I have a PC LAN using a Linksys wireless router with 3 PCs and a DSL connection. I want to add a Power Mac G5. I am not an Apple guy. My research indicates that the G5 requires an Airport Extreme card. It appears easy to acquire and install. Is it? Will the OS automatically detect the install and activate the link to the router? Or, do I need to instruct the OS and how would I do that? I have logged on to the G5 and have not found anything related to hardware or OS; where do I find this info? Should I be looking for an Apple service site in my area?
2007-05-09 07:34:41 · 3 answers · asked by ezviking 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Click on the blue apple in the upper left corner of the menu bar. It will bring down a menu.
Choose "about this Mac" from the menu,which will give you the basic info, then click "more info", which will tell you everything about the hardware and software in and connected to the machine. You can see if an Airport card is present. If not they are easy to install.
Once installed, the card and router will see each other. Open the "internet connect" application to establish a connection. The only thing you will need is the network password if one has been established.
You can do everything with a Linksys WRT54G on a Mac that you can do with a PC, including administration and flashing the firmware.
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2007-05-12 06:56:19 · answer #1 · answered by Franco 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The G5 might already have an airport card in it but if it doesn't, it's easy to install. If or when the airport ext. card is installed, you'll see a little striped funnel in the upper right of your screen. Click on that and you'll see whatever wireless hubs are available in your area. You can choose one or select "open Internet connect" from the same menu to set up DHCP, etc. It's really simple once the hardware's installed.
2007-05-09 07:44:42 · answer #2 · answered by the_meadowlander 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
trouble-free, first visit community connections and disable your ethernet connection(while you're linked with the aid of an ethernet cable) unplug skill to the router, unplug skill to the modem, plug skill returned into modem, wait till it block syncs, some million minute to be certain, now plug in skill to the router, enable the router boot up, takes approximately 10-15 seconds, then enable the ethernet connection then attempt to get on line, that would desire to do it, additionally make specific that the ethernet cable coming from the modem is plugged into the internet in port on the router, additionally make your your pulling 192.ip, if not its nevertheless seeing the moden from while it became into hookedup straight away
2016-10-15 05:09:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋