Harry (and all who pitched in), Success! I finally got around to getting the airport card for my daughter's iMac and setting up the dsl modem and the wireless/wired network via the linksys router. It works great!
Thanks for the help. Ann Richmond Harry Jacobson-Beyer wrote: >Ann, > >I'm pretty sure any router will work with a Mac. You access the software >through your web browser. I don't know specifics on setting up your >particular router, but you need to know how you connect to Allitel, PPOE >or DHCP, once you know that info, plug in your DSL box into the WAN input >on the back of your router. Set up your network control panel to connect >via airport. Then open your browser and type <http://192.168.1.1/> and >return. That should open up your router's control panels. It will ask you >for a username and password. Initially, no username is needed and the >default password is admin. > >you can get a pdf manual for your router from the linksys web site ><http://www.linksys.com/> > >If you choose the help window within the routers control panels you can >access the router's manual from there. > >I've probably left out a bunch of stuff. Perhaps other will fill in what >I've omitted. > >Harry > >Tuesday, February 15, 20056:38 PMAnn Richmondrichmond at qx.net > > > >>I know there was a thread a while back about a Linksys router and >>getting it setup. Regretably I didn't save that one. >> >>I just got Alltel DSL. They sent me a DSL modem which I have not hooked >>up yet. I bought a Linksys WRT 54G wireless router because the guy at >>CompUSA said it would work with a Mac. I can't find any instructions on >>the cd which refer to anything but the usual Windows stuff, setup >>wizards etc. >> >>Have I got the wrong piece of gear or am I just not looking in the right >>place for the installer or whatever it would be? >> >>Thanks for any enlightnment. >> >>Ann >> >> >> >>| The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >>| be February 22. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >>| List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >>| List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> >> >> > > > > >| The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >| be February 22. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >| List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >| List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be March 22. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
