oh great. just when i thought i understood it, they moved the goalposts again.
ok. help me sort this out. I read threemacs and understood it very well. i intended to put my fastest machine as the first computer on my home LAN and let it be the front interface with the world and the net, and put my fastest modem between it and the net. I had intended to put all my slower, older macs behind it with subnet masks, connected to the front machine with a router between, to sort and direct the incoming packet traffic. i thought I wanted a router when i went to the PC show to buy one. while i was at the booth, I got into a conversation with a guy there and told him what I was going to do, and he shook his head and told me, 'no, what you want is a switch, it's much better, trust me'. wasnt an employee. I was dubious, but he seemed absolutely sure. and the price for the switch was less than for the router. so I bought the switch. all this time I thought I did the smart thing, now I'm shaky again. this discussion has brought back my original uncertainty. none of my macs has a bus speed faster than 40Mhz. the fastest processor can be 160Mhz or jacked up to 320 Mhz. the fastest modem I have can do 56K but i was advised not to hope for more than 33k with the limits of my bus speeds, and to perhaps use a 33k modem to be safe. so if i want to do it the three macs way, with subnet masking so several machines can go on the net at once and go different places or do different tasks simultaneously, do i want my switch, or was i bamboozled into buying something I shouldn't have? will i need a router too, or instead of? oy. Janet http://community.webtv.net/mensabrains/BADCODE -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
