Hey John, thanks, I am using a repeater with an ethernet opening for my wireless macbook pro and it works fine. I am thinking of moving it closer to the BW G3 and connect by ethernet. What do you think??
Robert Long > Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:03:01 -0500 > Subject: Re: Airport for the BW G3 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 7:18 AM, Andy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Don't forget about Wireless Ethernet Bridges. Can be found in the UK for > > about 40GBP. You plug it into your Ethernet port and it connects to your > > wireless network. It will work with any Mac with an Ethernet connection. > > > > If you already have a wireless access point/router then the best > solution in terms of throughput is almost always to connect your > system to it via wired ethernet. > > Failing that a wireless bridge (a small box which looks like a router > but can act like a wireless client in terms of connecting to your > existing wireless network) could be used. But if you needs are very > simple, I think a USB dongle would probably be cheaper. I expect it > would work best with USB 2.0 but, depending on what sort of throughput > you're expecting to get, I suppose USB 1.1 could be functional for you > also. (I've never tried using USB 1.1 with a wireless USB dongle so I > couldn't say how it would work). > > Also, if you're going to be "mixing" I can now point towards a VERY > short forum post over at smallnetbuilder.com. (Apparently that topic > came up a LOT ;-) > "Before you ask about mixing N and A/B/G clients" > http://forums.smallnetbuilder.com/showthread.php?t=2506 > > -irrational john > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette > guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141665/direct/01/ -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
