At 10:52 -0400 2009/09/21, robert menaker wrote: >Someone once told me there's no such thing as a dumb question, so here goes: > >I just installed an Airport card in my ibook (600 mhz) and it went smoothly. >(running system 10.1). >Then I attempted to set up Airport base station 1.0 (graphite) in my 2000 >imac dvd se (OS 9.1). I ran ethernet plug from cable modem to base station, >powered it up and launched Airport Setup assistant. (Running Airport 2.02 >software). >Assistant wouldn't start, told me it couldn't locate a card in my imac. > >Does this mean I need both an airport card in the imac and a base station? I >thought a base station in the imac and an airport card in the ibook would do >the trick in setting up a wireless network.. > >What do I have to do to get things running?
You'll need to setup the Airport Base Station with your iBook. Your iMac doesn't have an Airport card, right? You'll either need to wire your iMac into your ethernet network, or buy an Airport card for your iMac. If you want to wire it in, you may also need to buy a hub. A hub is just a little box with a collection of ethernet plugs on it. Anything that's plugged into it can talk to all of the other things plugged into it. You'll also need enough ethernet cables. One for each: iMac, Airport Base Station, and cable modem. You just want straight through cables, don't bother with Cross-over ones in your setup. But make sure to get a hub with an uplink port because your cable modem might need to be plugged into that port. Some have a switch on them so you can toggle one port between normal and uplink mode, others just have two plugs for one of the ports. If you add an Airport card to your iMac, you don't have to worry about all that hub/cable stuff..as long as the Airport Base Station and the cable modem see each other (an LED should come on when they do.) -Dave Thanks. I'll price out difference between another airport card for my imac and an ethernet hub and cables. If the price is within $20 or so, I'm inclined toward the card because I have too many cables around already. Of course, now i'm sorry I didn't simply try to do a two-card system and save $100, too. bob -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/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/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
