Hello Ive searched this forum for this info but it seems complitated to me so Ill ask again what is probably already here somewhere: I plan to add to a friends Dell a mac mini, wi…

Your planed setup will work. Please note that you want a router with at least two "ports," not "hubs," as most computer store type people will get all confused if you ask for the …

I've had nothing but trouble with D-Link. On the other hand, I've yet to have a bad experience with NetGear. I highly recommend Netgear! That's my 2 cents. O B unce!

Whatever you do, don't buy a linksys. It will work, but if you ever have problems, they will not help you, as they've been told not to support OS X.

I have used LinkSys for years and have never had a problem. You will never need their tech support. If you have a problem, you can get a quick answer here.

It looks the antennae on my Belkin 802.11g router and access point are non-removeable. Does that mean that I can't directly hook up an external antenna and have to purchase a sepa…

Um, yes?

I've noticed the LAN activity light on my router is flashing a lot when I am not using the internet. Little Snitch does not seem to detect any unusual activity and the console rep…

The flashing is normal.

It looks like the flashing, which didn't occur as much in the past, is an indicator of external probing activity, not outgoing traffic. Thanks.

I got 3 Airport Extreme Base Station, and all of them are connected via an ethernet cables to a switch. I want to have only one connected to the switch, and have the other 2 exten…

Quote: Originally posted by iStudent 2003: I got 3 Airport Extreme Base Station, and all of them are connected via an ethernet cables to a switch. I want to have only o…

Quote: Originally posted by spacefreak: It can be done. You can do it in the Airport Express setup utility... I remember it asking me if I wanted to extend the range of…

Apparently, Airport Extreme has a bridge mode... that's how it will extend your main (base) wireless network. Here's a Google search with some results... There's also a PDF on Ap…

My DSL did better in speed reports on my PC than on my Mac. How can i optimize my Mac for broadband? Also, my download speed was like 753 kbs, and upload was only 152 kbps, why is …

also.. i just downloaded something on my PC at 182.5 kbps... my mac doesn't even do half this. it's an Imac G5 with 512 mb ram, 20 inch display. so it's new... what can i do?? i di…

iMac, not Imac. And the ram and monitor size don't matter for download speeds. What are you using to connect to the Internet for both? AirPort speeds can be a little slower than …

i know, im just stating its not a beat up computer. umm... it's wired straight from the wall to the modem, to my computer... the pc is linked by a external linksys wireless receive…

anyone?

I think you've screwed up your settings somewhere. How are you testing your broadband speeds anyway?

dslreports.com's speed test... i know its probabl not the most accurate thing in the world, but i mean, hey, its still a big diff... how can i optimize my performance?

First, their is apparently an optimization for OS X and broadband connections. At least Control Freak says there is. Also, the java applets at DSL reports may operate different…

Make sure to download the SAME file when you do your download test as some places have much better servers than others. I always max my 1mb/s connection when downloading stuff fro…

on my PC i got download speeds of like 180 kbs, but on my mac i get like 90... i use verizon DSL

Quote: Originally posted by almost2asian: on my PC i got download speeds of like 180 kbs, but on my mac i get like 90... i use verizon DSL Just not sure what to tel…