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Originally Posted by DaveF
I've not used anything like that, but for $10 more you can get a full wireless router. |
Part of the problem is I am a networking virgin. I thought all the non-Apple wireless routers didn't work on Macs due to lack of drivers, but that one says it is Mac compatible.
Here is my setup. My desktop and iMac are on a wired network. The DSL modem (which has a built-in router) is next to the desktop, then distributed with a regular switch to the Desktop and iMac. That part of it will stay wired, for speed and because it is already wired. The desktop is downstairs in my office and the iMac is upstairs in the dining room. It is the one I use to play music in the house. FWIW, the actual music files are on the desktop Mac but the iMac is far more accessible.
So, I don't need another router, but can I take the wireless router/switch linked to and just use it as a ethernet switch, connected to the iMac, as well as using it to broadcast to the AEs? This could have some benefits, since the old iMac does not have USB 2, and I would have greater potential bandwidth by connecting to the Ethernet network than USB 1.1. Of course, only using it for music, it probably wouldn't make a difference. Once I added shipping to the USB dongle I linked to, it would be virtually the same price as the wireless router/switch.