Beth -- My daughter is in grad school, and has switched to DSL, but still uses the AOL-authored AIM with no problem. I use Bellsouth DSL and am pleased with it. I use the iChat, she uses AIM, and there is no problem.
Setup was a snap for me. I use an AirPort Extreme base station, and we have had three laptops (a G4 and two Dells) all running at the same time with no problems. We don't have a printer set up as part of the network because it isn't needed, so I don't have experience with that. Steve On Jan 26, 2005, at 3:27 PM, Beth Ernst wrote: > I recently married and my husband and I are considering moving up to > high speed access from our individual AOL dial-up accounts. We are not > set on sticking with AOL, though he?s addicted to his Instant > Messaging, and are considering alternatives. He has (gasp!) a Windoze > machine running XP. I have a Macintosh G4 running Jaguar. We will want > to share the high speed access and if possible I?d like to set up a > small network consisting of the two computers and an old LaserWriter > 16/600 I got from work. I also bring home my Powerbook from work > occasionally and would like to be able to connect it to the network as > well. > > Can I get some feedback on the various types of high speed access > available in the local area (we are in Oldham County) as far as ease > of setup and what is required for each? I know that AOL has high speed > access as does Bell South, Insight and Dish Network. Are there any > others I should consider and what are the pros and cons of each? > > I know I will need a small network hub, but will I need a router too? > Any recommendations on these? > > -- > Thanks, > Beth > > > Fastline Publications Inc.?DISCLAIMER: > > This communication is confidential and may be legally privileged. > > If you are not the intended recipient, (i) please do not read or > disclose to others, (ii) please notify the sender by reply mail, and > (iii) please delete this communication from your system. Failure to > follow this process may be unlawful. Thank you for your cooperation. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2660 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20050126/e8e57ab8/attachment.bin
