Re: OT - Wireless networking query


"Paul D" <Paul@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I've posted this to the uk.comp.home-networking newsgroup but it seems
> there's nobody home today.
>
> I just thought I'd ask here as I know that a lot of readers of the group
> work in IT:
>
> I'm planning a wireless home network to include the following:
>
> desktop pc, laptop pc, Apple G5 Imac, Telewest broadband cable modem.
>
> Wireless network cards: I plan to install an internal PCI device for the
> desktop and use a PCMCIA card for the laptop.
>
> What do I need for the Imac? Do I have to buy the proprietary Apple
> 'Airport' network card (around fifty pounds) or can I get away with using
> an
> external USB2 standard plug-in network card, which is only around twenty
> seven pounds?
>
> Speeds: I was thinking about Wireless G (54 kbps) although I see that
> there
> are some non standard systems that run faster than this - up to 108kbps
> (Super-G/MIMO).
>
> Is there any point in installing one of these faster systems or is it
> better
> to stick to the standard Wireless G, and would a faster system work in the
> Imac anyway? If not, presumably the Imac would slow down the whole system
> to
> 54kbps?
>
> One MIMO system which looks interesting is the Belkin F5D9016uk Pre-N MIMO
> Wireless Broadband Router - nice and fast and backwards compatible:
>
> http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=2235
>
> Any comments on this or other types of broadband router appreciated.
>
> Are there any issues I should be aware of when networking PCs and a Mac?
>
> Thanks in advance.

Not familiar with that Mac but I bought a wireless bridge for mine and just
plugged the ethernet cable into it - no drivers to install - it just worked
(as expected).

I use my mac as a music server and I control it exclusively from my xp
laptop using the free version of VNC - the only problem is that it requires
a client on the laptop as there's no java client built into the mac version.
linking to the mac through "my Network places" is a doddle and I can browse
just like I would shared folders on another PC - there's a bit of software
that I've just discovered today (http://www.hornware.com/sharepoints/) that
apparently lets you share usb drives etc plugged into the mac.


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