On 2/5/10 1:09 AM, Arnel Tuazon wrote:
Since I am not that network savvy I think I just realized the solution to my own problem. I'll simply make one of the computers wireless and then I don't need to worry about not having access to either printer. I'm looking at a Belkin or Airlink (both PCI). Anyone have any experience using USB wireless adapters on a Mac? Are they reliable?
Or since you have a "PPC G5" you could put an airport card in it. That is, if it doesn't already have one. Somewhere around the time frame of G5s the Airport card became standard. System Profiler will tell you if you have one. It's probably an original Airport Express but it's best to verify it. They should be available from various sources including e-Bay.
If you want to go this route I would strongly recommend the Airport card. The USB adapters have, in my experience, terrible software. It works but it's cumbersome, confusing and not very fun to work with. Apple's Airport software is far, far better to work with.
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