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iPod touch ipod touch wifi help

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Jimbozi

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Mar 1, 2005
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I want to use my touch at work but I do not have a wireless router there. I do have a mac pro though and a cat5 connection. So I have 2 questions.

First, can I use the Airport on my mac pro to "broadcast" my connection to my touch.

Second, can I buy a wireless router (802.11g) and connect it to the cat5 cable that goes into the back of my mac pro from our router and send the signal from there?

Any help would be appreciated.

:)
 
a wireless router should do the trick at work, but you need to make sure the company will let you do it; there are security requirements at lots of companies and they won't just let anyone set up a wireless access point.
 
My Network, small company so that is NOT an issue.

Can I place the router on my desktop next to my mac?
 
jmann4489 said:
No you have to put it under the desk behind a box otherwise it won't work. ;)
Click to expand...

He's joking :> :p

You can buy a router, or simply share via your Mac - "System Preferences" > "Sharing" > and enable "internet sharing"

To do this: Select Internet Sharing > Share your connection from "Ethernet" and to distribute your connection to computers using AirPort (wireless)
 
Really, I can do that? I was hoping I would not have to buy a router.

Thanks.
 
yea my bad. I meant the airport antenna of course. So there is an "airport card" I can add?
 
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