on 4/1/03 13:24, Coles, Anastasia at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Can anyone suggest to me a good source of instructions for setting up a home > network? I have my beige G3 MT, my kids' iMac (the box said airport ready but > I don't know what that means, does it have a card? How can I tell?) and an old > Airport base station my sister bought off of ebay (with 1.1 software). > > I had read that I could hook the base station to the beige G3 with an ethernet > cable and then set it up remotely from the iMac but I can't find where I got > that information and my attempts at zen networking have failed.
You have several choices, but unless you already have a network hub/switch, you won't be able to use the base station. I recommend buying a cheap hub or switch. I just purchased one from buy.com for $4 after rebate. See dealmac.com for that great deal. After you get the switch/hub, you have a couple of choices. If the computers are close together, you can wire them together via the hub/switch. If that is not possible, you'll have to purchase an Airport card ($70 or less if you hunt around) for the iMac. Then you'll hook the base station to the hub/switch. This is all pretty confusing but I can sketch it out for you if you like. Also, are you going to be sharing an Internet connection? -Mick -- Sigs with a message suck! -- 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
