On Dec 24, 2009, at 11:55 , steve harley wrote:
On 2009-12-24 08:02 , David J Brooks wrote:
Right now, i have a 25' phone cable coming out of the airport express
or dsl modem to a phone jack down stairs. If i move the PC i think i
might need a longer cable, which apparently is a no no at the
lenght i
have now.
as has been noted, you already have a wireless router (the Airport
Express), which apparently works with your iBook, so it should need
no further configuration; you'll just need to set up your Windows
machine to for wifi (which i won't attempt to explain)
alternatively, it sounds like you may have a working ethernet
connection to the Windows machine for wifi, perhaps from an ethernet
port on the back of the DSL modem; if so, then you could just run a
longer ethernet cable to the DSL modem -- these cables can be very
long without degrading the signal as can happen with long telephone
cables
Unless I'm confused (happens a lot) you could just move the Airport
Extreme to wherever the PC is going to be located and plug the PC into
it with your ethernet cable. The MacBook could use the DSL router and
connect to the PC via the Airport Extreme. Saves having to run any
cables anywhere, and from buying a WiFi card for the PC.
Is the DSL Modem wireless? Have a Router built in? More savings in
setup.
Joseph McAllister
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