I've been pretty happy with my linksys router. Pretty much works like an outlet strip for internet connections plus adds wireless. It (or my cable modem) was a bit sensitive to power burps so about once a month I'd have to trek down to the basement and power cycle it, but then I installed a UPS and can't recall the last time I had to restart it.
CB Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > Chris is right here. In the US, these boxes have a battery, so pulling > the plug and replugging it will not work. You need to find the reset > button, on the Motorola boxes I have used you need a unfolded paper > clip to reset the box. Your cable vendor should also be able to do > this remotely. Your best bet is really to get a firewall router that > supports NAT. Otherwise you are subjecting your PC software to too > much open visability. Apple airport will work, but so will Linksys and > other inexpensive home routers. > > Jonathan > > On Aug 26, 2009, at 3:39 PM, a radix wrote: > >> I have only a cable modem, it is not even a real router (it has no >> internal firewall for example) although i use it for phone and internet. >> Greetings, Anouk, >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Chris Blouch <mailto:cblo...@aol.com> >> *To:* macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:42 PM >> *Subject:* Re: my macbook pro is here, problems with internet >> >> Strange. The Macs and PCs use the same DHCP protocols to get an >> address. Is this going right from the router to the Mac or do you >> have a firewall/NAT/wireless thing inbetween. If it is direct >> then sometime the cable modem reads the hardware address of your >> computer and needs a full power cycle to let go and read a new one. >> >> CB >> >> a radix wrote: >>> Hello, my macbook pro arrived this morning via ups I must say >>> its quick, i ordered 8 days ago via bank transfer and a custom >>> configuration. >>> Everything works fine although i get lost in a few dialogs. >>> I cant connect to the internet htough. I use a cable modem and >>> udner windows i can just push in the network cable and I am >>> ready to go. Not so now htough. >>> Any idea of what routers work best with the mac? I was thinking >>> of getting a linksis pre-n router, will that work? >>> If i just configure the touter right and it works on the pc >>> should i also just be able to plug it into the mac for it to work? >>> Greetings, Anouk, >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
