One important thing:
While SBC doesn't outlaw routers, you are not allowed to use the internet on both computers at once.
More importantly, you are allowed to use the router, but SBC provides NO support at all for networks, so if you mess something up, you are screwed.
SBC can be very tricky to share over a router, as my friend and I can attest to. We've spent the last 2 days trying to share an SBC connection between his two PCs (one wired to the router, the other wireless to the router). I even brought my iBook over to try and see if I could get it working, and it simply wouldn't connect.
The good news is that the computer that was originally hooked up to the internet still connects, so if all else fails, you can return everything and not have messed anything up.
If your eMac does have a wireless card, your best bet may be to avoid a router, turn on an ad-hoc network (the kind talked about in your original post), and turn on internet sharing in your sharing preferences.
While SBC doesn't outlaw routers, you are not allowed to use the internet on both computers at once.
More importantly, you are allowed to use the router, but SBC provides NO support at all for networks, so if you mess something up, you are screwed.
SBC can be very tricky to share over a router, as my friend and I can attest to. We've spent the last 2 days trying to share an SBC connection between his two PCs (one wired to the router, the other wireless to the router). I even brought my iBook over to try and see if I could get it working, and it simply wouldn't connect.
The good news is that the computer that was originally hooked up to the internet still connects, so if all else fails, you can return everything and not have messed anything up.
If your eMac does have a wireless card, your best bet may be to avoid a router, turn on an ad-hoc network (the kind talked about in your original post), and turn on internet sharing in your sharing preferences.
