Simple networking question.......... (Yeah, right!)

You'll like this one 'cos I bet nobody has ever asked it before.
Simple version.
Will a wireless broadband modem/router send a signal which can be
picked up by a bog standard wireless router and then used by a Mac to
connect to the internet using an ethernet cable?

More difficult version
For my sins in making the dining room look untidy, my main PC is in the
shed along with a US Robotics Broadband modem/Router. This works fine
with the Windows based PCs on the network but I want to introduce an
iMac on to the system. The only trouble is that iMacs don't seem to be
able to connect wirelessly unless you use expensive bits of kit like
Airport base stations etc and the iMac would be too far away from the
modem/router to use an ethernet cable. What I thought might be possible
(A bit Heath Robinson, I know before you say) is to have a short
Ethernet cable attached to the Mac which also connects to a wireless
router (NOT broadband modem/router) The second router would hopefully
pick up a signal from the modem/router in the shed and allow access to
the internet on the Mac.
What do you think?
I could use some of your thoughts before I go and buy the kit.
Steve

On 8 Oct 2005 06:10:55 -0700, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

>Will a wireless broadband modem/router send a signal which can be
>picked up by a bog standard wireless router and then used by a Mac to
>connect to the internet using an ethernet cable?

"bog standard" may be an issue - what you need is a wireless bridge or
an access point capable of acting in a bridge mode. A "wireless games
adaptor" is another way these things are described. They present an
ethernet socket from a wireless signal, see some options at :-

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop...CategoryID=111

I'm not convinced you need one because its an i-mac but I don't do
proprietary hardware :-)

Phil
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In article <(E-Mail Removed) .com>,
says...
> You'll like this one 'cos I bet nobody has ever asked it before.
> Simple version.
> Will a wireless broadband modem/router send a signal which can be
> picked up by a bog standard wireless router and then used by a Mac to
> connect to the internet using an ethernet cable?
>
Yes. The Operating System is irrelevent.


> More difficult version
> For my sins in making the dining room look untidy, my main PC is in the
> shed along with a US Robotics Broadband modem/Router. This works fine
> with the Windows based PCs on the network but I want to introduce an
> iMac on to the system. The only trouble is that iMacs don't seem to be
> able to connect wirelessly unless you use expensive bits of kit like
> Airport base stations etc and the iMac would be too far away from the
> modem/router to use an ethernet cable. What I thought might be possible
> (A bit Heath Robinson, I know before you say) is to have a short
> Ethernet cable attached to the Mac which also connects to a wireless
> router (NOT broadband modem/router) The second router would hopefully
> pick up a signal from the modem/router in the shed and allow access to
> the internet on the Mac.
> What do you think?

It'll work. Just configure the Mac to get it's IP address via DHCP.


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Conor

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Star Trek? Good Lord!" - Patrick Stewart, Extras.

In article <(E-Mail Removed)> ,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> In article <(E-Mail Removed) .com>,
> says...
> > You'll like this one 'cos I bet nobody has ever asked it before.
> > Simple version.
> > Will a wireless broadband modem/router send a signal which can be
> > picked up by a bog standard wireless router and then used by a Mac to
> > connect to the internet using an ethernet cable?
> >
> Yes. The Operating System is irrelevent.
>
But he wants to use the second router as a wireless bridge - I'm not so
sure that it will cooperate.