Mac envy.
On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Bruce Johnson <[email protected] > wrote: > > On Aug 21, 2014, at 12:43 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > Stats: Intel Core i3 3.06 GHz > > 10.6.x Snow Leopard > > Airport Extreme 802.11n > > Comcast modem with telephony > > > > Comcast has decided that I need a new modem and is sending one to me. I > am supposed to install it myself. > > > > Currently my set-up is iMac>Airport>modem. I have no problems connecting > to the internet with desktop, laptops and iPad 4 and all using the same > printer. > > > > However, Comcast is recommending that I connect the modem to the iMac > and not use the Airport. I don't know what to do. If I discontinue using > the Airport, how does it affect my home network? > > Comcast are morons. They're afraid you might get your icky macness all > over their techies if they try to help you. Also, they still labor under > the silly misapprehension that people only own one computer, and it is > connected directly to their modem. > > It should be as simple as powering down the airport, plugging in the new > modem, plugging in the airport and powering it up. > > If the new modem has wifi capabilities you will see a new wifi network > appear; you should be able to connect to it via whatever interface the > modem/router offers and turn it off. > > On the other hand, if your current airport is old, and the new modem > offers, (for example ) 802.11n speeds, it might be advantageous to set > everything up on the new system. > > If it's just ethernet, and connects just to the iMac definitely just swap > it out in your existing setup Comcast modem->Airport->everything else. > > > > > What set up would you recommend? If I use the same set up that I have, > does the Airport impede the Internet speeds? Currently, I am getting > 28.8Mbps download (Ping 31ms; IPv4); 5.78 Mbps upload [from Comcast's speed > test] We have Comcast Performance and not the higher price Blast. > > In almost all cases the Wifi speed is greater than your internet > connection, so it shouldn't matter. (also use something like DSL Reports > for speed testing. ISP's lie. The other night my internet seemed quite > slow, and lo and behold, testing several different destination points with > DSL reports told me my speed was abysmally slow (around 600kb/sec.) Cox's > own speed test cheerfully reported 5Mb/s.) > > > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a > group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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] > To leave this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iMac Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/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] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
