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Graveyard
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on: July 25, 2009, 18:46
Hi there. I was wondering what are the necessary steps in connecting my iMac or any other macs that i have in order to get my LC3 on the net. I need the internet connection to get some software for a Newton MessagePad 120 and the LC3 is the only one i have that can connect to the Newton. I have a network card on the LC3 but my ISP allows me to connect only by recognizing my mac adress on the network card. I can't get another account for the LC3 since that would mean extra money and a router wouldn't be worth it since i only use it once or twice a month for fun. |
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wove
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Reply #1 on: July 25, 2009, 20:25
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Quote from: "Graveyard" Hi there. I was wondering what are the necessary steps in connecting my iMac or any other macs that i have in order to get my LC3 on the net. I need the internet connection to get some software for a Newton MessagePad 120 and the LC3 is the only one i have that can connect to the Newton. I have a network card on the LC3 but my ISP allows me to connect only by recognizing my mac adress on the network card. I can't get another account for the LC3 since that would mean extra money and a router wouldn't be worth it since i only use it once or twice a month for fun. By far the simplest easiest and most straight forward method for connecting a group of computers to the internet is using a router. Older ones with 10T ethernet connections are considered obsolete by most, are very inexpensive and yet more than capable of doing a fine job connecting to the internet and sharing files among older hardware. Typically an ISP is looking for a specific MAC address and it does not care whether it comes from a router or from a computer. The MAC address my ISP uses is the one in my router. An ethernet port on an LC3 will not be able to connect directly to the ethernet port on an iMac with out the addition of either a router or a hub. Even if they could connect both ethernet ports would be tied up leaving you no way to connect to the internet. Personally I think a router would be a good investment. Typically what starts out as fun a couple times a month soon becomes a very useful and regularly used addition to a collection of older machines. bill bill
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