> As for the practicality, depends on what you want to do. If you want to > just share a broadband internet connection, it isn't a problem. If you
Mike, Your original note said that a friend "gave you a D-Link". I would note that D-Link is a brand at that the particular model you have may or may not allow you to share an internet connection. If your D-Link is marked as a "Broadband Router" or has a port labeled "DSL/Cable" or "Internet" then, yes that model should easily share a connection among multiple machines. If it is marked a just a "Switch" or a "Hub" then it will most likely not be capable of sharing an internet connection on its own. Once you get it working right, Personal Web Sharing is sort of fun to play with. Turn it on on the Mac and put a web page in your served directory. The fire up a web browser on the PC and punch in http:// and whatever the Mac's IP address is (get that from the TCP/IP control panel). Depending on the sophistication of the D-Link you may be able to set up port forwarding and view the web pages from the internet as well. -Greg -- 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/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
