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| Networking G4 and G3 | 9/13/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: Followup To Question -Hi, A Mac authorized dealer sold me a Wrieless bridge and air port to ...
A: Reney The Airport Extreme base station isn't compatible with systems prior to OS X10.1.5, so it ...
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| networking | 9/11/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: am i able to view the screen of my pc from my mac laptop through a wireless router?
A: Yes you can. Using VNC (free) These are for the Mac; ...
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| Wireless networking (and others) | 9/9/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: Bob, Im thinking of buying an old imac for my room, as i'm getting a wireless network set up and im ...
A: The oldest iMac I would get if you're going to connect it wirelessly is the iMacDV Slot Loading ...
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| printing to a SMC print server | 9/9/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: I have a SMC wireless print server/router (SMC2804WBRP-G) and a Samsung ML-1710 printer connected ...
A: Bad choice for a printer, but try this driver; ...
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| reaching a computer behind firewall and router | 9/9/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: hey bob, I've networked 2 macs (imac g4 osx 10.2 and ibook g4 10.3) The imac uses ethernet to the ...
A: Eric I think the easiest way for you to do this without using Terminal would be to use TimBukTu, ...
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| reaching a computer behind firewall and router | 9/8/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: hey bob, I've networked 2 macs (imac g4 osx 10.2 and ibook g4 10.3) The imac uses ethernet to the ...
A: First, I would trash Norton's Firewall. Norton products have cause a lot of problems for Macs. If ...
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| Sharing Internet Connection | 9/5/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: I am not sure where to begin on this. I am getting a new iMac and giving my old iMac to my ...
A: Should be fairly easy to do. Use a wireless Router. You can get them failry cheap. CompUSA has a ...
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| ap extreme card & netgear mr814v2 | 9/2/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: bob, you may be my last chance before i open the window and throw my pb g4 out of it. i found a ...
A: Michaela In the Network PreferencePane, do you have it set for Airport? Open it and set the SHOW ...
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| Airport Printing Problem | 8/31/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: I have a G5 dual 1.8GHz I am also using Rendezvous to share a printer with Airport Extreme base ...
A: Make sure you have the latest software for Airport, you can get it here; ...
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| Wireless networking | 8/30/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: I am moving into a house with some friends that have a high speed connection with a wireless router ...
A: You would need to set the second Router up as a Bridge/AccessPoint. This is from D-Link, they don't ...
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| 2 mac 9.2 file-sharing | 8/30/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: 2 macs, both OS 9.2 - I have a hub, or can get a network cable that would connect them. Have to ...
A: If all you want to do is Share or move files, you can connect a Cat5 cable to each machine through a ...
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| internet calling | 8/27/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: Bob, What's the best way to telephone free (?) with my Mac? T/Y, Doug
A: Take a look through these programs; ...
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| Airport extreme | 8/25/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: Having difficulty keeping my connection with Airport Extreme. I have changed channels and removed ...
A: This is a wide spread problem. You need to downgrade to Mac OS X 10.3.4, until Apple corrects the ...
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| Hi Bob,
I am in a fix.... | 8/18/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: I am in a fix. I have a powerbook g4 and powermac g4 and I need to network them together so that I ...
A: This Apple TIL will explain how to set it up; http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106461 ...
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| Airport Printing | 8/18/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: I'm helping out at a school in setting up an Airport wireless network. Running Airport Extreme over ...
A: I'm not going to be much help on this problem, but do you have Printer Sharing turned on? Take a ...
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| External hard drive for Mac & PC | 8/15/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: Mr. Wood, Ajay here again. My WinME system is a Pentium II so I will look into getting WinXP for ...
A: The Lacie drive is fine, but you can't connect it to both machines at the same time, can't do that ...
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| Mac and PC Wireless Network | 8/13/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: I am considering buying an eMac that is airport ready. I currently have a wireless network ...
A: Yes, the Mac will connect without a problem. The eMacs are Airport Extreme ready, but don't come ...
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| Networking Macs | 8/10/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: I have two macs - PowerMac g4 running OSX Panther and and iBook running OSX Panther. I would like to ...
A: As long as you have the two machines connected using Ethernet, go to your Help Menu and type SHARING ...
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| mac-pc network connection to the internet | 7/31/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: We have the internet coming in through a Linksys cable modem, going through a Netgear wireless ...
A: Here are a few products you could use; ...
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| 2 gigabit macs and dsl networking | 7/28/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: I am putting together a music production system with a G4 dual 800 and G5 dual 2.0, which I am ...
A: Both your machines have built in Ethernet. All you need is a Router. You plug the DSL modem into the ...
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| PC Printing | 7/27/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: Followup To Question -Followup To Question - Hello Mr. Wood, Concerning your solution for ...
A: Bob Wish I had something else to tell you, but I don't. I have an Epson 925 connected to a Mac ...
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| PC Printing | 7/27/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: Followup To Question -Hello Mr. Wood, Concerning your solution for printing to a PC printer from a ...
A: Bob Load this page in a browser on the Mac, it should show your printer: ...
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| Mac + PC + Linksys | 7/9/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: Bob, Thanks for your expertise. I have a cable modem hooked up to a Linksys Wireless Broadband ...
A: Opne the Help Menu on each machine and it will give you the details on how to do this. Basically on ...
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| MAc and PC Networting | 7/5/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: I just got Imac G4 with OS X Panter and trying to connect with my PC (windows XP). I got an airport ...
A: Open the Sharing System PreferencePane (OS X) and make sure Personal File Sharing and Windows ...
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| BRONZE PB VIDEOCONFERENCING | 6/13/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: Bob, Thanks in advance! I'm dying to do videoconferencing with my grandchildren in So. Illinois. ...
A: You'll need iChatUSBCam, get it here; http://www.ecamm.com/mac/ichatusbcam/ Read through the ...
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| USB Networking. | 6/12/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: Bob. I was once told that I could set up a small network (internet, file and printer sharing) ...
A: No. Firewire and USB are not for "networking". They are designed for peripherals. Both your ...
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| OS 7.6 and OS 10.2 | 6/6/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: I would like to know if it is possible to network an old 604e to a new G5. Is it possible for OS 10 ...
A: I'm not sure about the older systems, but I would think so. I don't have a machine with anything ...
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| Networking Imac and IBook | 5/26/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: We are running an IMAC with System 10.2.8, with our database in Filemaker 5.5. We would like to link ...
A: All you need to do is connect the machines via Ethernet using a crossover cable, or, use a Router if ...
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| sending a zip file | 5/25/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: To clarify, how do I change a file to a zip?I have a mac. How do I send a zip file. Simple I know, ...
A: Doug Stuffit will zip a file. You can also get programs to zip files for OS X here; ...
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| Home network | 5/19/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: I have a 500 mhz G4 running OS 10.28. I would like to create a network between this computer and my ...
A: Look in the Help Menu on each machine and it will guide you in setting up File Sharing. On the Mac, ...
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| printing from a ibook on a pc network | 5/13/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: I have an emachines pc running windows xp. Connected to it are two printers, a canon desk jet i550 ...
A: Sharing files is easily done, as is printers. Here's a guide; First Step, Download and install (on ...
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| mac network | 4/26/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: I've just bought a house that has 6 lines of cat5 cable throughout the home. Only one of these ...
A: Kurt Links doesn't officially support Macs, but the people I've talked to were more than willing to ...
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| mac network | 4/25/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: I've just bought a house that has 6 lines of cat5 cable throughout the home. Only one of these ...
A: Links does support Macs. Just depends on who you talk to at Links if you call for support. The ...
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| Routers | 4/24/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: My wife and I both have G4's, me upstairs and she down, hooked up to a four port wired router via ...
A: Just buy a wireless Router with 4 ports. I use a Netgear 814 wireless router. Use that instead of ...
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| Sharing dsl printer and files | 4/21/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: I want to set up a home network to share a dsl line, a printer and be able to transfer files between ...
A: All you need is an Ethernet Router that works with PPPoE. Connect the DSL Modem to the WAN port on ...
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| mac and pc accespoints | 4/14/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: (os x) Hi I've got at ibook g4 airport ready, and i'm considering buying an airportextreme card. ...
A: The G4 will connect wirelessly to any wireless network. You do not need to buy Apple's Airport Base ...
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| DSL via USB to PC & Mac | 4/7/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: Current: aDSL line --> USB modem --> PC. Goal: aDSL line --> modem (USB) --> to Linksys BEFSR41 ...
A: Easily done. Links, I believe, has a router that accepts both USB and Ethernet connections form a ...
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| iMac to iMac network | 4/7/2004 | t lat |
Q: If I had two iMacs with 10baseT ethernet cards using the ethernet cable ports what software and ...
A: You need no extra software to network the two machines. All you need to do is make sure that the ...
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| remote | 4/5/2004 | t lat |
Q: I have a dsl router Prestige 643 and Apple extreme wifi network at home where I use Powerbook G4 ...
A: The router may have a built in filewall and that is probably where your problem lies. The airport by ...
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| followup to printer question | 4/5/2004 | Bob Wood |
Q: I have an Ibook G3 with OS X. The pc is a Compaq Evo N600c running WIndows 2000 professional. The ...
A: Cindie This is for sharing a Printer (USB) attached to the Mac- and WindowsXP. Just substitute the ...
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