On 5/8/03 13:05, Diane Stinnett wrote >I am considering getting a wireless set up, such as Airport, and >wondered if anyone wanted to put in their 2? about what's good. We have >3 computers that we would want on the network. The main computer is a >G4 that is about 2 years old. We also have an ibook and a beige G3. All >are running variations of Jaguar. The main purpose of the network would >be to share a cable modem that is currently hooked up the the G4 tower, >but we also may want to transfer a file now and then. I read the write >up on the new Airport Extreme in MacWorld this month, and I think that >may be more bandwidth than I need. Is Airport the way to go, or is >there another product out there that will give me more bang for my >buck?
Lee recommended a Netgear router a ways back. I followed the advice, got me a Netgear router, and happily have my AGP G4 and Beige G3 hooked together with wires, and my wife's G3 powerbook talking over the ether. Of course, this is all equivalent to an Airport rather than an Airport extreme, but I did that because her Powerbook could hold only a plain Airport card. >I also want something that is fairly easy to set up and >troubleshoot, because my knowledge of the inner workings of computers >is average at best. The Netgear router struck me as very easy to set up (which could be because of experience), but it sure wasn't difficult. Has a browser interface, so I can even control it from work. Each screen has help in the pane on the right, so that you can read what all the fields mean. Bill | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be May 27. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>.
