how do i set up my mac and pcs to share my cable modem??
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Name: Bill
Date: January 20, 2001 at 08:33:11 Pacific
Subject: how do i set up my mac and pcs to share my cable modem?? |
Comment: i just bought an imac and i would like to add it to a network that i am going to start with my 3 other win pcs. how do i go about sharing the cable modem with the mac if i connect it to my ethernet hub with the other computers?? Thanx, Bill
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Name: Bob
Date: January 20, 2001 at 12:59:40 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)This site will help; http://www.threemacs.com/network/index. html All you'll need is a router and some cables. The Linksys 4 port router is very good; http://www.linksys.com/products/product. asp?prid=20&grid=5
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Name: pixpicker
Date: January 22, 2001 at 18:12:32 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)The threemacs site is excellent. It's not a big deal getting your Mac on the net via the router - you will have to configure your TCP/IP to recognize the router. It's a bit more problematic to get the computers networked but it can be done. You don't need to be networked to use the router though.
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Name: Laura
Date: January 24, 2001 at 14:28:39 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)It depends on how much you want to do. we just hooked ours up. "server" is my Dell, followed by G4 and iMac. We used a hub and straight thru cables. the trick was to not use the #1 spot, and put the modem cable into the uplink. If you want to share files, this is not the option to use.
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Response Number 5
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Name: David Methven
Date: January 27, 2001 at 10:23:18 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)I just got a Linksys 4 Port Router at CompUSA last weekend for $99 after rebate, for the same purpose. Works great.
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