Re: Looking for help/suggestion with wireless setup

On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 21:59:22 -0500, Pdyx
<Pdyx.34c9fe@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote in
<Pdyx.34c9fe@no-mx.wirelessforums.org>:

>I'm looking for help and suggestions with respect to setting up a home
>wireless network. I have cable internet, with a cable modem, hooked up
>to a (really) old Dell computer that's running Windows 98.
>
>I'm looking for a suggestion as to what wireless router I should get.

What are your priorities? Cost? Performance? Support?
How technical and handy are you?

>Here's the catch. I'm also looking for a suggestion as to how to get my
>G5 Macintosh desktop in the other room hooked up to this network once I
>get it going. I (stupidly) didn't get a wireless card installed in it
>when I ordered it a few years ago. Now I'm kicking myself, but I
>understand that there are USB options, and that sounds ideal to me so I
>don't have to crack my G5 open. The problem I'm encountering is I can't
>find many USB wireless cards that say they work for MACs, and I also am
>curious about the easiest way to set this up so I can get my old ass
>Dell and my MAC talking through some wireless router.

Options other than USB for the Mac:
1. Powerline networking
2. Phoneline networking
3. Coax (TV cable) networking
4. Wireless Ethernet client bridge (see below)

>My brother who I live with also has a laptop, but he's got a wireless
>card so I'm guessing his computer will pick up any wireless signal
>easily.

Depends. What's the distance? What in the way (walls, doors, etc.)?
What radio interference exists?

>I'm not very adept at the whole wireless thing and this would be my
>first time trying this out. I appreciate all the help and suggestions I
>can get.

Possible option: Two Linksys WRT54G wireless routers, one as a wireless
router, the other with DD-WRT firmware re-configured as a wireless
Ethernet client bridge for the Mac.
<http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124010>

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