I have dsl,but my wife has a mac.what do i need to share my dsl?

Question

i have a pc

Answer 1

You can always get around that problem. The question is what hardware and OS version you have on each machine and how you connect to the Internet. If you have broadband - either cable or DSL, you can buy an inexpensive router and set it up to mimic one of your computers. Most routers have a "copy MAC address" option that will make your ISP think it's dealing directly with your computer. Once you log in, you can connect the second computer to your router and share the connection.

If you're on a dial-up connection, both computers need to either have eithernet connectors or firewire ports. Most Macs sold within the last 7 years or so have both. Airport/wireless connections will also work but, sadly, the Mac doesn't seem to support Internet over USB. The easiest way to share your connection is to connect to your ISP using the Mac and then share it's Internet connection with the PC. I know this works in OS X and I think it works in OS 9, but it's been a while so I don't remember the appropriate settings. In OS X, open the Network preference payne and click on "Show:" and select "Network Port Configurations". Make sure that the port you intend to use for connecting your PC is checked. If you don't see the port, click on New and add it. Next open the Sharing preference payne and and click on the Internet tab. Select your Internet connection method (i.e. modem or built-in ethernet) and then check the box for the port you intend to use to connect your PC, then click on the Start button. Finallly, go to the PC and fire up the Network control panel. Select the port your PC will use to connect to the Mac and configure it to use DHCP. You shouldn't need to select any other options - the Mac takes care of the rest.

One caution, however - If you do have broadband and try to use a hub rather than a router and then try to share your Mac's Internet connection using the same port it's using for its own connection, you would effectively be sharing that connection with everyone on your ISP's network. The Mac will warn you about this, and your ISP will likely kick you off the network.

Answer 2

The best option is to get a DSL router, and connect both the PC and Mac to it via ethernet. That will increase the security of your PC, as well as giving the Mac access.

If your DSL modem is ethernet (rather than a crappy USB one), you could get a cheap router and use it to control the modem rather than your computer.

A third option is to use Internet sharing on the PC. However, that'll mean the PC has to be on for the Mac to have Internet access, and it'll also slow down the PC.

If you get a DSL modem for the Mac, the Mac will also be able to use DSL, but only one of the computers will be able to use the Internet at any given moment.

Answer 3

Just a router with a WAN input for the DSL modem. I am cross-plat and it works perfectly.

Here is one of many products out there...
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1115416832116&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper

Here is how you would hook it up...
http://www.cable-modems.org/images/articles/linksys.gif

Answer 4

i have DSL and a mac. she'll just need a modem. check w/ your ISP.

Answer 5

chk with your ISP

Answer 6

a router, duh