AirPort and Ethernet

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Look at this picture and tell me how to get the 8500 internet access: http://lokasdesign.netfirms.com/diagram.jpg. It's driving me nuts.

 

[houchin]

Hmm...

The easy answer: Buy an inexpensive (non-wireless) Cable/DSL router and
put that between the Cable modem and the base station. Then hook all of the other computers directly to the router. No more software routing, and you have a really good firewall between you and the world.

Harder answer: use something like geeRoute to have the G4 route IP traffic between the Airport and Ethernet interfaces (I've never done this so I can't tell you exactly how to set it up).

However, I strongly recommend the hardware router. You will just have a lot less problems in the end, and you'll have a problem free connection forever.

 

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Well, there's a problem with the "easy" answer. The reason we choose AirPort is because we can't run wires from where the cable comes in to the G4. Since the 8500 is too old for AirPort, the only internet "connected" machine close to it is the G4.

 

[houchin]

Is this a residential or commerical setting? If it's residential, cold-air returns are a great way to get data cable across a house without tearing through the drywall.

 

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The cold air returns are nowhere near either of the computers.