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<blockquote data-quote="muso" data-source="post: 133573" data-attributes="member: 40">The best way to do it to set it up so the modem is connected to the router, and the ibook and pc are both connected to the router. Not in a chain, in case that's how you were thinking of doing it.Basically plug in your modem and connect it to your router. Your router will have a web based control panel. Once you turn it on it should come up as an available network on your iBook, so select it (using internet connect) and then you'll be able to access the router's control panel through safari. Configure the router, making sure it knows to use the modem. Probably a good idea to set up encryption if you're able - it'll probably require you read through the router's manual a bit though.Once that's done you'll be able to surf the net, and your iBook's itunes music library should automatically appear in your PC's itunes (if you have itunes music sharing turned on on both computers, and it's being allowed through your iBook's firewall - I think it does that automatically). To access the PC's harddrive, make sure filesharing is turned on on the PC then just open any finder window and click the 'network' icon in the sidebar. After a while you'll either see an icon corresponding to your PC, or a folder called something like &quot;MS_HOME&quot; or &quot;WORKGROUP&quot; in which you'll find a link to your PC.Edit: found this: <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20584" target="_blank">http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20584</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="muso, post: 133573, member: 40"] The best way to do it to set it up so the modem is connected to the router, and the ibook and pc are both connected to the router. Not in a chain, in case that's how you were thinking of doing it. Basically plug in your modem and connect it to your router. Your router will have a web based control panel. Once you turn it on it should come up as an available network on your iBook, so select it (using internet connect) and then you'll be able to access the router's control panel through safari. Configure the router, making sure it knows to use the modem. Probably a good idea to set up encryption if you're able - it'll probably require you read through the router's manual a bit though. Once that's done you'll be able to surf the net, and your iBook's itunes music library should automatically appear in your PC's itunes (if you have itunes music sharing turned on on both computers, and it's being allowed through your iBook's firewall - I think it does that automatically). To access the PC's harddrive, make sure filesharing is turned on on the PC then just open any finder window and click the 'network' icon in the sidebar. After a while you'll either see an icon corresponding to your PC, or a folder called something like "MS_HOME" or "WORKGROUP" in which you'll find a link to your PC. Edit: found this: [url]http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20584[/url] [/QUOTE]

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