I've had a 3004 in service for a couple of years. The firewall/router functions are powerful and the interface is intuitive. Just the other day I walked my 14-year-old daughter through the reset process over the phone without a hitch. Asante makes high quality products that are 100% Mac friendly. I think it is very important to support a peripheral company who has remained Mac faithful through so many years of both tough times and good times. As you can see, I highly endorse Asante products.
Bruce Sergeant, Lecompton, KS "Buy a fast box with Windows..., and you'll spend less time with your family." - Steve Jobs >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7/20/03 12:47:02 PM >>> I am getting high-speed cable internet thru WOW (WideOpenWest Internet and cable in NE Ohio) in a few weeks. Can anyone tell me if the Asante FriendlyNet FR1004 4 port Internet Router w/ Firewall would be a good product for internet connection sharing and networking an 8500/G3 OS 8.6 and 9.1, an iMac G3/DV 9.1 and an iBook G3/640MB/700MHz OSX 10.2.1? It only costs about $70 so I wonder if it's firewall capabilities and general functions as a router are decent? This is all new territory for me. I'm also considering buying my own cable modem instead of renting the cable company's. Any and all suggestions will be appreciated. Also are their any issues between these machines I need to look out for, especially the OSX iBook? The cable company service person asked what Mac OS I'm using and I told him 9.1 since the 8500 and iMac will always be connected but the iBook only on occasion. So either the iMac or 8500 will need to act as the server, correct? Thanks, - Mike -- 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
