Arne: I did a lot of research and price shopping before buying a network router and ended up getting the SMC Barricade SMC7004AWBR wired/wireless unit for $99 after rebate at CompUSA. If you dan't have a need for wireless the wire-oly model can be had for $49 after rebate!
I use the 10/100 wired ENet connection to a Beige G3 (upgraded to G4/500) running OS 8.6 and a Charcoal iMac G3/600 running OSX 10.1.5, and the wireless 801.2b connection to a PBG3 Wallstreet (upgraded to G3/466) running OS 8.6 via an Orinoco Gold wireless PCMCIA card and a PC running WinXP via an SMC PCI wireless card. All were easy to hook up and they work great. SMC provides 128 bit WEP security for the wireless link, and I live in a quiet urban neigborhood. I've had no security problems in the one month I've used this setup. SMC's documentation is mac-friendly and I highly recommend their equipment. Regards, Jim > From: "A.Tuazon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (G-List) > Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 11:33:50 -0400 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (G-List) > Subject: Re: Linksys Routers > > Funny how I ran across this thread today since I am about to go out within > the hour and purchase a network router. The Mac store that I was going to > ONLY has Linksys as their affordable router (there is an Asante but that's > too high for me). So I'm guessing that I shouldn't get Linksys. I wonder > why this Mac store (and when I say Mac store, I mean there's not a PC in > sight) sells the Linksys when many are saying they don't support Mac? I've > heard good stuff about SMC, any comments? If SMC is good then I'll probably > need to go to the cheap PC store (which doesn't sell any Macs at all) and > pick up the SMC router which is only $99 cdn. Funny how the PC store has > the stuff I need for my Mac but the Mac store sort of flounders a bit in > this department. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
