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pduck <pduck@nospam-execpc.com> wrote:
: I have a B/W G3 with a DSL modem and my fiancee has a Pismo Powerbook.
: We'd like to connect the Pismo to the internet with an Airport card (or
: whatever is least expensive) so we can both surf at the same time. Are
: there any online tutorials that explain what is needed and how to set
: things up?

Hmm... Just dive right in. I did pretty well with Apple's setup programs
and the Help files...

Here are the basics, as I see it:
- Have the Airport card installed in the Pismo, but don't try using it
just yet
- Have the Pismo running well connected to the DSL modem with ethernet
- Unplug the Pismo and replace it with the Airport Base Station (there
are two ethernet ports on the ABS, use the WAN port)
- Run the Airport Setup Assistant on the Pismo
- Verify that you have wireless connectivity from the Pismo
- Now plug the B/W G3 into the LAN ethernet port on the Airport Base
Station; you might have to try regular vs. crossover cable or put an
ethernet hub (real cheap now) between them.

WAN = wide area network, that is, the outside world
LAN = local area network, that is, the ethernet cord and anything it's connected to in your house.

This is working very, very well for me.

-- Sally
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Sally Shears (a.k.a. "Molly")
sshears@theWorld.com -or- Sally@Shears.org
http://theWorld.com/~sshears
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