Recommendations.. 3 computers--setting up wireless connection

[kevannon]

I have a G4 and a PC with wireless adapter.

Just purchased the Quad Core Intel Mac Pro 😀
to replace my G4, but would like to still have the G4 on my network.

I have a wireless router & cable modem hooked up to my Mac Pro.

I thought I would purchase the Airport Extreme card for my Mac Pro, then hook up the router to my G4. Is this the optimal solution? Better idea(s)?

I would rather not put $ into my old G4, but would like the strongest connection, particularly for my Pro.

Thx!

Shannon

 

[slicedbread]

if it is a router, can you not just use 2 Cat5 cables to the G4 and Mac Pro, and have them both connected via LAN cables to the router?

 

[kevannon]

that was simple

Slicedbread,

Thanks for the simple solution! And it was right under my nose...a long ethernet cable and 3 extra lan lines in my router!

I could call myself a few names, but I won't since I didn't go make a pointless $50 purchase before posting here!

Now I know how you got your name 😉

Thanks!

 

[BoyBach]

I have a G4 and a PC with wireless adapter.

Just purchased the Quad Core Intel Mac Pro 😀
to replace my G4, but would like to still have the G4 on my network.

I have a wireless router & cable modem hooked up to my Mac Pro.

I thought I would purchase the Airport Extreme card for my Mac Pro, then hook up the router to my G4. Is this the optimal solution? Better idea(s)?

I would rather not put $ into my old G4, but would like the strongest connection, particularly for my Pro.

Questions like this are what younger brothers were invented for.

😀

 

[nightsky]

Don't even need the cat5

You have a dsl connection and wirless router your g4 and will hookup when u open airport wirelessly from anywhere in the house. As for the mac pro if that is a laptop too it will work wirelessly too. Why hard wire? Silly me I went a bought a new wireless router not knowing that my dsl modem broadcasts wireless signals too (