[X4U] connecting older iMac to wireless network

[Michael Elliott]

On Jan 23, 2008, at 10:55 PM, Jens Selvig wrote:

> Do you mean you want the wireless part of the router to get the  
> incoming Internet data?
>
> Jens
>
> Jens Selvig
> ...Lost in Montana...
>
> On Jan 23, 2008, at 9:44 PM, Michael Elliott wrote:
>
>> Is it also possible to just connect a wireless router to a computer  
>> via ethernet and use the router's wireless to get the internet  
>> connection? Sort of like the reverse of usual?
>
> _______________________________________________

Yes, exactly.

On Jan 23, 2008, at 10:50 PM, Daly Jessup wrote:

>> Is it also possible to just connect a wireless router to a computer  
>> via ethernet and use the router's wireless to get the internet  
>> connection? Sort of like the reverse of usual?
>
> If I understand this question, then no. If the router has an  
> ethernet port, then connecting to that will give yu a wired  
> connection, which will work just fine. Simply set up your Network  
> tab to connect via Ethernet. But you can't connect via ethernet and  
> connect via wireless.  But you don't need wireless, if you are  
> already connected via a wire.
>
> Why do you ask?
>
> Daly

Sorry for the cryptic question then :-)  The original poster was  
wanting to know if they could get wireless internet on an old iMac.  I  
was curious if a person could connect a wireless router to their  
computer *via ethernet*, then use that router's wireless radio to grab  
internet from a wireless source, and DHCP/NAT the internet to the iMac  
via the ethernet connection.