Wireless

[oldnews]

My aunt wants to have wireless internet on her powerbook so Im going to buy her a linksys router. I have a Linksys router myself except we own an other computer that plugs into the router for the internet. But since she only has the powerbook can I still buy the same router or can I get a cheaper one?

Ill be buying from this website. http://staples.ca and if you search for the item for me the postal code is B0P1R0.

Thanks.

 

[Macman]

any router pretty much, just set it up this way:
cable connection into adsl/cable modem>ethernet cable to router, turn on airport card and in safari, type the router ip address, follow the setup from there, very easy. remember, enable WEP.

 

[oldnews]

Does the airport card usually just pick up the signal?

 

[Macman]

yes. if its on, and correctly setup in network prefs.

 

[djlee12]

The airport will detect and set up the signal automatically. If you set up WEP, which you probably should, it'll just ask you for your password. It's extremely easy.

 

[immdb]

Definitely set WEP.

When I setup my daughter's wireless network someone jumped on it within a half hour. For awhile I couldn't figure out why the connection was so slow. Once I knocked off the "intruder" it started flying. I surfed for awhile using the "intruder's" connection (a little payback). He/she still doesn't have their router password protected.

 

[oldnews]

I cant figure out how to set up WEP for myself.

 

[rs2sensen]

How do you figure out what computers are connected to your wireless network, ie. discover freeloaders?

 

[Macman]

mac hd>applications>utilities>netinfo manager. click network I think, or something there shows ip's cnonected and using the network, if one isn't yours, it's a freeloader.

 

[Benjamindaines]

Yes deffenetly set up WEP and change your router name and password. Also if your are using a Linksys range expnader you MUST enable WEP on it first by using 192.168.1.240 and the the router 192.168.1.1 then turn your router and modem for a min and then turn it back on you may need to restart your computer too