I have a question about an idea I have to try to help my parents connect 2 computers to the internet.
They just purchased a new imac g5 with built-in airport extreme. The old g3/233 biege box (os9.2.x) has been moved upstairs. They have cable high speed coming into the room with the imac. From the cable modem I have it connected to a wired router, then to the imac. I know I could share the connection with ethernet cable (which is how I transfered her files over before moving the old computer upstairs). But there is no way to run the ethernet cable discreetly to that upstairs room.
So my idea was could I run the new imac as an airport base station, then have an airport express (or other wireless router?) upstairs that the old g3 could then connect to the ethernet port.
Would this work? am I missing something? I don't want to spend their money on something unless I know it will work.
Thank you for any help or suggestions.
They just purchased a new imac g5 with built-in airport extreme. The old g3/233 biege box (os9.2.x) has been moved upstairs. They have cable high speed coming into the room with the imac. From the cable modem I have it connected to a wired router, then to the imac. I know I could share the connection with ethernet cable (which is how I transfered her files over before moving the old computer upstairs). But there is no way to run the ethernet cable discreetly to that upstairs room.
So my idea was could I run the new imac as an airport base station, then have an airport express (or other wireless router?) upstairs that the old g3 could then connect to the ethernet port.
Would this work? am I missing something? I don't want to spend their money on something unless I know it will work.
Thank you for any help or suggestions.