Peter It should work if your desktop maintains the heartbeat. But, rest assured, the connection will drop if your desktop is switched off.
You can get broadband routers that will maintain heartbeat for you for < $100. The good news is that Telstra is going to do away with it - for this news and other info, tips and tricks see www.ozcableguy.com Cheers Greg > From: Peter Hinchliffe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:32:31 +0800 > To: WAMUG Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: Wi-Fi an Telstra Bigpond cable > > Does anyone have W--Fi running with their Telstra Cable account? I > have been doing lots of reading before deciding what equipment I > need, and the main stumbling point seems to be the "Heartbeat". I > suspect that something simple like an Airport Express should work > fine as long at I let my Desktop machine maintain the Heartbeat, but > I want to be sure before I outlay the ready. > > > -- > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Fax (618) 9332 0913 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >
