At 16:59 -0500 05/21/2002, Stephen L. Phillips wrote: >My problem: don't know the first damn thing about networking! I have an >S900 and a G3/700 iMac (about sixty feet apart), and am in the process >of rewiring my entire house for high-speed digital access, CAT 5E, etc., >etc., etc..... >Can anyone tell me what I need to connect these two MAC's and run them >both through the same modem? >Boards? Hubs? Airports?
There are some variations depending on the local DSL service, but except in rare instances, you should just need a router. Most of the major network equipment manufacturers make a nice combined router/switch with a port to which you connect your DSL and four ports for remote computers. These companies are ones like Linksys, Asante and a couple others I can't remember--SM something or other. Personally, though it costs a bit more I would go wtih the Asante, because they have a long history of supporting Macs and I have had very good experience with their email tech support. Of course, past experience is no guarantee of future answers. So, you would put the router/switch in your wiring closet, where I assume your DSL line also terminates. Then plug in the line from the DSL modem to the router input. I assume your wired house will have Cat. 5 jacks near your computers. Plug the ethernet ports on your computers into their nearby jacks. And connect the other end of those jacks in your wiring closet to the switch ports on router and you should be hooked up hardware-wise. After that, I believe there's a little configuring to do on your computers and of the router. My understanding is that most of these routers have a web browser sort of interface for configuring them. That bit I don't know how to do, but it should be easy to figure out by reading documentation, asking others, and asking your DSL service. Jeff Walther -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.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/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
