Station or other brands of wireless stations, usually  
> cheaper but I try to buy Apple when they do not skin me on the cost.  
> Again the type of cable used here is important and dependent on type  
> of router and where it's used .
> 	
> From the hard wired router you can use straight cat 5e cable to hook  
> up directly to  most macs by just plugging it in. Macs made from the  
> the 6100-8100 series and older had ethernet but was a bit different  
> had to have a plug and play part, if you do not have anything that old  
> not worth typing. Me I love my 6100 G3 300MHZ bought new in 1995 and  
> runs 15/7 and I only replace the pram 3 times, plus it lets me connect  
> one of my printers a Select 360 a beast of a printer, but 10 years and  
> still going
>
> Again be sure you get the correct cables. This is the only real  
> headache part. This will give you a wired set up that will let use  
> hard wired or wireless.
> I am looking at getting one of the older "Snow Base Stations" this has  
> 2 ethernet ports and wireless
>
> I am sure minds smarter then mine will help more but that is the  
> general flow. You can eliminate the hard wired router and go totally  
> wireless. But I have found that the straight cat 5e is faster, and at  
> times that matters and lets me hook up all sorts of good old  
> products..
>
> Go to Apples website and do a little more search for airport to see  
> what's best for you.. They do a much better job of explaining things.  
> I have noticed that the sight seems a little better then it used to  
> be. Below is a good site that I sent someone else to
>>> http://search.info.apple.com/? 
>>> q=Airport+&search=Go&lr=lang_en&search=Go
>
> Below is a quote from another list of this group 1st power mac
> t 1:58 PM -0500 9/11/04, Fred wrote:
>>> It has been stated that adding a slower wireless connection to the  
>>> mix will
>>> slow down the network.  But it is important to remember that your 54  
>>> (g)
>>> connection is good for only 30 feet or so from the base and with  
>>> other 54
>>> (g) equipped macs and that none of this relates to your internet  
>>> connection as
>>> either the 11 (b) connection or the 54 (g) connection will be  
>>> identical as
>>> internet connections are generally anywhere from 56k up to 1.5M to  
>>> 3M which
>>> does not even utilize the 11 (b) connection to it's fullest.
>>>
>
> So save the money and find a used or inexpensive Base Station. The  
> router that comes out from the telco modem is not always cheap,  
> sometimes, free if you find the right ad. The hard wired routers,  
> those are cheap
> Good luck Geoff
>
>
>
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