on 4/8/2005 2:32 PM, Mac Network at [email protected] wrote: > > What I want to do: > Connect Bondi iMac to AEBS LAN port using Cat 5 cable; Connect to > Internet using either internal modem, AEBS built-in modem, or > soon-to-be-installed Motorola Canopy wireless highspeed connection. > (The Canopy subscriber module's Cat 5e cable will be connected to the > Ethernet port on the AirPort Express.) Also, I still want to do file > sharing between the G4 OS 10 iMac and the Bondi OS 9.1 iMac. > > How do I configure the OS 9.1 Bondi iMac to: > Connect to the AEBS, and via the AirPort Express, connect to the Internet? > Connect to the G4 iMac or PowerBook via AirPort?
Poor fellow, lost your mind, eh? Not to worry, let's pick you up off the floor! I have many of the parts and pieces you describe: I own the Bondi iMac (Rev.A), running OS 9.1. I have the later model iMac too, a slot load G3 400 DV model. I have four iBook/Powerbook clients running in the house: a Tangerine G3/300 running OS 9.2.2, a pair of late model iBooks, and a late model Powerbook. I have the AEBS connected to a Motorola cable modem. And I have two other Airport WDS modules in the house to bring the signal all over the place. One of these is an Airport Express that has a Bose Wave Radio connected to it for iTunes playback. The other is a Buffalo WLA-G54C wireless repeater bridge connected to a 4 port switch. Buffalo uses the same Broadcom chipset as Apple's Airport Extreme, so these are fully compatible. So the Bondi iMac is connected to the four port switch which is connected to the Buffalo repeater bridge. I also have a Apple Laserwriter 8500 hanging off this switch, so available to the entire home network using TCP/IP printing. The other computers in the house are all wireless clients, both Extreme and non-extreme Airport cards. Everyone can print to the Laserwriter and technically, everyone can file share. But this is not so easy to hook up, so I will not elaborate on file sharing here. There is some voodoo to making it work correctly... Don't ask! But the internet access part and the printing part is a no-brainer today and for the last 3 years, so it can be yours too for a small additional investment. Good Luck! Geoff -- 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
