Help with hardware!

by cbpierce01 Mar 21, 2006 1:05PM PST

Here's the deal

1) I am switching to DSL and the phone line is not near where my Mac currently resides and I have no intention of moving it.

2) I have a wireless router already so my plan was to connect the DSL to the router and send the signal along

3) My question is how do I get the signal to my desktop Mac?

4) I do not have an airport card and I can't use the the USB port

5) I am basically wondering if there is a device that can pull the wireless signal down and deliver it to my desktop Mac via my ethernet connection.

Thanks in advance!!!

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You have to buy something

by Gakada Mar 21, 2006 2:04PM PST

atleast:

a wireless router access point, and
a wireless adaptor card.

DSL Modem -->> Wireless Access point router --> and wirelessly to your Mac.

as for question #5:
5) I am basically wondering if there is a device that can pull the wireless signal down and deliver it to my desktop Mac via my ethernet connection.

Yes, but you need several devices, in addition to the above mentioned hardware:

1. ethernet cable (RJ45)
2. a wireless router

DSL Modem --cable rj45-->> Wireless acces point router --> wirelessly to the 2nd wireless router --cable rj45--> your mac

NOTE:
The point is, you need a device to transmit and receive the signal (wirelessly) in both end (dsl modem side and your mac side)

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would this work?

by cbpierce01 Mar 21, 2006 10:34PM PST

DSL modem ----- wireless router ~~~~~~~ access point-------Mac Ethernet port

--- = wired

~~~ = wireless

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Yes it might works

by Gakada Mar 22, 2006 12:17AM PST

It might works, But, the first ''wireless router'' is most likely an Accesspoint too.

so with two Access point, you need to configured it correctly, especially on IP address and may be the DHCP enable/disable setting. and you have two make sure those two access point can talk to each other, wirelessly.

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