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Can my Cube be used as an AirPort Base Station?
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In the recent issue of Macworld there is an article that says that putting an AirPort card into a Cube will turn it into an AirPort Base Station.
Can someone explain to me how this works? I already have an AirPort Card in my PowerBook, but haven't been able to purchase a Base Station.
Is it really possible to put another AirPort Card in my Cube and have that serve as the Base Station? If so, $79.00 is a lot cheaper than $199.00
Any insight would be appreciated - thanks!
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It's called software base station or simply Internet sharing.
Since you have Panther installed on both Macs, just check the AirPort on sharing and turn on the sharing feature on your Cube. Be sure to set a WEP on the closed network
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Originally posted by Kenneth:
It's called software base station or simply Internet sharing.
Since you have Panther installed on both Macs, just check the AirPort on sharing and turn on the sharing feature on your Cube. Be sure to set a WEP on the closed network
Would a wireless router be faster? If so, which company would you guys suggest?
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A wireless router would be a better way to go in several ways, such as not having to have the Cube turned on for other computers to be able to access the Internet, etc. There is relatively little difference in cost between a (PCMCIA-style) AirPort card and a wireless router, so really going with the router is a win-win for you.
Recommending a particular brand is sometimes like recommending a particular church; you can cause a lot of "discussion" with your recommendation, and not all of the "discussion" will be civil.  Netgear makes a couple models that seem to work well with Apple products. Other people have had good experiences with Linksys, Buffalo, Asante' and others.
Do a little online research and then post "I'm thinking about buying this or that. Which is better?" and see what kind of response you get!
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Well, I ended up purchasing a wireless router from D-Link: http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=20
I simply connected the cable from my cable modem, powered it up and presto!, my AirPort card recognized it and I was able to immediately begin surfing the web on my lap top. I am very pleased with the reception.
But being new the world of "wireless" networking, I do have a couple of questions. Do I need to "do anything" to increase my security, or does the router automatically take care of that?
Are there any settings on my PowerBook that need to be turned on, etc.? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated - thanks.
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