Comments on: Upgrading my PowerMac http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/upgrading-my-powermac/ A blog by Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Mark works in Advertising while Nat works in TV. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:46:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/upgrading-my-powermac/#comment-2679 Mark Sun, 07 Aug 2005 09:34:24 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/upgrading-my-powermac/#comment-2679 if you don't want to send your basestation back a refund then you have to get yourself a router with a built in DSL modem. go to hawalli and do some store jumping till you find the best deal. LinkSys are the best, but I have used the D-Link with no problems so far. if you don’t want to send your basestation back a refund then you have to get yourself a router with a built in DSL modem. go to hawalli and do some store jumping till you find the best deal. LinkSys are the best, but I have used the D-Link with no problems so far.

]]> By: Ash http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/upgrading-my-powermac/#comment-2678 Ash Sun, 07 Aug 2005 09:28:35 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/upgrading-my-powermac/#comment-2678 I agree that the base station like a lot of Apple products is overpriced. My biggest problem is that the base station just arrived yesterday from the States so I am very eager to use it in some capacity. Unfortunately I DONT think it works as a router. I think it merely transmits the wireless signal. Hence I imagine I would need to get a router with the dsl modem built in. Like you said 2 peripherals make for more clutter but at this point its easier than shipping it all the way back for a refund...arghh!!! Appreciate your help man! I agree that the base station like a lot of Apple products is overpriced. My biggest problem is that the base station just arrived yesterday from the States so I am very eager to use it in some capacity. Unfortunately I DONT think it works as a router. I think it merely transmits the wireless signal. Hence I imagine I would need to get a router with the dsl modem built in. Like you said 2 peripherals make for more clutter but at this point its easier than shipping it all the way back for a refund…arghh!!!

Appreciate your help man!

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/upgrading-my-powermac/#comment-2677 Mark Sun, 07 Aug 2005 09:00:15 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/upgrading-my-powermac/#comment-2677 an ethernet based dsl modem would set you back kd20 (maybe less) but i don't know how the extreme base station works. is the base station a router also? if you plug in an ethernet cable with internet to the base station would it send the signal out? if yes then yeah u can get a router with a dsl modem built in that isnt wired and plug it into the base station. but i would sell the base station (which i think are overpriced a lot btw) and pay the extra kd10 and get a wireless router with built in dsl. less clutter and easier to setup.. an ethernet based dsl modem would set you back kd20 (maybe less) but i don’t know how the extreme base station works. is the base station a router also? if you plug in an ethernet cable with internet to the base station would it send the signal out? if yes then yeah u can get a router with a dsl modem built in that isnt wired and plug it into the base station. but i would sell the base station (which i think are overpriced a lot btw) and pay the extra kd10 and get a wireless router with built in dsl. less clutter and easier to setup..

]]> By: Ash http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/upgrading-my-powermac/#comment-2676 Ash Sun, 07 Aug 2005 08:49:37 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/upgrading-my-powermac/#comment-2676 Thanks for the feedback Mark. I am basically trying to use the Airport base station as the method of wifi delivery. Would it be possible to simply change the USB DSL modem to one that is ethernet based and can plugged directly into the Airport base station, thereby enabling the base station to connect to the internet. At the moment, I dont have any difficulty detecting and communicating with the Base station from my powerbook. Cheers Thanks for the feedback Mark. I am basically trying to use the Airport base station as the method of wifi delivery. Would it be possible to simply change the USB DSL modem to one that is ethernet based and can plugged directly into the Airport base station, thereby enabling the base station to connect to the internet. At the moment, I dont have any difficulty detecting and communicating with the Base station from my powerbook.

Cheers

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/upgrading-my-powermac/#comment-2674 Mark Sun, 07 Aug 2005 07:01:33 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/upgrading-my-powermac/#comment-2674 hey Ash, I don't have an Airport Extreme station but I can tell you it won't work the way you want it to. I am guessing you want to connect the DSL modem to the extreme base station so you could have wifi around your house. what you need to do is what i did, get a wireless router with built in dsl modem. It will set you back KD30 (maybe less) but you will be able to ditch the crappy qualitynet modem and use your own router instead. this way the router will connect to the internet and will give out wifi all over your house. I got a D-Link wirless G router with built in DSL modem for KD30. If you are interested you can get it from "Proffesional Computer" computer shop in Hawalli. Number is 2611660 hey Ash, I don’t have an Airport Extreme station but I can tell you it won’t work the way you want it to.

I am guessing you want to connect the DSL modem to the extreme base station so you could have wifi around your house.

what you need to do is what i did, get a wireless router with built in dsl modem. It will set you back KD30 (maybe less) but you will be able to ditch the crappy qualitynet modem and use your own router instead. this way the router will connect to the internet and will give out wifi all over your house. I got a D-Link wirless G router with built in DSL modem for KD30. If you are interested you can get it from “Proffesional Computer” computer shop in Hawalli. Number is 2611660

]]> By: Ash http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/upgrading-my-powermac/#comment-2673 Ash Sun, 07 Aug 2005 06:49:01 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/upgrading-my-powermac/#comment-2673 Hi there Mark It is a relief to find someone else in Kuwait who uses a Mac. I have thus far enjoyed reading your blog which I stumbled upon while trying to troubleshoot my Mac. I recently bought an Airport Extreme and am having trouble setting up a net connection on my powerbook. Qualitynet have told me that they do not support independent wifi gear. I have a DSL connection via their Speedtouch USB ADSL modem but am unsure as to how to sync it with my Airport extreme base station(which has a built in modem) and enjoy wifi at home. Any help you can provide would be most appreciated. I can be reached at ashishleons@yahoo.com Massive thanks! Hi there Mark
It is a relief to find someone else in Kuwait who uses a Mac. I have thus far enjoyed reading your blog which I stumbled upon while trying to troubleshoot my Mac.

I recently bought an Airport Extreme and am having trouble setting up a net connection on my powerbook. Qualitynet have told me that they do not support independent wifi gear. I have a DSL connection via their Speedtouch USB ADSL modem but am unsure as to how to sync it with my Airport extreme base station(which has a built in modem) and enjoy wifi at home. Any help you can provide would be most appreciated. I can be reached at ashishleons@yahoo.com

Massive thanks!

]]> By: Dyxio http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/upgrading-my-powermac/#comment-2652 Dyxio Fri, 05 Aug 2005 15:16:52 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/upgrading-my-powermac/#comment-2652 Macs are beautiful. I disagree with your opinion on the PowerMac G5, Apple keeps on making their designs more ...graceful? Also, I own a iMac and although it is limited for upgrading I ordered it custom with all the max upgrades from the manufacturer(except the RAM module, i bought a 1 GB chip and installed it myself...not that easy) and it meets all my requirements :D Sadly, I have to use a PC over the summer so I miss my iMac immensely... (Cant wait to see the Intel Macs, Although I find it hilarious that they made the switch) Macs are beautiful. I disagree with your opinion on the PowerMac G5, Apple keeps on making their designs more …graceful? Also, I own a iMac and although it is limited for upgrading I ordered it custom with all the max upgrades from the manufacturer(except the RAM module, i bought a 1 GB chip and installed it myself…not that easy) and it meets all my requirements :D Sadly, I have to use a PC over the summer so I miss my iMac immensely… (Cant wait to see the Intel Macs, Although I find it hilarious that they made the switch)

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