AirPort Software 1.1: Software Base Station and Ethernet network access; Modem init string modifications

Regarding the new AirPort Software 1.1 (see MacFixIt Extra): Software Base Station and Ethernet network access Michael Salesin has been experimenting with using his G4 (with an AirPort card) as a Software Base Station to his iBook. So far, all the file sharing and Internet access functions have been working fine. However, setting the G4 up as a Base Station switched its AppleTalk and TCP/IP settings from Ethernet to AirPort. This appeared to be the cause of a problem: Mike could no longer print to his Ethernet-connected printer - either from the iBook or the G4. The work-around, at least for printing from the G4, is to switch the settings back to Ethernet when the AirPort connection is not needed. Hopefully, the next update to the Software Base Station (which Apple admits is currently only a "preview" version) will fix this. [Note: This limitation is confirmed in the About AirPort file: "The AirPort software base station only supports printing using TCP/IP."] Modem init string modifications Michael Miller found that AirPort Software 1.1 apparently eliminated one option present in 1.0 that he found helpful: the ability to modify the init string of the Base Station modem.