Connecting G5 mac to a router with 2 PC's - advice please...

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Ian Roberts

Hi

I'm very experienced with stand alone PCs but still wet behind the ears as
far as macs and networking is concerned.

A friend is currently running 2 PCs which happily share files and a
broadband connection via a router.

He's just got himself a G5 for specific business purposes and wants to
connect it to the router to do the same thing.

I realise I may be starting off my networking days with a large bite so I'd
greatly appreciate any advice, suggestions, links etc on how to go about
getting this hooked up.

A few questions come to mind...

Will the Mac need its own antivirus and firewall software? Do AOL Broadband
connections need a firewall?

Thanks a lot for any info.

Ian
 
Hi

I'm very experienced with stand alone PCs but still wet behind the ears as
far as macs and networking is concerned.

A friend is currently running 2 PCs which happily share files and a
broadband connection via a router.

He's just got himself a G5 for specific business purposes and wants to
connect it to the router to do the same thing.

I realise I may be starting off my networking days with a large bite so I'd
greatly appreciate any advice, suggestions, links etc on how to go about
getting this hooked up.

A few questions come to mind...

Will the Mac need its own antivirus and firewall software? Do AOL Broadband
connections need a firewall?

Thanks a lot for any info.

Ian
Click to expand...

It is always worth running an antivirus program on computers connected to
broadband. Mac OS X comes with a built in firewall,
go to System Preferences->Sharing. This lists all the file services
available, just tick the boxes to start them up, also you will find a
Firewall tab for extra protection. If your router also has a built in 4
port switch, then it probably has a built in Firewall protecting all
machines behind it.

Once Windows file sharing (in Sharing Preferences) is turned on, you should
then be able to share files with your Windows machines as well.

To see the shared Windows Drives, go to Finder->Network->[Workgroup] to find
the other computer's shared disks/folders.


Stephen
 
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