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How do i connect my Airport Express to my G5

May 21, 2005 11:23AM PDT

I have an Airport Express hooked up to my DSL modem to provide wireless internet to my Powerbook. I also have a new Power Mac G5 without any internet connection. What do I need to do to create a wired connection between my Airport Express and my G5 in order to share my DSL connection. I understand that Airport Extreme Base Stations have a LAN port to solve this problem, and I was wondering if I need an ethernet hub. If so can you tell me a simple cheap option, and how to do so.

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Two easy options
May 22, 2005 2:21AM PDT

I don't know about iMac G5... it may already have Wifi adaptor..

1. Get a Wireless adaptor for your Imac G5 (make sure that it doesn't have it yet)

2. get a router, connect your DSL modem and your Airport express and your Imac G5 to the router..

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Airport Express
May 24, 2005 5:52AM PDT

As the last poster rightly pointed out, with a wireless card in the G5 (Airport Extreme)(Not the Base Station) your G5 will talk wirelessly to the Airport Express which will connect you to the modem and the big wide world.
At this stage, if you stay wireless on both, you do not need a router.
However, if you really need to go wired with the G5, Connect the modem to the router(WAN port), the G5 to the router (LAN port) and the Airport Express to the router (LAN port) PB stays wireless through the Express and the G5 is wired through the Router.
Cheap option is wireless, Airport Extreme Card and nothing else to buy

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