getting wireless on both a mac and pc?!?

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miss_ing

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hi, hi!

(sorry ..i'm not entirely sure where i should post this.)

i have a desktop comp running windows xp and have a broadband wired connection with aol. to confuse myself, I have just also purchased a new Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83GHz macbook laptop, the plan being to be portable and connected to the net wherever i go. how do i do this though? i am the ony person that will be using both these machines and i would like to be wireless and connected to aol on both .... i'm a total dummy when it comes to the techy stuff and i'm a mac novice also, so i wondered if someone could explain what i would need to purchase to be able to do this on both ... i'm based in the UK.

ing
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Well, does your Macbook have wireless capabilities? If so, you only need to fork out on a wireless router, most wireless routers these days have wired ports as well as a wireless antenna, so you can connect your desktop, which is stationery (I hope) through a LAN line (RJ45 wires) and your Macbook can connect to the wireless router wirelessly, that's how my internet is shared at the moment.
 
if u have high speed y pay for aol, or do u mean aim, and at the top right corner i believe there is a icon of some sort for ur network
 
elitehacker said:
Well, does your Macbook have wireless capabilities? If so, you only need to fork out on a wireless router, most wireless routers these days have wired ports as well as a wireless antenna, so you can connect your desktop, which is stationery (I hope) through a LAN line (RJ45 wires) and your Macbook can connect to the wireless router wirelessly, that's how my internet is shared at the moment.
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it has this built in ... 54-Mbps AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi (802.11g) and yes, the plan is to pick up connection off my wired desktop.
 
In that case get a wireless router then, so your desktop will connect to the router via an ethernet cable and your Macbook connects wirelessly to the router. I don't really know if ALL routers support Macs, I have not used a Mac before so I'm not sure.
 
I have been looking at a Macbook myself. I have been told that as long as the router is an 802.11g, which most are, then the Mac will work. Plus the pc and Macbook will be able to share files through the network. At least that is what I have been told. Good luck.
 
i currently have a very similar thing set up. a netgear wireless router with 3 pc's connected via wireless PCI card, and the mac connected through airport.
basically, as soon as you plug in the router and set it up, as long as all goes well, both mac and pc will connect to the network no problem
 
yeh just like he said, as soon as you got a wireless router you can set it up on your macbook. Its nice and easy, just go into system preferances - network - assist me (which is at the bottom). Then follow the steps.
 
fab! thanks everyone for your advice ..you all rock!

if i have problems anywhere, it will be due of AOL i think...this is the modem router they recommend / support ... Netgear DG834G - 4 port 54Mbps Wireless ADSL Modem Router ...

anyone have any experience of connecting mac's and pc's with it?

ing
 
miss_ing said:
fab! thanks everyone for your advice ..you all rock!

if i have problems anywhere, it will be due of AOL i think...this is the modem router they recommend / support ... Netgear DG834G - 4 port 54Mbps Wireless ADSL Modem Router ...

anyone have any experience of connecting mac's and pc's with it?

ing
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hmm i use an airport card for my emac, you need a wireless for your mac right? they sell them atmacstores, there should be one somewhere near you, if not order it online btw welcome, your first post was the top one right?http://www.computerforum.com/70672-official-welcome-thread.html official welcome thread! usually someone sends you this, i guess nobody did though. hmm thats odd.
 
Maybe I misunderstood you bit, I get the feeling that you are under the impression that you can connect to the internet from ANYWHERE (in your car on a plane etc.) This is not the case. You have to be in range of the wireless network. Normally within a couple hundred feet of the hub.

However if you wanted to purchase cingular internet or something, you could connect pretty much anywhere.
 
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