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plasmodium - 28 Jul 2003 06:40 GMT

I have an iMac DV 400, and am going to pick up a 12" powerbook also. I
wish to use Airport to network them at home... I realise I need an
airport card in the Powerbook.....

BUT - do I need an airport card in the iMac, or does it wire up to the
Airport via ethernet..... since the Airport will sit right next to
it.....

thanks

lee

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Sam Lever - 28 Jul 2003 07:25 GMT

> I have an iMac DV 400, and am going to pick up a 12" powerbook also. I
> wish to use Airport to network them at home... I realise I need an
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> lee

The airport basestation has two ethernet ports, one for your isdn/cable
modem and the other for your existing network infastructure so you could
get get away with just a cat5 to link the iMac to the basestation.

Regards,

Sam Lever

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John Mullins - 28 Jul 2003 07:27 GMT

> I have an iMac DV 400, and am going to pick up a 12" powerbook also. I
> wish to use Airport to network them at home... I realise I need an
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> lee

You can just hook up the iMac via ethernet, that's how mine is set up.
However, I have an Airport card in it as well, and found that when I was
using the Airport base Station to dial up it was handy because then I
could see in the menu bar (under 10.2) how long the modem had been
connected. If you don't have a card, i don't think you will be able to
see that.

cheers...John

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plasmodium - 28 Jul 2003 07:59 GMT

Cheers for the replies guys..... good news......

> > I have an iMac DV 400, and am going to pick up a 12" powerbook also. I
> > wish to use Airport to network them at home... I realise I need an
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> cheers...John

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Doug McPherson - 28 Jul 2003 08:18 GMT

Of course if you had an airport card in the iMac, you wouldn't
neccesarily need a base station.

You can make the iMac appear as a base station.

Doug.

>I have an iMac DV 400, and am going to pick up a 12" powerbook also. I
>wish to use Airport to network them at home... I realise I need an
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>lee

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plasmodium - 28 Jul 2003 09:19 GMT

Is that right??? What is the point of the base station then??? So in my
case I just get two appropriate airport cards and I'm off..... is that
right?

sounds even better - is this for Airport extreme also?

lee

> Of course if you had an airport card in the iMac, you wouldn't
> neccesarily need a base station.
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Kwan Yeoh - 28 Jul 2003 13:08 GMT

> Is that right??? What is the point of the base station then??? So in my
> case I just get two appropriate airport cards and I'm off..... is that
> right?

The base station is useful if you don't want to have a computer always
on while the internet connection is on. Eg. you have an office & people
come in & out with their machines, wanting to connect to the internet.
The base station maintains the connection with the ISP & people log on
to the base station. The alternative to this is to use a fixed computer
as a base station, but that computer needs to be on & logged into the
ISP for anyone else to access the internet.

The first option is easier to implement but more expensive to set up.

Kwan.

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plasmodium - 28 Jul 2003 14:24 GMT

cool, well I already have an always on, connected computer anyway, so
that will be the way to go I think - great.

> > Is that right??? What is the point of the base station then??? So in my
> > case I just get two appropriate airport cards and I'm off..... is that
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> Kwan.

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