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Since: Mar 22, 2005
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:00 pm
Post subject: PC and MAC on the same wireless network
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have a mac laptop and a pc deskotp. want them to be able to connect
wirelessly to the internet
but don't necessarily need them to talk to each other.
So here is what i plan to do:
1. Connect Linksys wireless router to the cable modem/.
2. Connect Apple Airport to the linksys router. This way mac laptop will
connect through the airport to the linksys and then the internet.
3. Install PCI wireless card into PC Desktop and have it connect directly to
the linksys router and then the internet.
Another solution is to have MAC laptop connect to the linksys router
directily so there won't be any need for airport at all. However I'm not
sure if linksys router and MAC laptop will be able to speak to each other
directly because of compatibility etc. Did anyone ever got MAC and linksys
working together?
So how do the 2 solutions above sound. Any suggestions are very welcome. |
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Since: Jul 01, 2003
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:38 pm
Post subject: Re: PC and MAC on the same wireless network [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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asdf:
> have a mac laptop and a pc deskotp. want them to be able to connect
> wirelessly to the internet
> but don't necessarily need them to talk to each other.
> So here is what i plan to do:
> 1. Connect Linksys wireless router to the cable modem/.
> 2. Connect Apple Airport to the linksys router. This way mac laptop will
> connect through the airport to the linksys and then the internet.
> 3. Install PCI wireless card into PC Desktop and have it connect directly to
> the linksys router and then the internet.
That will work. The Mac and the PeeCee can share files over the network
as well, if you wish.
> Another solution is to have MAC laptop connect to the linksys router
> directily so there won't be any need for airport at all. However I'm not
> sure if linksys router and MAC laptop will be able to speak to each other
> directly because of compatibility etc. Did anyone ever got MAC and linksys
> working together?
The Mac (that's "Mac," not "MAC") may be connected to the Linksys
router via Ethernet cable. There is no compatability problem. The
protocol is TCP/IP, and that's standard regardless of OS or router
brand.
> So how do the 2 solutions above sound. Any suggestions are very welcome.
I've been doing this for some time, except it's half a dozen or so Macs
and one PeeCee laptop.
Davoud |
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Since: Mar 03, 2005
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:43 pm
Post subject: Re: PC and MAC on the same wireless network [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Mac uses tcp/ip, pc uses tcp/ip and router uses tcp/ip. Does he still need
airport router?
Mike
"Davoud" <star DeleteThis @sky.net> wrote in message
news:220320052338568156%star@sky.net...
> asdf:
>> have a mac laptop and a pc deskotp. want them to be able to connect
>> wirelessly to the internet
>> but don't necessarily need them to talk to each other.
>> So here is what i plan to do:
>> 1. Connect Linksys wireless router to the cable modem/.
>> 2. Connect Apple Airport to the linksys router. This way mac laptop will
>> connect through the airport to the linksys and then the internet.
>> 3. Install PCI wireless card into PC Desktop and have it connect directly
>> to
>> the linksys router and then the internet.
>
> That will work. The Mac and the PeeCee can share files over the network
> as well, if you wish.
>
>> Another solution is to have MAC laptop connect to the linksys router
>> directily so there won't be any need for airport at all. However I'm not
>> sure if linksys router and MAC laptop will be able to speak to each other
>> directly because of compatibility etc. Did anyone ever got MAC and
>> linksys
>> working together?
>
> The Mac (that's "Mac," not "MAC") may be connected to the Linksys
> router via Ethernet cable. There is no compatability problem. The
> protocol is TCP/IP, and that's standard regardless of OS or router
> brand.
>
>> So how do the 2 solutions above sound. Any suggestions are very welcome.
>
> I've been doing this for some time, except it's half a dozen or so Macs
> and one PeeCee laptop.
>
> Davoud |
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Since: Mar 22, 2005
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:43 pm
Post subject: Re: PC and MAC on the same wireless network [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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yes, my question is the same. If mac is tcp/ip compatible do i even neeed an
airport router. Or will Mac laptop be able to connect straight to linksys
wireless router directly?
"Mike" <wxyz09 DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:yt60e.12015$wL6.3932@trnddc03...
> Mac uses tcp/ip, pc uses tcp/ip and router uses tcp/ip. Does he still
need
> airport router?
>
> Mike
>
> "Davoud" <star DeleteThis @sky.net> wrote in message
> news:220320052338568156%star@sky.net...
> > asdf:
> >> have a mac laptop and a pc deskotp. want them to be able to connect
> >> wirelessly to the internet
> >> but don't necessarily need them to talk to each other.
> >> So here is what i plan to do:
> >> 1. Connect Linksys wireless router to the cable modem/.
> >> 2. Connect Apple Airport to the linksys router. This way mac laptop
will
> >> connect through the airport to the linksys and then the internet.
> >> 3. Install PCI wireless card into PC Desktop and have it connect
directly
> >> to
> >> the linksys router and then the internet.
> >
> > That will work. The Mac and the PeeCee can share files over the network
> > as well, if you wish.
> >
> >> Another solution is to have MAC laptop connect to the linksys router
> >> directily so there won't be any need for airport at all. However I'm
not
> >> sure if linksys router and MAC laptop will be able to speak to each
other
> >> directly because of compatibility etc. Did anyone ever got MAC and
> >> linksys
> >> working together?
> >
> > The Mac (that's "Mac," not "MAC") may be connected to the Linksys
> > router via Ethernet cable. There is no compatability problem. The
> > protocol is TCP/IP, and that's standard regardless of OS or router
> > brand.
> >
> >> So how do the 2 solutions above sound. Any suggestions are very
welcome.
> >
> > I've been doing this for some time, except it's half a dozen or so Macs
> > and one PeeCee laptop.
> >
> > Davoud
>
> |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:43 pm
Post subject: Re: PC and MAC on the same wireless network [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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"asdf" <dfsa RemoveThis @sadf.com> writes:
> yes, my question is the same. If mac is tcp/ip compatible do i even neeed an
> airport router. Or will Mac laptop be able to connect straight to linksys
> wireless router directly?
The Mac with the Airport card in it will be able to connect directly to the
linksys router wirelessly. |
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Since: Oct 23, 2003
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:08 pm
Post subject: Re: PC and MAC on the same wireless network [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Since: Jun 11, 2005
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:27 am
Post subject: Re: PC and MAC on the same wireless network [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In article <aR50e.934$eG6.24@fe12.lga>, "asdf" <dfsa RemoveThis @sadf.com> wrote:
> have a mac laptop and a pc deskotp. want them to be able to connect
> wirelessly to the internet
> but don't necessarily need them to talk to each other.
> So here is what i plan to do:
> 1. Connect Linksys wireless router to the cable modem/.
> 2. Connect Apple Airport to the linksys router. This way mac laptop will
> connect through the airport to the linksys and then the internet.
> 3. Install PCI wireless card into PC Desktop and have it connect directly to
> the linksys router and then the internet.
>
>
> Another solution is to have MAC laptop connect to the linksys router
> directily so there won't be any need for airport at all. However I'm not
> sure if linksys router and MAC laptop will be able to speak to each other
> directly because of compatibility etc. Did anyone ever got MAC and linksys
> working together?
>
> So how do the 2 solutions above sound. Any suggestions are very welcome.
You do _NOT_ need both. Pick either the Linksys or the Airport base
station. Both are 802.11g WiFi Cable/DSL Routers. Having 2 is
redundant.
"Airport" is just Apple's name for 802.11b and "Airport Extreme" is
Apple's name for 802.11g.
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Since: Mar 22, 2005
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 12:33 pm
Post subject: Re: PC and MAC on the same wireless network [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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great. understood.
Thanks to everyone for great explanations.
"Bob Harris" <nospam.News.Bob DeleteThis @remove.Smith-Harris.us> wrote in message
news:nospam.News.Bob-F2FCB1.08264423032005@news.verizon.net...
> In article <aR50e.934$eG6.24@fe12.lga>, "asdf" <dfsa DeleteThis @sadf.com> wrote:
> You do _NOT_ need both. Pick either the Linksys or the Airport base
> station. Both are 802.11g WiFi Cable/DSL Routers. Having 2 is
> redundant.
>
> "Airport" is just Apple's name for 802.11b and "Airport Extreme" is
> Apple's name for 802.11g.
>
> Bob Harris |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 12:40 pm
Post subject: Re: PC and MAC on the same wireless network [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In article <aR50e.934$eG6.24@fe12.lga>, "asdf" <dfsa.RemoveThis@sadf.com> wrote:
> 1. Connect Linksys wireless router to the cable modem/.
> 2. Connect Apple Airport to the linksys router. This way mac laptop will
> connect through the airport to the linksys and then the internet.
Unnecessary. The Linksys wireless router can be used directly. Macs work
with any standard 802.11 wireless routers; you do not need to use an
AirPort base station.
I have a mix of Macs, PCs, and Linux boxes using my Linksys wireless
router. Here's how I set it up:
Step 1: Connect the Linksys router to the cable modem.
Step 2: There is no step 2.
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Since: Mar 26, 2005
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:34 am
Post subject: Re: PC and MAC on the same wireless network [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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I have my Linksys connected to the DSL modem. Connected to the Linksys
thru ethernet cables are
1) HP box running XP
2) Mac 8600 running OS 8.6
3) Mac G4 running OS 9.2
4) Mac iBook running OS 10.whatever is the latest
4) HP box running RedHat
the iBook and RedHat box use the same connection only because
they are rarely used, so I can swap the ethernet cables as needed.
Don't have any problems. At various times the XP and the 8600 have
each been the "primary" connection to the modem.
Of course I have the layout with cabling drawn so I can keep
everything straight...All of them share the single monitor (let's
hear it for switch boxes!) I'm still working on getting them to
all share the same keyboard (would make my desk so much tidier). |
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Since: Mar 27, 2005
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 1:15 pm
Post subject: Re: PC and MAC on the same wireless network [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In article <pD60e.6509$ND3.4259@fe09.lga>, "asdf" <dfsa RemoveThis @sadf.com>
wrote:
> yes, my question is the same. If mac is tcp/ip compatible do i even neeed an
> airport router. Or will Mac laptop be able to connect straight to linksys
> wireless router directly?
You do not need an AirPort. Your Mac will talk to a Linksys wireless
router directly.
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