Hey all... this is my first new thread...
I have an eMac, 1Ghz with AE card installed. I am currently connected to the internet wirelessly via DSL modem, through Linksys 802.11b wireless router.
I also have an iBook, 12" 1Ghz also equiped with AE card. It too is connected to the internet through ths same Linksys router.
I can connect the eMac and iBook through wireless network (ie can see each computer, mount each HD, share files). I can also use Rendezvous via iChat to transfer files (very quickly) to and from each computer.
I wanted to see how the range of the AE card in the eMac was while using it for internet sharing (thinking I could possilby get rid of my 802.11b router, instead using "g" via the AE card in the eMac). I hooked up the DSL modem directly to the eMac via ethernet port, and reconfigured the eMac to connect to the internet via DSL modem. This internet connection worked fine. I then turned on "internet sharing" via system preferences on the eMac, and shared "ethernet connection" to computers using "airport". The eMac showed the little antenna signaling that the eMac was broadcasting.
On the iBook, I was able to connect to the "eMac" network (different from the linksys network). I had full reception on the ibook (four bars), but could not connect to the internet. Network status said that airport network was connected, and that the internet was connected, but this wasn't the case.
The setup assistant wasn't able to establish an internet connection, either.
Anyone else have this problem? Does internet sharing work well? How is the range from the "base" computer?
Thanks,
-alywa
I have an eMac, 1Ghz with AE card installed. I am currently connected to the internet wirelessly via DSL modem, through Linksys 802.11b wireless router.
I also have an iBook, 12" 1Ghz also equiped with AE card. It too is connected to the internet through ths same Linksys router.
I can connect the eMac and iBook through wireless network (ie can see each computer, mount each HD, share files). I can also use Rendezvous via iChat to transfer files (very quickly) to and from each computer.
I wanted to see how the range of the AE card in the eMac was while using it for internet sharing (thinking I could possilby get rid of my 802.11b router, instead using "g" via the AE card in the eMac). I hooked up the DSL modem directly to the eMac via ethernet port, and reconfigured the eMac to connect to the internet via DSL modem. This internet connection worked fine. I then turned on "internet sharing" via system preferences on the eMac, and shared "ethernet connection" to computers using "airport". The eMac showed the little antenna signaling that the eMac was broadcasting.
On the iBook, I was able to connect to the "eMac" network (different from the linksys network). I had full reception on the ibook (four bars), but could not connect to the internet. Network status said that airport network was connected, and that the internet was connected, but this wasn't the case.
The setup assistant wasn't able to establish an internet connection, either.
Anyone else have this problem? Does internet sharing work well? How is the range from the "base" computer?
Thanks,
-alywa
