Hey now, wait a minute. You mean this modem is also capable of running a LAN? I thought a modem only connected to the Internet. I had no idea it might be able to allow file sharing between computers as well.
I thought setting up a LAN required an Airport base station transmitting to Airport cards in the Macs and things like that, and I don't have any base station or Airport cards. How can I test this modem set-up to see if I really have a LAN here? (By the way, thanks to everyone who's helping me understand this. I really appreciate it. Obviously I don't know much about things like this). Tom > The router in the modem is not just connecting you to the Internet, it is > also forming a LAN (Local Area Network). This allows computers to > communicate. It's not that one computer can see what is running on another > computer, it's that the first computer with FCP running is announcing itself > on the network (being a server) and the FCP on the second computer is > querying the service on the first computer and sees it is running FCP with > the same serial number. > > Clark Martin > Redwood City, CA, USA > Macintosh / Internet Consulting > > "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway" -- 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
