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Wireless (for PC and Mac)

Feb 18, 2004 2:51AM PST

I have in my house 1 Dell Inspiron 8200 and a iBook G3. Now we are thinking about installing a wireless network but I don't know what to do.

Anyone have done it?... brands will be helpful too.

Thanks in advance.
FELIX

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Re:Wireless (for PC and Mac)
Feb 18, 2004 3:10AM PST

This seems tough but isn't.

Get your Wireless Access Point installed and Mac, PC, Linux, PDAs and more can use it.

There is no step by step since there are manuals with the products and too many guides at sites like www.linksys.com

Bob

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Re: Wireless for PC to iMAC
Mar 10, 2005 12:00AM PST

I contacted linksys support and posed this:

"How do I connect an IBM PC with Windows XP
w/cable modem to an IMAC running OS9 with USB 1.0 port?"

Their response:

"I apologize but we do not support the configuration you are requesting."

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Just asking.
Mar 10, 2005 11:17AM PST

Why was that not in your question?

Bob

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Re:Wireless (for PC and Mac)
Feb 21, 2004 1:39AM PST

I have a PC laptop with a linksys Wireless B PCI card and a linksys access point and I have the airport extreme card installed in my iMac.

When I first brought the Mac home (last week) and installed the card and followed the instructions I had a successful network connection. I also have a toshiba cable modem.

I have, I believe, created some problems for myself that I am now trying to untangle. (sometimes the pc cannot connect to the internet, but is still on the network, sometimes the Mac assigns itself an IP and can't connect to the internet) My assumption is that it is software issues, not hardware. And todays project is to untangle... Happy

Good luck.

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Happy MAC and PC home
Mar 11, 2005 2:02AM PST

We have an older PC, new Mac and notebook and they're all happily connected via a wireless router.

We established the router via wires to the older PC (which also uses the cable modem). Had the Mac come installed with an air port card - which you can order through apple.

I believe the DSL hooks into the router, the router hooks into the PC and communicates with the MAC wirelessly. Don't know if the older MAcs will support air port technology.

I too had issues with the network on the MAC. Brought it home, plugged it in and then thought I was smarter than the machine and had to reinstall the OS. I would reccomend plug and play and then if it aint broken, don't fix it.

Cheers!
bethany