on being the lex for a day (<-- month moar laik)

[dubdobdee]

i: can haz nu mac book wahoo!
ii: need to access interweb via broadband
iii: old imac has broadband via landline (supplied by lovely problem-free nildram)
iv: what do i do to tap into it? (am checking with nildram if i need a router that's specific to their services)

i am in no tremendous hurry -- i want to do this all orderly and sensible for once, not just busk

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[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

it says:

"Internet Sharing Off
Click START to allow other computers to share your primary connection to the Internet (Ethernet Adaptor (en1)).

You are connected to the Internet over ethernet Adaptor (en1). This connection will be shared with computers connected to Built-in Internet.

[_] Share the connection with other computers on Ethernet Adaptor (en1)."


Is this wirelessly compatible? What would I have to type into my macbook to reach out through the Menk-iferous Aether?

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

in system preferences go to "Network" and there might be a magic button to walk you through it. you may have to look specifically in the "Airport" pane there for said magic button.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

yikes :(

don't know what "airport" pane is

is any of this related to "appletalk" (which is disabled as i currently connect thru PPoE)

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

oo is "airport pane" the dropdown with lots of options?

viz:
wbeshuttle dsl
internal modem
built-in ethernet
network port configurations <--- is this the magic button/

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

this is on your macbook. in system preference > network

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

looking something like

http://tokerud.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/15/network_system_preference.png

(this is all assuming that the internet sharing on the imac is working ok.)

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

aha! but macbook not yet started up as v.early in start-up it arsks me questions i cannot answer re interwebs network desired -- but i haven't firewired it up to this imac yet, to download necessary info, as i was afeared of dl-ing all the spyware crap that is clogging up my imac

(i will never tease the lex again) (this week)

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

my attitude to any and all computer-related teasing is a slightly smug "just you wait and see". I consider myself VINDICATED here!