Thank you Daniel .. I will take that on board ! On 21/09/2012, at 10:49 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:
> Hi Stephen > > I'd probably add in the Airport Express, as like you mention, you don't have > to reconfigure everything. > And also, as mention previous times before the Airport Express is Dual Band > wireless, and given the devices you mention, this would be an advantage. (A > quick look at the DLink specs doesn't list it as Dual Band, and I'd assume at > that price it wouldn't be). > Slightly more for the new Airport Express ($119), but worth it. > <http://www.apple.com/au/airportexpress/> > Dual band info - <http://www.apple.com/au/airportexpress/#dual-band> > > Kind regards > Daniel > > Sent from my iPhone 4s > > --- > Daniel Kerr > MacWizardry > > Phone: 0414 795 960 > Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> > Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> > > > **For everything Apple** > > On 21/09/2012, at 10:42 PM, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> I am just hoping for some advice with this. >> >> She currently has an iMac about 18 months old. >> It is running Snow Leopard. >> Uses a wired D-Link modem with only one port (iMac plugged into this). >> >> Her kids have asked to go wireless in order to use iPods, PS3 and perhaps an >> Apple TV. >> However she is a single mum living on a shoestring. >> I have seen a D-Link wireless modem/router in Office works for $86.00 >> Actually they have a 150 for $79.00 and a 300 for $86.00. >> The sales person tells me the 300 is twice as fast (it has 2 antenna instead >> of just 1) >> >> I had also wondered if I could add an Airport Express (rather than a new >> modem/router). >> Could I then connect the AE to the single port on the existing modem >> (instead of the iMac) and then connect the iMac using the resulting wireless >> network ? >> This would also save me setting up a new modem (yuk). >> >> Would value any ideas please ? >> >> >> Regards, >> Stephen Chape >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20120921/21b09794/attachment.htm >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Regards, Stephen Chape -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.wamug.org.au/pipermail/wamug.org.au-wamug/attachments/20120922/34a13d61/attachment.htm -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
