Re: Setting Up an Internet Connection

2010-05-20 Thread Ana G
thanks to both of you. this makes perfect sense. I have a netbook that I can surf the web from without any problem even though my PC is off. I don't know why I didn't think of this. thanks again for the clarification. so far, Mac is exciting, but there's a lot to learn. Chris writes: Right. Th

Re: Setting Up an Internet Connection

2010-05-19 Thread Chris Blouch
Right. The first box is probably your cable modem or DSL modem depending on how you are getting broadband. Those boxes generally only supply one ethernet port to plug in one device. The second box is probably your wireless router. It not only provides wireless internet service but it also lets

Re: Setting Up an Internet Connection

2010-05-19 Thread Pete Nalda
Hi, Since you've already put your Macbook pro onto the wireless network, all you have to do is just unplug the pc from the second box and then when you need to make changes to the network plug the Macbook Pro into where the pc was. I think I'm right on this but if anyone else has ideas go ahead

Setting Up an Internet Connection

2010-05-19 Thread Ana G
Hi All, My question is what do I need to do to have an internet connection when I replace my PC with a Mac. I just got my MacBook Pro yesterday. I made it through the setup successfully. the Mac found my wireless home network, and I was able to type my password and connect without any proble