Re: would this router work?

2010-03-29 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 29, 2010, at 10:07 AM, carmo...@aol.com wrote: I I'm hoping to learn which AirPort card the G4 iBook has. It's an airport extreme. Thanks I read on everymac that the Extreme was an option, however somewhat vague as to the standard. The slots are completely different for the tw

Re: would this router work?

2010-03-29 Thread Carmonne
I > > I'm hoping to learn which AirPort card the G4 iBook has. > > > It's an airport extreme. > Thanks I read on everymac that the Extreme was an option, however somewhat vague as to the standard. I've never seen a card slot to accept either or. I've had encryption issues between the a/b and

Re: would this router work?

2010-03-29 Thread John Callahan
I have my G4 plugged into the WAN port on my base station and it works fine. FWIW On Mar 28, 2010, at 11:07 PM, Chance Reecher wrote: Yep. It's doable so long as the host computer is not getting its internet over wireless already. Jane, (Portland, OR) wrote: On Mar 28, 6:24 pm, Bob Whiton

Re: would this router work?

2010-03-29 Thread Bruce Johnson
On Mar 28, 2010, at 7:35 PM, JOHN CARMONNE wrote: I'm hoping to learn which AirPort card the G4 iBook has. It's an airport extreme. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received thi

Re: would this router work?

2010-03-28 Thread Chance Reecher
My replies are below. John Carmonne wrote: The iMac speed and the iBook speed would be restricted to the slowest unit Not really. The iMac, being wired to the cable modem already, could be plugged into the router. If both were connected to wireless, then yes, you would be restricted to the

Re: would this router work?

2010-03-28 Thread Chance Reecher
The speed of the internet on the iMac will be affected either way, it's still the same internet connection whether you use a router or internet sharing. However, cable internet is fast enough that with the kids just playing internet games, the slight speed drop may not even be noticeable depend

Re: would this router work?

2010-03-28 Thread John Carmonne
> > Yes, wireless. The distance is about 3 feet. The iBook, > iMac and cable modem are on a 6' table. So no obstacles at all. She > doesn't care about the speed to the iBook. Her grand kids want to play > on sites like pbskids.com. Would the speed on the iMac be affected, > too? If so

Re: [Bulk] Re: would this router work?

2010-03-28 Thread iJohn
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Jane, (Portland, OR) wrote: > Bob, she doesn't have an Airport. She doesn't have any type of router > at the present time. But are you saying that she can share internet > connection WITHOUT having an Airport? In other words, her iMac, > connected to the cable mod

Re: would this router work?

2010-03-28 Thread Jane, (Portland, OR)
John, Please see my answers with * next to them in this post. On Mar 28, 6:30 pm, iJohn wrote: > On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 6:12 PM,   wrote: > > > An ad for Office Max today shows a D-Link Wireless-N 150 Home router for > > $39.99. Would this work for her? I'll be doing the set up, so what woul

Re: would this router work?

2010-03-28 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
Bob, she doesn't have an Airport. She doesn't have any type of router at the present time. But are you saying that she can share internet connection WITHOUT having an Airport? In other words, her iMac, connected to the cable modem, can give the iBook internet without the iBook having any physic

Re: would this router work?

2010-03-28 Thread Chance Reecher
Yep. It's doable so long as the host computer is not getting its internet over wireless already. Jane, (Portland, OR) wrote: On Mar 28, 6:24 pm, Bob Whiton wrote: A friend has a G4 ibook and a new iMac. Her grandkids use the iBook. Her cable modem is connected to the iMac, so no internet

Re: would this router work?

2010-03-28 Thread Jane, (Portland, OR)
On Mar 28, 6:24 pm, Bob Whiton wrote: > >A friend has a G4 ibook and a new iMac.  Her grandkids use the > >iBook. Her cable modem is connected to the iMac, so no internet on > >the iBook. The Macs and modem sit on a desk a few feet apart. She is > >looking for an inexpensive router. > > You don't

Re: [Bulk] Re: would this router work?

2010-03-28 Thread iJohn
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 10:10 PM, wrote: > > I leave my computers running 24/7 if they aren't actually being used the > power is minimal. > Not for all of us. Depends on how much you pay for your electricity ( ... and I suppose on whether or not you care how much your electric bill is. :) Assu

Re: would this router work?

2010-03-28 Thread JOHN CARMONNE
I'm hoping to learn which AirPort card the G4 iBook has. JOHN CARMONNE Yorba Linda USA Sent from my Wally 10.4.11 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at

Re: would this router work?

2010-03-28 Thread Chance Reecher
computers running 24/7 if they aren't actually being used the power is minimal. Albert Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: iJohn Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:47:28 To: Subject: Re: would this router work? On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Bob Whito

Re: would this router work?

2010-03-28 Thread slvrmoontiger
This also implies both iMac and iBook have aircards. I leave my computers running 24/7 if they aren't actually being used the power is minimal. Albert Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: iJohn Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:47:28 To: Subject: Re: would

Re: would this router work?

2010-03-28 Thread iJohn
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 9:24 PM, Bob Whiton wrote: > You don't need a router to share an internet connection between two Macs. >  Just turn Airport on for both Macs, and enable internet sharing over > Airport on the Mac that's connected to the cable modem. > Yes, but that implies that the iMac (?

Re: would this router work?

2010-03-28 Thread iJohn
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 6:12 PM, wrote: > > An ad for Office Max today shows a D-Link Wireless-N 150 Home router for > $39.99. Would this work for her? I'll be doing the set up, so what would I > need to know? (I've only done Airports before.) > The frank truth as I see it is that ANY router sho

Re: would this router work?

2010-03-28 Thread Bob Whiton
A friend has a G4 ibook and a new iMac. Her grandkids use the iBook. Her cable modem is connected to the iMac, so no internet on the iBook. The Macs and modem sit on a desk a few feet apart. She is looking for an inexpensive router. You don't need a router to share an internet connection betw

Re: would this router work?

2010-03-28 Thread John Carmonne
On Mar 28, 2010, at 3:12 PM, janespra...@comcast.net wrote: > A friend has a G4 ibook and a new iMac. Her grandkids use the iBook. Her > cable modem is connected to the iMac, so no internet on the iBook. The Macs > and modem sit on a desk a few feet apart. She is looking for an inexpensive >

would this router work?

2010-03-28 Thread janesprando
A friend has a G4 ibook and a new iMac. Her grandkids use the iBook. Her cable modem is connected to the iMac, so no internet on the iBook. The Macs and modem sit on a desk a few feet apart. She is looking for an inexpensive router. An ad for Office Max today shows a D-Link Wireless-N 150 Home