My Dell PC is currently connected to the internet (Cable), I would like to connect my Mac (which has no internet connection right now), which has the Airport extreme card in it. I was thinking of getting the Netgear router WGR614 to hook it up to the PC and have my Mac pick up the signal. Will that work or will I still need to get a USB network adaptor for the Mac? And are there any problems that I may have using the Netgear router with my Mac?
2006-10-05 17:15:44 · 3 answers · asked by abc123 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
I want to connect the router to the cable modem that is connected to the PC. I have Optimum online and the modem (which is what Optimum gave me to use) has a USB port.
Thanks for the answers so far, but I didn't quite understand what reguser was saying about contacting my ISP if I can use a customer purchased modem. Did you mean router?
I don't know, I wasn't clear on your last paragraph.
Does anyone else use the modem from Optimum online (it's a Motorola Surfboard sb4200) and use the Netgear wgr614 with no problems?
2006-10-06 04:31:42 · update #1
This setup should most definitely work if you know how to setup a wireless network. Just be careful enough to enable encryption.
2006-10-05 17:24:50 · answer #1 · answered by juliepelletier 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The setup works and I know quite a few people who are doing exactly the same. Most people though prefer to buy a router that allows them to plug the internet connection into the router. This way, the connection to the internet is handled dynamically by the router and the Dell PC does not need to remain powered on for the Mac to access the Internet. Routers also have inbuilt firewalls which can save a lot of headaches.
If you DSL/Cable modem provides a LAN port, then the NetGear 614 router will readily connect. If the modem provides a USB port instead, then talk to your ISP to check if they will allow the use of a customer purchased modem. If they will, then purchase a Wireless Router that features a port for DSL (telephone line)/Cable (thick coaxial).
2006-10-05 20:26:06 · answer #2 · answered by reguser2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it truly is likely a concern with the furnishings and partitions at your residing house of abode. what's bodily in between the two instruments? in case you may guaruntee it quite is truly not the case, you may neet to re-set up the hardware and the utility.
2016-10-15 21:35:04 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋