On Jul 28, 2004, at 12:09 AM, Laurent Daudelin wrote:
on 28/07/04 02:17, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi to all, i'm writing this on my brand spanking new handy dandy high speed
low drag iBook G4, 14" screen, 768 megs RAM, OS X 10.3.4.
This is the first actually new Mac I've ever had, and I words cannot express
how thrilled I am to be running it and not have to rely on my Compaq presario
PC which I've learned to despise.
Besides a quick hello, I actuallywanted to post some questions about a topic
I've never really put much thought to. i've always been tied to desktop
computers, and as such have never noticed how clumsy and awkward chords are on
a laptop like this one. As such, i'm thinking of taking advantage of the
built in Airport Extreme card, and hooking it together with my older
computers. I've already asked other questions concerning this on other lists,
so I'll keep this concise and different from the other questions I've already
posed elsewhere: How much gear will I need to buy? Will an airport extreme
base station do the trick for networking, or will I need to buy some more
hardware and software as well? Keep inmind, i had hoped to put PCs and macs
on this wireless network.
Next, The school i go to has a couple wireless hotspots, but is PC oriented.
What are the odds that I will be able to interface using these hotspots and my
iBook?
TIA,
Brian
The AirPort Extreme Base Station should be able to network both wireless and
wired computers. If you have more than one Ethernet wired computer, you will
need an Ethernet hub or, better, a switch.
As for the school, you should be able to use those hotspots without any
problem. There are even applications that will scan for available network
(like KisMAC).
-Laurent.
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There's also an automatic search feature for hotspots in your neighborhood on the homepage of cnet.com. Also, check out www.wififreespot.com for a comprehensive list of free wifi hotspots in your area.
Zoltan
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