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MovedGoalPosts · 21-03-2007, 12:37

Probably the cheapest short term solution is the one you have, sharing the PC's connection with the mac via the USB. The draw back is simple - USB creates a bit of a performance lag, and you have to have the sharing PC on.

A slight upgrade in performance only terms would be to add a second network cards are dirt cheap, but you'll still need both PCs on.

That leaves a router as the prefered option. If you are convinced you won't need wireless then just get a wired one (make sure it doesn't have a inbuiolt ADSL modem if used on cable). Now both computers can operate iindependently. If you buy wired only you can add a wirless access point later if you find that facility is needed.

As networking standards move on, if you don't need wireless now, in a couple of years faster technology that can be plugged to your modem might exist, so why buy wireless if you really don't need it yet?

21-03-2007, 12:37	#3
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: sharing internet pc and mac Probably the cheapest short term solution is the one you have, sharing the PC's connection with the mac via the USB. The draw back is simple - USB creates a bit of a performance lag, and you have to have the sharing PC on. A slight upgrade in performance only terms would be to add a second network cards are dirt cheap, but you'll still need both PCs on. That leaves a router as the prefered option. If you are convinced you won't need wireless then just get a wired one (make sure it doesn't have a inbuiolt ADSL modem if used on cable). Now both computers can operate iindependently. If you buy wired only you can add a wirless access point later if you find that facility is needed. As networking standards move on, if you don't need wireless now, in a couple of years faster technology that can be plugged to your modem might exist, so why buy wireless if you really don't need it yet?