Most if not all of the cable modems you can telnet to for configuration. I have not found one that does not have a router/NAT capability to allow multiple systems. Most of the time the web setup page for a modem is the easiest route to take.
Linksys is the low end production line for CISCO. As for MACs and PCs on the same net, my home network at 2 MACs (G3 & 7500), 6 PCs with Windoze products and 2 pcs with linux. All can communicate with each other and on the internet. Some one just Slap the brat about the head and shoulders. Get the lady setup. I wish Colorado was a tad closer to NJ I would go set it up. Kevin On 8/9/05 9:14 PM, "John McClernan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lorraine, > Okay, that sounds great. I used to rent a modem from Comcast until I > realized how cheap they were to buy. Bought one for $14, used it for 3 years > until Comcast made it obsolete. It would no longer hold a signal because of > some upgrading they did to their system. So, I bought a Linksys modem for > about $20 after rebate (checked their list of compatible modems first). > > The Linksys router can be a bear to set up. They make good stuff, but their > Mac support isn't good. You have to set up the router through a web browser. > The documentation gives plenty of instructions for PeeC, but zilch for Mac. > Mine ran flawlessly for about 5 years, then just suddenly died. I replaced > it with a Belkin, which was a breeze to set up. Been using that for about 10 > months with no complaints. Good luck and kudos for being so helpful to one > who is bedridden. > Cheers, > John > > >> From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: G-List <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 15:28:10 -0700 >> To: G-List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [G] Cable internet sharing >> >> Thanks for the offer. I have a Mac geek all lined up and the hardware is on >> it's way. I have a Comcast cable modem and a linksys router. She'll be good >> to go! >> Thanks again for the kind offer! >> lorraine >> >> >> On 8/8/05 4:29 PM, "John McClernan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Hey Raino, >>> What part of NJ? I live in NJ. If it's within a reasonable distance, I will >>> go set it up for her. (Maybe I'll spank the son while I'm there.) >>> >>> Yes, she needs a router, not a hub. It should not affect his PC. I have 2 >>> wireless iMacs, a wireless PBook and a wired PC all going through my Belkin >>> 4-port router, into my cable modem (Commiecast). >>> Cheers, >>> John >>> >>> >>> >>>> From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> Reply-To: G-List <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 10:55:48 -0700 >>>> To: G-List <[email protected]> >>>> Subject: [G] Cable internet sharing >>>> >>>> Hey team, >>>> We are donating an iMac 400 MHz to a woman in NJ who is bedridden. He 19 >>>> year old son keeps trashing her PC (!) and she relies on the computer to >>>> stay connected to the world. She pays for Comcast cable internet. I don't >>>> know anything about cable modems, but I am assuming they could both share >>>> the internet connection if the cable modem is connected to a hub or router, >>>> just like our wireless modem at the shop, or like my DSL modem at home. >>>> >>>> The kid is screaming because he believes if she has a Mac connected to the >>>> internet connection, his 7 MB download speed will tank. (this is when I >>>> would rant about gamers, but I'll save that for the Mac2Mac list!). >>>> >>>> Having no experience with cable modems, I don't know what to say. I was >>>> planning on shipping a 100MB Asante hub with the iMac (thinking the cable >>>> modem would contain a router), but someone told me that might not be the >>>> case. >>>> >>>> Besides flying to NJ and punching the kid in the nose for making this much >>>> more complicated than it needs to be, can some one who has >>>> 1. Cable ISP connection >>>> 2. A Mac and a PC in their house sharing the connection >>>> >>>> email me and let me know how to set it up? 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