Forums
New posts
Articles
Product Reviews
Policies
FAQ
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Digital Lifestyle
Internet, Networking, and Wireless
WEP to WPA2, Netgear Router to Extreme
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="bilco" data-source="post: 1227858" data-attributes="member: 200111"><p>Thanks for such quick responses everyone.</p><p></p><p>I don't intend to ever use the Netgear router again, so thanks for the advice of just turning it off. I think I will just unplug it, make the connections as instructed for the printer, drive, etc, plug in the Extreme, put in the CD and let it take it from there. EVERY time I have set up anything from Apple, it has been the most refreshingly actual "Plug and Play" experience ever. The stuff just works right out of the box, every time. </p><p></p><p>I may run into some hitches with setting up my wife's PC laptop, but I'll do that last of all.</p><p></p><p>I do have one more question though, regarding this earlier response, <em>"Your wireless LAN security is just keeping other people with antennas from hopping on your network or reading your data."</em></p><p></p><p>If someone <em>CAN</em> hop onto your network when the wireless is not adequately secured or not secured at all, can they access the info on a PC that was connected via Cat 5 cable directly to the router and had the wireless networking option on that PC disabled? In this case, I had selected for that computer to not allow any file sharing or print sharing with the other computers that were on the network via wireless. Actually, none of them were setup to share folders or drives or the printer that was connected to the hard wired PC (actually not a PC, but an iMac running XP in Bootcamp for the sake of my wife not being ready to make the switch over to Mac. I use the OSX partition for my Pro Tools rig only.) </p><p></p><p>Thanks again for the answers; I am going to disconnect the Netgear and start on the Extreme installation process.</p><p></p><p>bilco</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bilco, post: 1227858, member: 200111"] Thanks for such quick responses everyone. I don't intend to ever use the Netgear router again, so thanks for the advice of just turning it off. I think I will just unplug it, make the connections as instructed for the printer, drive, etc, plug in the Extreme, put in the CD and let it take it from there. EVERY time I have set up anything from Apple, it has been the most refreshingly actual "Plug and Play" experience ever. The stuff just works right out of the box, every time. I may run into some hitches with setting up my wife's PC laptop, but I'll do that last of all. I do have one more question though, regarding this earlier response, [I]"Your wireless LAN security is just keeping other people with antennas from hopping on your network or reading your data."[/I] If someone [I]CAN[/I] hop onto your network when the wireless is not adequately secured or not secured at all, can they access the info on a PC that was connected via Cat 5 cable directly to the router and had the wireless networking option on that PC disabled? In this case, I had selected for that computer to not allow any file sharing or print sharing with the other computers that were on the network via wireless. Actually, none of them were setup to share folders or drives or the printer that was connected to the hard wired PC (actually not a PC, but an iMac running XP in Bootcamp for the sake of my wife not being ready to make the switch over to Mac. I use the OSX partition for my Pro Tools rig only.) Thanks again for the answers; I am going to disconnect the Netgear and start on the Extreme installation process. bilco [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Digital Lifestyle
Internet, Networking, and Wireless
WEP to WPA2, Netgear Router to Extreme
Top