On Jul 30, 2010, at 9:46 AM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
buy a $49 NAT router. Linksys are a good brand
I’ve never dealt with things like routers or (wireless) networks so
excuse my thickness. But now that I ordered a Linksys router for
safety reasons, when I eventually go the wireless route how much other
stuff will I need besides an Airport (and a wireless-capable Mac)? Am
I going to have a router, an Airport and a cable modem daisy-chained
together just to be on a wireless network?
Did you buy a wireless or a wired router? If you got the wireless, you
won’t need anything else. If you want to buy an Airport, you can, but
it’s actually harder to configure the two devices to work together
than it is to just use one device for the whole thing. My house is
kind of spread out, and and I have a fairly complete wired network, so
I have a wired router plus two Airports to spread the signal around.
But if you don’t need to position multiple base stations for
geographic reasons, don’t. It’s a real brain-bender to configure.
Walter
On Jul 30, 2010, at 3:49 PM, Todd wrote:
On Jul 30, 2010, at 9:46 AM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
buy a $49 NAT router. Linksys are a good brand
I’ve never dealt with things like routers or (wireless) networks so
excuse my thickness. But now that I ordered a Linksys router for
safety reasons, when I eventually go the wireless route how much
other stuff will I need besides an Airport (and a wireless-capable
Mac)? Am I going to have a router, an Airport and a cable modem
daisy-chained together just to be on a wireless network?
On Jul 30, 2010, at 2:59 PM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
Did you buy a wireless or a wired router?
A wired router. The plan is that the house will have a wireless
capable desktop and an iPad or two for people to roam around the house
with. I’m trying to understand how (whenever this happens) I would set
this all up. If an Airport would serve the same purpose as the wired
router I ordered then I might as well cancel the order, I don’t need
to buy duplicate functionality.
I have never tried to set up a DMZ host or do any of the tricky
routing stuff with an Apple Airport, but the Linksys wireless routers
definitely can do all this, so you might just want to spend an extra
$10 and get that from Linksys. I bought my stuff over years, so I had
the Cisco in place before I got either of the AIrports (or anything
that could connect to them). If you want to get it all in one, get the
fastest wireless Linksys you can: 80211-G, I think, or maybe it’s -N.
Walter
On Jul 30, 2010, at 4:16 PM, Todd wrote:
On Jul 30, 2010, at 2:59 PM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
Did you buy a wireless or a wired router?
A wired router. The plan is that the house will have a wireless
capable desktop and an iPad or two for people to roam around the
house with. I’m trying to understand how (whenever this happens) I
would set this all up. If an Airport would serve the same purpose as
the wired router I ordered then I might as well cancel the order, I
don’t need to buy duplicate functionality.
On Jul 30, 2010, at 9:46 AM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
buy a $49 NAT router. Linksys are a good brand
I’ve never dealt with things like routers or (wireless) networks so excuse
my thickness. But now that I ordered a Linksys router for safety reasons,
when I eventually go the wireless route how much other stuff will I need
besides an Airport (and a wireless-capable Mac)? Am I going to have a
router, an Airport and a cable modem daisy-chained together just to be on a
wireless network?
If you’re going to buy an Airport why buy another router as well? The
Airport Extreme will handle the DMZ stuff.
This page has instructions for both the LinkSys and the Airport:
On Jul 30, 2010, at 3:27 PM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
I have never tried to set up a DMZ host or do any of the tricky
routing stuff with an Apple Airport, but the Linksys wireless
routers definitely can do all this, so you might just want to spend
an extra $10 and get that from Linksys. I bought my stuff over
years, so I had the Cisco in place before I got either of the
AIrports (or anything that could connect to them). If you want to
get it all in one, get the fastest wireless Linksys you can: 80211-
G, I think, or maybe it’s -N.
Well, since I do not yet have any gear that’s wireless-friendly (it
could be months before I can upgrade) I’ll go with the wired router so
I can at least address the security issue now (you got me concerned
about that) until such time this is a wireless-capable house.
No matter which of these you buy (the Airport Extreme, the Linksys
wireless, or the Linksys wired, they will all handle your wired stuff
too. It’s considerably cheaper to buy the wireless now if you’re even
thinking about buying any wireless stuff in the next year.
Walter
On Jul 30, 2010, at 4:46 PM, Todd wrote:
On Jul 30, 2010, at 3:27 PM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
I have never tried to set up a DMZ host or do any of the tricky
routing stuff with an Apple Airport, but the Linksys wireless
routers definitely can do all this, so you might just want to spend
an extra $10 and get that from Linksys. I bought my stuff over
years, so I had the Cisco in place before I got either of the
AIrports (or anything that could connect to them). If you want to
get it all in one, get the fastest wireless Linksys you can: 80211-
G, I think, or maybe it’s -N.
Well, since I do not yet have any gear that’s wireless-friendly (it
could be months before I can upgrade) I’ll go with the wired router
so I can at least address the security issue now (you got me
concerned about that) until such time this is a wireless-capable
house.
On Jul 30, 2010, at 3:54 PM, Walter Lee Davis wrote:
No matter which of these you buy (the Airport Extreme, the Linksys
wireless, or the Linksys wired, they will all handle your wired
stuff too.
I didn’t know that. I figured if my Mac is tethered to a wired modem
etc. with no wireless functionality whatsoever then any wireless
peripherals would simply not work.
Too late to cancel my order, will have to return it.
I didn’t know that. I figured if my Mac is tethered to a wired modem etc.
with no wireless functionality whatsoever then any wireless peripherals
would simply not work.
You connect the router to the modem and the Mac to the router (either
wirelessly or by Ethernet cable). A LinkSys wireless router usually has four
Ethernet ports while the Airport Extreme has three. The Airport also has a
USB port and offers gigabit Ethernet against 10/100 on the LinkSys. It is,
of course, considerably more expensive, though!
On Jul 30, 2010, at 4:20 PM, Roger Houghton wrote:
You connect the router to the modem and the Mac to the router (either
wirelessly or by Ethernet cable). A LinkSys wireless router usually
has four
Ethernet ports while the Airport Extreme has three. The Airport also
has a
USB port and offers gigabit Ethernet against 10/100 on the LinkSys.
It is,
of course, considerably more expensive, though!
I feel like a dolt for not knowing anything about the wired/wireless
router business. This opens up a more possibilities for me. I thought
I was doomed to wired until I got some wireless gear.
I don’t know that spending $180 for an Airport is in my near future
when I can get something of quality for a third the price. Still, I’m
excited to know it’s an option. All those years laboring under a
misconception. Sheeesh.
Todd
On Jul 30, 2010, at 4:20 PM, Roger Houghton wrote:
You connect the router to the modem and the Mac to the router (either
wirelessly or by Ethernet cable). A LinkSys wireless router usually
has four
Ethernet ports while the Airport Extreme has three. The Airport also
has a
USB port and offers gigabit Ethernet against 10/100 on the LinkSys.
It is,
of course, considerably more expensive, though!
If you are developing locally and wanting to see the sites under
their own domains then I’d strongly recommend using VirtualHostX (VirtualHostX – retina studio
).
Somehow I missed this app. It’s a nice simple alternative if you don’t
need all the bells-n-whistles of MAMP Pro. Just wish I could get Coda
to preview files with the virtual address instead of localhost.
On Jul 30, 2010, at 4:57 PM, Roger Houghton wrote:
The LinkSys is a good router although it’s probably worth paying the
extra
$9 for this wireless one
I agree now that I have options. I just need to return the one
ordered. Amazon is rarely so quick to process my order. The one time I
need them to be slow… ; )