SSID is the name of your network. You make it up and assign it. All of the computers and the base station have to use the same SSID.
Also, make sure you enable WEP - you will need to assign a WEP key for that On Thursday, April 29, 2004, at 09:43PM, Dale Critchley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I'm trying to set up an airport network between an eMac and a 7600. The >7600 has a D-Link Access Point, trying to use wireless client mode. The >d-link, in its config, asks for SSID. Where do I get that? Is that the >name of the computer I'm networking to? I've set up Mac-to-Mac ethernet >& localtalk Appletalk networks, but I'm a wireless newbie. Also, I >eventually plan to add my wife's iBook to the mix via Airport card. I >have no desire to buy a base station. And I don't have broadband >currently, but I hear it'll be available here in rural Iowa within the >next year. > >Please help, and also, are there some good Airport for newbies >tutorials on the Web? > >And I don't think this is possible, but if I have an AppleTalk printer >on the 7600, could I print to it from the eMac? I assume no because >it's a different protocol. > >-- > | Bought with a Price, >-+- Dale > | Mac & Palm Stuff & a cure for death: http://www.InfinityLtd.org > |4U I have engraved you on the palms of my hands. (Isaiah 49:16a, NIV) > > >-- >MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! > Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > >MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >end list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > >Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > > > -- MacNetwork is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... XRouter Pro | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | Only $199 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH130.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MacNetwork list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/macnet.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; end list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/macnetwork%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
