Hello Everyone, I will be staying in a home in Europe for several
weeks, where there is a Mac G3 hooked to a broad band connection. The
owner says that he has "no active proxy" and it is set up to work only
with his computer. He believes that he has a static connection, but is
not sure. He is not opposed to trying a router, or a wireless router,
to share the connection, but he doubts it will work with my PB G4. I
was also thinking that a switch and an Airport Express might work to
keep his Mac connected, and allow my AP Extreme PowerBook to connect
wirelessly. It would seem to me that it would have to work, but surely
some one out there can tell me with a bit more certainty. Any
suggestions?
Additionally, I am using a Belkin 54g WiFi router in my office. Belkin claims that my 2.4 GHz is interfering with the wireless
connection. Are there wireless routers that are less susceptible to
this type of interference?
Any help appreciated.
Regards, Tom Adams
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It basically depends on what kind of "modem" is being used.
In some places, like in my country (Portugal) and other countries in Europe, many adsl providers offer packages that include a modem with USB connection (stupid though that is, of course).
If that is the case, the simplest option is to share the connection (assuming the G3 is running Mac OS X) through ethernet. I suppose an Airport Express might be connected directly to the G3 so that you can connect wirelessly.
If the broadband connection uses an ethernet modem, then you may need a router. Some modems may also act as routers (even if they have only one ethernet port), so in that case a switch could be enough, mas I wouldn't count on that.
Luis Sequeira
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