I originally wrote: >I am contemplating upgrading to either a new G4 Mac, iMac, or G3 iBook, thus >I have a question. As I plan to share my cable modem with my son's PC (when >he's home from college), I want to be able get as much online performance as >possible for the both of us. My current Mac (PM6500/G3/400MHz) skips along >the 'Net quite nicely. His HP Pavillion 520n (1.3GHz Celeron) screams on the >same modem. My fear is, if my current Mac is the gateway, it will slow his >online experience considerably. OK, I envy his downloads too. > >Any ideas on which new Mac configuration I should consider to address this >issue?
In response... From: Chuck Leavens > Using a cable NAT router (like the Netgear or the Linksys as > examples) will allow you to treat each connection as a separate > connection and the NAT router becomes the gateway. That takes the > burden off of your box and allows you to get into a decent network > situation for your home with each computer standing on it's own. > New mac configuration? Just gimme a credit card... Oh no the wife found out! From: Bruce Johnson > Go get a cable router (like Linksys, Netgear, etc), do not pass Go, do > not collect $200 ;-). > As for a Mac, get any of the current tower crop and I'd suspect you > would be quite happy. Heck, even an iMac should move along faster than > his celery computer. Gentlemen, Thanks for showing me a better (less expensive) Internet-sharing solution. Now, if there's just a little left on the post-Xmas credit card... As for the new Mac, that's probably going to be post-Macworld anyway. We'll see what Mr. Jobs pulls out of his "...and one more thing" sleeve. Steve -- 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> --> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
