Wireless Internet

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DarkRevenant

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• Apr 13, 2008

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Pretty noobish question, but I was watching a mac tutorial online (I will switching from a PC desktop to mac notebook for college) about wireless internet. Do you actually need a mac airport device for wireless internet (how the video made it seem), or will a linksys router, for example, suffice?

 

robbieduncan

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• Apr 13, 2008

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DarkRevenant said:

Pretty noobish question, but I was watching a mac tutorial online (I will switching from a PC desktop to mac notebook for college) about wireless internet. Do you actually need a mac airport device for wireless internet (how the video made it seem), or will a linksys router, for example, suffice?

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Any WiFi access point is fine. Doesn't have to be an Apple one.

 

Tallest Skil

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• Apr 13, 2008

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Any industry standard router (802.11 b/g/n) will work. Did it say that you need an Apple router? That's shameless self-promoting if it did.

 

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DarkRevenant

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Tallest Skil said:

Any industry standard router (802.11 b/g/n) will work. Did it say that you need an Apple router? That's shameless self-promoting if it did.

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"For a wifi network in your home, you need an apple airport base station thats connected to the internet through a DSL or cable modem."
-Apple Tutorial

Thanks for confirming this for me, but the video made me second guess myself. Problem solved, thanks for the speedy replies.