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I have a G4, a HP 1200M laser printer, and a DSL modem. The printer works off of Apple Talk, and uses an old peripheral 8 cable, so I had to buy an Asante TALK box to convert the perpheral 8 cable to an Ethernet signal so that I could plug it in. My DSL modem uses Ethernet too, of course, and I have to switch them out all the time when I want to use the one that's not plugged in. Do I have to spend the money to get a router if I want them both to be on-line? Router's are like $80 or something... Such a stupid problem! Is there a cheaper solution, or do I just have to deal with it?
Name: the pickle Date: April 3, 2002 at 16:14:34 Pacific
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A router is probably the best solution for a number of reasons:
1) If you get any other computers, it will enable them to be online as well. 2) It acts as a 4- (or more) port hub/switch, so it will speed things up on your network relative to LocalTalk or an Ethernet hub.
Name: the pickle Date: April 3, 2002 at 17:09:16 Pacific
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...and you propose to get the TCP/IP stream through the hub to the Mac how?
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Name: Paul Date: June 19, 2002 at 11:15:12 Pacific
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A hub will work just fine in this situation on a Mac, as long as you have the software from your DSL provider for connecting to PPPoE. I have a simple hub and have connected my dsl modem, two macs, and a localtalk printer to it. Make sure the cable from the hub to the dsl modem is in the uplink slot and your proprietary connection software should work through it. If you get a router, you'll give it the settings and it makes the connection through the modem. With a hub, the dsl will not be on if your computer is turned off.
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