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Can I use a Modem as a Router

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powerhouse7

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Oct 21, 2009
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Canberra, Australia
Hi, I want to network 2 of my old mac book pros (2006) using an old DSL Modem/Router of mine. I don't want to connect to the internet using the modem, but just use the router capabilities of it. Is this possible?

I intend to use the connection to begin a small render farm for my designs!
 
You should be able to do ad hoc mode just with your wifi cards in the MacBooks without using any type of router. Do you need Ethernet bandwidth?
There are also Ethernet cross over cables you can use without using a router.
 
kny3twalker said:
Did you miss the part about the crossover cable? Nonetheless it should work fine using the router.
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AFAIK MacBook Pros have auto-switching network adapters so he doesn't even need a crossover cable.

OP: Why don't you just directly connect both computers together?
 
Bill Gates said:
AFAIK MacBook Pros have auto-switching network adapters so he doesn't even need a crossover cable.

OP: Why don't you just directly connect both computers together?
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Which would likely yield better bandwidth anyway, since both systems have gigabit ports,and the old router probably has 100Mb ports.
 
Bill Gates said:
AFAIK MacBook Pros have auto-switching network adapters so he doesn't even need a crossover cable.

OP: Why don't you just directly connect both computers together?
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Thats cool. I would have thought my networking class would have covered this.
 
excellent! Thanks very much guys. I've ended up rewiring a short ethernet cable into a cross over cable and networked them that way.
Thanks so much for input guys. I really appreciate it!
:)
 
Bill Gates said:
AFAIK MacBook Pros have auto-switching network adapters so he doesn't even need a crossover cable.

OP: Why don't you just directly connect both computers together?
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thats correct :) at gigabit speeds too.

belvdr said:
Which would likely yield better bandwidth anyway, since both systems have gigabit ports,and the old router probably has 100Mb ports.
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indeed it would.

powerhouse7 said:
excellent! Thanks very much guys. I've ended up rewiring a short ethernet cable into a cross over cable and networked them that way.
Thanks so much for input guys. I really appreciate it!
:)
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great! glad you got it working. much faster then the router method without doubt. you would only be getting 10MB/s transfer speeds with the router! >80MB/s with gigabit ethernet. choice :D
 
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