On 8/19/02 11:40 AM, "Joe Ellis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I run an older Airport (Graphite) at home. I have a cable modem connected to > an ethernet hub and the hub connected via ethernet to the Airport base > station my G4 desktop and Pismo are on a wireless lan talking to the Airport > Base Station and it all works flawlessy. This setup requires both machines > to have wireless cards installed but it causes the Base Station to function > as a hardware firewall that keeps my Mac "invisable" to the internet. > > I also don't expect there to be any problem when I go to 10.2 because it > uses the same TCP/IP protocol as we are using now. In fact I believe it will > make networking with my son's PC (poor child, just doesn't get it) even > easier. > > Joe Ellis I want to try to use it without any ethernet hub, connecting the cable modem directly to the ABS. Also, the 2 computers I am connecting are a G4 tower and a Pismo. Can I hardwire the G4 directly to the ABS and put a card only in the Pismo? Can it work like that? I have had some worry about 10.2 as someone said it might not support the graphite base station. Anyway, if I don't act soon, I imagine there won't be much more opportunity to get the graphite ones. Greg Cortelyou -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
