hub or router?
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- heavyarms
Is the Airport Base Station a hub or router? I searched for both words on the page and they don't mention either.
- auricom0
technically it's both. there is a lan port and a wan port.
plug in your cable or dsl modem, then share it wirelessly and plug in your non-wireless machine to the other port.
now the Airport Express is more of a Bridge, although if you don't have an existing wireless setup, you can plug your highspeed modem into the network port.
- heavyarms0
What would you suggest? I would like to turn my cable connection into a wireless lan in my house.
Would I get an Airport Express or Base station? My friend just told me to get a regular hub and said that the cable modem acts as a router?.?.
I will also have to look into security issues later also.
- g3kK0_K1D0
cant u use an old AT pc (slap in some network cards) and take out the ide drives and use coyotelinux or smoothwall
- rocha0
Security on a wireless connection? Hahahahahaha!
- strabley0
using your modem at a router is NOT a wise decision. im not sure of many modems that actually route. best suggestion just buy a $40 linksys, plug em in, set some passwords and rock out with your cock out.
- strabley0
Ohh wireless!? You better keep that mofo wep secure, im talking only allow your mac (physcial card addressed, notthe computer brand) addresses on it!
- g3kK0_K1D0
yeah strabley is right only allow ur card to access it - find out ur nic address of ur card
- strabley0
also keep up a fire wall, and if possible hide and make you SSID required to log on, maybe a pass phrase if your so inclined. I get my internet from my asshole neighbor, he deserves to get ripped off, you don't.
- heavyarms0
I get my internet from my asshole neighbor, he deserves to get ripped off, you don't.
HAHAHA! That was awesome!!!
I guess he has no way of knowing?
- rocha0
He could find out pretty easily, but chances are that if he's been getting ripped off for this long he has no idea how to even check.
- kodap0
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