[X4U] airport express and voip

[lj Palmer]

On Sep 19, 2005, at 01:32, Mitchell Senft wrote:

> I have a wireless network consisting of an Apple Airport Express  
> wireless base station. Connected to it is a cable modem and a printer
>
> Now I want to add a VOIP box but setting up this expanded network  
> is beyond me.
>
> Simplest, I would think, is if there is some sort of Ethernet cable  
> Y-shaped splitter: one end goes from the cable modem and forks so  
> one wire can go into the VOIP box, one into the Airport Express.
>
> But if that’s not possible, I assume I have to replace the AE. If  
> so, what are my options? I know the wireless cards had to be Apple  
> proprietary cards. But does that apple to the base station? Is a  
> cheap “generic” base station (wireless router”) possible with the  
> Mac? Or is Vonage VOIP service simply not Mac-compatible?

Any 802.11g router should work. I regularly use d-link (Good Value),   
but have installed  3 or 4 other brands.
Apple cards may be Proprietary, but they meet the 802.11g specification.
..lj



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