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Beestie · 08-25-2003, 12:11 PM

I have an 802.11.g Apple Airport (the $200 one and not the $250 one), an EMac and a Dell PC running Win98.

The DSL modem is hard connected to the Airport. The Airport sends a wireless signal about 100' to the EMac and I have connected the Airport to the PC via a LAN cable to an Ethernet card. The EMac and the Airport are on different floors and are about as far apart as any two points inside my house can be - about 100' or so. I'm told (and it makes sense) that residential construction does not impede the signal (steel and concrete might, tho).

It only took a couple hours to set up the whole thing and it runs flawlessly. Plus, anything that can talk to both Apples and PCs is OK with me!

08-25-2003, 12:11 PM	#4
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	I'm happy with mine... I have an 802.11.g Apple Airport (the $200 one and not the $250 one), an EMac and a Dell PC running Win98. The DSL modem is hard connected to the Airport. The Airport sends a wireless signal about 100' to the EMac and I have connected the Airport to the PC via a LAN cable to an Ethernet card. The EMac and the Airport are on different floors and are about as far apart as any two points inside my house can be - about 100' or so. I'm told (and it makes sense) that residential construction does not impede the signal (steel and concrete might, tho). It only took a couple hours to set up the whole thing and it runs flawlessly. Plus, anything that can talk to both Apples and PCs is OK with me! __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦ Last edited by Beestie; 08-25-2003 at 12:22 PM.